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Yet, this being West Ham, the situation is not quite so straightforward.Uncertainty remains over the intentions of Amanda Staveley. It was the former Newcastle director’s deal with former co-chair Vanessa Gold in July that triggered the pre-emption rights process at West Ham which eventually led to the deal that not only sees Kretinsky and Sullivan increase their stakes, but also fellow shareholders Tripp Smith and Terry Brown.In theory, if Staveley agreed a deal with Sullivan and Smith, who will have 11%, she would own over half the club.Yet that would also be subject to pre-emption rights.Sullivan talks positively about Kretinsky…

John Mulaney is circling the role of Agent Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros. upcoming movie reboot of “Get Smart,” Variety has confirmed. The project is still in very early stages. Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote 2025’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” is set to pen the screenplay. Producers include Andrew Lazar and Chuck Roven. Co-creators Mel Brooks and Buck Henry debuted the original “Get Smart” TV series in 1965, and it ran for 138 episodes until 1970. Don Adams led the slapstick spy spoof as the brainy but hopelessly incompetent Agent Smart, starring alongside Barbara Feldon as the ever-capable…

One of the most difficult things to address in writing Afrilition is addressing Blackness as an identity. An identity that many have died to assert and many live with through coercive and oppressive encounters. For many (including me), a settled position that determines self-love and affirmation. An identity that has shaped my own adult life and defined my contribution towards the esteem of my community and my children. On the face of it, things seemed settled: that the world that is seen is black. A nice rallying call for the wider diaspora and possibly future generations. Recently we watched Togo…

Witnesses have captured the moment Jordanian air defence systems intercepted a barrage of ballistic missiles fired from Iran. Jordan says it intercepted 18 of 20 missiles, with no injuries reported. The interceptions could be seen from across the border in Syria’s Daraa.Published On 9 Sep 20269 Sep 2026Share Jordanian air defences intercept Iranian missile barrage on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The US is banning a slew of Canadian products, including alcoholic spirits, dairy goods and motor vehicles, as Canadian retaliatory tariffs on American goods come into force.In a series of executive orders on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that Canada is “discriminating” against the United States and outlined the import ban, to begin 29 September.Earlier on Tuesday, Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address that his country’s pivot away from the US as its largest trading partner “will come at a cost”.Both US and Canadian officials have said they would like to strike a trade deal,…

The World Bank has said credit is bypassing the businesses that have the greatest potential to create jobs in Nigeria, urging the financial sector to redirect capital towards productive enterprises and infrastructure. This was the central highlight of the keynote address delivered by Bertine Kamphuis, Lead private-sector development specialist with the World Bank, at the ongoing Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria’s (CIBN) 19th annual conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The conference came under the theme “Building a Resilient Economy in an Era of Disruptions: Imperatives for the Banking and Financial Services Industry” and is scheduled to hold between 8…

Warning: This story contains descriptions of abuseMeta ran hundreds of paid ads with artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse imagery, including several in India, over the past 10 months, a new report by US-based campaigners has found.The report comes two months after the Indian government ordered Meta to remove all ads and content promoting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on Instagram. This was in the aftermath of a BBC Eye investigation which found that Instagram was running paid adverts promoting CSAM in India.Washington-based Tech Transparency Project (TTP), external says it found 332 adverts with CSAM that ran on Facebook and Instagram,…

Who’s more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it’s the rich. A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the moral behaviour of the wealthy was one of the winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prizes, which honour research that makes you laugh and then think. Science editor Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay what the researchers think could be behind the phenomenon, and they explore some of the other awards, including one for a surprising quality we look for in our friends and another for a biomechanical definition of kissing

Frances Tiafoe came from two sets and a break down to beat fellow American Alex Michelsen in a thrilling comeback to reach the US Open semi-finals.Eleventh seed Tiafoe was outplayed by world number 46 Michelsen for the first half of the match, but battled back from 5-3 down in the third set – with his opponent serving for the match – to ignite a remarkable turnaround.In a final set of multiple breaks and swings of momentum, Tiafoe triumphed in the 10-point tie-break to win 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6 (10-6).Victory means 28-year-old Tiafoe reaches his third US Open semi-final in…

“Lonesome Dove,” which was originally adapted into an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning CBS miniseries starring Robert Duvall in 1989, is getting a new take at Netflix. The streamer announced Tuesday that it had ordered “Lonesome Dove” to series, from co-showrunners Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart. Kazan and Stuart were also the co-showrunners on Netflix’s upcoming limited series “East of Eden.” Kazan and Stuart were hired by Teton Ridge Entertainment, which holds the rights to “Lonesome Dove,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning western novel from author Larry McMurtry first released in 1985. Here’s the logline: “Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call renew their spirit…