Republicans join parents in Utah to protest ban on Bible in schools as a ‘violent, vulgar, incestuous’ book
The Bible removal is the highest-profile effort to remove a book from a school in Utah since the Legislature passed a law requiring school districts to create new pathways for residents to challenge “sensitive materials” and used a statute-based definition on pornography to define them.
Republican party nomination field looks set for battle, but opinion polls give Trump a head start
It will be a long road to the GOP’s national convention in Milwaukee next summer when Republican delegates across the country gather to finalise their nominee to run against President Joe Biden. Surprises are guaranteed. Fortunes will change. But as of now, every Republican White House hopeful is looking up at former President Donald Trump, who is the undisputed frontrunner in the crowded contest.
Messi on why he snubbed Saudi petrodollars: I wanted to leave Europe, get out of spotlight and think more about my family
Lionel Messi had wanted to go to a club where he could eventually have an ownership stake, a source with knowledge of the negotiations revealed this week, and his contract is expected to pave the way for him to do so after he retires.
Arsenal sporting directors risk wrath of fans and owners if they fail to tie up Caicedo, Rice transfers early
Arsenal infamously missed out on the signing of priority January target Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk when the deal was hijacked at the final hour by Chelsea. Although that may prove to be a blessing in disguise given Mudryk’s terrible start for Chelsea, any repeat of Arsenal failing to complete transfers will not be tolerated by the ownership or fans.
Sudan and South Sudan Siamese twins conjoined at the hip, the bloodbath in Khartoum is bleeding both
In 2012, President Salva Kiir claimed that his own government officials had “stolen” $4 billion of the public’s money and that they needed to return it so that it could be used to lift the people out of poverty.
Football’s big stars’ scramble for petrodollar in ME is part of Saudi Arabia’s soft power tactic to control world opinion – expert
PIF is Saudi Arabia’s version, worth some $620 billion (£514 billion), making it the seventh largest such fund in the world. It holds stakes in some of the western world’s best-known companies, including Disney, Uber and Boeing.