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Arsenal move seven points clear after Brighton win, Man City draw with Forest

Premier League title race tilts Arsenal’s way as Manchester City draw with Nottingham Forest; Newcastle halts Manchester United’s run; João Pedro hat trick powers Chelsea; West Ham takes vital derby win. Arsenal opened a seven-point cushion over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after a scrappy 1-0 win at Brighton, capitalizing on City’s 2-2 home draw with struggling Nottingham Forest. The Gunners have played one game more, but Wednesday’s swing tightens their grip on a title fight defined by thin margins. At…

Florida executes man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer

Florida executes Billy Kearse by lethal injection for 1991 killing of police officer A 53-year-old man convicted in the killing of a police officer during a 1991 traffic stop was executed by lethal injection in Florida, the state’s third execution of the year and the fifth in the United States. The Florida Department of Corrections said Billy Kearse was pronounced dead at the state prison in Raiford. Kearse was sentenced to death for fatally shooting Officer Danny Parrish after wrestling away his gun during a roadside stop…

Irish man in Kuwait describes sirens warning of possible missile strikes

Sirens warning of possible missile strikes have jolted daily life in Kuwait and Bahrain, prompting schools and universities to switch to remote learning as residents describe sleepless nights, booming interceptions and a surge of community support. Jake McAllister, originally from Portstewart in Derry, has lived in Kuwait for more than seven years and is now principal of an international school. He said he had “never felt unsafe” since arriving in 2018 — until the past several days. McAllister had just returned from a…

Irish Man in Kuwait Recounts a Long, Sleepless Night

Kuwait and Bahrain expats describe sleepless nights as sirens sound, schools shift online Irish expatriates in Kuwait and Bahrain say nights of sirens and distant explosions have upended daily life this week, prompting schools and universities to move classes online as families weigh contingency plans but try to carry on. Jake McAllister, a school principal originally from Portstewart in Derry who has lived in Kuwait for more than seven years, said the atmosphere changed less than a day after he, his wife, Marlene, and their…

Armed intruder fatally shot after breaching Mar-a-Lago perimeter, Secret Service says

Palm Beach, Fla. — An armed man breached the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s private club and residence, before being shot and killed early Sunday, authorities said. Trump, who frequently spends weekends at the Palm Beach estate, was at the White House when the breach occurred around 1:30 a.m., according to the U.S. Secret Service. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the man had a gas can and a shotgun when he drove through the north gate as another vehicle exited. Investigators…

Man allegedly trying to enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort fatally shot

Secret Service agents shot and killed a man who attempted to breach a secure perimeter at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, early Saturday, the agency said. Trump is currently in Washington. The Secret Service said the man, described as being in his 20s, was seen at the resort’s north gate around 1:30 a.m. local time carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can. Agents opened fire after he tried to unlawfully enter the protected area, according to the agency. Officials…

Arsenal squander two-goal lead at Wolves, boosting Man City’s Premier League title hopes

WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead at last-place Wolves and were pegged back to a 2-2 draw on Wednesday, a result that hands Manchester City a significant opening in a finely poised Premier League title race. Teenage debutant Tom Edozie crashed in a dramatic equalizer in the fourth minute of stoppage time at Molineux to complete Wolves’ comeback, after Arsenal had led 2-0 through Bukayo Saka and Piero Hincapie. The league leaders have now dropped points in back-to-back matches and see their advantage…

Man missing amid flooding as France endures record 35 straight days of rain

France braces for worsening floods as a man went missing in the Loire River and the country marked a record 35 consecutive days of rain, national forecasters said Wednesday, with Storm Pedro set to drive fresh downpours across the west. Meteo-France, the national weather service, said the streak is the longest series of rainy days since measurements began in 1959, surpassing a previous record set in 2023. The relentless precipitation has saturated soils and swollen rivers across western regions, pushing several waterways to…

Kenyan Police Arrest Somali-Australian at Nairobi Airport over Fraud Allegations

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan police arrested a 37-year-old dual citizen of Somalia and Australia, Nasir Egeh, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation, authorities said Thursday. The Kenya Police Service said Egeh was intercepted at Terminal 1A after arriving from Australia via Johannesburg on a Kenya Airways flight. He was flagged by an active immigration control alert issued on Jan. 30, 2026, linked to a case of obtaining money by false pretenses, according to a police…

Sesko’s Late Goal Earns Manchester United a 1-1 Draw at West Ham

Premier League: Sesko’s 90+6 equalizer preserves Carrick’s unbeaten start as Tottenham sink deeper and Chelsea squander two-goal lead Benjamin Sesko’s stoppage-time flick rescued a 1-1 draw for Manchester United at West Ham and extended Michael Carrick’s unbeaten start, headlining a Premier League night that also saw Chelsea cough up a two-goal cushion against Leeds and Tottenham slide closer to the relegation fight with a 2-1 home loss to Newcastle. The late drama at the London Stadium kept United fourth, a point that felt…