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Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensMay 15, 2025, 05:26 PM ETBarcelona clinched the LaLiga title on Thursday with a 2-0 win at city rivals Espanyol to cap a stellar season during Hansi Flick’s first season in charge.Rivals Real Madrid beat Mallorca 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday to cut Barcelona’s lead to four points, but the win for Flick’s side put them seven points clear with two games left to play to seal the title.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedAfter a scoreless first half, Lamine Yamal opened the scoring shortly after the break with another amazing goal, cutting in from the right wing and unleashing…

May 15, 2025, 05:14 PM ETSteven Fletcher is not part of Wrexham’s plans for their Championship campaign. Cody Froggatt/PA Images via Getty ImagesVeteran forward Steven Fletcher has announced he will leave Wrexham when his contract expires this summer, although “not by choice.”Wrexham are preparing for life in the Championship — English football’s second tier — after they sealed promotion from League One with a second-placed finish this season.The Welsh club, made famous by co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds and their “Welcome to Wrexham” docuseries, have been promoted in three consecutive seasons.Announcing his departure in a post on Instagram, the 38-year-old…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned the US against assassinating President Ahmed al-Sharaa before the new Syrian leader met with President Donald Trump, a US senator said on Thursday. The remarkable admission by a US senator reveals the deep hostility toward Sharaa in some circles of the Trump administration. It reaffirms Trump’s own statements that he has been lobbied directly by foreign leaders to give Sharaa a chance, while his own advisors are sceptical.  “I have been concerned by some rumours that I have heard in…some foreign policy circles of the administration that one option that’s been suggested is assassinating the new…

May 15, 2025, 05:02 PM ETASUNCION, Paraguay — FIFA President Gianni Infantino chose to start his week in the Middle East joining U.S President Donald Trump’s state visits with their close ally the Saudi Arabian crown prince, then the Emir of Qatar.The knock-on effect was felt Thursday when Infantino’s late arrival on private jet flights from Qatar forced FIFA’s annual meeting in Paraguay to start more than three hours late.It led to a mid-meeting walkout in protest by senior officials from European soccer body UEFA at the “deeply regrettable” delay.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedUEFA said in a statement “what appears to be…

Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensMay 15, 2025, 04:44 PM ETOver a dozen people were injured when a car drove into a crowd of Espanyol supporters before the club’s LaLiga match against Barcelona on Thursday.The supporters were gathered to greet the team bus outside RCDE Stadium when the incident happened just over an hour before kickoff. The driver’s car was wedged between two containers, prompting several supporters to throw objects at the vehicle, which resulted in further damage. In response, the driver accelerated and struck around twenty fans.Local police confirmed the driver of the car had been detained and was subjected to a…

Hull City have sacked head coach Ruben Selles after less than six months in charge.Selles was appointed last December, moving from League One play-off hopefuls Reading in the process. He won nine out of his 28 matches in charge as Hull avoided relegation to the third tier on the final day thanks to a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth.The 41-year-old Spaniard is the third managerial change under owner Acun Ilicali in the last 12 months and the club now begin their search for a fifth permanent boss since Ilicali took control in early 2022.Hull said in a statement: “Following a thorough…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans claim is a call for violence against President Donald Trump. In an Instagram post earlier in the day, Comey wrote “cool shell formation on my beach walk” under a picture of seashells that appeared to form the shapes for “86 47.”Numerous Trump administration officials, including Noem, claimed that Comey was advocating for the assassination of Trump, the 47th president. “DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and…

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been frequently bringing up the concept of a “white genocide” in South Africa – even in unrelated conversations – and has said its creators instructed it to treat the concept as both real and racially driven. When faced with unrelated questions on issues such as enterprise software and building scaffolding, Grok offered false and misleading answers. As demonstrated by many on X, Grok has been consistently steering conversations towards the controversial topic of an alleged “white genocide” in South Africa, regardless of the original question, highlighting a growing tendency to shift focus to this…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations on Thursday forecast slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge in U.S. tariffs and increasing trade tensions.U.N. economists also cited the volatile geopolitical landscape and threats of rising production costs, supply chain disruptions and financial turbulence.“These days, there’s so much uncertainty in the air,” said Shantanu Mukherjee, director of the Economic Analysis and Policy Division at the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs.“It’s been a nervous time for the global economy,” he told reporters while launching the midyear forecast. “In January this year, we…

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas mother has been charged with a terrorism-related crime after being accused of buying her 13-year-old son ammunition and tactical gear as he allegedly planned mass violence at his middle school, authorities said Thursday. The boy, who was also charged with terrorism, had shown up to the school this week wearing a mask and tactical gear but left shortly after, according to San Antonio police. He was later detained off campus.In recent years, parents of children who committed school shootings around the U.S. have been taken to court, though in this case no attack happened. The…