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The Russian-Jewish billionaire owner of Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich, has flown to Tel Aviv after being found eligible for Israeli citizenship. Immigration officials told the BBC that he was interviewed last week at the Israeli embassy in Moscow. He has faced delays in renewing his UK visa. His spokesman would not comment on reports citizenship had been granted. Mr ...

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. He said he had made the decision based on the “tremendous anger and open hostility” in a recent North Korean statement. Mr Trump said it would be “inappropriate” to hold the summit as scheduled in Singapore on 12 June. In a letter to Mr Kim, ...

LIVERPOOL are set to open talks for Lyon star man Nabil Fekir, according to reports in France. The Reds have been heavily linked with a move for the playmaker in recent weeks as they look to bolster their squad over the summer. Fekir appeared to say his goodbyes during Lyon’s final game of the season against Nice on Saturday, and ...

RADJA NAINGGOLAN has been left out of the Belgium squad for the World Cup. The Roma star has missed out on Roberto Martinez’s 28 man list in one of the biggest shocks ahead of the tournament. The former Everton boss insists he was not included for ‘purely tactical reasons’. Martinez said: “Purely a tactical decision that we cannot give him ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are set to go into a recruitment overdrive this summer with SIX players expected to leave. Jose Mourinho will be given the chance to rebuild the squad in an attempt to battle champions Manchester City. City finished the season 19 points clear of Manchester United in second and Mourinho is ready to be cut-throat this summer. The Daily ...

A victim of the ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been buried by the Red Cross. The society says this was to prevent further spread of the contagious viral disease. Dr. Pierre Formenty, is team leader for viral haemorrhagic fevers at the World Health Organization. ‘‘With Ebola, when people die, they are very contagious. So it’s a ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has taken the rare decision to open the Rafah border crossing with Gaza for the entire holy month of Ramadan after Israel killed some 60 Palestinian protesters in the enclave this week. The decision was made “to alleviate the suffering” of residents in the Palestinian territory, Sisi said on Facebook late Thursday. The Rafah crossing ...

Andres Iniesta was givne a special farewell from Barcelona on Friday (May 18) as he prepares to say goodbye to the club on Sunday. Champions Barca will look to give Iniesta the perfect send-off when they host Real Sociedad on Sunday in La Liga’s final round of matches. The club will pay an emotional tribute to their captain, with an ...

Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom reiterated Friday that Moscow has nothing to do with the alleged poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Alexander Yakovenko was speaking at a press briefing in London following Sergei Skripal’s release from hospital, more than 10 weeks after the incident took place in Salisbury, England. Yakovenko welcomed Skripal’s release, but ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Ander Herrera has admitted he could leave the club if they sign four midfielders this summer ahead of today’s FA Cup final with Chelsea. Manchester United extended Herrera’s contract this season but the player’s long-term future is yet to be resolved. The midfielder is expected to start today’s FA Cup final, with Jose Mourinho likely to trust ...