Manchester City have completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for £125 million, equalling the joint-British transfer record and taking City’s summer spending to a Premier League record £458 million for a single window. The deal was agreed within the past 24 hours after Chelsea set a deadline of 17:00 BST on August 14…
Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old Utah man accused of shooting conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to aggravated murder and six related charges, as a judge ruled that prosecutors may seek the death penalty at trial. Robinson appeared in court in Provo, Utah, in a grey suit, consulting…
Iran has launched ballistic missile attacks on US military bases in Iraq and Jordan. This comes after American forces struck targets across Iran on Tuesday, killing four people when shrapnel from a missile hit a home where a wedding celebration was underway in the southern Iranian town of Sirik. The Iranian Red Crescent confirmed the…
A North Carolina teenager has died after being infected by Naegleria fowleri, a rare and almost always fatal brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater, state health officials confirmed on Tuesday. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the death on Tuesday. Further extending condolences to the teenager’s family, friends, and community. The…
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in for a second five-year term following a disputed election. As well as the detention of his main challenger on treason charges. Hichilema secured 60% of the vote in the 13 August election, according to official results, while his main opponent, Brian Mundubile, received 38%. Mundubile has alleged…
Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay is set to undergo a minor heart procedure after Napoli detected a “mild benign arrhythmia”. The 29-year-old was substituted after 56 minutes of Napoli’s 2-1 Serie A defeat by Como on Sunday. Napoli said McTominay will undergo cardiac arrhythmia ablation in the coming days as corrective treatment. The Italian club expects…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has called on former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva to make himself available for questioning. This comes in response to allegations the former minister levelled against the agency in his resignation letter from the All Progressives Congress. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale kept his response brief and pointed. “He has…
At least three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, including two children and a woman, Palestinian medics confirmed on Tuesday. The deaths in western Gaza City followed what unconfirmed local reports described as a covert raid by either Israeli special forces or an Israel-backed Palestinian militia, who are said to have entered…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has dismissed more than 40 personnel over alleged corruption and financial malpractice in the past two and a half to three years. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a meeting with media executives and journalists. According to Olukoyede, more than five…
At least twelve people have been killed and seventeen others injured, including two children, after Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv and surrounding areas overnight, Ukrainian officials confirmed on Tuesday. Six of the eight fatalities in Kyiv were employees of the state rail company Ukrzaliznytsia, killed when a railway depot was struck. Fires broke…
