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  Arsenal and Tottenham will contest the first north London derby to be held outside the UK when the two teams face each other in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong this summer. The London rivals will play in the newly-opened Kai Tak Stadium on July 31 as part of their preparations for the 2025-26 season. The match, scheduled for 7:30pm local time (11:30am BST), will be the first time that the two teams have met outside the UK. The fixture is part of the Hong Kong Football Festival, which will see Premier League rivals Liverpool take on AC Milan on 26 July. Arsenal last toured Hong Kong in 2012, while Spurs visited Japan and South Korea in 2024. Manchester United are set to play two post-season friendlies in Hong Kong and Malaysia, but they are one of a number of Premier League clubs set to tour the United States as part of their pre-season preparations. Chelsea and Manchester City are yet to make decisions on their pre-season, given both clubs are involved in the Club World Cup th...

  Donald Trump has said he "couldn't care less" if carmakers raise prices after his 25% tariffs on foreign-made vehicles comes into effect. Some analysts have warned that Trump's import charges could lead to the temporary shutdown of some US car production, with increased prices passed onto consumers. But the US president told greenmatt News on Saturday that he hoped foreign carmakers will raise prices as it meant "people are gonna buy American-made cars - we have plenty". On Wednesday, Trump announced new 25% tariffs on cars and car parts entering the US to begin on 2 April. Charges on businesses importing vehicles are expected on 3 April, and taxes on parts are set to start in May or later. When asked about what his message was to car bosses, he said: "The message is congratulations. If you make your car in the United States, you're going to make a lot of money." He continued: "If you don't, you're going to have to probably come ...

  Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the   2026 World Cup   suffered a setback after a frustrating home draw against Zimbabwe. With six matches played, Nigeria sits fourth in Group C with seven points, while South Africa tops the group with 13. The Super Eagles’ recent 1-1 stalemate with Zimbabwe has made their qualification path Africa has been granted nine automatic qualification spots for the tournament, with a tenth team having a chance through an intercontinental playoff. Group winners earn direct qualification while the four best second-placed teams will battle for the playoff spots.  Here are teams in playoff spots: 1. Gabon (15 points) 2. Cameroon (12 points) 3. Senegal (12 points) 4. Namibia (12 points) 5. Comoros (12 points) 6. Mozambique (12 points)

  Richard Chamberlain, the actor best known for his role in the 1960s medical drama Dr Kildare and leading role in Shogun, has died aged 90, his publicist has confirmed to the greenmatt. Chamberlain earned the title "king of the mini-series" for his leading roles in Shogun and The Thorn Birds. He died late on Saturday night local time (10:15 GMT Sunday) in Waimanalo, Hawaii, after suffering complications from a stroke, his publicist Harlan Boll confirmed - just hours before he would have turned 91. Martin Rabbett, Chamberlain's longtime partner, called him an "amazing and loving soul" in a statement. He said: "Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us." Rabbett added: "Love never dies. And our love is under his wings, lifting him to his next great adventure." Chamberlain's big break came in 1961, when he became a household name as Dr James Kildare in Dr Kildare. The show, based on a p...

  Reuters Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have returned to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, in support of the city's jailed mayor. Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on corruption charges last week, sparking mass protests. He denies the charges and claims his arrest is politically motivated. Saturday's crowds were so large that they spilled from the site of the protest into a neighbouring park. The chairman of Imamoglu's Republican People's Party (CHP) addressed demonstrators, reading out a letter from the jailed politician who is being held in solitary confinement. "I have no fear, you are behind me and by my side. I have no fear because the nation is united. The nation is united against the oppressor," the letter said according to Reuters. Imamoglu's wife, Dilek, was also at the protest and told the crowd: "We will keep fighting and fighting." Protesters waved Turke...

  The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has clarified that he rejected former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as his running mate in the election because Wike was not suitable for a ticket intended to promote unity rather than division. In a statement released by his media office on Saturday, Atiku explained that he chose former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate in 2023 due to a combination of intellect, composure, and statesmanship. Atiku in a recent interview stated that he did not regret rejecting Wike as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. The former Vice President revealed that a committee had presented him with three potential candidates: former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Wike, and ex-Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel. He announced that Okowa was selected as the running mate because he scored the highest. In response, Wike, through his media aide Lere Olayinka, dismissed Atiku’s comments,...

