Lionel Messi scored his first goal of the expanded Club World Cup on a distinct free kick in the 54th minute to move Inter Miami's 2-1 victory over Porto on Thursday   at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Georgia, USA. The Argentine superstar found the top corner with a second half set-piece to clinch a surprise victory for the MLS side and give them a strong chance of progressing from Group A. Inter Miami and Palmeiras have four points each, after the Brazilian side beat Al Ahly 2-0 earlier on — the Egyptians like Porto have one point. Samu Aghehowa’s early penalty gave the Portuguese side the lead as they had the better of the first half and could have scored more. However, Telasco Segovia blasted Miami level and then Messi’s free-kick helped them claim a noteworthy scalp, in a match many thought would be straightforward for Porto. Co-owned by former England international David Beckham, Inter Miami played their first MLS match in 2020 and signed Messi in 2023, raising their...

US President Donald Trump will this week give TikTok an extra 90-day extension to find a non-Chinese buyer, the White House said Tuesday, the third time he has put off a threatened ban on the popular app. The short video app has been illegal for companies to support or host online since Jan. 19, but Trump has been granting it unilateral extensions since he took office, saying he has a deal in the works. “As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Tuesday. “This extension will last 90 days, which the Administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed so that the American people can continue to use TikTok with the assurance that their data is safe and secure.” Just as the White House was preparing to unveil the finalized TikTok agreement ahead of an April 5 deadline, Beijing called ByteDance — TikTok’s China-based parent company — and ordered it to pause the deal after Washi...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “we” have control of the skies over Iran as questions grew over whether the United States will join Israel’s strikes against the Islamic republic. “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” Trump said on Truth Social, hailing the use of US-made weaponry although without explicitly mentioning Israel. “Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA.” Trump also dramatically stepped up his rhetoric against Iran’s supreme leader saying on social media that the United States knows where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is located but will not kill him “for now.” Trump is also calling for Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there — We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for ...

  More than 600 foreign nationals have fled Iran into Azerbaijan since Israel launched strikes on June 13, targeting nuclear and military sites. A government official in Baku confirmed the evacuees—citizens of 17 countries—entered via the Astara checkpoint and are being flown home from Baku. Countries with nationals evacuated include Russia, Germany, the U.S., China, and several Central Asian states. Poland also announced plans to evacuate some embassy staff through Azerbaijan. Israel's attacks, aimed at halting Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions, have killed at least 224 people. Iran’s retaliatory strikes have left 24 dead in Israel.

Megastar, Davido, has officially pulled out of 50 Cent’s awaited concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 3, where he was slated to share the stage with hip-hop heavyweight and R&B legend, Mary J. Blige. David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, took to his social media platform (Instagram) on Saturday, June 14, 2025, to announce that he will no longer be performing as a headline act at the   Tottenham Hotspur  Stadium alongside 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige. He confirmed that the decision was as a result of 'misalignment' regarding the full execution of his performance on the night. He added that the concert which is scheduled for July 3, 2025, will still go on regardless but not with him as one of the artists on the night adding that this was a matter of principle and respect for his craft. His post on social media read, " Over the past few weeks, I have extended my full support and professionalism to The Necto Future Group, promoters of @iconicpresents, with the sin...

  A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Wednesday charging Omoyoma Christopher Okoro, 51, a United States citizen born in Nigeria, with naturalization fraud. The indictment alleges that Okoro lied about his criminal history on his application to obtain U.S. citizenship. According to the indictment and previously issued court documents, Okoro is alleged to have made knowingly and materially false statements under penalty of perjury on an application for naturalization. In response to one question “Have you EVER committed, assisted in committing, or attempted to commit, a crime or offense for which you were NOT arrested?” he answered “No.” Okoro took the oath of citizenship and naturalized on December 13, 2018. On September 19, 2024, following a jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Okoro was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and bank fraud. He was also convicted of two additional counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fr...

Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would experience “the full strength” of the US military if it attacks the United States. He emphasized again that Washington “had nothing to do” with Israel’s strikes on Tehran’s nuclear and intelligence facilities. Israel’s operation, which began early Friday, has targeted Iranian nuclear and military sites, killing dozens of people including top army commanders and atomic scientists, according to Tehran. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to hit “every target of the ayatollah regime,” and Iran has retaliated with a deadly barrage of missiles. While Trump had said he was aware of the Israeli operation before it started, he reiterated Sunday morning on his Truth Social platform that the United States “had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight.” “If we are attacked in any way, shape, or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the US Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before,” he said in a po...