Author: News Desk

Chelsea eye move for £40m Japan international star to replace struggling player | Football Chelsea are reportedly eying up a move for £40m Japan international star Zion Suzuki to replace struggling goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. Sanchez, who is currently Chelsea’s No.1, has made a series of mistakes this season, with the latest coming in the 3-1 win over Wolves on Monday. Some football pundits, including Jamie Carragher, have claimed that the Blues won’t be able to go to the next level until they recruit a new ‘keeper. It has now emerged that the west Londoners have ‘set their sights’ on Parma…

Champions League permutations for Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool and Aston Villa explained | Football Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa all have just one Champions League game remaining in the 2024-25 league phase. The Gunners, who defeated Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 in their penultimate league phase match on Wednesday night, are third in the table after seven games. City, who lost 4-2 at Paris Saint-Germain, are 25th while Liverpool and Aston Villa are first and ninth respectively after they played on Tuesday. Ahead of the final round of league phase fixtures, here is the state of play and permutations for…

Mikel Arteta names Arsenal star who showed ‘hunger and desire’ in Dinamo Zagreb win | Football Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal star Martin Odegaard showed ‘hunger and despire’ in Wednesday’s 3-0 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb. The Gunners cruised past the Croatian side in their penultimate league phase match at the Emirates to all-but directly qualify for the last 16. The goals came from Declan Rice, who had objects thrown at him by visiting fans, as well as Kai Havertz and Gunners captain Odegaard. It was Odegaard who grabbed the last goal in the 91st minute and Arsenal manager Arteta…

Chelsea star agrees January loan exit six months after joining club | Football Chelsea defender Renato Veiga has agreed a deal to join Juventus on loan for the rest of the season, according to reports. Veiga joined Chelsea in a £12 million deal from Swiss side Basel last summer but he has been unable to secure a regular role in the team under Enzo Maresca. So far this season, the 21-year-old has played just 177 minutes in the Premier League and the majority of his playing time has been in the Conference League. Viega played a full game at…

In Thailand, the same-sex marriage law took effect Thursday, allowing Thai actors Apiwat “Porsch” Apiwatsayree and Sappanyoo “Arm” Panatkool to wed. The couple, dressed in matching beige suits, received their pink-bordered certificates in Bangkok, making Thailand the largest Asian nation to recognise equal marriage rights, including for transgender individuals, and extending adoption and inheritance rights to all married couples. Hundreds to wed as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage

Solar power surpassed coal as a source of electricity in the European Union (EU) for the first time in 2024, according to a report released on Thursday by climate think tank Ember. Solar energy has become the EU’s fastest growing power source, contributing 11% to its supply. Overall, strong growth in solar and wind have boosted the share of renewables to 47%, up from 34% in 2019. Only 10% of the block’s power was generated with coal. The report highlighted a continued decline in fossil fuel dependency, with gas generation falling for the fifth consecutive year and overall fossil-fueled power dropping…

Colombia reinstated arrest warrants for 31 National Liberation Army (ELN) leaders on Wednesday, responding to attacks that killed 80 and displaced 32,000. The ELN, a 5,800-member leftist militia involved in drug trafficking, has intensified the country’s security crisis through violence in remote border regions with Venezuela. Colombia reissues arrest warrants for guerrilla leaders amid violence surge

South Korea investigators want Yoon formally charged The South Korean agency leading the criminal investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has recommended he be charged with insurrection and abuse of power. The investigators handed to prosecutors on Thursday the results of their 51-day probe into the December 3 attempt to declare martial law. Yoon was arrested last week in a dramatic standoff with security over his martial law bid, becoming South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained.  What do we know about the investigator’s recommendation? The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said it “decided to request the…

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, on Wednesday unveiled a lengthy report that he says serves as a “roadmap” to “Make America Healthy Again” and points to how the flawed American healthcare system impacts “national defense.” Its findings include that U.S. healthcare spending had reached $4.9 trillion in 2023.  House Republican unveils 47-page roadmap to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ The 47-page report – titled “The Case for Healthcare Freedom” – is a “painstakingly researched” summary of “America’s health crisis and how to address it,” Roy said. As a share of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), health spending accounted for 17.6%, and costs…

The state missed chance after chance to stop Axel Rudakubana – then covered its errors, claims The Telegraph When Britain’s security forces fail to protect us from domestic threats, the Government now turns to a well-worn playbook. Don’t look back in anger. Don’t let hate divide us. And whatever you do, don’t ask questions. On July 29 last year, Axel Rudakubana viewed a video of a terrorist attack. He watched as a man yelling “Allahu Akbar” stabb a bishop in the head, neck and torso. Then he got in a taxi, rode to a dance class, walked in, and began…