A Belarusian opposition leader who rallied mass protests against disputed leader Alexander Lukashenko has been jailed for 18 years. Sergei Tikhanovsky was convicted of organising riots among other charges following a trial condemned as a sham by many opposition figures. He planned to challenge Lukashenko in the 2020 presidential election but was detained before the vote. Belarusian…
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte says that eight players and five members of staff have tested positive for Covid-19 at the club. Spurs are scheduled to play Rennes in the Europa Conference League today and UEFA is insisting the match will go on as scheduled Last season, Newcastle United’s game at Aston Villa in the Premier League was…
Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as Germany’s new chancellor, bringing to an end Angela Merkel’s historic 16 years as leader. He was voted in by the German parliament, where his three-party coalition has a substantial majority, and given a standing ovation. His centre-left Social Democrats will govern with the Greens and the business-friendly Free Democrats. The…
At least 46 people, including twelve children have lost their lives when a bus crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria. The bus was registered in North Macedonia and most of those on board were tourists returning from a trip to Istanbul in Turkey. Seven people escaped from the bus and were taken to hospital with burns.…
The European Commission has accused Belarus of deceiving migrants with the false promise of easy entry to the EU. The Commission’s spokesman, Peter Stano said at least two thousand migrants are now at the Belarus border with Poland. Stano said the migrants are being pushed to the border and forced to make an illegal entry into the…
Barcelona have signed Netherland’s striker Luuk De Jong from Sevilla on a season-long loan after France’s Antoine Griezmann left the Nou Camp to rejoin Atletico Madrid on a similar deal. Barca will pay 31-year-old De Jong’s salary this season and have an option to make his stay permanent next summer. Griezmann became the eleventh player to leave…