In Group A, runners-up Manchester City from the previous season were drawn drawn against second-tier Nottingham Forest, Everton, and Newcastle.
Chelsea, who have been given a bye into the quarter-finals along with Arsenal as a result of Champions League qualification, defeated Manchester City 2-1 in the March final.
Due to having to qualify for Champions League, Manchester United was also excluded from the draw. There will be another draw to determine whether they will be selected for Group A or Group B if they don’t make it to the group stage in Europe.
On September 24 and 25th, the group-stage matches will begin.
Gintautas Paluckas, Lithuania’s prime minister, resigned following inquiries into his business dealings, which sparked protests in the Baltic nation’s capital, which demanded his resignation.
On Thursday morning, the nation’s president, Gitanas Nauseda, made Paluckas’ resignation known to the media.
In a statement from his Social Democrat Party, Paluckas confirmed the news.
Following the formation of a three-party coalition following parliamentary elections in October, Paluckas took over the position late last year.
His cabinet is expected to also resign, which is likely to bring down the entire government. Soon, new coalition discussions are anticipated to begin.
Paluckas has been the subject of numerous scandals in his business, some of which date back more than ten years. After being found guilty in 2012 of allegedly mutilating the bidder process for Vilnius’s capital’s rat extermination services, media investigations revealed that he had never paid a sizable portion of a 16,500-euro ($19, 000) fine.
Paluckas was the municipal administration director of Vilnius at the time, and judges found him to have abused his official position by unlawfully granting privileges to the company that received the highest bid.
He received a two-year prison sentence, but he ultimately was not.
Lithuania’s anticorruption and law enforcement agencies have begun their investigations into Paluckas since the media investigations.
He has denied any wrongdoing, but he has instead described the political opposition’s coordinated attacks against his business dealings.
The prime minister’s resignation comes just weeks before a planned joint military exercise between Belarus and Lithuania’s neighbors, highlighting the country’s precarious situation.
After being accused of being the source of a wave of “illegal migration” into the nation in May, Lithuania brought legal action against Belarus at the International Court of Justice.
Before the world power’s collapse the following year, Lithuania, which is a member of NATO and was previously a member of the Soviet Union, declared its independence.
After his departure from National Star College in an effort to move closer to his mother, Katie Price has updated her son’s living arrangements.
Katie Price has shared an update on son Harvey’s big move(Image: BBC)
Harvey, 23, has left National Star College and moved closer to his glamour model mother, according to Katie Price, who has updated him on his status.
Katie, a mother-of-five, claims Harvey, who moved from Cheltenham specialist college to live closer to his mother, is still envious of her. It comes after Katie’s recent photo-sharing controversy caused some concern for fans.
Harvey left the residential college after cuts to council funding as well as Katie being declared bankrupt for the second time. Earlier this month, Katie revealed Harvey is taking a big step and moving to independent living in Littlehampton, which he’s due to start in October.
In the meantime, Katie has found Harvey temporary accommodation before taking a big step into the “real world”.
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Katie Price has opened up to fan’s on the next stage of Harvey’s life(Image: Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images)
Speaking on the latest episode of her podcast, The Katie Price Show, the mum revealed she struggled with her emotions as she watched Harvey’s leavers assembly at the college. Katie told her listeners: “I’ve had a busy week with the kids this week as well, Harvey had his leavers on Friday.”
She revealed that his former college, National Star College, had given her leave certificates. They put all of his photos in a book, Katie explained, “including all of his photos from his time there.” Since I haven’t opened it yet, I’m going to video myself while I watch it.
When Katie spoke about the emotional assembly, she struggled to stay composed for. “And then when he went on stage, you know when they say how good he was and everything, I was like, “don’t cry, don’t cry,” I kept it in, and it almost got a tear.
She then makes a quivering sound [like that] when I kept it in and said, “I’m gonna try not to cry.” Because of that, there is no longer a college. And they all started crying because they would miss him.
The TV host then provided an update on Harvey’s new lifestyle and how he is adjusting to his new home in Southampton.
