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“To the victor belong the spoils,” the famous proverb goes. Two very different visits to Beirut in August put that into stark relief – Lebanese style. Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, quietly arrived in the Mediterranean capital earlier this month to meet President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and express Tehran’s opposition to the Lebanese government’s decision to disarm Hezbollah. “Salam and Aoun told Larijani to screw off, and they weren’t that polite,” a source briefed on the meeting told Middle East Eye. Contrast that with the victory lap the US took in Beirut…
Aug 27, 2025, 06:03 PM ETGrimsby’s reward for toppling Manchester United in the Carabao Cup is a third-round trip to crisis club Sheffield Wednesday.The League Two Mariners pulled off one of the biggest shocks in the competition’s history by beating the Premier League giants following a mammoth penalty shootout and will now travel to Hillsborough with a realistic shot of making the fourth round.Liverpool will host Southampton and there is also a home tie for defending champions Newcastle as they welcome League One Bradford.- Man United suffer shocking upset to 4th-tier Grimsby- Wrexham reach EFL Cup Round 3 for 1st…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 30, 2025.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe S&P 500 reached new heights on Thursday as traders pored over Nvidia’s earnings results and forecast. Investors largely looked at the numbers as affirming the AI boom.The broad market index was last 0.2% higher and had hit a new all-time intraday high. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded around the flatline.Nvidia – which makes up about 8% of the S&P 500, per FactSet – reported second-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s estimates with booming revenue…
Russell Martin’s tough start to life as Rangers head coach plumbed new depths after his side were embarrassingly dispatched 6-0 by Club Brugge in the second leg of their Champions League play-off tie.Martin’s side faced an uphill battle to turn the tie around having lost 3-1 in the first leg at Ibrox, but things only got worse inside the opening 10 minutes as Nicolo Tresoldi opened the floodgates before Max Aarons was shown a straight red card. From there, it was one-way traffic at the highest order. Hans Vanaken, Aleksandar Stankovic and a double from Joaquin Seys made it 5-0…
The pots for Thursday’s UEFA Champions League draw have been finalised after the playoff round was completed on Wednesday.It will be the second time a draw takes place under the new format, which sees all 36 teams in one league table.The draw will begin at 5 p.m. UK / midday ET, with the first fixtures scheduled for Sept. 16-18. UEFA is expected to publish the full order of matches on Saturday.The league phase will stretch into January, with all 18 games on the final matchday on Jan. 28 being played at the same time.Champions League matchdaysMatchday 1Sept. 16-18Matchday 2Sept. 30…
Authorities are working to learn the motive of the shooter who fired into a Minneapolis Catholic school’s church during Wednesday’s Mass, killing two children and injuring 17 worshippers.Officials identified the shooter as Robin Westman, 23, and said Westman was found dead in the parking lot from what they believe was a self-inflicted gunshot. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said authorities were searching a vehicle in the parking lot believed to be the shooter’s and three associated residences in the area. They also were scouring content that Westman allegedly scheduled to be released on YouTube and has since been removed from…
A concerning outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City has led to several deaths and hundreds of infections this summer.In late July, an outbreak of the infection in Central Harlem was detected. Since then, six people have died and over 100 residents have been diagnosed with the disease in more than one zip code in the area.On Tuesday, health officials announced an investigation on an apartment complex in the Bronx following two positive cases of Legionnaires’ disease.A deadly outbreak of the disease was also detected in London, Ontario, resulting in four deaths and almost 90 hospitalizations this July. Health…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council scheduled a vote Thursday on a resolution that would end the more than four-decade operation of the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon on Dec. 31, 2026.Two council diplomats said late Wednesday that the United States, which had been demanding that the force known as UNIFIL be terminated in a year, did not object to a French draft resolution with that end date in 16 months.That signaled the resolution would be approved, but it was not clear whether the United States would vote in favor or abstain, the diplomats said, speaking on condition…
Aug 27, 2025, 04:06 PM ETFolarin Balogun has been added to the United States men’s national team roster for September friendlies against South Korea and Japan, with the AS Monaco striker set to join up with the national team for the first time in a year.Balogun was the final addition to the roster after head coach Mauricio Pochettino named a squad of 22 players on Tuesday with U.S. Soccer saying one spot would be filled at a later date. The Vancouver Whitecaps announced that striker Brian White will miss the camp after suffering a hamstring injury against St. Louis City…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police dispatcher Julia Jordan accidentally added a dash of celebrity gossip to her public service this week when she shared “Taylor Swift is engaged” over a hot microphone.That appears to be how officers in the Lansing, Michigan, area learned about the superstar singer’s betrothal to Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce. The official announcement, made in a five-photo joint post on Instagram, marks the fairytale culmination of a courtship that for two years and has thrilled and fascinated millions around the world. Joyful chaos ensued nationwide, with oddsmakers taking bets on when and…