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90min rounds up the latest  transfer news , rumours and gossip circulating around the world... Manchester United and Chelsea will battle each other for the signing of Lille striker Jonathan David , who is expected to leave Ligue 1 this summer. (The Sun on Sunday) Signing a new number nine is Erik ten Hag's main United priority, with Harry Kane his number one target. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is expected to want over £100m to do a deal. (The Sun on Sunday) Bayern Munich are interested in a shock move for Aston Villa's in-form striker Ollie Watkins - the Bundesliga giants are yet to replace Robert Lewandowski with a recognised centre forward. (Mirror) Manchester City and Newcastle no longer hold an interest in Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount , who is still negotiating a new contract and could yet leave Stamford Bridge. (Football Insider) Barcelona may be offered Juventus outcast Denis Zakaria , currently on loan at Chelsea, in a swap deal package involving Ivory C...

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration outlined efforts this week to address growing US national security concerns on foreign companies' handling of Americans' data. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at a US Senate hearing the department is working "to secure our communications and Technology networks and we are right now in the process of hiring a team to do monitoring, investigation and enforcement." Raimondo told Reuters after the hearing "we're hiring dozens of people" to "look for any companies that may pose undue security risk to our networks or to our data." Concerns about Chinese-owned TikTok have sparked new efforts in Congress to boost powers to address it or potentially ban the popular short video sharing app. On Wednesday, Biden administration agencies briefed senators in a previously unreported closed session on "Foreign adversaries exploitation of America's data from social media platforms, data broker...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping says Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” to Russia’s war with the country BEIJING -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” to Russia’s war with the country. Beijing has previously avoided involvement in conflicts between other countries but appears to be trying to assert itself as a global diplomatic force after arranging talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran in March that led them to restore diplomatic relations after a seven-year break. Xi told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call that a Chinese envoy, a former Chinese ambassador to Russia, would visit Ukraine and “other countries” to discuss a possible political settlement, according to a government statement. It made no mention of Russia or last year’s invasion of Ukraine and didn't indicate whether the Chinese envoy might visit Moscow. The Xi-Zelens...

A second American has been killed in the violence in Sudan, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed on Wednesday. A second American has been killed in the violence in Sudan, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed on Wednesday. While Kirby did not name the victim, a family spokesperson identified him to ABC News as Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman, a doctor who was helping educate physicians in Sudan and whose children live in the U.S. "We can confirm the death of a second American citizen yesterday. We extend our deepest condolences to the family," Kirby said. "We continue to make clear, at the highest levels of our government, to the leadership of both the Sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces, that they are responsible for ensuring the protection of civilians and non-combatants, including people from third countries and humanitarian staff that are working to save lives." MORE: Sudan conflict spa...

Sudanese and foreigners are streaming out of the capital of Khartoum and other battle zones, as fighting shakes a new three-day truce brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia CAIRO -- Sudanese and foreigners streamed out of the capital of Khartoum and other battle zones, as fighting Tuesday shook a new three-day truce brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Aid agencies raised increasing alarm over the crumbling humanitarian situation in a country reliant on outside help. A series of short cease-fires the past week have either failed outright or brought only intermittent lulls in the fighting that has raged between forces loyal to the country's two top generals since April 15. The lulls have been enough for dramatic evacuations of hundreds of foreigners by air and land, which continued Tuesday. But they have brought no relief to millions of Sudanese caught in the crossfire, struggling to find food, shelter and medical care as explosions, gunfire and looters wreck thei...

Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News didn't go to trial, but still revealed plenty of what Fox personalities, including Tucker Carlson, had been saying about false 2020 election claims WASHINGTON -- The $787.5 million settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems spared executives and on-air talent from taking the stand in a defamation lawsuit that centered on Fox airing false claims of a stolen election in the weeks after former President Donald Trump's 2020 loss. The lawsuit still revealed plenty of what Fox personalities had been saying about the bogus election claims, including Tucker Carlson, the network's top-rated host who was let go Monday. His unexplained departure has turned a spotlight on what he said in depositions, emails and text message s among the thousands of pages Dominion released in the leadup to jury selection in the case. Carlson's message s lambasted the news division and management, revealed how he felt about Donald...

A top election official in Myanmar has been fatally shot in Yangon in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule BANGKOK -- A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule. Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director-general of the military-appointed Union Election Commission, was shot multiple times on Saturday, according to the military’s information office, media reports and a statement of responsibility from an urban guerrilla group. The information office on Sunday said the attack was carried out by the People’s Defense Force, the loosely organized armed wing of the pro-democracy National Unity Government, an underground group that opposes the military-installed government that was established when the army seized power two years ago. Many opposition forces including local People’s Defense Force groups operate autonomously from the National Un...

A loud boom heard across Central Indiana Friday night reportedly shook some homes and left residents wondering what exactly just happened. A loud boom heard across Central Indiana Friday night reportedly shook some homes and left residents wondering what exactly just happened. There were also reports of a light streaking across the sky and a "possible explosion," the Hamilton County Emergency Management said, as the source of the activity was under investigation. "It may have been a sonic boom," Hamilton County Emergency Management tweeted Friday night. "Police and fire continue to investigate." In this screen grab from video, a possible fireball meteor is shown in the sky above Center Grove, Ind., on April 21, 2023. Bryan Bunton A National Weather Service lightning detection system picked up "something over Carroll County," Hamilton County Emergency Management said. Experts soon surmised that the sonic boom was from a suspected meteor . The N...

Julian Nagelsmann has pulled out of the race to become the next Chelsea manager , 90min understands. The ex-Bayern Munich boss had been a leading contender to fill the vacancy at Stamford Bridge after Graham Potter's dismissal at the start of April. But he is no longer under consideration after withdrawing his interest in the role, with sources telling 90min that Chelsea were surprised to learn of Nagelsmann's decision. Chelsea have always stressed that there has never been a favourite in the process but sources believed Nagelsmann was leading the race to take control of the Blues next season, particularly following the decision to move away from former Barcelona and Spain boss Luis Enrique. Indeed, 90min understands that even Enrique saw Nagelsmann as Chelsea's preferred candidate, but the Blues will now be forced to look elsewhere. READ MORE FROM THE 90MIN TALKING TRANSFERS TEAM feed Mauricio Pochettino is another towards the top of Chelsea's wish list, while Burnl...

SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. It carried no people or satellites. Images showed several of the 33 main engines were not firing as the rocket climbed from the launch pad, reaching as high as 24 miles (39 kilometers). There was no immediate word from SpaceX on how many engines failed to ignite or shut down prematurely. The booster was supposed to peel away from the spacecraft three minutes after liftoff, but that didn't happen. The rocket with the spacecraft still attached began to tumble and then exploded, plummeting into the gulf. Once flying free, the spacecraft w...