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Oct 15, 2025, 02:15 PM ETThomas Tuchel says Jude Bellingham is still an important member of the England squad, despite being absent as they qualified for the World Cup.Bellingham was a notable omission from Tuchel’s group as they beat Wales in a friendly and then confirmed their place at next summer’s tournament in North America with a 5-0 thumping of Latvia.The Real Madrid star had been making his way back from shoulder surgery and had yet to complete 90 minutes when Tuchel named his squad, but his absence was still a big talking point.- England’s Tuchel takes fan taunts in…

When US President Donald Trump went off script in his latest speech to the Knesset, he revealed much more than was good for his administration’s interests, or Israel’s. This was designed to be a victory lap for the two men – the emperor, Trump, and his proconsul, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  They were celebrating a victory not just over Hamas in Gaza, or Hezbollah in Lebanon, or the Revolutionary Guard in Iran – but over the last 3,000 years of history, whether real or biblical.  Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister who was to meet Trump a few hours…

KUWAIT: Dr Mohammed Al-Suleimi, consultant bariatric surgeon at Al-Sabah Hospital, announced on Wednesday the successful treatment of a rare medical condition, superior mesenteric artery syndrome, which affects only 0.1 percent of the global population. The operation was performed using a surgical endoscope and involved a laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy, a procedure that reroutes the third part of the duodenum.Dr Al-Suleimi said the surgery was conducted on a 17-year-old patient who had been suffering from chronic regurgitation and an inability to eat or drink. The patient was previously misdiagnosed with a diaphragmatic hernia at another hospital and underwent repair surgery, which failed to…

On Monday, the last 20 living Israeli captives were released by Hamas in exchange for 1,968 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. For Israel, it marked the end of a chapter of history where the fate of Israelis captured on 7 October 2023 had loomed over society. For Palestine, meanwhile, more than 9,000 Palestinian prisoners remain in Israeli jails – nearly double the number before Israel’s genocide in Gaza began. Now, the bodies of the last dead captives are being recovered by Hamas and delivered to Israel. Middle East Eye breaks down what we know about the Israeli captives, how they were…

Jeff KassoufOct 15, 2025, 12:00 PM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.Forward Trinity Rodman and midfielder Jaedyn Shaw have each been called up to the United States women’s national team for the first time since April.On Wednesday, USWNT head coach Emma Hayes announced her 26-player roster for a pair of games against Portugal and another against New Zealand, which begin next week.Rodman missed the last two USWNT training camps and…

Liverpool’s trip to high-flying Tottenham Hotspur is one of 27 mouthwatering Premier League clashes to be shown live on Sky Sports in December.The pre-Christmas schedule gets under way with a blockbuster midweek round of games between Tuesday December 2 and Thursday December 4, with every match live on Sky Sports, including Fulham’s home game with Man City, Spurs’ encounter at Newcastle United and Man Utd’s match against West Ham at Old Trafford. Champions Liverpool are on Sky Sports on three occasions during this period, including their Saturday Night Football clash at Elland Road on December 6, while Premier League leaders…

Wales Women midfielder Jess Fishlock has announced her retirement from international football.The 38-year-old has played for Wales for almost two decades, becoming their most capped player (165) and all-time goalscorer (48) across both men’s and women’s football. She made history this summer as Wales appeared at their first major tournament, competing in Euro 2025 – a long-held dream for Fishlock, who captained the side. She scored their first-ever goal on the big stage against France.She will bid farewell to Wales on Saturday October 22 when the Dragons play Australia in an international friendly at the Cardiff City Stadium – the…

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is trading barbs with the Trump Administration over its response to a parasitic pest that continues to make its way north in Mexico, and could potentially threaten the state’s $15 billion cattle industry if it crosses the border.This week, in an interview with a Nashville television network that focuses on rural issues, Miller expressed frustration that the U.S. Department of Agriculture was not using a synthetic bait that he has promoted to combat the New World Screwworm, a fly that infects warm-blooded animals and recently has been spotted less than 100 miles from the border.“I…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Decade-long political quarrels over legislative and executive powers in North Carolina advanced Wednesday as a state appeals court permitted the Republican-controlled General Assembly to chip away at the Democratic governor’s appointment authority for several key commissions. The judges also said lawmakers went too far remaking other boards. A state Court of Appeals panel upheld the composition of four of the seven boards approved by lawmakers in 2023 but later challenged by then-Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The four address policies for the environment, fishing and hunting and residential building codes in the ninth-largest state. But the judges…

Bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel show signs of torture, execution and being run over by tanks, Middle East Eye has learned. Israel handed over the unidentified remains of around 45 individuals to Gaza on Tuesday as part of its prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas. A source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which received the bodies via the International Committee of the Red Cross, told MEE that some of the deceased were recently killed, while others arrived in a decomposed state or as partial remains. Several bodies bore signs of severe abuse, including strangulation marks, broken bones and mutilation.…