🇫🇷 French Vocabulary — Today

"In Pakistan, elections are not held in phases and therefore immediately announcing results are hardly an aberration — especially when controversial electoral authorities have good reason for the exercise to be perceived as transparent."

"Literature can help the transition to a culture of inquiry."

"Arday was initially accused of plagiarising another academic’s work for his PhD thesis"

"Some of the misinformation verged on the ludicrous."

"WITH a breakdown in diplomatic channels, mainly because of the Afghan Taliban’s lack of will to control cross-border terrorism, and relentless attacks targeting Pakistan traced to its western neighbour, the clashes that broke out on Thursday between the two states were not unexpected."

"as the victim of a smear campaign"

"Yet after a pronounced kiss of the badge United had to defend against a defiant away side who now dominated."

"The fact that Burnham secured 6,100 more votes than both Reform and Restore combined will hugely burnish his credentials for No 10 among Labour MPs and members."

"Still, the threat from spoilers remains, and recent efforts to bring Pakistan’s role into question, such as news reports casting aspersions on its neutrality, should prompt Islamabad to tread with care and defend itself forcefully wherever it can."

"the university began to temper its support"

"Simon & Schuster has been contacted for comment"

"Arday’s memoir, entitled Great and Unfortunate Things, was published this week"

"Stronger border controls and sustained investment in site protection are essential."

"“Such actions endanger lives and undermine the basic principles that keep the seas safe for all."

"Jason Arday was the victim of a pernicious public shaming"

"claims of prodigious money-raising for charity and feats of long-distance running"

"Greenland Energy’s corporate filings say it will take a majority stake in the project in exchange for funding the exploration, though it still needs government permission to proceed."

"The latest move in this regard has been the approval by the Israeli cabinet to declare large parts of the West Bank as ‘state land’, thereby allowing for their annexation, in violation of international law."

"But just what was actually at stake here from a US perspective?"

"Two days later, Trump made his latest menacing post on Truth Social, showing himself looming over a Greenlandic village."

"While concerns about personal safety in a volatile political setting should not be dismissed outright, demanding secrecy in financial matters is neither necessary nor proportionate."

"The government should take these concerns seriously and treat the opportunity with enthusiasm."

"Phil Brickell, the Labour chair of the APPG, said: “After years of inaction from previous governments it is time for us to become part of the solution, not part of the problem. It’s time to give our enforcement agencies the resources they need to crack down on the scourge of economic crime, and for key UK overseas territories to finally lift their veil of corporate secrecy.”"

"As a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, decisions about Greenland’s natural resources rest with its local elected leaders, who now face a delicate decision."

"Pakistan’s role has consequently become more delicate."

"Of course, this does not detract from the effort by Pakistan and China to push a constructive, multilateral approach to addressing the dysfunction."

"Greenland Energy’s corporate filings say it will take a majority stake in the project in exchange for funding the exploration, though it still needs government permission to proceed."

"US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s threats to Iran are getting more menacing by the day, raising serious questions about his fitness to hold office."

"Israel, on the pretext of the Oct 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas, has been targeting Iran and its allies in the region, including Hamas and Hezbollah."

"His remarks to Axios on Wednesday suggested that the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, the vital trading route for oil and natural gas supplies, was not nearing a resolution."