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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSpain is not allowing ships carrying arms to Israel to call at its ports, the country’s foreign minister said, in keeping with its commitment to not “contribute to war”. The European nation refused to let a ship carrying 27 tonnes of explosives from India to Haifa dock at the Cartagena port, El País reported.“This is the first time we have done this because it is the first time we have detected a ship carrying a shipment…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he did not waste a minute of his time at the club and is “absolutely fine” with the amount of silverware he won.Klopp will bow out at Anfield on Sunday after eight and a half years having won eight pieces of silverware, including one Premier League title after a 30-year wait and the club’s sixth success in the Champions League.His critics will say he did not maximise the talents of a squad…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe family of an Army reservist who killed 18 people in a horrific mass shooting in Maine last October say that his brain was “hijacked” by a severe traumatic brain injury.Testifying before a state investigative committee, the family of 40-year-old Robert Card, who was found dead from a self-inflicted wound days later, said that he had a “severe” traumatic brain injury relating to his military service.His family said they donated the hand grenade training instructor’s brain…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter For the second time in nine years, Jurgen Klopp is embarking on a voyage into the unknown. A man who came to define Liverpool perhaps more than any individual since Bill Shankly had an uncertain grasp of his new club in 2015. “Because in the beginning, what did we really know?” Klopp asked. “It is not that we can lie. Some may have watched more Liverpool games than I did. In the 15 years before I arrived…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy in some quarters for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism on Saturday, but he received a standing ovation from graduates and other attendees of the May 11 commencement ceremony at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. The fast-growing college is part of a constellation of conservative Catholic colleges that tout their adherence to church teachings and practice — part of a larger conservative movement in parts…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup.They will be the first South American hosts of the women’s finals, having hosted the men’s event twice before in 1950 and 2014.Brazil‘s bid saw off a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in a vote at Fifa Congress on Friday.England finished runners-up at the last finals in Australia and New Zealand in 2023, losing 1-0 to Spain in the final.Fifa president Gianni Infantino said: “Congratulations to Brazil.…

A humanoid AI robot gave a commencement speech at a university in New York over the weekend.Sophia, developed by Hanson Robotics, spoke to more than 2,000 people at D’Youville University in Buffalo to give a speech normally reserved for high-profile figures such as celebrities or government officials.Some students had petitioned for a human to replace the robot at the ceremony last Saturday (11 May).The university said it was “embracing technology” by having Sophia speak.During the speech, the robot referenced general words of advice commencement speakers may give to graduates. Source link

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Phil Foden insisted he can get a lot better again after accepting the Footballer of the Year award.The Manchester City winger, who has scored a career-best 25 goals this season, won 42 percent of the vote for the Football Writers’ Association prize, with his England teammate Declan Rice the runner up and his City colleague Rodri in third.Foden could win his sixth Premier League title on Sunday when City host West Ham and the England international believes…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailIsraeli officials “need to do more” to stop settlers attacking trucks loaded with food, water and other critical supplies from entering Gaza, a State Department spokesman said on Thursday.The remarks came after videos emerged on X/Twitter showing Israeli settlers destroying packages of humanitarian assistance held on trucks bound for Gaza.Vedant Patel, a State Department spokesperson, said that he could not verify the fate of the trucks seen in the video. But he added that Israeli officials “need to…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson will miss Sunday’s final Premier League game and the FA Cup final, the club have confirmed.The Brazilian was forced off injured with a facial injury during the victory at Tottenham on Tuesday which put the club on the brink of an unprecedented fourth successive title.Scans have confirmed Ederson sustained a small fracture to the right eye socket following a collision with Cristian Romero.Despite concerns at the time, it is understood the 30-year-old did…