The FA said any fan who abused players is ‘not welcome in following the team’ (Picture: Reuters) England players have been bombarded with despicable racist abuse after the Three Lions lost to Italy in the Euro 2020 final. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were flooded with abhorrent slurs and monkey and banana emojis on social media […]
Continue reading …Italy fans celebrate in Milan. Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP From Milan to Palermo, people spilled into the streets to celebrate Italy’s Euro 2020 triumph over England on Sunday, pushing aside thoughts of the pandemic which has gripped the nation. In the heart of Rome, a concert of car horns and foghorns rang out […]
Continue reading …The Duke of Cambridge has wished Gareth Southgate and the England squad the ‘very best of luck’ (Picture: Getty) Prince William has urged Gareth Southgate and his squad to ‘bring it home’ as England go for glory in the Euro 2020 final. The Duke of Cambridge wished the players, including captain Harry Kane, the ‘very best of […]
Continue reading …Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends his last campaign event ahead of Ethiopia’s elections scheduled for June 21, in Jimma, Ethiopia, June 16, 2021. © Tiksa Negeri, Reuters PM Abiy on Saturday hailed the outcome of a “historic” election after results showed his party winning an overwhelming majority in the federal parliament. Abiy‘s party won 410 […]
Continue reading …Martine Moise, who was critically injured in the attack that killed her husband, calls on Haiti not to ‘lose its way’. This file photo taken on May 23, 2018, shows Haitian President Jovenel Moise (L) and Haitian First Lady Martine Moise at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince [File: Hector Retamal/AFP] The wife of assassinated Haitian […]
Continue reading …The Hague based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) passed its final judgment on Friday rejecting the Israel based mining company’s, Israel Chemical Limited (ICL) compensation claims filed against the government of Ethiopia. ICL took Ethiopia to the international court claiming that Ethiopia violated the Netherlands-Ethiopia Bilateral Investment Treaty for imposing capital gains and value added […]
Continue reading …England defender Leighton Baines (R) vies with Italy’s midfielder Antonio Candreva during their 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D match at the Amazonia Arena in Manaus, Brazil, June 14, 2014. (AFP Photo) Ahopeful England and strong Italy side will look to wait their long waits for the continental crown as they face each other in […]
Continue reading …Firefighters work at the scene of the blaze, Bangladesh [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters] Police in Bangladesh have arrested on murder charges the owner of a factory where at least 52 people died in a massive fire, as it emerged that children as young as 11 had been working there. Four of the owner’s sons were also […]
Continue reading …Police on the lookout for others suspected assassins of Haitian President Jovenel Moise outside the Embassy of Taiwan in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 9, 2021. © Valerie Baeriswyl, AFP Haiti has asked Washington and the UN for troops to secure its ports, airport and other strategic sites after the assassination of president Jovenel Moise opened a […]
Continue reading …‘ Afghans return to Afghanistan at the Islam Qala border with Iran, in the western Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2019. (AP Photo) Taliban takes full control of a key district in western Afghanistan, which includes an important border crossing point with Iran. The group continues to advance in the country, while NATO and foreign […]
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