Today’s Daily News | Rescue operation in Channel, Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man, Messi’s Argentina in World Cup final
Today’s news is dominated by the rescue operation on the English Channel after a small boat believed to be carrying migrants got into trouble. The story is ongoing and dominating online news sites.
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man and Argentina beat Croatia in last night’s World Cup semi-final, booking their place in Sunday’s final and Wednesday morning attacks on Kyiv. Argentina’s captain Lionel Messi announced Sunday’s final will be his last match for the national team.
Rescue operation underway after migrant boat gets into trouble in freezing water
Rescue teams are searching for people feared to have been involved in a small boat sinking. It’s believed the small migrant boat ran into difficulties in the early hours in the English Channel. The search and rescue operation was launched in UK waters in freezing conditions after reports came in at about 03:40 GMT. The BBC reported they had heard there has been deaths but authorities have not yet confirmed this.
Read the story: Rescue operation after migrant boat incident as many feared dead
Explosions in Kyiv as Russia uses Kamikaze drones
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has confirmed explosions were heard in central Kyiv early Wednesday. President Zelensky said Ukrainian forces had shot down 13 Iranian-made Shahed drones, which he says amounted to all those launched by Russia early on Wednesday. The US is preparing to arm Ukraine with its state-of-the-art Patriot air defence system. Russia has warned the US against this, it’s likely the Kremlin will see this as an escalation in the war.
Read the story: Explosions in Kyiv as Russia uses Kamikaze drones
Argentina into World Cup final as legend Messi makes announcement
Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 in yesterday’s semi-final of the World Cup, meaning they will face either Morocco or France (who play tonight) in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Argentina captain Lionel Messi announced Sunday’s final will be his last match for the national team. “I am very happy for finishing my journey in World Cups in a final, to play the last game in a final. That is really very gratifying,” he said.
Read the story: World Cup final will be my last game for Argentina – Messi
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man. Is Twitter to blame?
Elon Musk has lost his title of world’s richest man after a sharp drop in the value of his shares in the car company Tesla. Both Forbes and Bloomberg says Mr Musk has lost the top spot to Bernard Arnault. “The Twitter circus show has hurt the Musk brand and it’s a major overhang on Tesla’s stock. Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk.”
Read the story: Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man
What do the newspapers say?
There are a variety of stories on the front pages today including the failed talks to stop the rail strikes, which papers note means the commuting misery will continue through Christmas. Meanwhile, the nurses’ union asked for public support as it is told its upcoming strikes puts lives at risk.
Other stories include the prime minister’s promise to clear the backlog of asylum applications and Argentina’s win over Croatia to reach the World Cup final on Sunday.