Harvey’s big step was described as “so I took his place in Southampton, he was so excited.”
As he shared a screenshot of the view and drew a moon, stars, and images of Katie and JJ on, Katie then revealed that Harvey had sent her a picture that he had drowned of the view outside his window.
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She continued, “He seems content because he hadn’t FaceTimed me all day, and I FaceTimed him just before my lashes, and he was crying in bed.”
What are you crying for, I asked you? Because I miss you, Harvey says, and I went, “Are you happy there? ” And he said, “Yes,” and I said, “Did you have a good day?” and he said, “Yes.” So I said I’m going to see you on Saturday, and he said, “Harv, let me wake up first, I don’t know, in the morning but you’re closer to Mummy’s.”
South Park has seen a massive increase in ratings after creators took aim at President Donald Trump as part of its season 27 premiere earlier this week
South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have seen the biggest ratings hit in years with the episode(Image: Getty Images for Paramount+)
South Park ratings have soared after a recent episode launched a brutal attack on President Donald Trump. The animated series, which has been on air since 1997, launched its 27th season earlier this week and the opener came with a joke aimed at the Republican leader’s manhood.
In the episode, Trump had been presented with an official painting and he was unhappy with the way his privates had been depicted as being so small. There were also several pictures littered throughout the cartoon version of the White House, one of which seemed to show the President engaging in questionable activity with a sheep.
But perhaps the most striking image of all was a naked Trump lying in bed with Satan. The episode was titled Sermon on the Mount and it all comes after creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, signed a £1.19bn ($1.5 billion) deal with Paramount.
In a statement hitting back at the contents of the episode, the White House said: “This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention. President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country’s history – and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.”
But, in any case, the move seems to have worked in Paramount’s favour as it has now been revealed how much the ratings improved upon the season premiere. According to Paramount, the episode was watched by nearly six million viewers across these its own platform and Comedy Central, reports Deadline. The outlet also notes that the show is ‘also scored its biggest season premiere share on the cable network since 1999’ and ratings are up 68% when compared to the last season.
South park decided to pair Donald Trump up with Satan for the episode(Image: Comedy Central)
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The episode had Cartman lash out after he found out his favourite show NPR (National Public Radio) was cancelled, before he was told that Trump was the one who cancelled it. Cartman yells out: “The government can’t cancel the show, I mean, what show are they going to cancel next?” He soon wears a T-shirt with the words, ‘Woke is dead’, emblazoned on it.
While South Park residents come together when the school principal brings Jesus to an assembly, Trump is seen in the White House being criticised for rising tariffs in Canada.
He tells his opponents to “relax” and later decorates the White House with nude portraits of himself. However, instead of being animated in classic South Park style, the creators used photos of Trump’s face on an animated body.
And when South Park supporters turn on him, he sues the residents for $5 billion (£3.9 billion). Jesus begs the people of South Park to stop rioting against the president and settle the lawsuit.
They negotiated the lawsuit to $3.5billion (around £3 billion) but have to produce “pro-Trump messaging” in their public service announcements, as per the settlement deal.
The premiere episode then concludes with a number of x-rated deepfake advertisements of a naked Trump crawling his way through a desert. It comes after South Park’s creator landed a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount, with them producing a run of 50 new episodes over five years. And last week, Mr Parker, who also co-created The Book of Mormon, the premiere, Parker had the briefest – and iciest – response to the backlash. He said: “We’re terribly sorry” and gave a long, deadpan-comic stare to camera and his fans, the Mirror.com reports. was asked for his reaction to the fracas as he sat on the stage at San Diego’s Comic-Con International at the beginning of a Comedy Central animation panel. Mr Stone was also on the panel at the comic book convention, held in California every year.
Meanwhile, Paramount and CBS recently shocked fans when they announced the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s talk show, with many questioning the reason behind it.
Trump shared his delight over the cancellation, posting: “I absolutely love that Colbert’ got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert!
