Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer make final appeals as they enter Canada election in poll dead heat
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Conservative rival Andrew Scheer slugged it out on Sunday on the last day of a rancorous election campaign. With Canadians going to the polls on Monday, the Liberals and Tories went into the home stretch in a dead heat, each with about 31-32 percent support after 40 days…
Australia’s biggest newspapers join forces to stage front-page protests against lack of press freedom
Australia’s biggest newspapers ran front pages have made up to appear heavily redacted to protest against recent legislation that restricts press freedoms, a rare show of unity by the usually tribal media industry. Mastheads from the domestic unit of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, Australian Financial Review publisher Nine Entertainment and the website of the government-funded Australian…
Number of children of British Isil fighters trapped in Syrian camps doubles to 60
More than 60 children of British Islamic State fighters are stranded in Syria, according to Save the Children, double the number previously thought. The children, many of them under five years old, are enduring “dire conditions” in desolate camps or have been displaced following the recent escalation in fighting, the charity said. The Telegraph had…
Judges complete Paris 2015 terror attacks probe, paving the way for trial
Judges have completed a marathon investigation into the 2015 Paris terror attacks in which 130 died, paving the way for a trial, say prosecutors. Four years after the deadliest Islamic terrorist rampage on French soil, some 14 people – including 11 currently in custody – face terror charges in connection with the killings at the Bataclan concert…
Ramsey unsure why Arsenal withdrew contract offer he was about to sign
The Wales international has reiterated that he was close to agreeing fresh terms with the Gunners, but now finds himself heading towards free agency Aaron Ramsey admits to having received no fresh contract offer from Arsenal, with it still puzzling as to why terms he was close to agreeing were withdrawn by the club. The…
'We're not playing well' – Casemiro admits Real Madrid are struggling
The Brazil international accepts that the club are undergoing a period of poor form and believes they must take confidence from a Champions League win Casemiro accepts that Real Madrid have endured a disastrous start to the season, and admits that they are not playing well. Los Blancos sit seventh in La Liga, having taken…
'I'm not obsessed, but I deserve Ballon d'Or' – Ronaldo targets record-breaking award win
The Juventus star faces competition from top players including Antoine Griezmann, but the Portuguese striker feels he deserves the coveted award Cristiano Ronaldo says he deserves to win the Ballon d’Or for a sixth time, over rivals including Antoine Griezmann, Luka Modric, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo and Messi have won the award five…
Hazard a major doubt for Burnley clash after missing Chelsea training with back problem
The Blues could be forced to play a second consecutive game without their talisman, who also sat out against BATE on Thursday Chelsea star Eden Hazard missed Friday’s training with a back problem, putting him in doubt for Sunday’s Premier League clash at Burnley. Hazard missed Chelsea’s Europa League match against BATE on Thursday, and could now…
PSG president Al-Khelaifi criticises referee in Napoli draw as he demands VAR
Jose Callejon was wrongly not given offside prior to Lorenzo Insigne equalising in the Champions League draw that had a number of controversial calls Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi can’t wait for the implementation of the video assistant referee [VAR] system in the Champions League after he claimed a string of errors contributed to the…
Arsenal hopeful of an end to full-back crisis before Liverpool clash
The Gunners’ boss admired the way Liverpool build up from the back in his press conference on Friday, and said he has trust in his players Arsenal hope to have at least one player recover in time for the visit of Liverpool on Saturday as Unai Emery’s side face an injury crisis in defence. Nacho Monreal…