UN appalled by expose on serious human rights violations by private military, security companies
A growing reliance on private contractors to protect vessels, commercial shipping, offshore platforms, ports and other maritime infrastructure has exposed human rights violations perpetrated by private military and security companies, mercenaries and others, United Nations experts have said. A report presented to the General Assembly by the Working Group on...
800 soldiers from US, EU and 20 African nations set for joint training in Kenya from next January
More than 80 participants from the US, Africa partner nations and multinational forces gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, from October 24-28, to plan exercise Justified Accord 2023. This is US Africa Command’s largest East Africa military training exercise. Justified Accord 2023 (JA23), scheduled for late January to late February 2023, is...
Floundering Chelsea manager Potter has backing of owner but rumour mills allege his imminent sack
The Chelsea ownership are still fully behind Graham Potter despite his shaky start to his Stamford Bridge tenure, according to reports. Potter left Brighton to join the Blues in September after Chelsea owner Todd Boehly decided Thomas Tuchel was not the man to lead the Premier League club into a...
After Ronaldo’s ‘betrayal’ tirade against Man United, club told they’ve firm grounds to sack him
Manchester United could have the grounds to terminate Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract following his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan. Clips of Ronaldo’s sit-down conversation with Piers Morgan were aired on Sunday evening. The 37-year-old was heard accusing Ten Hag and the United executives of trying to force him out of the...
Democrats in razor-thin command of Senate as Speaker Nancy Pelosi hints at Biden second term
Democrats have managed to retain at least their razor-thin majority in the Senate, securing President Joe Biden’s influence on the judiciary and a small glimmer of hope for what remains of his agenda. Nevada Sen Catherine Cortez Masto successfully defended her seat from Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, much to the...
Cryptocurrency firm FTX on verge of losing billions of investor dollars as FBI zero in on insider fiddling
Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX confirmed there was “unauthorised access” to its accounts, hours after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday. The embattled company’s new CEO John Ray III said on Saturday that FTX is switching off the ability to trade or withdraw funds and taking...
Attitude change delivers as Man United boss Ten Hag lavishes ‘confident and arrogant’ young star with praise
Alejandro Garnacho came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner to secure a 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage in their final Premier League game before the World Cup break on Sunday. Man United are three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham having played a game less in the Premier League. After...
Report: Chelsea considers building an elite 60,000-seat stadium on 40-acre site in Earls Court
Chelsea is to look again at a possible move from Stamford Bridge to Earls Court. The club have put together a team to oversee plans to create an elite new stadium – and a 60,000-seat ground on a 40-acre site in Earls Court is among the options that will be...
How, why Black voters in Georgia faced waves of disinformation and misinformation in US midterm polls
Monday morning, the team at A-B Partners, a Washington DC political-communications firm that works with progressive groups, gathered on Zoom. They had less than 24 hours before the Election Day polls opened for a series of contests around the country that Democrats, at least, were billing as a last chance...
Brentford’s Ivan Toney strikes twice to end Manchester City’s 16-match winning streak
Ivan Toney responded to his England World Cup rejection with a superb brace against champions Manchester City. The Brentford striker scored his second of the game in the eighth minute of stoppage time to ensure a shock 2-1 away win for the Bees. The Brentford striker opened the scoring at...
