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Robinho, a former Brazilian football star, has been arrested and will start his nine-year prison term for a rape conviction. This sentence stems from his involvement in the gang rape of an Albanian woman at a Milan nightclub in 2013, a crime for which he was found guilty in Italy two years prior.

Thursday’s front pages feature various leads but politics seems to be the hot topic with the government suffering a series of defeats over its Rwanda asylum plan in the Lords last night, UK inflation and the economic outlook making several splashes. The shock resignation of Ireland’s PM is pictured on a couple of front pages. 

A court in Brazil has ruled that former Manchester City and Real Madrid forward Robinho must serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape in his home country.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East discussing post-war plans to govern and secure Gaza. His talks with Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia and then Egypt will focus on what the US calls “an architecture for lasting peace”.

Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister, has announced his immediate resignation as party leader and plans to step down as taoiseach once his successor from Fine Gael is appointed.

Portugal set for centre-right minority government The President of Portugal has extended an invitation to centre-right politician Luís Montenegro to establish a minority government. Following snap elections held this month, the Democratic Alliance (AD) emerged victorious but failed to secure an outright majority in parliament. Despite their win, the party declined to cooperate with the far-right Chega party, which attained a record number of seats. Portugal, under Socialist governance since 2015, now faces its most fragmented parliament since the conclusion of its dictatorship fifty years ago. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa formally invited Montenegro to assume the role of prime…

The Brazilian government has announced the recovery of numerous furniture pieces that were previously reported missing from the official presidential residence when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva assumed office in January of the previous year.

Angela Chao, a prominent figure in the shipping industry, tragically lost her life last month during an incident at a Texas ranch, according to authorities.

Red Bull send ‘Thai spy’ to keep tabs on Christian Horner ahead of Australian Grand Prix Red Bull’s owner has reportedly sent a ‘Thai spy’ to snoop on Christian Horner and the rest of the Formula 1 team amid the ongoing scandal. Horner, husband of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, was under investigation after allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ were made against him by a female employee of Red Bull. The team principal was cleared, though the claimant, who has since been suspended on full pay by Red Bull, is appealing that decision and has lodged an official complaint to the…

Harry Kane among four England stars who miss training ahead of Brazil clash Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka were among the four England stars who trained away from the first-team ahead of Saturday’s friendly clash with Brazil. The Three Lions take on the five-time world champions at Wembley this weekend, preparing for that fixture at St George’s Park this week. Kane, Saka, Cole Palmer and Jordan Henderson were not spotted with the rest of the group on Wednesday with Sky Sports reporting the four are undergoing ‘personalised training programmes inside the gym’. England were left sweating on Kane’s fitness after…