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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the world’s leaders Wednesday to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts, telling the UN General Assembly that “Russia’s revenues must remain a target”. Watch his full speech above.
Read briefingManchester United’s debt remains over one billion pounds ($1.3bn) despite record revenues that are unable to prevent loss at the UK football side.Manchester United’s annual net loss increased by almost one third to 43 million pounds ($57m) despite record-breaking revenues announced on Wednesday.The Red Devils reported 677.6 million pounds ($897.8m) in revenue in the year to June 30, up 1.7 percent.However, the football club announced a seventh straight annual loss after taxes as co-owner Jim Ratcliffe’s cuts to operating costs offset contractual payments to sacked manager Ruben Amorim and a big increase in loan repayments.The latest earnings relate to a turbulent 2025-26 season, which saw former United player Michael Carrick replace Amorim and secure qualification for the Champions League.The increase in revenue was driven by an uptick in broadcasting income, boosted by a third-place finish in the Premier League, up from 15th the previous season.But commercial and match-day income each fell close to five percent during a season in which there were no European fixtures. Broadcasting income jumped almost 20 percent.United’s accounts showed that they paid 8.2 million pounds (10.9m) in exceptional items, mostly related to the departure of Amorim, who left in January after 14 months in charge.Accounts also revealed that the club paid 63.5 million pounds ($84m) to acquire land adjacent to stadium site Old Trafford, on which they plan to build a new 100,000-capacity arena.Ratcliffe has overseen wide-ranging, and often unpopular, cost-cutting measures, including widespread job cuts, after completing a deal to buy a stake in the club in February 2024.Man United CEO Omar Berrada said the latest figures showed the club’s underlying strength.“This shows the direct impact of the work we have been doing over the past two years,” he said in a statement.“It also proves Manchester United’s enduring popularity and commercial strength.“While these results confirm that we are on the right trajectory, we will continue to take a disciplined approach to ensure our finances remain sustainable,” he added.United expect revenue of between 740 million pounds ($980m) and 760 million pounds ($1bn) in the current financial year.Carrick’s team has started the new season poorly despite signing a clutch of new players in the summer transfer window.United have taken only five points from their five Premier League games – equalling the club’s worst-ever start to a season – and last week crashed out of the English League Cup.
Read briefingCBK Approves Transfer of Access Bank Kenya Business to NBK Business Today Kenya
Read briefingAccess Bank Kenya’s operations are entering a new phase after the Central Bank of Kenya approved the transfer of its business to NBK.
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Read briefingHarvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years after sexual assault conviction The GuardianHarvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault BBCHarvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years on New York sex crime conviction NBC NewsWeinstein resentenced to 15 years for sexually assaulting former production assistant Le Monde.frHarvey Weinstein Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault After New York Retrial Variety
Read briefingPresident William Samoei Ruto during a bilateral meeting with Jessica Alupo, Vice President of the Republic of Uganda at United Nations Headquarters, New York. facebook.com
Read briefingPresident William Samoei Ruto during a bilateral meeting with Jessica Alupo, Vice President of the Republic of Uganda at United Nations Headquarters, New York. facebook.com
Read briefingAccording to Isiolo County Police Commander Isaac Sang, the heavily armed attackers targeted the vehicle while it was en route to a Safaricom telecommunications site, catching the maintenance team and their security detail by surprise. Tension is escalating rapidly in Isiolo County after suspected bandits launched a daring daytime ambush on Wednesday in Nyachis, shooting a National Police Reservist (NPR) officer who was escorting Safaricom technicians.According to Isiolo County Police Commander Isaac Sang, the heavily armed attackers targeted the vehicle while it was en route to a Safaricom telecommunications site, catching the maintenance team and their security detail by surprise. This latest violence strikes a community already reeling from a devastating raid in the Gotu area just a week ago, where ruthless bandits killed five people, including two Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) officers, an NPR officer, and two civilians during a search and recovery operation. That previous massacre sparked widespread outrage, leading angry residents to paralyze transport along the busy Isiolo - Moyale highway as they demanded immediate security interventions.Wednesday’s bold assault on vital infrastructure workers demonstrates the worsening audacity of bandits operating within the region, complicating government efforts to restore order despite ongoing police operations and the deployment of...
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Read briefingEngland begin their Nations League campaign against world champions Spain at Wembley on September 26 just nine weeks after they conceded two late goals in a painful last-four loss to Lionel Messi's Argentina in Atlanta. England's forward Bukayo Saka (L) and defender Nico O'Reilly arrive to speak to the press before a training session at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City on July 9, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)Bukayo Saka believes the England squad still have a "scar in us" following their agonising World Cup semi-final defeat.England begin their Nations League campaign against world champions Spain at Wembley on September 26 just nine weeks after they conceded two late goals in a painful last-four loss to Lionel Messi's Argentina in Atlanta.Saka scored a hat-trick as England beat France 6-4 to finish third at the World Cup.But the 25-year-old Arsenal winger made it clear that the pain of failing to win England's first major men's international football title since a 1966 World Cup triumph on home soil ran deep."Obviously, there's still a scar in us," Saka told the BBC on Wednesday. "When you believed, and everyone was so united and so confident we could do it, not just us, but the whole country."We're trying to draw a line under it now and focus on the new international season and what we have coming up now."You try to mo...
Read briefingRaila Odinga’s brother Omondi Oginga urges former President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop revisiting his claim that the late opposition leader won the 2022 presidential election.
Read briefing“This isn't a question of if, it's a question of when.” PoliticoEthiopia, Norway, UK Pledge $240m To CEPI Pandemic Preparedness Plan News Agency of NigeriaEthiopia, Norway and UK commit US$240 million to CEPI’s global plan to tackle epidemic and pandemic threats CEPICEPI seeks US$2.5bn as Ethiopia, Norway, UK pledge US$240m for pandemic preparedness News Agency of Nigeria
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Read briefingBianty Rojer, Miss Universe Curaçao 2026, turns her mom’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis into a mission HOLA
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Read briefingA former British member of parliament implied that a video filmed from a helicopter on September 11, 2001 shows that no planes actually hit the World Trade Center's south tower, but this claim would be unfounded. The plane that hit the south tower hit the other side of the building, which isn’t visible in the video.
Read briefingMicrosoft on Wednesday announced a new Middle East technology framework, focusing initially on the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly where artificial intelligence has been a major topic of conversation.The regional investment framework commits more than $10 billion through 2030. Microsoft president Brad Smith said that as AI starts reshaping economies around the world, countries in the Middle East have an important role to play. "This new framework reflects that responsibility and our determination to help the region translate AI ambition into enduring economic and societal benefit," Mr Smith said. "Microsoft’s economic ties to the Middle East run deep, and our commitment to the region has always been, and will remain, steadfast."The US-based technology giant said that from now until 2030, Microsoft will expand cloud and AI infrastructure across the region, invest in subsea and terrestrial connectivity to strengthen and speed up internet connections, and "launch a new Middle East digital resilience initiative", among other investments. "Conflict in the Middle East has reinforced the connection between digital resilience and digital sovereignty," Mr Smith said. "Microsoft has worked with customers to support business continuity through resilience options tailored to different operational and regulatory needs."Mr Smith said Microsoft...
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