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Emily KeoghDec 8, 2025, 05:57 AM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLYou would have been forgiven for thinking Everton had won the Women’s Super League (WSL) with the emphatic way they celebrated their 1-0 win over Chelsea at full-time on Sunday. They obviously didn’t, but they did do something no other team has managed in 34 WSL games: beat Chelsea.The narrow win, courtesy of Honoka Hayashi’s effort in the 12th minute, broke an historic unbeaten run that stretched back to Chelsea’s 4-3 defeat to Liverpool on May 1, 2024, while…

It has been one year to the day since the Assad dynasty’s rule in Syria ended after more than half a century – vanishing, almost overnight, into thin air. Gone are the men in leather jackets and blank stares stationed on street corners; Bashar al-Assad’s gaze no longer looms from school façades and motorway overpasses. In their place are new flags, fresh murals to the “martyrs of the revolution”. Syria is finally breathing again. Yet the last year has been marked by tumultuous lows as well as unprecedented highs as the country struggles through transition. The date of 8 December…

ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) — The former court clerk in South Carolina who helped out with the murder trial of attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges for showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court.Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Mary Rebecca “Becky” Hill, 58, was arrested in May on four charges — obstruction of justice and perjury for showing a reporter graphic crime scene photographs that were sealed court exhibits and then lying about it — as well as two counts of misconduct in office for taking bonuses and promoting through…

AMADORA, Portugal (AP) — One mural, “No Poverty,” shows a Black woman tenderly braiding the hair of a white woman — a snapshot of family bonds that grew out of difficult times. Another, called “No Hunger,” depicts a local woman showing children her vegetable garden so they know where their food comes from.They are among a collection of giant murals at a housing project on the outskirts of the Portuguese capital Lisbon that tell tales of intimacy, resilience and sustainable living. The colorful art decorating the sides of almost identical five-story apartment blocks in the Zambujal area of Amadora, amid…

The Associated Press’ top photos from the Middle East and the surrounding region in 2025 capture conflict, resilience, and moments of quiet wonder. Taken across Gaza, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates, the 35 images reveal a turbulent year.Photographers documented the human toll of war and violence: civilians affected by the Israeli crackdown in the occupied West Bank, devastation and death in Gaza, and hostages returning from Gaza. In Lebanon, a child injured by an exploding pager in an Israeli attack targeting Hezbollah members shows the intimate cost of conflict. In Syria,…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers as Liverpool face a selection dilemma about Mohamed Salah after his post-match outburst.Premier League Wayne Rooney has claimed Mohamed Salah is “destroying” his legacy at Liverpool and has called for Arne Slot to drop him from the squad to face Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday – BBC. Mohamed Salah reported for training with Liverpool on Sunday to leave the club facing a decision on whether to omit him for Tuesday’s Champions League tie away to Inter Milan after his tirade against head coach Arne Slot – The Times.…

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s incumbent President Alassane Ouattara was sworn in on Monday for a fourth term after taking over 89% of the vote in an October election marked by low turnout and unrest.“This vote is a choice for stability, peace, and development,” Ouattara said, after his government excluded main opposition figures from the election. Violence around the vote killed at least 11 people, and over 1,650 people were arrested, according to official figures.“We are not in the business of telling people how to run their country,” Jacob Helberg, U.S. assistant secretary of state for economic affairs,…

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A bomb explosion killed more than 30 people and wounded 20 others in eastern Congo following a dispute between the Congolese army and a pro-government militia, despite a deal signed in Washington and touted as a major step toward peace in the country.Residents and civil society leaders told The Associated Press that the FARDC, the Congolese army’s acronym, and Wazalendo, which has been helping the army combat the insurgents, clashed before they felt the blast in the town of Sange in South Kivu Sunday evening.More than 100 armed groups vie for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern…

(L/R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump stand for a family photo with other European leaders in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesTensions are mounting once again between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the White House leader accused Ukraine’s head of state of not even reading the U.S.’ peace proposals yet.”I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelenskyy hasn’t yet read the proposal, that was as of a few hours ago,” Trump told reporters on Sunday night. “His…

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution’s George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series in Stanford, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S. Treasury yields held steady Monday as expectations continued to rise on an interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Wednesday. The 10-year Treasury yield was up more than 1 basis point at 4.157%, as was the 30-year Treasury yield at 4.81%. The 2-year Treasury yield climbed more than a basis point as well to 3.579%.One basis point is equal to 0.01% and yields and prices move in opposite directions.Markets are expecting that the Fed will cut its key interest rate at…