'Not normal': Mikel Arteta hails Max Dowman after Arsenal youngster makes Premier League history
Arsenal wonderkid achieves a huge milestone during Premier League win over Everton Source link
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Iran Hails Deadly Cluster Bomb Attack On Central Israel: ‘First Wave Under New Ayatollah’
Since the start of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, Israel has suffered some rare mass casualty events and major destruction of sectors of its cities, especially in Tel Aviv. The official death toll stands at eleven civilians killed, and dozens wounded and injured; while Israel’s military just suffered two troop deaths in southern Lebanon. The most devastating single incident was when nine people were killed in an Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem on March 1, amid Iran’s retaliatory action. On Monday there are widespread reports of another significant deadly missile impact in the heart of Israel. Local media reports that at least one person was killed and two others seriously wounded after an Iranian missile carrying a cluster warhead struck central Israel on Monday. Illustrative: Cluster bomb open source image. Already there’s been evidence of advanced hypersonic missiles sent on Israel, but cluster munitions by Iran may be something ‘new’ deployed in the war with Israel. Times of Israel describes that the cluster warhead hit at least six locations across central Israel, …
US hails progress on Haiti’s anti-gang force, but elections face steep hurdles
Speaking on the sidelines of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed additional commitments to the Kenya-led mission in Haiti, with countries such as Canada and Japan expected to contribute. If successfully deployed, the force could stabilise parts of the country and create conditions for a return to constitutional rule, he said. Yet on the ground in Haiti, the scale of the political and institutional breakdown raises serious doubts about whether elections can be organised in any credible form. “Those gangs are not a new phenomenon,” said Roromme Chantal, a former Haitian journalist and now professor of political science at the Université de Moncton. “The weakness of the state has repeatedly led those in power to rely on irregular armed groups. Over time, those groups gain autonomy.” Under the Duvalier dictatorship, the Volontaires de la Sécurité Nationale (VSN) acted as a paramilitary force to secure the regime. In the 2000s, armed loyalists known as “chimères” were mobilised around former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. What began as political instruments gradually morphed into entrenched armed actors …
Trump hails ‘golden age’ in State of the Union as voters sour on economy
NO CLARITY ON IRAN While Trump declared that inflation is “plummeting”, prices for groceries, housing, insurance and utilities remain significantly higher than they were a few years ago. New data released on Friday showed the economy slowed more than expected last quarter while inflation accelerated. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 36 per cent of Americans approve of his handling of the economy. Democrats hope to seize control of both houses of Congress from Republicans in November when all 435 seats are on the ballot for the House and about a third of the 100 seats in the Senate. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat whose decisive victory in November was an early midterm warning sign for Republicans, delivered her party’s official response, criticising Trump for abandoning struggling Americans. “Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family?” she said. “We all know the answer is no.” Trump, who attacked the Supreme Court in personal terms after the tariff decision on Friday, held his fire on Tuesday, shaking hands with the …
Schumer hails Supreme Court tariff ruling as ‘a win for the wallets’ of Americans
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down a significant amount of President Trump’s tariffs as a victory for Americans and the U.S. economy. “This is a win for the wallets of every American consumer,” Schumer said in a statement. “Trump’s chaotic and illegal tariff tax made… Source link
Gordon Ramsay hails Adam Peaty as an ‘amazing young man’ in new Netflix series
On Wednesday, Netflix released a docuseries titled Being Gordon Ramsay, which follows the Michelin-starred chef over nine months in the lead-up to “his biggest restaurant venture to date” – the opening of three restaurants, a bar and a cooking academy at London’s 22 Bishopsgate. Source link
Rupert Lowe hails ‘very important day’ for Restore Britain | Politics | News
Rupert Lowe launched his party on Friday (Image: Getty) Reform UK has suffered a devastating blow with seven forrmer councillors for the party moving to the new ‘Restore Britain’ established by the Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe. It comes just days after the member of parliament formally established his new political party announcing policies such as banning the Burqa and imposing a policy of mass deportations. Welcoming the defections as a “very important day” for the new party, Mr Lowe, 68, said there would be “many more to come”. The defectors will now form an official grouping on the local authority, which is currently run by Reform. Mr Lowe, himself a former member of Reform who was elected in 2024 for the Great Yarmouth constituency, was kicked out of the party after a public dispute with its leadership. A former businessman, he established a self-run ‘inquiry’ into grooming gangs across the UK, and initially founded Restore Britain as a pressure group before making it into a political party. The group attracted members from across UK …
William hails Mumbai as city named 2026 Earthshot Prize host
The future king’s project is halfway through its cycle to recognise and reward ideas to help save the planet. Source link
China’s Xi hails ‘fight against corruption’ after top general’s fall
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed the military’s “fight against corruption”, state media reported on Wednesday (Feb 11), in a rare acknowledgement of graft weeks after Beijing escalated a sweeping purge by probing its top general. Beijing’s defence ministry said last month it was investigating Zhang Youxia, a vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), as well as Liu Zhenli, chief of staff of the CMC’s joint staff department, which oversees combat planning. The pair were the latest to fall under a huge drive to root out graft at all levels of the Chinese Communist Party and state since Xi came to power more than a decade ago. The drive has targeted the military in recent years. Speaking to soldiers in a virtual address on Tuesday, Xi said the military had “undergone revolutionary tempering in the fight against corruption”, using a phrase commonly associated with strengthening military and party loyalty. “The People’s Liberation Army has advanced in-depth political rectification (and) effectively responded to various risks and challenges,” Xi said, according to state broadcaster CCTV. …
Speed skating-Lorello hails Italian crowd as Olympic hosts shine on Sunday
MILAN, Feb 8 : Italian fans have propelled the country’s athletes to success at the Winter Olympics, speed skater Riccardo Lorello said after claiming bronze in the 5,000 metres as the hosts enjoyed a successful Sunday at the Milano Cortina Games. Lorello’s medal was the fourth of five won by Italy during the day, bringing the country’s overall tally to eight. The 23-year-old credited Italy’s success to the unique atmosphere created by the home supporters, while also acknowledging the efforts of his fellow athletes. “Competing in Italy is something unique. The Italian crowd has done its job. I am really happy I contributed to this,” Lorello told reporters. “I am delighted to have crowned it, to have put the icing on the cake this evening. I am proud of all my Italian teammates in the different sports.” A day after compatriot Francesca Lollobrigida’s gold in the women’s 3,000 metres, Lorello was the first Italian to take the ice in the third pairing, taking an early lead. After waiting for the remaining seven pairs to skate, …