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Liverpool manager Arne Slot insists that defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is “fully committed to us” amid speculation over his future. The England right-back, Alexander-Arnold is out of contract in the summer and sources have said that Real Madrid have made an approach – but no offer – about signing him in January, which the Reds rebuffed. Spanish media have also reported that Real are willing to buy the 26-year-old this month, but Slot is confident he will not be distracted and confirmed that Alexander-Arnold will remain in Liverpool’s starting line-up against Manchester United this weekend. “I can tell you that he’s…

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City have to “think” about the future of injury-hit midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who is out of contract at the end of the season. The 33-year-old has been frustrated by injuries over the past two seasons and has made just eight Premier League starts in the current campaign. De Bruyne, who joined City in 2015, is able to speak to foreign clubs from this month, with a view to leaving on a free transfer at the end of the season. The Belgium international has been one of the club’s standout players over the past decade, winning…

Fire has razed a one-storey building at Abike Suleiman Street in the Lekki area of Lagos State.  Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) Dr, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed this in a statement. According to him, LASEMA received a distress call on the incident at about 12:57 p.m. He said, “Following distress calls received on the 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines, LASEMA activated its response team from Lekki Base. “Upon arrival at the incident scene, it was discovered that a one-storey building was engulfed by fire. No casualties or injuries were recorded at the incident scene,” Oke-Osanyintolu said. He…

Arne Slot says crisis-hit Manchester United, Man United are “much, much better” than their shocking position in the Premier League suggests as he prepares his Liverpool team for a clash against their fierce rivals on Sunday. Liverpool are six points clear at the top of the Premier League table — and are hot favourites to land a 20th English top-flight crown, which would pull them level with record-holders Man United. Man United, by contrast, are 14th in the table after five defeats in their past six league games under new manager Ruben Amorim. But Slot, also in his first campaign…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said it lost a total of 140 officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja in 2024. In an end-of-the-year statement by the FCT Police Command on the achievement recorded from January to December 2024, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu said some of his 140 active-duty officers perished as a result of Shiites, other violent protests, and high blood pressure in Abuja in 2024. He stated that some policemen also passed away while they were sleeping and others slumped and passed away at work. According to him, He added that certain members of…

Ardavan Yousefi has gotten so used to life under Iran’s sweeping internet restrictions that for him, a recent decision to lift a ban on messaging service WhatsApp went virtually unnoticed. “Oh wow, is it really removed now?” Yousefi, a cafe owner from the capital Tehran, said of the two-year ban on the popular application. To be certain, he switched off his virtual private network (VPN) encryption service, which allows users to mask their locations and bypass firewalls, and sent a message. But while WhatsApp and Google Play services have been restored in a decision late week by Iran’s Supreme Council…

Meghan Markle, the actress wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, will launch her new lifestyle and cooking show on Netflix on January 15, she announced Thursday on social media. “I have been so excited to share this with you! I hope you love the show as much as I loved making it,” the Duchess of Sussex wrote on Instagram. Netflix released a trailer for “With Love, Meghan,” an eight-episode series in which the “Suits” star will share tips on cooking, gardening, crafting, flower arranging and hosting. Guests will include celebrated chef Alice Waters, actress Mindy Kaling and close friend Abigail Spencer,…

The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon on Thursday, despite a fragile ceasefire with the militant group. The truce, which took effect on November 27, has been marked by mutual accusations of violations from both sides. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday’s strike targeted medium-range rocket launchers in the Nabatieh area. Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported at least three IDF strikes in the area. “Prior to the strike a request was sent to the Lebanese armed forces to neutralise the launchers that posed a threat to Israeli civilians and… troops,” the military said…

Despite the fact that the assailant was identified as a US citizen and veteran of the armed forces, Donald Trump reaffirmed his accusation on Thursday that President Joe Biden’s immigration policies were to blame for the deadly truck-ramming incident in New Orleans. Hours after the attack early on Wednesday morning, the Republican asserted that his remarks from the campaign trail that “criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in the country” were validated. Law enforcement later identified Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texan, as the driver of the pickup truck who plowed into a crowd of New…

A plane crashed into a commercial building in California, US killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said. The crash took place early on Thursday near Fullerton Municipal Airport, 25 miles (40 kilometres) southeast of Los Angeles. The cause remains unknown. “There are two confirmed fatalities,” Fullerton police said on X. Additionally, 10 people were hospitalized and eight others were treated at the scene. Investigators do not yet know if the deceased were plane passengers or if they were workers at the building where it crashed, a police officer told local station KTLA. Experts question bird strike…