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ISIS has finally admitted its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, according to reports in Iraq. The terror group is said to have confirmed that the 45-year-old was killed in an air strike in the Iraqi province of Nineveh. Reports claim ISIS fanatics are scrambling to find a successor to the terror chief, who announced the formation of the group’s ...

A woman who acted as a legal analyst for the media during the Oscar Pistorius trial has appeared in court charged with fraud. Brenda Wardle , who denies the charges is accused of pretending to be a practising attorney and offering to represent a convicted murderer. She appeared at Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, South African media report. ...

MANCHESTER UNITED may want Eric Dier but they know it will not be easy to prise him out of Tottenham. Manchester United have been offered encouragement by Dier himself – a boyhood Red Devils fan – who is understood to be open to a move to Old Trafford especially as he could double the £70,000-a-week wages he earns at Tottenham. ...

President Donald Trump has been party to an eye-watering 4,000 lawsuits over the last 30 years, US media say. And now the mogul turned commander-in-chief has attracted one more, after seven people sued him for blocking them on Twitter. Mr Trump is an avid user of the social media forum, which he deploys to praise allies and lambast critics. The ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an apparent near-miss involving an Air Canada flight at San Francisco’s airport. It says Flight AC759 from Toronto was cleared to land on a runway last Friday, but the pilot “inadvertently” lined up for a taxiway where four aircraft were waiting to depart. An air traffic controller became aware of the problem ...

Nigeria’s first lady has warned the “hyenas and jackals” will be banished in a cryptic Facebook post apparently aimed at her husband’s officials. Aisha Buhari’s comments seem to be directed at powerful ruling party politicians, said the BBC’s Naziru Mikailu, in the capital Abuja. They appear to be suspected of manoeuvring for presidency or deputy presidency while her husband is ...

Private health and wellness facilities are setting Kenya apart as one of the key medical tourist destinations in Africa, a new report shows. The Economic Development in Africa Report 2017 released by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) last week shows Kenya is one of Africa’s top beneficiaries of cross-border travel for medical purposes. Its health and wellness ...

Russia is ready to expel about 30 US diplomats and seize US state property in retaliation for Washington’s sanctions, Russian officials say. The threat came from Russian foreign ministry sources, quoted by the daily Izvestia. Other Russian officials have made similar statements recently. In December the Obama administration expelled 35 Russian diplomats and shut down two intelligence compounds. The measures ...

REAL MADRID transfer news is coming thick and fast with the summer window now officially open. Express Sport brings you all the latest and breaking news and updates from the Bernabeu. REAL MADRID TRANSFER NEWS LIVE UPDATES: Latest on Alvaro Morata, Gareth Bale and more Tuesday July 11 13:00: Bayern Munich have completed the signing of Real Madrid star James ...

At least 16 people have died after a US military plane crashed in the southern state of Mississippi at around 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday. The crash happened in LeFlore County, about 100 miles (160km) north of Jackson, the state capital. All 16 victims were on the Marine Corps aircraft and there were no survivors, Leflore County emergency ...