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Arsenal are set to sign Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace in a deal worth more than £60 million, beating rivals Tottenham Hotspur to the 27-year-old midfielder. Spurs had been favourites to secure Eze, but Arsenal accelerated talks after Kai Havertz sustained a knee injury in Sunday’s win over Manchester United. The Gunners have reached an agreement in principle with Palace for a fee close to Eze’s £68m release clause. Eze, released by Arsenal as a teenager, now appears on course for a return to the Emirates. Palace manager Oliver Glasner said both Eze and captain Marc Guehi remain committed ahead…

Leon Bailey has completed a season-long loan move from Aston Villa to Serie A side AS Roma. The deal, which runs through the 2025-26 campaign, includes an option to buy. The Jamaican winger, 28, joined Villa from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021 for £25m and scored 22 goals in 144 appearances. He enjoyed his best spell in 2023-24 with 14 goals across 52 games but managed just two goals in 38 appearances last season. Despite signing a new Villa contract in February 2024 that runs until 2027, Bailey now heads to Italy. Roma will reportedly pay €2m (£1.7m) for the loan,…

An Arizona man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for fatally stabbing his wife, who used her final words to identify him as her attacker. Stephen Dennis, 36, pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder in the death of his wife, 37-year-old Aliccia Grant, a mother of two. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced the sentencing Monday, Aug. 18. Grant was stabbed in the early hours of Sept. 9, 2024, in the parking lot of a Home Depot in north Phoenix. Witnesses reported hearing screams and found her in the driver’s seat of a red Prius with…

Uganda has agreed to temporarily host migrants rejected for asylum in the United States but unwilling to return home, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The deal comes as President Donald Trump escalates deportations, including sending convicted criminals to South Sudan and Eswatini. “This is a temporary arrangement with conditions, including that individuals with criminal records and unaccompanied minors will not be accepted,” ministry permanent secretary Vincent Bagiire Waiswa said in a statement, adding Uganda would prefer to receive African nationals. The ministry said details were still being worked out. On Wednesday, another official had denied reports of a deal, citing…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday handed Donald Trump a letter from his wife, Olena Zelenska, thanking Melania Trump for drawing attention to the plight of thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Russia since the 2022 invasion. The exchange came after Melania Trump wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin urging him to consider the children, saying their return would “serve humanity.” Ukraine says about 19,500 children have been abducted, with 1,500 returned. The International Criminal Court last year issued an arrest warrant for Putin over the alleged deportations, which Moscow denies. Zelensky praised Melania Trump’s “compassion” and said her advocacy…

The U.S. State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas for violations of U.S. law and overstays, officials told the BBC, in a move that underscores the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and foreign students. The department said the “vast majority” of cases involved criminal offenses such as assault, burglary and driving under the influence, while several hundred were linked to “support for terrorism.” Officials did not elaborate on the definition but said some students had been flagged for expressing antisemitic behavior during pro-Palestinian protests. Roughly 4,000 visas were revoked for lawbreaking, while 200–300 were canceled under “INA…

Britain has withdrawn its demand for Apple to create a back door into encrypted user data after objections from U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. officials said on Monday. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard confirmed the reversal in a post on X, saying she had worked with Trump and Vice President JD Vance to ensure Americans’ “private data remains private” and constitutional rights were protected. The dispute centered on a notice issued under the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act, which sought access to Apple’s Advanced Data Protection (ADP) tool. The iCloud feature prevents even Apple from accessing stored information. Apple…

A woman accused of supplying Friends star Matthew Perry with the dose of ketamine that killed him has agreed to plead guilty, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday. Jasveen Sangha, 42, a dual U.S.-UK national known as the “Ketamine Queen,” will plead guilty to five federal charges, including distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious injury. She faces up to 45 years in prison. Prosecutors described Sangha as a prolific dealer who supplied ketamine to Perry through intermediaries. She and California doctor Salvador Plasencia, who signed a plea deal in June, were the main targets of the probe. Three other…

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday in talks aimed at exploring a possible deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. NATO and European leaders are also in Washington to show united support for Kyiv. The summit follows Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week and comes six months after a tense Oval Office encounter between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance. Military analysts say Russia controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory and is demanding the rest of the Donetsk region, an area rich in agriculture…

Jack Schlossberg, grandson of John F. Kennedy, drew backlash after mocking U.S. First Lady Melania Trump over a letter she sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin about children affected by the war in Ukraine. In a video posted on social media, Schlossberg, 32, wore a blonde wig and spoke in a Slovenian accent while reading the letter aloud. He captioned the clip in capital letters, mimicking Donald Trump’s style: “A message from our BEAUTIFUL FIRST LADY … thank you for your attention to this matter, We want peace!” He later added, “What am I saying? This make no sense. Please…