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  The United Nations called Wednesday for an investigation into alleged drone attacks against a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, as Brussels slammed the strikes as unacceptable and Italy sent a navy frigate to assist. The Global Sumud Flotilla blamed Israel for the more than a dozen explosions heard around the flotilla late Tuesday off Greece, with … Continue reading “UN Demands Probe, Italy Deploys Frigate After Drone ‘Attack’ On Gaza Aid Flotilla”

  President Donald Trump appeared to laugh it off Tuesday when an escalator and a teleprompter both malfunctioned during his United Nations visit — but for US officials it was no laughing matter. The White House said an investigation had been launched into whether the moving stairway was stopped on purpose to humiliate the US … Continue reading “White House Urges Probe Into Trump UN Malfunctions”

  Barcelona star Lamine Yamal will be driven to greater heights after being beaten to the Ballon d’Or by Ousmane Dembele, the club’s coach Hansi Flick said Wednesday. The 18-year-old winger finished second behind Paris Saint-Germain attacker Dembele at the glitzy gala in Paris on Monday in the battle to be crowned the world’s best … Continue reading “Ballon d’Or Disappointment Will Inspire Yamal – Barca Coach Flick”

  Iran’s president repeated Tuesday that his country is not seeking nuclear weapons, after military strikes by Israel and the United States and impending sanctions triggered by European powers. “I hereby declare once more before this assembly that Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb,” President Masoud Pezeshkian told … Continue reading “Iran Will Never Seek Nuclear Weapons, President Tells UN”

  A consortium led by TotalEnergies has won a tender to develop and build a 1.5-gigawatt wind farm off the coast of Normandy, marking France’s largest such project to date. The deal, according to a Reuters report, allows France, which lags behind European Union renewable energy targets, to inch towards its goal for offshore wind … Continue reading “TotalEnergies Wins France’s Wind Farm Bid, NUPRC Cancels $860m Asset Sale”

  One person was killed and two wounded in a shooting on Wednesday at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas, police said. The suspected gunman, who opened fire from an adjacent building, is dead, the Dallas police department said in a post on X. AFP The post One Dead, Two … Continue reading “One Dead, Two Injured In Attack On Dallas Immigration Facility”

Iranian officials at the UN summit this week won’t be able to shop in New York after the US government barred them from purchasing everything from bulk household goods to expensive watches. The restrictions on the visiting Iranians were described by a State Department spokesman as “maximum pressure.” “We will not allow the Iranian regime … Continue reading “US Bans Iranian Officials At UN From ‘Shopping Spree’”

November 2024 was supposed to be the grand reopening of a rebuilt and resplendent Camp Nou for Barcelona’s 125th anniversary, but 10 months later the stadium is still shuttered amid reconstruction chaos. When Barcelona pulled the curtain down on their grand but decaying Camp Nou stadium in May 2023, they anticipated being able to reopen … Continue reading “Inside Barcelona’s Camp Nou Chaos: What Is Happening And Why?”

  President Bola Tinubu has described Nigeria’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games as a “dream” that must become reality. In a post on his official X account on Wednesday, Tinubu noted that no African nation has ever hosted the Games. He said bringing the 2030 edition to Nigeria would send a powerful message … Continue reading “Hosting Commonwealth Games Is A Dream That Must Be Realised – Tinubu”