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Even as it continues to bomb the Palestinian civilians it is starving, Israel is pushing ahead with what may be its ultimate – or perhaps penultimate – vision for Gaza: the physical confinement of survivors in a guarded zone on Rafah’s rubble – an actual concentration camp. If it is not stopped, pathogens could yet become Israel’s deadliest weapon in Gaza. Disease is often not merely a side effect but a major agent in genocides, from smallpox that devastated the Indigenous peoples of the Americas to the barracks of Auschwitz. Concentration camps in particular have a long and ghastly history as places where, by…

Manchester United beat Fiorentina on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Snapdragon Cup at Old Trafford that saw Benjamin Sesko introduced to the crowd as their new striker.Sesko’s move from RB Leipzig for a fee rising to £73.7m was confirmed on the morning of the match and he was presented to supporters on the pitch alongside fellow new arrivals Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, who both started for Ruben Amorim’s side. With the £50m revamp of their Carrington training ground also unveiled this week, there is a growing sense of renewal at United, although it did not take long…

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has suffered an injury setback which will not see him return to full fitness until after September’s international break, head coach Pep Guardiola has said.The Spain international was absent for the majority of last season with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) but, after returning late in the campaign, he is believed to have sustained a groin problem during City’s Club World Cup exit to Al-Hilal last month.”Rodri’s getting better but he had a big injury in the last game against Al Hilal and for the last five or six weeks,” Guardiola said.”He’s training right now…

Wrexham suffered a double gut punch as Southampton struck twice late on for a dramatic 2-1 victory at St Mary’s.Josh Windass put Wrexham ahead on their return to the second tier of English football after a 43-year absence, converting a 22nd-minute penalty when fellow summer recruit Kieffer Moore was fouled.Southampton — two divisions higher than Wrexham last season — pushed furiously throughout for reward, but they were fast running out of time when substitute Ryan Manning dispatched a superb 90th-minute free kick.Saints were not done, though, as Manning burst down the left in the sixth minute of added time to…

Wrexham suffered a double gut punch as Southampton struck twice late on for a dramatic 2-1 victory at St Mary’s.Josh Windass put Wrexham ahead on their return to the second tier of English football after a 43-year absence, converting a 22nd-minute penalty when fellow summer recruit Kieffer Moore was fouled. Southampton – two divisions higher than Wrexham last season – pushed furiously throughout for reward, but they were fast running out of time when substitute Ryan Manning dispatched a superb 90th-minute free-kick. Saints were not done, though, as Manning burst down the left in the sixth minute of added time…

The programme also honours the memory of Diogo Jota, whose sudden and tragic passing in July left the club devastated.Jota was, as ever, an influential figure throughout the season, having a huge impact on a record-equalling 20th English league title with vital contributions at key moments.Elsewhere, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones discuss a midfield synergy that fuelled Liverpool’s hunt for success.Andy Robertson, Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley offer insight on the defensive fortitude that kept the Reds ahead of the chasing pack.And the words of Slot, spanning the entirety of his historic first season on…

Coventry and Hull drew a blank on the opening weekend of the Sky Bet Championship season as their clash at the Coventry Building Society Arena ended in a 0-0 stalemate.The closest either side came to breaking the deadlock was when Milan van Ewijk’s long-range effort struck the woodwork for the hosts in the second half. The result represents a decent return for the Tigers, who went through a chaotic summer that briefly saw them put under a transfer embargo.Coventry began brightly and almost led in the third minute when Tatsuhiro Sakamoto bent a low effort narrowly wide of the far…

Summer signing Harvey Knibbs scored a stoppage-time winner for Charlton as the Championship new boys made it a losing start for new Watford head coach Paulo Pezzolano.The 26-year-old attacking midfielder, a transfer window arrival from Reading, pounced from close range in the fourth minute of time added on. Charlton, last season’s League One play-off winners, came out of the blocks quickly, with Hornets goalkeeper Egil Selvik making a fine reaction save to deny centre-back Lloyd Jones from converting Rob Apter’s cross. Image: Harvey Knibbs celebrates with the home fans after scoring a late winner for Charlton against Watford Watford settled…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defiantly declared Saturday that his countrymen “will not give their land to occupiers,” after President Donald Trump suggested that a peace deal would include some “swapping” of territories with Russia.”The answer to Ukraine’s territorial question is already in the constitution of Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in a message on Telegram early Saturday. “No one will and no one can deviate from it. Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier.”His comments came after Trump announced on Truth Social that a long-awaited meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin had been scheduled for next Friday in Alaska.Further details and logistics of the meeting are still unclear…

Alina Rudya/bell Collective | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesI didn’t think much of my daily cell phone use during a vacation to Paris in May.But by the end of the five-day trip, I’d amassed almost $50 in extra charges — for fairly routine tasks like checking restaurant hours and menus, or researching neighborhood attractions after long, meandering walks.While not a bank-breaking sum of money, it was high enough to frustrate this personal finance reporter and make me rethink phone use (and the value of better pre-planning) for my next excursion.Luckily, there are many ways to potentially reduce or eliminate extra cell…