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Iceland will go to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to resume talks on EU membership. In case of a “yes” win, Iceland will become the 11th country aspiring to join the bloc. Claudia Delpero looks at the states queuing up to join the bloc. At present, ten states have applied to join the European Union – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia. All but Kosovo are recognised as official candidates. Iceland already asked to join in 2009, after the collapse of its financial sector. Talks were terminated in 2015, but…
Such a change would be reminiscent of the Republican president’s unilateral action last year by executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Former Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney has said Carlos Baleba will improve the team “massively.” Rooney also rejected claims that the Cameroon midfielder went missing after his failed move to Old Trafford last season. Baleba is expected to move from Brighton in a deal worth up to £70m and become United’s third midfield summer signing after Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos. Tielemans and Santos both made their debuts on Saturday as they started the lacklustre 2-0 Premier League defeat at newly promoted Hull. “I really like him, Baleba, I think he’s a really good signing,” United’s record scorer told the Stick to…
TORONTO (AP) — Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply. Watch in the video player above. The tension threatened one of the world’s largest trading relationships. The new tariffs extended well beyond industrial goods, hitting everyday purchases such as seafood, cheese, clothing, cosmetics and toilet paper, with some facing duties as high as 50%. Canada’s retaliation came after the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs over the weekend on Canadian…
TheArewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has said that Nigeria’s politics lacks standards because the citizens do not demand accountability. The Publicity Secretary of the Forum, Professor Tukur Mohammed Baba, made this assertion on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television. He said that the governance of Nigeria in the last four years has had a negative impact on citizens, in spite of any positive micro statistics provided. “There is no standard in Nigeria’s politics because we do not demand accountability. Our politics and laws are always flexible. If you look at the country, no institution is going straight, including the judiciary.…
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested four people over the alleged demolition of a classroom at Unguwa Uku Primary School in Tarauni Local Government Area of the state. The chairman of the commission, Malam Saidu Yahaya, said the investigation followed a complaint lodged by some residents of the area over the alleged destruction of the classroom. According to Yahaya, preliminary findings indicated that the school’s head teacher allegedly collaborated with some members of the School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) and the Education Secretary of Tarauni Local Government Area to demolish the classroom and sell the iron…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Shortly after taking office last year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth polled the nation’s top commanders about cutting a program designed to protect civilians during U.S. military operations. Hegseth had bet senior officers would endorse his view that focusing on civilian security was “woke” and out of step with “maximum lethality,” current and former defense officials told ProPublica. Instead, every commander rebuffed the idea. The poll from early 2025, which has not been previously reported, cemented top-level military support…
Read in Browser Afternoon Edition August 25, 2026 The Big Ten became the first conference to vote to implement a rule banning NFL players from returning to college. The move comes after a Louisiana state judge granted a temporary restraining order allowing a group of players who participated in NFL training camp and the preseason to return to college. —Amanda Christovich First Up First at FOS: NFL officials will be expected to keep a close eye on players violating the league’s rules prohibiting taunting opponents, illegal celebrations, and fighting. Callaway’s CEO admitted it had the final say on a controversial,…
United States and Nigerian military personnel are conducting a series of joint training exercises at the US military’s Operating Location in Bauchi, aimed at strengthening military capabilities, sharing expertise and deepening cooperation between the two countries. The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said the training forms part of a broader US-Nigeria security cooperation mission designed to improve readiness, enhance military capabilities and build long-term capacity among Nigerian forces. The training has covered several areas, including combat lifesaving and tactical combat casualty care, weapons familiarisation, camouflage, water treatment and testing, explosive ordnance disposal, small-unit tactics and unmanned aircraft systems. AFRICOM said…
The off-field conduct and drinking habits of England’s men’s squad are back under scrutiny this week after another nightclub incident involving one of its players.