Scare for EPL champions Man City after struggling to see off enterprising young Arsenal squad
Arsenal were guilty of “losing their heads” and were left shocked by a stoppage-time goal from Manchester City who claimed a 2-1 victory in a stunning match to kick off 2022. The Gunners’ first-half performance was described as “the best we have ever seen” against the Premier League champions, as...
How Ethiopia’s decades-old Tigray conflict evolved into a sequel of human rights abuses and bitter legacy
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) spokesman Getachew Reda has denied that formal Tigrayan forces were involved in the killings unarmed civilians, but said local Tigrayan militias may have committed abuses. Reda did not respond to queries about whether the TPLF would carry out investigations and punish those responsible. In his...
Black and bold: Chelsea striker Lukaku’s daring comments on his manager lays bare struggles at Stamford Bridge
Simon Jordan insists Romelu Lukaku ‘should learn when to speak, who to speak to and how to speak’ after the striker revealed he wasn’t happy with his situation at Chelsea in a bombshell interview released on Thursday. Lukaku, who returned to the Blues for a club record £97.5 million fee...
Islamist fighters take advantage of growing rift between Somali president and PM to attack town, kill seven
Somalia’s al Shabaab fighters attacked a town north of the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least seven people as they fought government security forces, a police officer and residents said. Police and residents in Balad, 30 kilometres north of Mogadishu, said the al Qaeda-linked group’s fighters attacked and overran...
