” Certain works will undoubtedly disappear from the repertoire “, explains Alexander Neef, the new director of the Paris Opera, in the columns of the newspaper, which quotes in particular La Bayadère, Le Lac des cygnes, Casse-Noisette. “ But that won’t be enough. Deleting is useless if we do not learn the lessons of history, ”he still judges. ” To achieve a major renovation, so that in ten years, minorities are better represented at the Opera, a real reflection was needed ,” said the new boss of the Paris Opera, who entrusted this reflection ” to external personalities for the sake of increased objectivity, greater freedom of speech. ” Source Valeurs
OPEC+ headed for a clash with the U.S. as more members rejected President Joe Biden’s call for the group to raise oil production faster and help reduce gasoline prices. On Monday, Kuwait said the cartel should stick with its plan to increase output gradually because oil markets were well-balanced. That followed similar statements from other key members in recent days, including Iraq, Algeria, Angola and Nigeria. Source Al Jazeera
“If a state buys (weaponry) from us, it’s no longer a Turkish product. It might be manufactured in Turkey, but it belongs to Ukraine,” Cavusoglu told reporters after meeting his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the margins of the G20 summit in Rome. “Turkey cannot be blamed for this,” he said. Source The Defence Post
Bulgaria has sent 350 additional military personnel to its border with Turkey amid rising migration levels. Defense Minister Georgi Panayotov told Bulgarian media that the troops were arriving to “support the border police”. Source EuroNews