“Greg Gutfield is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.” In a segment on Stephen’s show, the host read out Trump’s tweet while doing an impression of the President’s voice.
The audience booed the tweet before Stephen confidently said: “How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?” before turning to a different camera and adding: “Go f**k yourself!”
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The Super Falcons, the 10-time WAFCON champions, paraded their trophy through the streets of Lagos to the cheers of enthralling football fans.
The triumphant Super Falcons left Lagos on Wednesday afternoon, still riding high on the wave of national recognition, which included a presidential award and generous cash prizes.  ,
A jubilant trophy parade that passed through famous landmarks on Lagos Island attracted crowds of excited fans who lined the streets to celebrate the team’s historic WAFCON victory.
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The parade began at Costain, passing through Victoria Island, Eko Bridge, Apongbon, Obalende, Ikoyi Road, and Apongbon, before ending at the Eko Hotel.
Fans greeted the team at various locations along the parade route.
On Monday, the team made an airplane-based arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from Morocco, arriving at around 2:26 p.m.
They then proceeded to President Bola Tinubu’s presidential villa, where they presented the trophy.
The Super Falcons received the national honor of Officer of the Order of Niger in recognition of their accomplishments. Additionally, he made an announcement about the giving of $100, 000, the equivalent of $100, 000 to each of the 24 players.
The winners would each receive a three-bedroom apartment, according to the President. Additionally, he made an announcement about the technical team receiving the naira equivalent of $50, 000.
As the semi-autonomous region tightens its national security laws to those of China, a prominent democratic from Macau has been detained for collusion with foreign forces, according to the police.
Au Kam San’s residence was removed from his residence on Wednesday, according to a statement released on Thursday by Macau’s police.
In 1999, the former Portuguese colony reverted to Chinese rule through a “One Country, Two Systems” framework that promised a high degree of autonomy and rights protections.
Au, 68, is one of the most prominent democratic campaigners in Macau and has spent nearly 20 years as a member of the former Portuguese colony. Before quitting the Macau legislature in 2021, he spent 20 years there.
Local media outlets reported that the man arrested was the campaigner, and Au’s wife showed up at the prosecution’s office on Thursday and was listed as a “witness,” according to online outlet All About Macau.
The resident has allegedly communicated with an anti-China organization abroad since 2022, giving the organization numerous fabricated and obscene information for public exhibitions both abroad and online, according to the police statement.
The police did not identify the foreign organization Au was speaking with, but claimed Au had also sought to “provoke hostile actions by foreign countries against Macau” and to “incite hatred against Beijing, disrupt a 2024 election for the leader of Macau.”
Au’s and his wife’s availability for comment was unknown.
In the tiny gambling hub that reverted from Portuguese rule to Chinese rule in 1999, two years after the nearby former British colony of Hong Kong was renamed after it was handed back to China, Au had long championed democratic reforms and contributed to civil society initiatives.
The democratic opposition in the once-dominant former Portuguese colony has always existed in isolation from the strict Chinese Communist Party’s rule, unlike Hong Kong, where big social movements have challenged its rule in 2014 and 2019.
Au had spearheaded protests and railed against opaque government and growing social disparities throughout the city, where about 700,000 people live.
As a teacher, Au was one of the founding members of a number of pro-democracy organizations, including the New Macau Association.
Authorities in the neighboring Hong Kong are continuing to impose strong national security laws to deter dissent, including those that have been used to detain activists, shut down media outlets, and suppress civil society organizations.
Although Beijing’s attempts to retake control of Hong Kong were actively contested by the country’s democratic party, Macau’s government has faced far less public scrutiny as a result, with authorities able to enact a comprehensive set of national security laws as early as 2009 despite this fact.
In order to improve the prevention of foreign interference, this law was amended in 2023 to align Macau with comparable laws in Hong Kong and China.
Although Beijing’s efforts to retake control of Hong Kong were actively contested by the country’s democratic party, Macau’s government was able to pass a large number of national security laws as early as 2009 [File: Bobby Yip/Reuters]
