The Iranian-backed Houthis said Saturday an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Thursday strike in Sanaa along with a number of ministers, the rebels said in a statement. The Israeli military said Thursday that it “precisely struck a Houthi terrorist regime military target in the area of Sanaa in Yemen.” Al-Rahawi, who served as prime minister to the Houthi-led government since August 2024, was targeted along with other members of his Houthi-controlled government during a routine workshop held by the government to evaluate its activities and performance...
Bayern Munich Agree Loan Deal with Chelsea for Nicolas Jackson
Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign Nicolas Jackson on loan. Jackson will join Bayern on a season-long loan with a non-mandatory €80 million buy option. The loan fee is reported to be €15 million, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Senegalese forward has been sidelined from Chelsea’s plans following the arrival of João Pedro. Jackson joined Chelsea from Villarreal in 2023 for a £32 million fee. During his time at Stamford Bridge, he scored 30 goals and provided 12 assists in 81 appearances.
China Criticizes US Senators’ Taiwan Visit, Calls It A Threat To Sovereignty
A visit by a pair of U.S. senators to Taiwan has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, and Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a series of high-level meetings with senior Taiwan leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, which acts as Washington’s de facto embassy in lieu of formal diplomatic relations with the self-governing island democracy. Upon arrival, Wicker said: “A...
Eric Chelle name players for World Cup qualifiers clash against Rwanda and South Africa
Eric Chelle has named a 23 man squad for the cruical World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and South Africa. Nigeria are in a very worrying spot in Group C, the three time African champions are currently fourth in Group C with seven points, six points behind group leaders South Africa. The squad list are as follows- Goalkeepers: •Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United SA) •Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars TA) •Adeleye Adebayo (Volos FC, GRE) Defenders: •William Ekong (Al-Kholood, SAU) •Calvin Bassey (Fulham, ENG) •Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest, ENG) •Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham, ENG) •Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, GRE) •Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes, FRA) •Felix Agu...
Tensions Soar In Indonesia As Protests Over Police Brutality And Lawmakers’ Allowances Continue
Protests erupted for a fifth day Friday in multiple cities and tensions soared across Indonesia, a day after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armored vehicle during clashes between riot police and students protesting lawmakers’ allowances. Protesters marched to the headquarters of the police mobile brigade in the capital Jakarta on Friday, and some attempted to storm the compound. Police used water canons and fired rounds of tear gas to push back the demonstrators, who hurled bottles, rocks and flares at them. One group of rioters set fire to a five-story building near the police compound in Kwitang neighborhood of...
Samoa Votes In An Election That Will Decide The Fate Of Its First Woman Leader
Samoa went to the polls Friday in a critical election that could decide the future of the Pacific Island nation’s first woman leader, who called the vote after her government collapsed in May. Counting was scheduled to begin next Monday and run until Friday, Sept. 5, before any results are announced. The knife-edge election follows months of political tumult and the outcome could set a fresh direction for Samoa’s geopolitical engagement in the contested South Pacific Ocean. A failed vote prompted the snap election Samoa’s next national election was due in April 2026 but Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s abrupt admission that her...
Video: Tottenham Hotspur New No. 7 Xavi Simons, On What It Means To Wear The Iconic Number
“Everyone loves Son. I know it’s a big responsibility, but I’m ready to take it. I’m ready to make my own story.”
Video: Tennis Star Kamil Majchrzak Is Looking For A Young Boy Whose Gifted Cap Was Snatched From Him By A Grown Man At The US Open.
Majchrzak was seen trying to hand the boy his hat when a grown man took it and stashed it in a bag. “After the match, I didn’t record that my cap didn’t get to the boy … Could you help me find the kid from my match?” Majchrzak said on IG.