  For the past 48 hours, top White House officials have faced questions from lawmakers and the press about how a journalist came to join a sensitive group chat for an upcoming military operation - and why President Donald Trump's national security team was sharing sensitive information in an unsecure manner. The Atlantic first reported details of the group chat on the platform Signal after its editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was added to it. He followed the thread as top Trump administration officials discussed upcoming military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. A National Security Council spokesman later confirmed that the portions of the chat that Mr Goldberg initially shared "appears to be authentic". The Atlantic then on Wednesday published the entire text thread that showed the detailed and potentially classified rundown for a March strike on Yemen after Mr Goldberg and the publication faced pushback from the Trump administration. While the threa...

  A US federal judge has reprimanded government lawyers as he questioned President Donald Trump's invocation of rarely used powers to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. Judge James Boasberg repeatedly clashed with justice department attorney Drew Ensign during a court hearing in Washington DC, saying he was not used to such "intemperate, disrespectful language" in government filings. Trump last Saturday deported 238 Venezuelan alleged gang members to a mega-prison in El Salvador after invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, last used during World War Two. Speaking in the Oval Office earlier on Friday, the Republican president insisted his administration was getting "bad people out of our country", and renewed his attacks on Judge Boasberg, describing him as a "radical left lunatic".   The Trump administration maintains the men were "carefully vetted" and verified as gang members before being flown to El Salvador. Some of the...

  British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have returned from the US to Romania, where they face human trafficking and other charges. Speaking to the press outside their house in Bucharest, the brothers said they were back because "innocent men don't run from anything." "We've come here to prove our innocence because we deserve our day in court," Andrew Tate added. The Greenmatt understands the brothers will appear at a police station to register on Monday. They strongly deny the allegations against them.   Andrew Tate earlier told his 10.8 million followers on X that he had spent $185,000 (£143,000) on a private jet alongside his brother to "sign one single piece of paper in Romania." The brothers, who are dual US-UK citizens, arrived in the US at the end of February after Romanian prosecutors lifted a two-year travel ban. They told reporters they loved Romania and were "never going to leave" but would take...

  The UK is hosting a closed meeting on Thursday of senior military leaders from the "coalition of the willing", as they draw up plans for a proposed peacekeeping force for Ukraine. More than 20 countries are thought to be involved. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to attend on Thursday afternoon after first visiting Barrow, where he is due to lay the keel of one of Britain's next generation of nuclear-armed submarines. Plans for a Western-led peacekeeping force for Ukraine are said to be moving to an operational phase. Senior military officers from nations that make up the "coalition of the willing", led by Britain and France, are due to discuss how this would work in practice when they gather at the UK's Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood. Armed Forces minister Luke Pollard said they want the coalition to be a "credible force" that would allow Ukraine to "enjoy a lasting peace" and "reconstitute and rearm". ...

  At least 55 Palestinians have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in Gaza, the Hamas-run civil defence agency has said. It comes after Israel resumed its bombing campaign and ground operations in the territory this week, with air strikes killing more than 430 people over two days, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Hamas says the ground operation announced by Israel on Wednesday is a "new and dangerous" violation of the ceasefire deal, which began in January. Israel resumed attacks on Tuesday as talks to extend the deal failed to progress. Israel has warned that attacks will intensify in Gaza until Hamas releases the remaining hostages. Israel says Hamas is still holding 59 hostages, 24 of whom are believed to be alive. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday it had begun "targeted ground activities" to create what it called a "partial buffer between the north and south" in Gaza. It called the action a "limited ground oper...

  Late last month, Kevin Zaldaña Ramírez was detained by Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers at the construction site outside of Houston where he was working. Zaldaña, 20, came to the U.S. in 2018, fleeing gang recruitment in El Salvador. He has legal protection from deportation under Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, which aids youth under 18 fleeing abuse or neglect. Although Zaldaña had not yet applied for permanent residency, he has a legal basis to be in the country, and he held a valid work permit. According to his mother, arresting officers said his case number was “fake,” and he remains in custody in Texas as she pleads for his freedom, Houston Landing reported. ​​“I ask the president to have mercy,” Yolanda Ramírez said at a press conference last week. “And to catch the people who are really criminals, but not innocent people like my son.” Zaldaña’s case is one of several that have recently unsettled immigration law experts, as the Trump administrati...

  The Israeli military says it is carrying out "extensive strikes" in the Gaza Strip. A spokesperson for Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence agency – the strip's main emergency response service – told the Greenmatt. that at least 34 Palestinians have been killed and 70 others injured. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was targeting what it called "terror targets" belonging to Hamas. This is the largest wave of airstrikes in Gaza since the ceasefire began on 19 January. Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have   failed to reach an agreement.   Three houses were hit in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza, a building in Gaza City, and targets in Khan Younis and Rafah, Reuters reported, citing medics and witnesses. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the strikes on Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the PM's office. "This follows Hamas's repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rej...