Manchester United's manager, Michael Carrick, has announced that the newly acquired £70 million player, Carlos Baleba, will be out of action for two to three weeks due to a minor ankle injury. The club finalized the transfer of the 22-year-old Cameroon international from Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday. However, Baleba arrived with a pre-existing ankle ligament issue that he sustained during a pre-season friendly against Strasbourg. During his press conference on Friday, Carrick assured that the club was fully aware of the injury before completing the transfer, alleviating concerns among fans that it is not a long-term issue. Baleba will officially miss Manchester United's home game against Ipswich Town this Sunday, as well as their following match against Everton. Due to the upcoming international break, it is highly unlikely that he will play before late September. The club's medical team is tentatively aiming for his debut to be either in the Manchester derby on ...

In the wake of the passing of Europe's oldest reigning monarch, King Harald V, his 53-year-old son has officially taken the throne as King Haakon VIII of Norway. King Harald died peacefully at the age of 89 due to hemolytic anemia at the Oslo University Hospital on August 28, 2026 .  Tens of thousands of citizens gathered outside the Royal Palace in Oslo to lay flowers and light candles, entering a period of profound national mourning for a beloved ruler who advocated for inclusion throughout his 35-year reign. Under Norway's constitutional monarchy, the crown was transferred immediately upon King Harald's death. King Haakon VIII, accompanied by his 22-year-old daughter, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, formally informed the government during an extraordinary Council of State. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre delivered a public address stating that "an era has ended," commending the late king's warmth, humor, and unifying presence. The mourning even resulted in...

  A total of eleven individuals, which includes an unspecified number of corps members, have been rescued following an attack by gunmen on vehicles along the Aloma–Egane Expressway in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident took place at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, near Ogene Zaria, close to the Ogene Zaria–Onicha-Igo Junction. As reported by the Kogi State Police Command, the assailants emerged from the nearby bush and obstructed two buses traveling in opposite directions, abducting several passengers while others managed to flee into the surrounding vegetation. The police indicated that the Divisional Police Officer in Ofu promptly led a joint security team to the location after receiving a distress call, where they recovered two abandoned vehicles: a white Peace Mass Transit Hummer bus and a yellow 18-seater bus. A coordinated operation involving bush combing and rescue efforts was swiftly initiated, resulting in the successful rescue of el...

A U.S. military judge has formally set the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is alleged to be the self-proclaimed mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks, to commence on June 5, 2028. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama issued the scheduling order, establishing a date that is approximately 18 months later than what prosecutors had requested. Mohammed will be tried alongside three other alleged co-conspirators before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Captured in Pakistan in 2003, Mohammed has been detained at Guantanamo Bay since 2006. The case has extended over two decades due to significant legal disputes concerning the admissibility of evidence. Defense attorneys contend that his confessions were obtained under duress through extreme torture, including being waterboarded 183 times, while he was held at covert CIA "black sites." The 2028 trial order comes after a highly contentious legal history that included a revoked plea agreeme...

  At least 273 individuals have been confirmed deceased, with over 1,300 still unaccounted for following a catastrophic glacial collapse that triggered severe flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border. This disaster, which occurred early Wednesday, released a tremendous surge of water, mud, ice, and boulders that devastated Himalayan communities and river systems.   The rapidly advancing wall of mud and debris—characterized by environmental historians as an "inland tsunami"—traveled nearly 170 kilometers (100 miles) southward, destroying homes, roads, bridges, and essential hydropower infrastructure across seven districts in Nepal. The death toll continues to escalate as search and rescue teams access remote valleys:  Nepal: Local police have reported at least 270 fatalities, with more than 820 individuals still missing. Among those unaccounted for are over 500 foreign nationals from countries such as the United States, India, Australia, Britain, Canada, an...

Manchester City has acquired midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a deal worth £85.6 million, making the Morocco international the most expensive teenager in Premier League history. The 18-year-old has signed a five-year contract, pending international clearance, with City paying £81.4 million upfront and an additional £4.2 million in performance-related add-ons.    Following the sale of central midfielders Rodri to Barcelona for £65 million and Tijjani Reinders to Al-Qadsiah for £52 million, Enzo Maresca's team moved swiftly to secure Bouaddi. He showcased his talent during this summer's World Cup, starting five of Morocco's six matches as they advanced to the quarter-finals, and has been a pivotal player for Lille in Ligue 1   "This is a very special day for me and my family. Manchester City are, for me, the best club in the world. It's a dream to be here and be able to call myself a City player," Bouaddi  expressed. "I have spent most of my life wo...