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Michael Carrick confirmed he still hasn’t spoken to new interim boss Ralf Rangnick – even though he is expected to be at United’s Premier League match with Arsenal on Thursday night.

Around half of Astroworld’s victims’ families have rejected an offer from Travis Scott to pay for the funerals – including the family of youngest victim, nine-year-old Ezra Blount.

France’s military involvement in the Sahel is encountering growing opposition in the region, with protests in Sahel that were once isolated to urban centres spreading.

French-American rights activist Josephine Baker became the first Black woman to enter France’s Panthéon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures.

At least four people have been killed after the Istanbul storm pounded the city and other parts of Turkey on Monday evening. One woman died in the city’s Esenyurt district, where strong winds tore off part of a roof and blew it onto her and her child.

Alexia Putellas becomes the third winner of the women’s Ballon d’Or. She is an outstanding player in women’s football. Putellas became the third winner of the women’s award for an outstanding season with Barcelona and Spain.

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the seventh time on Monday, extending his record. “I’m very happy to be here, happy to keep fighting for new trophies,” Messi said through a translator.

Swiss voters firmly backed the law behind the country’s Covid pass despite the protests in Switzerland. Following a tense campaign marked by unprecedented levels of hostility.

Britain and Israel will “work night and day” to stop Iran gaining power in the region and becoming a nuclear power, the foreign ministers of the two countries wrote in a joint article. “The clock is ticking, which heightens the need for close cooperation.”

Morocco suspends flights announcing the suspension of all “direct” passenger flights due to the new variant, Omicron. The measure comes into effect Monday and will be in place for at least two weeks.