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INTER MIAMI ADVANCE TO 2025 LEAGUES CUP SEMIS – Inter Miami beat Tigres UANL 2-1 in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Luis Suarez scored twice from the penalty spot, including a dramatic 89th-minute winner, as Inter Miami beat Tigres UANL 2-1 in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals in Fort Lauderdale. Despite missing Lionel Messi and seeing manager Javier Mascherano sent off at halftime, Miami reached their second Leagues Cup semifinal in three years. Suarez’s late penalty came after a handball review, while Tigres’ Angel Correa had briefly equalised in the 67th minute. Ivan Lopez nearly levelled again in…

TRUMP CALLS ON FED GOVERNOR COOK TO RESIGN – She says she won’t be ‘bullied’ to quit over mortgage claim U.S. President Donald Trump called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign. U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte alleged in a post on X  that Cook had designated a condo in Atlanta as her primary residence after taking a loan on her home in Michigan, which she also declared as a primary residence. Loans for a primary residence can carry easier terms than for second homes or investment properties. Pulte said the loans date to mid-2021, before…

DELTA & UNITED HIT WITH LAWSUITS OVER ‘FAKE WINDOW SEATS’ – Passengers demand millions after paying premiums for wall views Delta and United Airlines are being sued by passengers who say they were tricked into paying more for “window seats” — only to find no window at all. The lawsuits, filed by legal firm Greenbaum Olbrantz, accuse both airlines of misleading advertising, claiming seats were marketed as windows even though they looked out onto a blank wall. The missing windows are due to aircraft design features like ducts and wiring, but passengers say they were never warned. Attorneys are seeking…

TAIWAN TO MASSIVELY HIKE 2026 DEFENCE BUDGET- Premier Cho Jung-tai says it would surpass 3% of gross domestic product Taiwan plans to boost defence spending by a fifth next year, surpassing 3% of gross domestic product, Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai told reporters at a news conference on Thursday (August 21). The island is planning to invest billions in new equipment to better face down China and convince the United States it takes seriously calls to bolster its military. The move comes as China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military and political pressure over…

ITALY ARRESTS UKRAINE SUSPECT- Over Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks Italian  police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, Germany’s prosecutor general said on Thursday (August 21), adding that he would be brought before a German judge after being transferred. Seen by both Russia and the West as an act of sabotage, no one has ever taken responsibility for explosions that severely damaged pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Europe in September 2022, marking a major escalation in the Ukraine conflict and ramping up an energy supply crisis on the continent. Europe blamed…

EUROPE TO SHOULDER ‘LION’S SHARE’ OF UKRAINE SECURITY – Says U.S President JD Vance U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that European countries will have to pay the “lion’s share” of costs for Ukraine’s security guarantees. President Donald Trump wants to strike a peace deal to end Russia’s 3-1/2-year-old war in Ukraine. One of Ukraine’s top priorities is to secure guarantees against Russian aggression. Trump has stated that he will not deploy U.S. troops on the ground, but could offer U.S. air support. European countries have formed a “coalition of the willing” that would commit forces to guarantee…

BADENOCH URGES TORY COUNCILS TO CHALLENGE ASYLUM HOTELS IN COURT – Conservative party leader praises Epping hotel ruling  Kemi Badenoch is urging more Conservative councils to launch legal challenges against hotels being used to house asylum seekers. Badenoch praised Epping Council, which this week secured a temporary High Court injunction blocking the use of the Bell Hotel in Essex on planning grounds. She told Tory councils she would “back you to take similar action to protect your community,” while noting that each case would depend on local circumstances. Labour, Conservative and Reform councils — including Tamworth, Wirral, Broxbourne, East Lindsey,…

UK ISSUES URGENT APPEAL TO HOUSE 20,000 MIGRANTS- The Home Office issues urgent appeal for 5,000 properties to house up to 20,000 migrants The Home Office has issued an urgent appeal for 5,000 properties to house up to 20,000 migrants amid an accommodation crisis caused by a landmark High Court ruling. Asylum accommodation contractors working for the Home Office “reached out” to property specialists earlier in August, seeking 5,000 residential units. Insiders suggested each flat would have two bedrooms on average, with space to house four migrants. The move emerged on Wednesday, a day after Epping Forest district council was…

UK GCSE PASS RATE DECLINES- The GCSE pass rate for English and maths has hit its lowest level in a decade The GCSE pass rate for English and maths has hit its lowest level in a decade. Just 58.3 per cent of all pupils across the UK passed their maths GCSE this year, down from 59.5 per cent last year to reach the lowest level since 2013. Meanwhile, the pass rate for English dropped 1.7 percentage points to hit 60.2 per cent this summer, matching a previous low for the subject in 2016 and marking the worst result since 2004.…

THAI MILITARY SHOWS LANDMINES FOUND AT BORDER –  The latest clashes killed at least 43 and left over 300,000 people displaced on both sides The Royal Thai Army invited the press corps and ASEAN military attachés to observe an area in eastern Surin province that was affected by a deadly clash between Thailand and Cambodia in July.  Surrounded by cordon tapes, officials revealed the spot where a Thai soldier stepped on a landmine after a patrol last week. They also disclosed that another mine had been found during a sweep of the area ahead of the delegation’s arrival. The Thai…