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City Sign Bouaddi as US Targets Italy-Based Tech Group
Manchester City pay £85m for Lille teenager Ayyoub Bouaddi, as Washington designates A/I Collective a terrorist entity. Apple TV unveils heist drama 12 12 12, while Microsoft prices its anniversary Xbox at $899.
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Italy is fighting an invasive species of crab – with tens of thousands of octopuses
Italy has released 130,000 baby common octopuses off parts of the Adriatic coast to help control invasive blue crabs. The crabs, which lack sufficient natural predators, have damaged fishing equipment and shellfish stocks, creating serious pressure for fishermen and aquaculture businesses. The Octo-Blu project is focused initially on Riccione and Cesenatico in Emilia-Romagna, with possible…
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At least one dead after car crashes into crowd in northern France
At least one person has died and 10 others were injured after a car drove into a group of people near Caen train station in northern France. Police have arrested one person, and investigators are examining reports that a fight near a bar may have preceded the incident. Four people are being treated in a…
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Fears Putin will use ‘tactical nuclear weapons’ on Ukraine as peace talks ‘reach a dead end’
The article reports growing concern that Vladimir Putin could escalate Russia’s war against Ukraine, potentially including the use of tactical nuclear weapons, as peace negotiations appear to have stalled. It says Moscow is increasingly frustrated by Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure and by Western military support for Kyiv, while Russian officials are reportedly considering…
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Fury over litany of failures that left migrant free to slash woman 30 times with a broken bottle
Ibrahim Albashir, a Sudanese asylum seeker diagnosed with catatonic schizophrenia, was sentenced after attempting to murder a woman in Leeds in March 2024, attacking her with a broken bottle and slashing her about 30 times. The case has prompted criticism from campaigners and opposition MPs, who say failures across immigration, policing and mental-health systems left…
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Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU – and it could be decided on fish
Icelanders are voting on whether to restart negotiations to join the European Union, in a referendum that opinion polls suggest is too close to call. The result matters because it could reshape Iceland’s economic, trade and security relationships, while reopening a long-running dispute over national sovereignty and control of fishing waters. Supporters argue that EU…
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Paul Ben-Victor Joins Vince Vaughn, Theo James & Patrick Schwarzenegger In ‘The Bookie & The Bruiser’
Paul Ben-Victor has joined the cast of The Bookie & The Bruiser as Mafia boss Generale Francesco Viscuzo. The film stars Vince Vaughn, Theo James and Patrick Schwarzenegger, and follows two war veterans whose profitable illegal gambling business draws them into a deadly conflict between the Mafia and an Irish gang. Set in 1959 New…
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Mbappé hat-trick seals Madrid win on Mourinho home return
Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Bernabéu, giving José Mourinho a winning home return as head coach more than 13 years after his previous match there. The result matters because Madrid overcame a poor, jeered first-half display to produce a far more decisive second-half performance. Mbappé opened…
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Thierno Barry hat-trick powers Everton past Preston in Carabao Cup
Everton swept aside Preston North End in the Carabao Cup as Thierno Barry scored a hat-trick and set up Brennan Johnson. The emphatic result gives David Moyes an early-season attacking boost, while also answering questions over Everton’s commitment to the cup competition through a strong team selection and dominant display. Barry opened the scoring from…
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Why Lionsgate Vet’s Saudi Arabia-Backed Game Studio Picked ‘1,001 Arabian Nights’ Adaptation as Its Debut Title
Saudi Arabia-backed MBC Game Studio has announced “1001 Threads of Mazin”, an action-adventure game inspired by the Arabic folk-tale collection commonly known in English as “Arabian Nights”. The studio chose the material because its many interconnected stories offer a broad foundation for a new game world and a way to draw more widely on Arabic…