Bullish Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confident he’ll get cover for injured striker Gabriel Jesus

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he has “other alternatives” to consider as he looks to deal with the “huge blow” of losing Gabriel Jesus to injury. The Gunners are in a brilliant position at the summit of the Premier League table, five points ahead of second-placed Manchester City. They will...

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Relief and fright greet restoration of telephone services in war-ravaged Tigray region of Ethiopia

Relief and fright greet restoration of telephone services in war-ravaged Tigray region of Ethiopia

For a year and a half, phone calls to people trying to survive one of the world’s worst wars didn’t go through. Now, as phone lines start to be restored to parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region after a fragile peace deal, some Tigrayans are relieved while others grieve. “I have...

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London High Court gives British PM okay to deport immigrants to Rwanda, rights bodies oppose

London High Court gives British PM okay to deport immigrants to Rwanda, rights bodies oppose

Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London’s High Court ruled on Monday, in a victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made a high-stakes political promise to tackle the record number of migrants arriving in small boats. The policy, which was denounced by rights groups and...

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Argentina airlifts Messi & Co by helicopter as four million adoring fans deemed risky to safety of World Cup winning team

Argentina airlifts Messi & Co by helicopter as four million adoring fans deemed risky to safety of World Cup winning team

Argentina’s World Cup heroes had to cut short their open-top bus victory parade and greet jubilant fans from the sky in helicopters after fans threw projectiles and tried to jump on the team’s bus. Lionel Messi and his fellow World Cup-winning players were transferred to helicopters after four million supporters...

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