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Rafael Benítez no longer regards his job at Newcastle as a long-term project. Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Rafael Benítez Open to Job Offers Amid Anger Over Newcastle Transfers

by Louise Taylor | Sep 9, 2017 | Sports

Rafael Benítez has lost virtually all trust in Mike Ashley’s regime at Newcastle United and, no longer regarding his job as a long-term project, would be receptive to alternative offers of employment at similarly sized Premier League clubs. Although Newcastle’s...

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Smoke is seen following an airstrike on the western frontline of Raqqa on July 17, during an offensive by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, a majority Kurdish and Arab alliance, to retake the city from ISIS fighters. (Bulent Kilic/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE via Getty Images)

Trump’s Big Decision in Syria

by David Ignatius | Sep 9, 2017 | Opinion

As the US-led coalition accelerates its campaign to destroy ISIS’ remaining strongholds in Syria, the Trump administration faces a big decision about the future: Does it want to keep some US troops inside the country to help stabilize Syria after the jihadists...

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Frank de Boer has made a disastrous start at Crystal Palace but his players are struggling with an extreme transition after a relegation battle under Sam Allardyce. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters

Palace and Arsenal Epitomize Premier League’s Lack of Joined-Up Thinking

by Jacob Steinberg | Sep 9, 2017 | Sports

Now the honeymoon period has well and truly fizzled out, extinguished by so much sideways football that soon Louis van Gaal will be making a pilgrimage to Selhurst Park to see what all the fuss is about, it comes as no surprise to learn Crystal Palace appear to be...

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US President Donald Trump (R) greets Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump Enters Qatar Crisis Mediation Efforts

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 9, 2017 | Opinion

After Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah visited Washington and met with US president, the Qatari crisis went back to square one. President Donald Trump accepted Sheikh Sabah’s invitation take part in mediating the Qatar crisis, entering the second...

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Japan’s F-15 fighter jets conduct an air exercise with US Air Force bombers flying from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in the skies above the East China Sea, Japan. (Reuters)

Japan, US Hold Air Drills amid North Korea Tensions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 9, 2017 | World

Japan and the United States carried out on Saturday joint air drills above the East China Sea, Japan’s Air Self Defense Force (ASDF) said. Amid simmering tensions with North Korea over its recent missile tests, Japanese F-15 fighter jets conducted an air exercise with...