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Wrexham hold no fear for Cardiff, says Robinson

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Dafydd Pritchard

Wales’ BBC Sport

Cardiff City will not be afraid of Wrexham in their all-Welsh EFL Cup clash, according to Bluebirds forward Callum Robinson.

In the fourth round, Championship Wrexham and League One Bluebirds met for the first time in 21 years when they were drawn together.

Wrexham are a division higher than Cardiff, but that was before Robinson and his team-mates were expelled from the Championship and the Hollywood-owned north Wales club were promoted from League One.

However, the Republic of Ireland international is optimistic about his team’s chances after scoring one of Cardiff’s goals on Tuesday in their third-round victory over Burnley.

Robinson continued, “We’ll face a good challenge.” They have a sizable squad, are in the championship, and have recruited a lot of players. Fair play to them, they’ve risen to the top, and it’s obvious that you’ve earned it if you win the Championship.

Cardiff’s place in the fourth round of the EFL Cup was relegated to them on Tuesday after Burnley won the game 2-1 over Liverpool, their first defeat since 2012 when they lost in penalties to Liverpool.

The Bluebirds have also had a strong League One season debut, with victories over Swindon Town and Cheltenham Town following their impressive performances at Turf Moor.

They travel to Wigan Athletic on Saturday, going fourth in the table after only one game so far.

According to head coach Brian Barry-Murphy, the cup match against Wrexham will draw a lot of attention, not least because of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership of the team’s infamous transition from the National League to Championship.

Barry-Murphy is more concerned about his team’s League One accomplishments now that Cardiff have six games to play at the Stok Cae Ras.

Even though it seems a lifetime away for us right now with bigger priorities looming on Saturday, “I imagine that’s great news for everyone involved,” he said.

I have a lot of friends who are members of the Wrexham squad, ” I know a lot of them.” Last year, I collaborated with Andy Cannon and Ollie Rathbone at Rochdale and Conor Coady at Leicester.

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Is China using an alleged criminal to get Paraguay to ditch Taiwan?

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101 East investigates whether China is using alleged criminals to win over Taiwan’s sole South American ally, Paraguay.

Paraguay is one of just 12 countries that maintains diplomatic ties with Taiwan, not China.

But is Beijing using unofficial channels to extend its influence into the South American nation?

In our three-year undercover investigation, we meet a shadowy Chinese businessman who says he is a proxy for Beijing, a claim that China denies.

Our undercover researchers reveal that the alleged middleman has his own agenda.

He is plotting to build a secret scam compound near the Paraguayan capital, a safe haven for Chinese crime bosses fleeing crackdowns in Southeast Asia.

In a special exclusive report, 101 East investigates China’s Paraguay connection.

Trump Demands Probe Into UN ‘Triple Sabotage’

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After an escalator, teleprompter, and sound system malfunctioned while he was speaking at the UN, US President Donald Trump demanded an investigation on what he termed “triple sabotage.”

The UN has claimed that Trump’s events on Tuesday at its New York headquarters were unintended and partly due to White House staff.

Trump, however, criticized the string of mishaps as “very sinister” in a protracted, angry social media post, demanded that people be detained, and claimed that the Secret Service was conducting inquiries as well.

“This was triple sabotage at the UN, not a coincidence.” Trump claimed on his Truth Social platform that they should be ashamed of themselves.

I’m requesting an investigation right away by submitting a copy of this letter to the Secretary General. It’s no wonder the UN hasn’t been able to accomplish the task for which it was created.

Trump Attacks the UN and Europe at the UNGA.

The 79-year-old president and First Lady Melania Trump were seen on camera entering UN headquarters on Tuesday, but footage from the elevator abruptly stopped and forced them to climb.

Then, as he began his speech, he noticed that his teleprompter wasn’t functioning.

The majority of his speech was spent criticizing the world body, accusing it of funding illegal migration that was “hell” and failing to back his peace efforts in Gaza and Ukraine.

‘Disgrace’

However, after the escalator, Trump’s mood turned more sour a day later, when he made a mostly jokey face.

Yesterday, the United Nations hosted a REAL DISGRACE. Not just one, but three ominous, ominous, events”! he wrote.

Trump claimed that the escalator stop was a “real disaster.”

He said, “It’s amazing that Melania and I didn’t face first and fall forward onto these steel steps’ sharp edges.

Trump then blasted the UN auditorium’s “completely off” sound and that his teleprompter for his speech was “stone cold dark” for the first 15 minutes.

The Secret Service is involved, the US president demanded that the security tapes for the elevator be saved.

UN Points at White House

A videographer from the US delegation “may have unintentionally triggered the safety function” on the escalator, according to UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric in a statement on Tuesday.

