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CHELSEA owner Roman Abramovich will ask for Marco Asensio in exchange for Eden Hazard joining Real Madrid, according to sensational claims from Spain. Eden Hazard has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid and Los Blancos are expected to break the bank for him in the summer. The Belgian’s reluctance to sign a new deal being offered by ...

Borussia Dortmund have agreed a deal to sign Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi on loan for the rest of the season, subject to a medical. The deal could hasten Arsenal’s signing of striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who Dortmund have said they will only sell if a replacement is found. Chelsea could sign Olivier Giroud from the Gunners as a replacement for Batshuayi ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to keep the detention centre open at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Trump’s decision, which was announced shortly before his State of the Union address, reversed an order by President Barack Obama to close the controversial prison. ABC News reported the executive order retains the U.S. right to move new detainees to the facility ...

Berlin – A member of Germany’s far-right and anti-Muslim Alternative for Germany party (AfD) who recently converted to Islam has said he did so in protest at what he sees as the “moral decline” of the Protestant church. Arthur Wagner, 48, until recently a leading party member in the state of Brandenburg, told the Bild newspaper on Wednesday that his ...

Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday laughed off a US list of Russians tapped for possible sanctions, joking that he was offended his name was not on it, but nevertheless branded it an “unfriendly act”. The 65-year-old Russian leader – who spoke before the US Treasury said it would act on its list “in the near future – ...

The Kenyan authorities “violated the public’s right to information” by blocking broadcasts of TV channels that defied a ban on live coverage of the the symbolic inauguration of Raila Odinga as “the people’s president”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday. The human rights body released a statement that also highlighted the deteriorating human rights record of Uhuru Kenyatta’s government. “Kenyan ...

Arsenal have completed the signing of striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of €63.75 million (£56m). The move bolsters Arsene Wenger’s attack and reunite the Gabon international with former Dortmund teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The deal was announced after drawn-out negotiations with Dortmund over the transfer fee. The completion of the Aubameyang deal is expected to be followed ...

THE fascinating secrets behind the real Jose Mourinho have been laid bare by a handwriting expert. The Manchester United boss’ signature and handwriting have been analysed by Jamie Mason Cohen, who has given a unique insight into what Mourinho is really like. Leading expert Mason Cohen has looked at several signatures and words Mourinho had penned, including the moment he ...

Head of Tanzania’s judiciary, Chief Justice Ibrahim Hamis Juma, has cautioned politicians to stay off his ‘territory’ warning of grave consequences for those who do not. He reiterated that with the sole mandate of dispensing justice vested in the judiciary, it was not acceptable for anyone else to attempt tampering with that constitutional mandate. “Anybody who does so will be ...

The United States and United Kingdom have issued a joint statement on the political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The statement said both countries were appalled by use of deadly force by security forces on protesters on 21 January. Which incident claimed the lives of six people with others sustaining injuries. “The use of disproportionate and lethal ...