Liverpool seal surprise loan deal for Barcelona defender Araújo Liverpool have reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign Uruguayan international Ronald Araújo on a season-long loan, in one of the biggest surprise moves of the summer transfer window. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed on Friday that both clubs had reached a verbal agreement, with Barcelona sporting director Deco giving…
At least 100 migrants lost their lives as thousands breached the Ceuta border last week to gain entry into Spanish territory from Morocco. Juan Jesus Vivas, head of Ceuta’s local government, disclosed the number of casualties while appearing before the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Brussels on Thursday. Mr Vivas called the border…
Greece has recorded 65 locally acquired cases of West Nile virus infections since the start of the 2026 transmission season, with six deaths reported, health authorities said on Thursday. The National Public Health Organisation (EODY), in its latest weekly epidemiological surveillance report, said 23 new cases were recorded in the past week, indicating a rise in infections. It said…
As part of his immigration crackdown, President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders aimed at ending birth tourism and limiting birthright citizenship, insisting that U.S. citizenship cannot be acquired through the exploitation or evasion of laws. The White House said the executive orders would expand the categories of people who would not be granted automatic citizenship at…
Real Madrid on Thursday announced the signing of 19-year-old Cote d’Ivoire winger Yan Diomande from Leipzig for what Spanish media reported was a club-record fee of 140 million euros ($161 million), including bonuses. Los Blancos said in a statement that a deal had been reached with the Bundesliga side for Diomande, “who is tied to our club for the…
By Emiola Osifeso There are moments in life when comparison becomes unavoidable, not because one country is better than another, but because comparison is the only honest way to measure reality. As someone who travels frequently between Nigeria and Sierra Leone, I arrived in Freetown with a simple assumption. Sierra Leone is a smaller economy, with a smaller population,…
