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Anyone wondering why the British state and media, despite the latter’s pretension to serve as a watchdog on power, continue to cheerlead Israel’s genocidal slaughter of civilians in Gaza will find the answers in a new film. It recounts not the current period of history, but a story from nearly 90 years ago. Palestine 36, directed by the remarkable Palestinian film-maker Annemarie Jacir, illuminates more about the events unfolding for the past two years in Gaza than anything you will read in a British newspaper or watch on the BBC – if, that is, you can find anything at all…
I first came across Minni Minnawi two decades ago. He was then a rebel leader trying to defend the people of Darfur against Janjaweed militias backed by the Sudanese government in Khartoum. Last week, I encountered Minnawi again in Port Sudan, which became a temporary base for de-facto government represented by the Sudanese Armed Forces and its allies after the fall of Khartoum. But he is no longer a rebel: as governor of Darfur, he is firmly on the side of Port Sudan’s ‘the government of hope’. His enemy, however, remains unchanged. Minnawi continues the struggle against the same Janjaweed fighters who were…
TOKYO — As 2025 closes and 2026 approaches, one of the biggest global economic and financial questions is the future trajectory of the Chinese yuan. More to the point, what might President Xi Jinping be willing to do to increase the currency’s global popularity? In the homestretch of this year, there are signs that Xi’s inner circle is worried that the yuan is rising too fast. Earlier this week, the People’s Bank of China set its yuan fixing rate at 7.0733 per US dollar, between 164 and 179 pips below the average of Bloomberg and Reuters surveys. The PBOC’s range…
Mikel Arteta has said he will remain open to January transfers if his squad requires it. (Photo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images)Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal are “on alert” to enter the January transfer market as ongoing injury issues deplete his squad.The Gunners travel to Aston Villa on Saturday sweating over the fitness of Declan Rice and Cristhian Mosquera after they became the latest players to suffer a setback this season.Arsenal have been without Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Viktor Gyökeres, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Magalhães and Noni Madueke among others for prolonged spells this season but remain five points clear…
Pep Guardiola has said he believes Manchester City’s current defensive issues are partly down to missing “irreplaceable” Rodri and revealed his team will likely have to do without the midfielder for at least a few more weeks.Rodri has only been able to play one minute in the last two months because of a hamstring injury suffered in the win over Brentford on Oct. 5.The Spain international, who suffered a knee ligament injury more than a year ago, is set to miss Sunderland’s visit to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and the trip to Real Madrid in the Champions League on…
The Dutchman spoke to the media at the AXA Training Centre on the eve of his side’s trip to Elland Road in the Premier League.See a round-up from the briefing below…On Mohamed Salah coming on at half-time against Sunderland and his potential return to the starting line-up…Every player is in my mind to start a game of football because we have so many good players. Mo has been such an exceptional player for us. He’s always in my mind to start or to come in.On facing Leeds and the problems they can cause…Yesterday I looked at Leeds v Chelsea and…
Beth LindopDec 5, 2025, 05:09 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Arne Slot has admitted Liverpool’s “first aim” this season is getting into the top four after winning just two of their last nine Premier League games.The defending champions dropped yet more points on Wednesday night when they drew 1-1 with newly promoted Sunderland at Anfield. It leaves them ninth in the table ahead of this weekend’s clash with Leeds United, although they are still just two points behind Chelsea in fourth.”For me, this tells us how good the Premier…
Gunners need points against stabilising Liverpool Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the Women’s Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. Arsenal vs Liverpool – Saturday, 12pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League Not since 2014 have Arsenal had a worse points tally than they do at this point in the season. They had 11 points after nine games that year, with 16 on the board this season. They have drawn their last two WSL games, and are already lagging behind the title chasers. In such a tight league, it’s unlikely they will…
“It’s amazing how many people come up to me and say ‘thank you for saving our club.'”That is Ann Budge’s legacy. History will remember the ‘Queen of Hearts’ as the figure who helped save a football club on the verge of extinction, and then rebuilt it. Budge, who stepped down as Heart of Midlothian’s Chair after more than 11 years of service at Thursday’s AGM, pledged £2.5m of her own money to rescue the club from administration in 2014. Image: Ann Budge helped save the club in 2014 The Edinburgh businesswoman was also instrumental in building a new main stand…
Barcelona will limit ticket sales for next week’s Champions League game against Eintracht Frankfurt to members only to avoid a repeat of when the German club’s supporters flooded Spotify Camp Nou in 2022.Over 30,000 Frankfurt fans managed to get into Barça’s stadium for the Europa League tie, creating a sea of white shirts as the Bundesliga side secured a famous victory on their way to winning the trophy.The two teams meet for the first time since then next Tuesday, with Barça taking the decision to restrict ticket sales leading up to the game.”This decision has been taken to safeguard the…