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The head of all U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific spoke to a Chinese counterpart for the first time in years, according to a statement from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The video call between the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific command Admiral Samuel Paparo and Gen. Wu Yanan, the commander of the People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command, on Monday was the first call between leaders in that position for several years. Paparo, according to the readout, spoke of how the importance of communication "between senior leaders serve to clarify intent and reduce the risk of misperception or miscalculation." Paparo only took over as commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in May 2024, but his predecessor Admiral John Aquilino has said he tried for three years to get a meeting with his counterpart so that the two militaries could work to avoid any miscalculations in the region.
The hotel lift gently levelled out and a muffled ding sounded. The doors slid back. What Moses Swaibu saw next has stayed with him ever since. "We were going to the room at the end of the corridor," he says. "I just remember that colour red, it was a really royal type of colour. "And the place smelled expensive, you took a breath in and it was like 'damn this environment ain't how outside is'. It felt like a film set." Swaibu, having drunk a whisky cocktail for courage in the bar, was at The May Fair hotel in central London, walking towards the biggest decision of his life. As he strode down the corridor, Swaibu didn't know exactly what was behind that final door. But he knew enough. It would be a criminal, cash and a career that betrayed everything he had worked for. Once he crossed that threshold, there would be no turning back. But, by the time Swaibu reached the door, any doubts had long since gone.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he is “happy” that a hearing into the club’s more than 100 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules will begin soon. The club was charged in February 2023 after a four-year investigation, with the Premier League alleging that City failed to provide accurate financial information between the 2009-10 season and the 2017-18 season. The league also accuses City of failing to comply with UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations between 2013-14 and 2017-18 and failing to follow Premier League rules on profit and sustainability between 2015-16 and 2017-18.
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