“Can we have our balloon back please?” came the request from China. That might be a bit tricky for two reasons. Firstly, there’s really not much of the balloon or its surveillance equipment left after its encounter with a US Air Force F-22 fighter jet and a Sidewinder missile. Secondly, the American intel boffins haven’t finished piecing together the remains to try and discover its capabilities.
Michel Barnier as France’s PM: are they having us on?
Brits who view the appointment of Barnier as a wind-up are flattering themselves. The present crisis is all about France.
