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Dominic Calvert-Lewin has agreed to join Leeds United in principle.Calvert-Lewin left Everton upon the expiry of his contract earlier this summer. He was one of the options Leeds looked at earlier in the summer, however the deal was viewed as a difficult one to do at that stage.The deal for Calvert-Lewin makes it unlikely that Leeds will do a deal for top striker target Rodrigo Muniz.Fulham don’t want to sell and Atalanta have made a £34.5m (€40m) offer for the player. Image: Calvert-Lewin scored three times for Everton last season Leeds had been staying patient in their pursuit of Muniz,…

Marcus Rashford has described Manchester United as “reactionary” and being in “no man’s land” – and has called on his club to “make a plan and stick to it.”Rashford departed United to join Barcelona on loan for the upcoming season after a similar, successful spell at Aston Villa for the second half of last season. This was after the forward had been frozen out of United’s first-team by Ruben Amorim. And now, Rashford has hit out at the club’s strategy in recent years – saying the club have not begun a transition yet because they do not have a recognisable style of play…

Manchester City are monitoring Gianluigi Donnarumma as a potential replacement for Ederson, sources have told ESPN, but their preference is to keep the Brazil goalkeeper at the Etihad Stadium.Donnarumma appears to have no future at Paris Saint-Germain after he was dropped from the squad for the UEFA Super Cup against Tottenham on Wednesday.Sources have told ESPN that City have not ruled out a move for the Italy international.However, a deal would be dependent on Ederson asking to leave and any interested club making an offer which meets his valuation.Sources have told ESPN that City have not been approached or received…

On Saturday, 54-year-old Zoe Cohen sat in London’s Parliament Square holding a cardboard sign that read, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”, and waited patiently in the heat to be arrested under the UK’s Terrorism Act.  Police were working their way through some 1,000 people gathered there, displaying the same sign. When her turn came, she didn’t budge. “Something just told me that I just wanted to lie there and be non-compliant,” she said. When a young police officer crouched down and informed her she was under arrest under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act, she asked him simply, “Genocide is…

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution are discussing a new draft of the text Wednesday that would not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products.The biggest issue of the talks has been whether the treaty should impose caps on producing new plastic or focus instead on things like better design, recycling and reuse. About 100 countries want to limit production as well as tackle cleanup and recycling. Many have said it’s essential to address toxic chemicals.Powerful oil and gas-producing nations and the plastics industry oppose production limits.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is now rolling out a service where its Prime members can order their blueberries and milk at the same time as their batteries, T-shirts and other basic items.The online juggernaut said Wednesday that customers in more than 1,000 cities and towns now have access to fresh groceries with its free same-day delivery service on orders over $25 for Prime members, with plans to reach over 2,300 by the end of the year.The move marks one of the most significant grocery expansions for the online retailer as Amazon introduces thousands of perishable food items into its…

For most of his quarter-century rule, President Vladimir Putin visited Paris, London, Vienna and New York. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, however, his destinations have been places like Minsk, Pyongyang, Hanoi and Beijing, as the West sought to turn Russia into a pariah.Russia has countered Western attempts to isolate it by bolstering its ties with ex-Soviet allies and other developing countries. Putin’s travel also has been limited by an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued in 2023 that has prompted him to avoid visits to places that recognize the court’s authority. The U.S. isn’t a member of the court and thus…

Two UK-based charities, the Kasner Charitable Trust and UK Toremet, collectively donated around £5.7 million ($7.7m) between 2017 and 2021 to a religious school in Susya, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Guardian recently revealed.  The settlement is considered illegal under international law and the UK’s own foreign policy stance. The funding significantly contributed to the expansion of the Bnei Akiva yeshiva high school, increasing student enrolment and establishing it as a core institution in the Susya settlement. This case has drawn considerable criticism from political figures and human rights campaigners, who argue that charitable status should…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday.The three were killed when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge just after midnight, Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management spokesperson Amy Maxwell said.A search was also ongoing Wednesday for a man who walked through a flooded road in Chattanooga on Tuesday night but hadn’t been seen since, Maxwell said.The full extent of the damage isn’t yet known. County officials planned to tour…

Minibus taxi drivers in the African nation of Zimbabwe gear up for the start of the Premier League soccer season by adorning their vehicles with the colors of their teams. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. A minibus taxis with the inscription of Manchester United Football Club’’s captain Bruno Fernandes, is seen on a highway in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli) A minibus taxis with the inscription of Manchester United Football Club’’s captain Bruno Fernandes, is seen on a highway in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)Read More…