Since the White House runs the teleprompter for the US president, he said, “we have no comment.”

Under the condition of anonymity, a Secret Service official told AFP that the agency was “investigating what the UN said to support it.”

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A UN official who was also speaking on condition of anonymity pointed to Dujarric’s earlier statement when Trump made a comment on the post on Wednesday.

The official explained that the sound system was designed to allow earpieces to be used to hear speeches being translated into six different languages.

The newly appointed US ambassador, Mike Waltz, stated on X that he had formally demanded a detailed explanation of the teleprompter failure’s root cause as well as “immediate plans to implement robust preventive measures.” Waltz also stated on X that he had formally demanded “complete results” from the UN’s investigation into the escalator incident.

BBC star not seen on screen for months reveals secret health battle in sad message

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BBC Look North regular, Keeley Donovan, has revealed she has been dealing with a secret health battle as she opens up on her TV absence and explained her new job role

BBC star Keeley Donovan, who is best known as the weather presenter on the BBC’s Look North, has revealed why she hasn’t been seen on screen for months. The TV star has opened up on her secret health battle online as she thanked fans who have ‘contacted’ her.

Keeley, 42, hasn’t been seen on TV since April and opened up about the reasons in a social media post. She wrote online: “A little update on me. I’ve been away from work over the last few months because I haven’t been well. Thanks to everyone who contacted me.”

While she didn’t identify the specific reason she was unwell to her followers, she did confirm that her role has changed and wouldn’t be returning to Look North, which she is ‘really sad’ about. She continued and said: “In other news my job is changing slightly. I’m really sad to say that I’m no longer going to be doing my usual Friday weather slot on Look North, it’s always been the highlight of my week.”

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“In brighter news, I shall be presenting the weather every Tuesday and Wednesday evening for North West Tonight, and I’m excited to get to know this new patch. I’ll still be on here with all my usual weather updates.”

Keeley first started working in broadcasting when she was just 14 years old on a local cable channel, before she moved on to be a freelance reporter for the BBC.

She then started training in meteorology and began to host weather bulletins for most of the BBC’s Northern regions. The new position will see her cover the Greater Manchester and Merseyside regions.

The TV regular has also stepped in as a newsreader and reporter for BBC Look North in Leeds when they have needed her. She has embarked on a successful broadcasting career, and in 2014, she was appointed the Saturday morning host of BBC Radio Humberside. She later returned to Look North to continue her weather duties.

The TV star reportedly now lives in Leeds with her husband and daughter. She is married to fellow TV star BBC presenter Johnny I’Anson, with who she shares a 5-year-old daughter, Scout.

In 2023, she opened up about experiencing a miscarriage after she had some time away from TV. She took to Instagram to discuss her absence, explaining that it was due to “horrid morning sickness” and that she had a miscarriage.

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She wrote in her recent post: “I returned to work last week but you might not have seen me around for a while, the truth is I’ve been off with horrid morning sickness. Unfortunately the day before our 12 week scan I started to show signs of a miscarriage. At the scan there was no heartbeat. A few days later I ended up back in hospital because of heavy blood loss,” she continued.

Keeley said it’s been a “sad and worrying time,” adding: “It’s awful to think that so many people go through this but I have found comfort in knowing that miscarriages aren’t uncommon.”

Ronaldo Calls On Ancelotti To Pick Neymar For World Cup

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The Selecao’s Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti has been asked by Brazilian legend Ronaldo to get Neymar back in the squad for the World Cup in North America in the upcoming year.

Neymar, Brazil’s top goalscorer with 79 goals in 128 games, hasn’t worn the yellow jersey since October 2023 when he suffered a serious knee injury.

After a failed spell with Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, the 33-year-old has returned to his first club in January and has since played regularly for Sao Paulo Santos.

Even so, Ancelotti has not yet called up Neymar in his four matches in charge.

He plays a decisive role for the Brazilian Selecao. Neymar is the only player that has ever won the World Cup, Ronaldo, who has twice won it with Brazil, said at a press conference in Sao Paulo along with his fellow countryman.

Ronaldo, 49, who scored 62 goals in 99 Brazil games, added, “The people hope 100 percent that he will attend the World Cup because if he is there, we will undoubtedly have better results than if he is not there.”

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Neymar has missed Brazil’s Copa America victory on home soil in 2019 because of injuries suffered in recent years.

He left Paris Saint-Germain for Al Hilal in August 2023, but he injured his cruciate knee ligament while playing for Uruguay on international duty. He had only five goals and five goals.

Before moving to Santos, he would only play two games for the Saudi side after a year of suspension.

Ancelotti said Neymar needed to “get in better shape to help the national team and to give the best of himself at the World Cup” after Neymar was dropped from his squad for World Cup qualifiers in September.