10 h. ago Gareth Bale reveals investment group’s ‘brand new offer’ to buy Cardiff

The former Wales, Tottenham and Real Madrid star insists the offer is a ‘very fair’ one.

Economics

17 h. ago UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese says US sanctions against her a sign of ‘guilt’

United Nations’ special rapporteur for Palestinian territories stresses all eyes must remain on Gaza as she urges ‘let’s stand tall, together’Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, has responded to news that she will be sanctioned by the Trump administration with a post on X saying “the powerful punishing those who speak for the powerless, it is not a sign of strength, but of guilt”.On Wednesday, as part of its effort to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza, the state department sanctioned Albanese, an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories. Continue reading...

Economics

43 h. ago US issues sanctions against UN official investigating abuses in Gaza

Trump administration targets Francesca Albanese, a special rapporteur, in latest action against critics of Israel’s warThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it was issuing sanctions against an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza.The state department’s decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, comes after a recent US pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post failed. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago US issues sanctions against Francesca Albanese, UN official investigating abuses in Gaza

Trump administration targets special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, in latest action against critics of Israel’s warThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it was issuing sanctions against an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza.The state department’s decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, comes after a recent US pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post failed. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Tottenham agree £55m fee for West Ham star to seal transfer in hint over Man Utd target

Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign West Ham star Mohammed Kudus for around £55million, in a move which could see them give up their pursuit of Bryan Mbeumo

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1 week ago Bryan Mbeumo told Tottenham can offer him one key thing if he snubs Man Utd transfer

Bryan Mbeumo has been linked with both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United this summer - but the Brentford star has now been advised to move to Spurs

Politics

2 w. ago How Israel pulled off audacious ‘Red Wedding’ and ‘Operation Narnia’ attacks on Iran

The success of key Israeli operations against Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists is said to have even caught planners by surprise

Politics

2 w. ago How Israel pulled off a mass killing of Iran's top military leaders inspired by Game of Thrones

The operation, in which coordinated bombs rained down on Tehran in a stealth attack on June 13, was referred to within Israel's ranks as the 'Red Wedding.'

Events

2 w. ago Arsenal hold Eberechi Eze transfer talks with Tottenham's £68m plan at major risk

Arsenal are said to be the latest club weighing up a blockbuster summer swoop for Eberechi Eze with the Crystal Palace star also attracting interest from Tottenham

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2 w. ago 'I DIDN'T call him daddy!' Nato chief denies using grovelling nickname for Donald Trump

Nato chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that 'Daddy has to use strong language' to get Israel and Iran to sort things out, to which Donald Trump agreed.

Politics

2 w. ago 'I didn't call him daddy!' Nato chief insists he did not call Donald Trump daddy... like that

Nato chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that 'Daddy has to use strong language' to get Israel and Iran to sort things out, to which Donald Trump agreed.

Politics

2 w. ago Man Utd relying on secret weapon after making new transfer bid for Bryan Mbeumo

Manchester United and Tottenham are both interested in signing Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo this summer and the Red Devils have now lodged an improved bid worth more than £60million for the forward

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2 w. ago Viktor Gyokeres video tells Arsenal all they need to know as he's seen with Tottenham star

Viktor Gyokeres has been taking part in his own training regime this summer as he looks to keep himself in top shape ahead of a potential move from Sporting CP to Arsenal

Politics

3 w. ago Netanyahu stuns Israelis by describing ‘personal cost’ of postponing son’s wedding

Israeli prime minister prompts furious backlash for remarks in front of missile-struck hospital at height of Iran conflict Middle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has evoked the spirit of London during the blitz, and pointed to his own family’s sacrifice amid the blood, toil, tears and sweat of his nation: the second postponement of his son’s wedding.The Israeli prime minister’s remarks, solemnly delivered to the cameras against the backdrop of a missile-struck hospital building in the southern city of Be’er Sheva, set off a howl of derision that echoed around the Hebrew-language internet, at the height of a war that Netanyahu unleashed on Friday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Netanyahu stuns Israelis by describing ‘personal cost’ of Iran war

Israeli prime minister prompts furious backlash for remarks in front of missile-struck hospital at height of Iran conflict Middle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has evoked the spirit of London during the blitz, and pointed to his own family’s sacrifice amid the blood, toil, tears and sweat of his nation: the second postponement of his son’s wedding.The Israeli prime minister’s remarks, solemnly delivered to the cameras against the backdrop of a missile-struck hospital building in the southern city of Be’er Sheva, set off a howl of derision that echoed around the Hebrew-language internet, at the height of a war that Netanyahu unleashed on Friday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump denies report that he has approved US attack plans against Iran

US president says Wall Street Journal ‘has no idea’ what his thoughts are on Israel-Iran conflictMiddle East crisis – liveDonald Trump has denied a report in the Wall Street Journal that he has approved US plans to attack Iran, saying that the news outlet has “no idea” what his thinking is concerning the Israel-Iran conflictThe Journal reported late on Wednesday that Trump told senior aides a day earlier that he had approved attack plans but was delaying on giving the final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program. The report cited three anonymous officials. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Bryan Mbeumo: Manchester United 'submit new bid as Brentford star has Tottenham change of heart'

Thomas Frank’s move across London could see Spurs take pole position

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3 w. ago Fed keeps rates unchanged after Trump knocks chairman Jerome Powell – live

The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and policymakers signal borrowing costs are still likely to fall this yearRussian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct US military assistance to Israel could radically destabilise the situation in the Middle East, where an air war between Israel and Iran has raged for six days.In separate comments, the head of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, was quoted as saying that the situation between Israel and Iran was now critical. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Majority of Trump supporters against US military involvement in Israel

Findings reinforce public appetite for peaceful resolution to aim of forcing Iran to give up ambitions of acquiring nuclear weaponsUS politics live – latest updatesA majority of supporters of Donald Trump are against US military involvement in Israel’s conflict with Iran, a poll published Wednesday found, reflecting a growing Republican backlash to the president’s threats to utilize American firepower.A wide ranging Economist/YouGov poll conducted over the weekend revealed that 53% of voters who backed Trump in the 2024 presidential election do not want the country to join in Israel’s strikes. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Most Trump supporters want to keep US military out of Israel

Findings show public appetite for peaceful approach to aim of forcing Iran to give up ambition of acquiring nuclear armsUS politics live – latest updatesA majority of supporters of Donald Trump are against US military involvement in Israel’s conflict with Iran, a poll published on Wednesday found, reflecting a growing Republican backlash to the president’s threats to utilize American firepower.A wide-ranging Economist/YouGov poll conducted over the weekend revealed that 53% of voters who backed Trump in the 2024 presidential election do not want the country to join in Israel’s strikes. Continue reading...

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