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Israel’s military offensive on Gaza is nearing the two-year mark. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, and nearly the entire population has been forcibly displaced multiple times. Rising starvation deaths amid an Israeli blockade and aid sites described as “killing sites” accompany increasing warning bells from international humanitarian agencies describing this as genocide.Yet, many countries seem reluctant to use the word. Last year, UK Foreign Minister David Lammy suggested that not enough people had been killed for it to warrant the term. Others have said it’s a matter for legal courts to determine.So, is what’s happening in Gaza…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African politician accused by the Trump administration of being at the forefront of an anti-white movement was found guilty of hate speech Wednesday for race-fueled comments he made in 2022.Julius Malema, who is the leader of a small opposition party, was found guilty by an equality court over comments he made at a political rally.“No white man is going to beat me up and (I) call myself a revolutionary the following day,” Malema said at the rally. “You must never be scared to kill. A revolution demands that at some point there…
Elisabeth Terland’s hat-trick propelled Manchester United one step forward in their Champions League qualifying campaign with a dominant 4-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven.The Norway international scored in the seventh, 53rd and 63rd minute in Stockholm, where Celin Bizet-Donnum also added a first-half goal. United, who finished third in last season’s Women’s Super League, entered the competition in this second qualifying round semi-final, and will now take on the winner of Hammarby vs Metalist Kharkiv on Saturday.The winners of that match enter the league path of the third qualifying round, while the losers will drop into UEFA’s new Women’s Europa Cup.…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of people in the U.S. have died in shootings over the past 25 years in offices, stores, theaters and other places, but the carnage perhaps hits hardest when it happens in schools and colleges where children and young adults are often the victims.In some cases, the victims are children who still have some of their baby teeth. Others are newly adult students with career and family dreams, and teachers or religious leaders who frequently become role models and mentors to their young students.Wednesday’s mass shooting at a church where Catholic school students were attending Mass in…
Celtic played 210 minutes of football against a team ranked 315th in Europe without scoring, as their Champions League hopes ended bringing even more fan frustration.The Hoops support chanted ‘sack the board’ after a goalless first leg in Glasgow and the 300 who made the arduous 7,000-mile round trip to Kazakhstan will be wondering why they bothered. It is not the first time Celtic have approached a crucial European qualifier without properly strengthening, but was that the reason for one of their most dismal displays as they dropped into the Europa League?Should they have been good enough to win? Image:…
US contractors at a Gaza aid centre interrogated a source of Middle East Eye journalist Mohamed Salama seeking information about his identity and whereabouts before he was killed, MEE can reveal. Salama was killed alongside MEE reporter Ahmed Abu Aziz and three other journalists on Monday morning as they responded to an attack on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. The two strikes killed 20 Palestinians overall, including medics and first responders. Days before, a source for one of Salama’s major investigations for MEE told him that they had been briefly detained at an aid distribution centre by US…
A foreign truck driver’s deadly U-turn on a Florida highway has become a national political flashpoint over immigration, trucking safety and millions of dollars in federal funding for several states. Governors, high-ranking Trump administration officials and advocacy groups have all traded accusations in the aftermath of the crash, which killed three people in a minivan that slammed into the semitrailer.Here’s what to know about the crash and the political fallout: The crash that started it allThe Florida Highway Patrol says Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old from India, was driving a semitruck north of West Palm Beach on Aug. 12 when he…
James OlleyAug 27, 2025, 09:03 AM ETCloseJames Olley is a senior soccer writer for ESPN.com. Read his archive here and follow him on Twitter: @JamesOlley.Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTottenham Hotspur are aiming to make at least two further signings in what could prove a hectic end to the summer window, sources have told ESPN.Spurs are keen on bringing in an attacking midfielder after missing out on both Morgan Gibbs-White who eventually signed a new deal at Nottingham Forest, and Eberechi Eze who chose instead to join north London rivals Arsenal last week in a £67.5 million ($90.74m) move.Sources say that…
Outside the home of Hussam al-Masri, a Palestinian photojournalist killed by Israel this week, mourners gathered to offer condolences. But no dates were passed around, nor was there the traditional smell of thick coffee being poured into small cups for mourners outside his family home in western Khan Younis. In Gaza, where Israel is imposing a policy of forced starvation, coffee now costs $50 an ounce. Before Hussam was killed on Monday alongside four other journalists, including Middle East Eye correspondents Mohamed Salama and Ahmed Abu Aziz, his home had already been destroyed by Israeli attacks. Neighbours who came here to mourn sat…
As announced in the ticketing changes for the new campaign, supporters will have the flexibility to add to their Friends & Family list throughout the season, up to a maximum of 18 people.The Friends & Family list is the only way to share and receive general admission tickets with fellow fans via the club’s ticket forwarding service and is used to buy tickets with other supporters. You can still add and remove people from your list now via the ‘Friends & Family’ section in your ticketing account.Please be reminded that from September 1, 2025, you will not be able to…