Women’s Super League powerhouse Chelsea has struck a deal to acquire San Diego Wave and United States women’s national team defender Naomi Girma, a person with knowledge of the transfer agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the…
Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes are being “retraumatised” by the prospect of losing benefits in the UK if they accept compensation from the Irish state, Westminster has been told. The warning comes amid a campaign backed by representatives of almost every political party in the UK and figures including Steve Coogan, who starred…
Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, joining other European far-right figures including Éric Zemmour, a one-time French presidential candidate known for his xenophobia. Meloni’s attendance at the event in Washington DC on Monday was confirmed by her office and will be seen as further cementing relations with the…
At least 22 people have been killed in a “tragic” traffic collision between a bus and truck in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, the Associated Press reports, citing fire department officials who attended the scene. A further 13 people were taken to hospitals near the city of Teófilo Otoni. Authorities said the bus, which…
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts. In a statement, a spokesperson said the office in Johannesburg would close and the WFP would consolidate its southern and east Africa operations into one regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. The spokesperson said the…
Hungarian Integrity Authority Ferenc Biro said he thought the attack on him was intended to discredit his organisation Police in Hungary have raided the offices of the Integrity Authority, a state body that overseas the use of EU funds. The chief prosecutor has announced that its chairman, Ferenc Biro, is suspected of corruption and abuse…
Over the last several years, Indianapolis’s food scene has exploded, coming to rival nearby Midwest neighbors Louisville, Cincinnati, and Chicago. Many of the heartland city’s celebrated restaurants, such as Tinker Street (New American cuisine), the 70-year-old Bar-B-Q Heaven (a place of pilgrimage for pork ribs), and Kountry Kitchen (a soul food classic resurrected from a…
The countdown to green is on, as INDYCAR heads to Barber this weekend for the Children’s of Alabama INDY Grand Prix. And fans can watch the exciting action on FOX. Fans can also dive into the odds for this weekend’s race and wager on which driver they think has what it takes to get into…
The Argentine government led by Javier Milei has announced that it plans to pull out of the World Health Organisation (WHO). A spokesman for President Milei said the decision to exit the WHO was triggered by “deep differences regarding health management especially during the [Covid-19] pandemic”. The announcement comes just over two weeks after US…
Tanzania’s main opposition party has been barred from participating in this year’s election, days after its leader was charged with treason. Ramadhani Kailima, director of elections at the Independent National Elections Commission, said that Chadema had failed to sign a code of conduct document that was due on Saturday, meaning the party was disqualified from…
