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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has said that his refusal to sign a $35 billion gas agreement with Egypt has prompted his U.S. counterpart to cancel a planned trip to Israel.A statement from Cohen’s office on Thursday night said that U.S. officials had been “exerting a great deal of pressure on Israeli officials” to approve the deal, but it said that the minister would refuse to do so “until Israeli interests are secured and a fair price for the Israeli market is agreed upon.” The move, the statement said, prompted U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright to cancel…

Arsenal have a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. They’re frontrunners and according to the numbers, they’re the favourites. But how many points are needed to win the title this season?The Opta supercomputer has given Arsenal a 66-per-cent chance of winning the Premier League – and for good reason. Because opposition teams are really struggling to get close to them. Arsenal have pulled off eight wins in a row in all competitions – winning the last six without conceding a goal. The Gunners have only conceded twice since the September international break – while only Erling…

Jeff CarlisleOct 30, 2025, 11:39 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.The Seattle Sounders FC are seeking a “strategic capital raise” that would involve significant outside investment, the club announced on Thursday. The new capital could be directed towards the construction of a soccer-specific stadium.The Sounders said in the announcement that they have retained Moelis & Co. to lead the search for additional capital.According to Sportico, the investment would be limited to the Sounders, and not include NWSL side the Seattle Reign, which the Sounders purchased last year for a reported $58 million.The kind…

MAAR SHAMARIN, Syria (AP) — In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents are trickling back to their villages after years in exile.Repairing and reopening damaged and looted schools is key to the return of the displaced, but nearly a year after former President Bashar Assad was ousted in a rebel offensive, hundreds of schools are still destroyed. Millions of children in Syria remain out of school, while others are attending class in gutted buildings without basic supplies. A schoolhouse with no windows or chairsSafiya al-Jurok and her family fled the town of Maar Sharamin…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares are mixed after the U.S. stock market sank from record heights as Wall Street sifted through various developments such as trade relations with China and profits of Big Tech giants. U.S. futures advanced and oil prices fell. President Donald Trump hailed his talk Thursday with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, but major tensions remain between the world’s two largest economies. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.7% to 52,201.05, touching fresh records after data showed industrial production rose 2.2% month-on-month in September, beating market expectations and rebounding from a 1.5% drop the previous month. In Chinese…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the country, school crossing guards provide a vital service protecting children as they go to and from school. Many of them say the job is rewarding. But an investigation by AP and Cox Media Group Television Stations shows it can also be dangerous. Here are some key takeaways from the AP and Cox Media Group Investigation:—There is no systematic way to track how many crossing guards are injured or killed each year.A database compiled by the AP and Cox Media Group shows that at least 230 school crossing guards across 37 states and Washington, D.C., were…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Taylor will never forget the look of horror on the student’s face. The school crossing guard was walking into the crosswalk in front of Washington Township High School in Indianapolis when a car with a young boy and his mom, who was dropping him off at school, suddenly appeared. The mom’s eyes grew wide, and the boy began vigorously hitting on his mother’s chest.“Next thing, it was boom, lights out. That’s all I remember,” Taylor said. He woke up in the hospital hours after undergoing surgery for a fractured pelvis and other broken bones.In many ways,…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Families of the scores of people killed in a deadly gang raid by Rio de Janeiro police began burying the dead on Thursday, with residents left reeling by the scenes of carnage and livid at law enforcement whom they accuse of excessive force, torture and extrajudicial killings.In the Vila Cruzeiro favela, where the bodies were lined up next to one another a day prior, many voiced their shock, grief and anger as government ministers and lawmakers came to hear the demands of the community.At least 132 people were killed during Tuesday’s operation, including four policemen,…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers…European footballReal Madrid are confident of landing Marc Guehi on a free transfer next summer – The Sun. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has explained why the club decided not to sell captain Marc Guehi in the summer transfer window Premier LeagueArsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi is at the centre of a massive row between his former clubs Real Sociedad and Antiguoko. His youth club are claiming they are owed £870,000 (€1m) in the deal that took the Spaniard to London last summer-…

Oct 30, 2025, 05:40 PM ETHirving “Chucky” Lozano’s exile from San Diego FC’s squad will end this weekend but the Mexico forward will not go straight back into the club’s starting lineup, head coach Mikey Varas said Thursday.Lozano has been absent from San Diego’s last two matches, including its first-ever playoff game against the Portland Timbers on Sunday, after an internal incident.- Chucky Lozano axed for San Diego’s MLS playoff Game 1 win- LAFC’s Son second to Messi on MLS salary list- Why all 16 playoff teams will (and won’t) win MLS CupWhile the club has not commented on the…