Djed Spence: Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi tells England defender to stay at club
Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi says he wants to convince England defender Djed Spence to stay at the club amid uncertainty over his future.
The 25-year-old, who signed a long-term deal with the club last year, has been linked with a move to Inter Milan and Everton.
Shell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices
Shell has recorded its second highest quarterly earnings on record as the energy market surge caused by the Middle East crisis helped to double its net profit to almost $10bn in the three months to June.
Scottish Gossip: Johnston, Patterson, Souttar, Baur, Bajrami, Saracchi
Everton are linked with interest in Celtic's Alistair Johnston with Nathan Patterson tipped to exit, while Nadim Bajrami reportedly nears an exit from Rangers.
Everton, whose Scotland right-back, Nathan Patterson, is drawing strong interest from clubs in Germany, Italy and Spain, are preparing to firm up their interest in Celtic 27-year-old Alistair Johnston. (The Herald, external)
Can the UN’s Refugee Convention survive?
At the end of World War II, great swaths of Europe lay in ruins and millions had been forcibly displaced.
The humanitarian disaster prompted the United Nations to agree on a comprehensive legal framework outlining states’ obligations to protect refugees. This became the 1951 Refugee Convention, which initially applied to Europeans but was subsequently amended in 1967 to apply to all those fleeing persecution. Today, 149 nations are parties to the convention and no country has ever withdrawn from it.
Nato ‘will take all necessary measures’ to defend territory after Russian missile crashes in Poland – Europe live
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2h ago'No reason to think Poland was the intended target for this missile,' PM Tusk says
Poland’s PM Tusk is now visiting the site of the incident, and says that two missiles violated Polish airspace during the night, but clarifies that the other one quickly crossed back into Ukraine.
In the waters off Malaysia, Iranian oil sales continue despite blockade
On Saturday last week, the Iranian oil tanker Humanity sailed through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore before veering northeast towards the coast of Malaysia, where it suddenly turned off its automatic identification system (AIS).
George and Amal Clooney Forced to Evacuate Home in France Amid Wildfires
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"Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we’ll be part of making it whole," the actor wrote
Premier League preview: Is it the most open title race in years?
Four pointers to most open Premier League title race in years
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Is the Premier League due a wide open title race?
Was Florentine friars’ fatigue-fighting elixir a precursor to Coca-Cola?
An Italian friar has unearthed a document from the pharmacy archives of an ancient convent in Florence describing a medicinal potion made from Bolivian coca leaves and kola nuts, prompting suggestions it could have been a precursor to the famous US soft drink, Coca-Cola.
‘The Bombing of Pan Am 103’ Review: Netflix’s Sensitive Lockerbie Drama Is Restrained to a Fault
“If the word Lockerbie will be associated with this terrible tragedy,” intones a priest at a memorial ceremony, “perhaps it will also be spoken of in the future with admiration through the example of its people.” And so it is in The Bombing of Pan Am 103, Netflix’s new chronicle of the 1988 attack that claimed 270 lives.