Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. in the next 12 months. The first group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive on Thursday, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. Since taking office in January last year, President Donald Trump’s administration has struck several deals with African countries on deporting people…
Kenya Airways says the Middle East conflict has pushed up its fuel costs by 72 per cent while delaying spare parts and aircraft maintenance. Acting chief executive officer George Kamal disclosed this on Wednesday during a media briefing in Nairobi. Mr Kamal said fuel now accounted for up to 50 per cent of the airline’s total operating costs. He…
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 17 Iranians for coordinating an alleged massive cyber theft, infiltrating 144 U.S. universities, 178 foreign universities, 42 U.S. companies, 11 foreign companies, five government agencies, and two non-governmental organisations. The DoJ said the suspects face a 14-count charge for carrying out a cyber theft campaign between 2013 and December 2017. Federal prosecutors…
Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter are considering selling their stakes in the Premier League side to the club’s majority owner Clearlake Capital, according to reports on Monday. American billionaires Boehly and Walter were two of the investors who partnered with Clearlake to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich for £2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) in May 2022. Private…
Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri said he was ready to “feel that excitement again” after completing his move to Barcelona from Premier League side Manchester City on Tuesday. In a statement on their website, the La Liga champions said the 30-year-old has signed a deal that will run until 2030, bringing an end to one of the longest-running transfer…
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has confirmed that talks over a new contract with the Bundesliga champions are set to begin. The 33-year-old England captain said discussions had been delayed until after his post-World Cup holiday but were now expected to start within days. “I’m not sure exactly when, but they’ll start this week or next week,” Kane told…
