December 2, 2025

Haaland Premier League Record Powers City Past Fulham

Haaland Premier League Record Powers City Past Fulham

December 2, 2025 8:14 pm

Erling Haaland became the fastest player to reach one hundred Premier League goals on Tuesday as Manchester City edged Fulham in a frantic nine goal contest at Craven Cottage. City’s 5 to 4 win kept Pep Guardiola’s side within touching distance of the top of the table.

The victory moved City to twenty eight points in second place, two behind leaders Arsenal, who play Brentford on Wednesday. Haaland’s milestone strike set the tone for what looked like a comfortable evening until Fulham mounted a furious late comeback.

Haaland opened the scoring in the seventeenth minute with a powerful left footed …

REUTERS/Tunisia Opposition Arrests Widen As Ayachi Hammami Detained

Tunisia Opposition Arrests Widen As Ayachi Hammami Detained

December 2, 2025 4:46 pm

Tunisian police arrested veteran opposition politician Ayachi Hammami at his home on Tuesday to carry out a five year prison sentence for conspiracy against state security, his family told Reuters. The detention followed a sweeping appeals court ruling last week that imposed lengthy prison terms on dozens of government critics.

The arrest has intensified growing concern among rights groups and political movements who say President Kais Saied is using the judiciary to silence opponents. Saied, who took extraordinary powers in 2021 and later dissolved parliament, has rejected those accusations and insists the courts act independently.

Last week’s appeals court verdict …

Bonmatí Has Fibula Surgery, Out For Around Five Months

Bonmatí Has Fibula Surgery, Out For Around Five Months

December 2, 2025 3:49 pm

Aitana Bonmatí, one of the most influential figures in women’s football and a cornerstone of both FC Barcelona and Spain’s national team, has undergone successful surgery after suffering a transdesmal fracture of her left fibula. The operation, confirmed as a success by the club’s medical staff, marks the beginning of what is expected to be a five-month recovery period, sidelining the reigning Ballon d’Or winner for a significant stretch of the season.

The injury comes at a pivotal time for both club and country. Bonmatí has been indispensable in Barcelona’s midfield, orchestrating play with her trademark intelligence, press resistance, and …

South Korea Triples AI Spending; Qatar Launches MAI Platform

South Korea Triples AI Spending; Qatar Launches MAI Platform

December 2, 2025 3:32 pm

Seoul invests $7B to boost AI amid global competition; Qatar launches unified platform offering GPU-as-a-service for national digital transformation.

South Korea plans to triple its spending on Artificial Intelligence (AI) next year, while Qatar has unveiled a new national AI platform, signaling growing global efforts to harness AI for economic and technological leadership.

In Seoul, President Lee Jae Myung outlined a $7 billion AI budget for 2026, three times the previous administration’s allocation. The investment is part of a broader $511 billion fiscal plan now awaiting parliamentary approval. “In the AI era, being late by a single day means falling …

Barça Passed On Julián Álvarez As Xavi Chose Ferran Torres

Barça Passed On Julián Álvarez As Xavi Chose Ferran Torres

December 2, 2025 1:03 pm

Barcelona’s 2021/2022 season could have looked very different had the club made a different choice in attack. It has now emerged that Julián Álvarez was a genuine option for Barcelona during that winter window, but manager Xavi Hernández ultimately chose to prioritise the signing of Ferran Torres from Manchester City — a decision that continues to spark discussion among fans and analysts as both players’ careers have unfolded in contrasting ways.

At the time, Barcelona were navigating one of the most delicate periods in their modern history: financial restrictions were tight, the squad was transitioning after the departure of Lionel …

Trump Pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, Sparks Political Storm

Trump Pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, Sparks Political Storm

December 2, 2025 12:50 pm

Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, walked out of a federal prison in West Virginia on Monday after receiving a pardon from United States President Donald Trump, according to official inmate records. His release came less than two years into a forty five year sentence for narcotics conspiracy and weapons offences.

The Trump pardon has immediately reshaped Honduran political debate and added new tension to an already razor thin presidential contest at home, where candidates are separated by only a few hundred votes. The move has also revived long standing questions about Hernández’s legacy and Washington’s approach …

US Venezuela Boat Strike Sparks Legal And Political Uproar

US Venezuela Boat Strike Sparks Legal And Political Uproar

December 2, 2025 12:37 pm

A senior US Navy admiral authorised a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in early September, a decision now under intense scrutiny after reports suggested two survivors were killed while clinging to the burning vessel. The White House confirmed the order, setting off a wave of concern from both parties in Congress about the legality of the mission.

The focus of the growing controversy is the 2 September operation in the Caribbean Sea, where US forces have carried out repeated lethal actions against what the Trump administration describes as narcotics transport craft. More than eighty people have died …

Putin Warns Europe As Trump Envoys Arrive For Talks

Putin Warns Europe As Trump Envoys Arrive For Talks

December 2, 2025 12:22 pm

President Vladimir Putin told European capitals on Tuesday that any military clash with Russia would end quickly and decisively, issuing the warning just hours before two senior envoys of United States President Donald Trump arrived in Moscow for talks.

The remarks came as Western governments reacted to leaked United States draft peace ideas that unsettled Kyiv and its supporters. Those proposals appeared last week and suggested concessions on NATO, control of Ukrainian regions and limits on Ukraine’s military. European governments responded with their own peace outline while United States and Ukrainian negotiators said in Geneva that they had created an …

Port Harcourt Refinery: Private Investors To Join Management

Port Harcourt Refinery: Private Investors To Join Management

December 2, 2025 7:03 am

PETROAN says talks are underway for private investors to manage the Port Harcourt refinery under a new LNG-bonding model, with operations eyed for 2026.

Private investors are preparing to take over part of the management of the Port Harcourt refinery under a new LNG-bonding framework, according to the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN). The move marks one of the most significant steps toward opening Nigeria’s downstream sector to broader private participation and improving supply efficiency.

Dr. Joseph Obele, PETROAN’s National Public Relations Officer, said negotiations with an unnamed international oil company have reached nearly 60% completion.

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Germany Broaden Deportations Of Afghanistan, Syria Nationals

Germany Broaden Deportations Of Afghanistan, Syria Nationals

December 2, 2025 6:13 am

Berlin weighs expanded expulsions of Afghan and Syrian offenders, sparking criticism from migrant rights groups demanding transparency and legal safeguards

Germany is preparing to expand deportations of criminal offenders to Afghanistan and Syria, a shift that has sparked strong reactions from migrant rights advocates and political analysts. According to reports in German media, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is pushing for a more assertive approach that includes the use of both chartered and scheduled commercial flights.

The Interior Ministry has argued that the move is aimed at strengthening internal security and ensuring that offenders who have committed serious crimes face removal

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