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Fifa accuses Uefa of ‘smear campaign’ against Infantino The governing bodies have traded blows since Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.2 hrs agoFootball
Getty ImagesBillionaire investor Leon Black has failed to appear before a US congressional committee investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – instead filing a lawsuit challenging the committee’s efforts to summon him.The lawsuit calls the subpoenas issued by the House Oversight Committee “invalid” and says they hold “no legitimate connection” to the committee’s legislative aim.Black walked out of the committee in June while giving voluntary testimony after he was asked about nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) he may have signed, lawmakers said at the time. Black has denied any wrongdoing with regards to his dealings with Epstein. His lawsuit opposing these…
LIVEJury in Lindsay Clancy murder trial sends note to judge after days of deliberationsThe 36-year-old former nurse does not dispute killing her three children, but her lawyer argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
EPAPrevious US administrations have taken a neutral position on the islands’ sovereigntyDonald Trump has hinted he would not come to the UK’s aid in a potential future conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands.In an interview with GB News, the US president said that Britain had “not been there to help me” with his country’s war with Iran, despite later saying his military did not need any support.Trump’s latest remarks come after he previously said the US could revise its neutral position on the islands’ sovereignty if the UK failed to increase defence spending.Argentinian President Javier Milei is due to…
Watch: Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron shake hands outside No 10Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron have discussed how to “scale up” efforts to tackle illegal migration and move the UK closer to Europe, as the new prime minister hosted his first foreign leader in Downing Street.In an official readout of their meeting, No 10 said the pair also discussed production of long-range missiles in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the prime minister raised Israeli plans for new settlements in the West Bank, which he condemned as “unacceptable”.Burnham said it was “so fitting” that Macron was his first overseas visitor since becoming…
Watch: BBC witnesses ‘taxi boat’ picking up migrants multiple times in a dayA BBC investigation has found smuggling gangs are running low on small boats, forcing rival gangs to work together and load more migrants on larger boats.10 hrs agoUK
US man struck by lightning describes ‘horrific’ experienceThomas Fahmy says he saw “a bright white flash” and instantly fell to the ground.6 hrs agoUS & Canada
AFP via Getty ImagesThe deaths in al-Mughayyir come amid a recent surge in settler violence in the occupied West BankFunerals have taken place for two Palestinian teenagers who local officials say were killed by Israeli settlers and soldiers in an attack on their village in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.The village council in al-Mughayyir told the BBC that Omar al-Nassan, 19, and Khalil Abu Alia, 16, were killed as they tried to stop Israeli settlers stealing sheep and that confrontations broke out.The Israeli military stated that its forces had entered the village to provide security for an Israeli civilian…
Watch: Gloria Steinem talks about her legacy in 2023 BBC interviewGloria Steinem, who became a leader of the women’s liberation movement in the US, has died aged 92. In a post on Instagram, her foundation said she “passed away peacefully” at her home in New York City on Wednesday, “surrounded by many who loved her”. Steinem, who was a writer and magazine editor, co-founded the Women’s Action Alliance – a group dedicated to fighting sexism – more than 50 years ago.She started her career as a journalist in New York and went on to co-found Ms. magazine, one of the…
Getty ImagesAs wildfires worsen across large parts of Indonesia, a noxious haze is choking the regionA blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn.Millions of people across large swathes of South East Asia have been exposed to the smog, which in some areas has fuelled “acutely unhealthy” pollution more than 15 times the World Health Organization’s recommended level.Many of the ongoing fires have been burning across Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo since mid-July – underpinned by a so-called Super El Niño that is exacerbating drought conditions.Between…