McBride predicts that the rate cuts and the

Israel, which still views Syria as a security threat and had urged Trump to keep the sanctions in place, was ignored, as it apparently was on a number of recent U.S. initiatives in the region, from the. Asked Friday if he knew Israel opposes U.S. recognition of Syria’s new government, Trump replied: “I don’t know, I didn’t ask them about that.”

“This week there was a party in the Middle East — a grand ball full of colorful costumes, money and gold changing hands — and we found ourselves playing the role of Cinderella before the transformation,” columnist Sima Kadmon wrote in Israel’s Yediot Ahronot daily.“The fairy godmother we thought we had flew off to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.”President Donald Trump and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrive at Qasr Al Watan, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrive at Qasr Al Watan, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Trump skipped Israel on

, which instead took him to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Israel was also left out ofThere’s a little one for 2001’s “Donnie Darko,” but there’s a much larger one on his arm for “Kes,” Ken Loach’s seminal British social realism drama from 1969.

“I’m sure there’s a few more on my legs,” Dickinson says, smiling. “I can’t remember.”But the spirit of Loach runs strong in Dickinson’s directorial debut, “Urchin.” The film, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the

on Saturday, stars Frank Dillane as a homeless London drug addict.A sensitive and preceptive character study, “Urchin” has been widely hailed as a standout at Cannes. Just as the 28-year-old Dickinson, who starred in