Money talks: New report shows how Europe’s big clubs flex financial muscle to dominate football
European giants Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as Premier League sides Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal finish off the top 10. Spurs rank above their North London rivals due to their state-of-the-art stadium.
Republican aspirant Ron DeSantis steps up withering attacks on party frontrunner Trump in Florida
Trump, the front-runner in the Republican race, recently assailed DeSantis’ handling of the Covid pandemic, when DeSantis resisted federal mask and vaccine mandates. DeSantis called Trump’s criticisms “detached from reality” and argued Republicans would respond by supporting him.
Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal FC tables mouthwatering $1.3 billion to lure Lionel Messi to Middle East
Barca boss Xavi appears increasingly confident of bringing Messi back to the club where he made his name. He told TV3.cat: “Our fans started to mention Leo Messi’s name at every game…I like the feeling but trust me, the comeback of Leo Messi only depends on him.
South Sudan grapples with land mines as returning refugees are kept off their homes
As South Sudanese trickle back into the country after a peace deal was signed in 2018 to end a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people and displaced millions, many are returning to areas riddled with mines left from decades of conflict. More than 5,000 South Sudanese have been killed or injured by land mines and unexploded ordnance since 2004, according to the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS).
Russian defence vulnerabilities exposed after Ukraine rained drones on Moscow
Last week, the Russian border region of Belgorod was the target of one of the most serious cross-border raids since the war began, with two far-right pro-Ukrainian paramilitary groups claiming responsibility. Officials in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar near annexed Crimea said two drones struck there Friday, damaging residential buildings. The attacks also drew calls for bolstering Russia’s borders.
Racism in medicine: ‘Father of gynaecology’ performed torturous surgical experiments on Black slaves in 1840s without anaesthesia
Until Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black families were mostly barred from well-funded white hospitals and often received limited, poor or inhumane medical treatment. Black-led clinics and doctors worked hard to fill in the gaps, but even after the new protections, hospitals once reserved for Black families remained under-resourced, and Black women didn’t get the same support regularly available for white women.
