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Manchester United and Olympique Lyon are set to battle it out in the decisive second leg of their Europa League quarter-final at Old Trafford on Thursday, April 17, 2025, with kick-off at 20:00. After an exciting 2-2 draw in the first leg, both sides enter this match with everything to play for, as a semi-final place hangs in the balance. …

All eyes will be on the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, as Real Madrid host Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Arsenal bring a commanding 3-0 lead into the Spanish capital after a dominant first-leg performance in London. While Mikel Arteta’s side look to protect their advantage, Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid are preparing for what …

The Champions League quarter-final second leg between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich promises high drama under the lights of the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. With a slim 2-1 advantage from the first leg, Inter will look to hold off the German giants and book their place in the semi-finals, while Bayern aim to mount a comeback …

Early Sunday, an Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City, also known as the Baptist or Ahli Arab hospital, causing significant damage to parts of the medical facility. Gaza’s civil defense agency reported that the strike occurred just minutes after the Israeli military issued an evacuation order for the building, which housed patients and medical staff. While no …

After years of diplomatic silence and tensions, senior officials from Iran and the United States held a rare meeting on Saturday in Muscat, Oman, aiming to revive a nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff led the respective delegations. This marks the highest-level interaction since the collapse of the 2015 agreement, …

A source close to Hezbollah has confirmed that the Lebanese Army now controls the majority of the group’s military sites in southern Lebanon. This transition comes in the wake of the ceasefire agreement reached on November 27, which ended over a year of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, including two intense months of open conflict. Under the terms of the …

Lebanon has taken a significant step toward addressing its ongoing financial crisis by adopting a draft law aimed at restructuring its banking sector. The move is seen as a critical milestone in meeting the reform conditions set by international lenders, particularly the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the country continues to grapple with an economic collapse that began in 2019. …

The Lebanese Army has initiated a discreet operation to enter specific Hezbollah installations located north of the Litani River. This move aligns with the stipulations of the recent ceasefire agreement, which mandates Hezbollah’s withdrawal from areas south of the river and the Lebanese Army’s assumption of control in these regions. While the exact locations of these bases remain undisclosed, reports …