Borussia Dortmund are confident in completing Jobe Bellingham’s signing from Sunderland.
Sunderland’s return to the Premier League for the first time since 2017 has attracted a lot of interest in the 19-year-old’s behalf across Europe.
However, the German club believes they are now in a good position to secure Bellingham’s signature.
Although they haven’t yet started discussions with Sunderland, there are strong indications Bellingham wants to follow his brother Jude’s example and believes a deal will emerge.
A strong season-ending has significantly strengthened Dortmund’s bargaining position.
Dortmund were 11th in the Bundesliga, 10 points off the pace of a top-four spot with eight games left.
Jude Bellingham joined Dortmund from Birmingham City in 2020, and he made 132 appearances for the club during his three-year, German Cup-winning team in 2021.
Prior to joining Real Madrid in 2023, he immediately fell short of the Bundesliga title. He suffered injuries and watched Mainz and the team draw on the final day of the 2022-23 season, which would have seen Dortmund declared champion for the first time in 11 years.
Five years after Jude won the award, Jobe Bellingham was named the Championship’s Young Player of the Year last month.
Bellingham might compete in the Club World Cup.
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Dortmund would be eligible to compete in the Club World Cup, which includes Real Madrid, his brother Jude’s current club, if he agreed a deal before June 10.
Jobe Bellingham is a member of England’s Under-21 squad for the European Under-21 Championship, which will take place in Slovakia on June 11 through 28. Bellingham has made four appearances for the Under-21 team.
For the Club World Cup, which will take place in the United States from June 14 to July 13, England’s U21 boss Lee Carsley announced to BBC Sport that they would release players.
He declared, “We’re supporting all the players.” When they need a medical visit or a club meeting, “We have room in our schedule to make sure that they get a chance.” We agree with that.
I “wish I could have them here in the ideal,” I would say. You want your strongest squad, but we must prioritize the players, which is exactly what we are doing.
We have been preparing for it, I believe. We were always anticipating a potential loss of two or three.
Fifa are said to have won more matches than our competitions. In that case, any player’s teams and clubs will always come out on top in that competition, with any exception.
After Victor Osimhen helped Galatasaray to lose the Turkish title, Nigeria boss Eric Chelle anticipates interest from Europe’s top clubs.
After netting 37 goals in 41 games for the Istanbul giants this season, the 26-year-old is set to return to his parent club Napoli.
He is expected to leave Napoli because he is not a part of coach Antonio Conte’s plans, but he has a year left on his Italian contract.
Osimhen was dropped from the Super Eagles’ squad for Friday’s international friendly against Russia because his future was uncertain.
Victor, Chelle claimed to be the best striker in the world, according to Chelle.
Because he put on a lot of pressure during the previous season, it is challenging for him to attend this game.
There is a transfer window, in actuality. A player like him isn’t completely focused at this point.
Because he might leave, I must physically and mentally guard him and arrange a transfer.
Osimhen wants to score “even while he sleeps.”
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Osimhen, who won the Under-17 World Cup in 2015, is currently second in the world among Nigeria’s top scorers with 26 goals.
He spearheaded the Super Eagles’ attack at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where the West Africans finished in second place, and he has been instrumental in reviving the team’s chances of winning the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
Osimhen’s injury-related absence from Nigeria’s first four games limited the Super Eagles’ ability to earn three goals when he started scoring in March, helping them to win over Rwanda and draw with Zimbabwe.
Chelle claims he has never seen a rival to the former Wolfsburg and Lille frontman.
He “wants to win every battle in training.” It’s crazy, “Chelle, 47, added.
He says, “When the training session is over, he wants to stay on the pitch and keep scoring.”
Russia: a “great nation of football”
Following its Saturday victory in the Unity Cup friendly competition, Nigeria will travel to Moscow.
Last Wednesday, the Super Eagles defeated fierce local rivals Ghana 2-1, and the team then defeated Jamaica 5-4 on penalties in the final after drawing 2-2.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Chelle still anticipates a difficult encounter as he prepares for the following round of World Cup qualifiers in September.
As Nigeria attempts to close the six-point gap with Group C leaders Bafana Bafana, those games, both at home and away in South Africa, will be crucial.
Chelle remarked that Russia is a fantastic footballing nation.
They must engage in some international combat because the war is challenging for them. In their league, there are many talented players.
I believe that the game will attract a lot of interest.
In accordance with a new study released this week, almost all of the worst-funded humanitarian crises will be located on the continent in 2024, making African nations once more at the top of the list of the world’s most underappreciated crises.
Released on Tuesday, the report by the nonprofit Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) lists Cameroon, Mozambique and a host of other African nations as some of the most burdened by violence and displacement, but also the most invisible to donors.
The United States, which was once the largest aid source in the world, has announced a significant reduction in development funding this year. Aid agencies received only half of what they needed in 2024, and experts say further shrinking aid will likely make 2025 even more bleak for people in need.
Prior to 2023, eight African emergencies were thought to be the most ignored.
What does the report say?
According to the NRC’s 2024 Most Neglected Crises report, “donor fatigue,” poor media coverage, and little to no political resolution are cited as contributing factors for the millions of people who have been displaced and face food insecurity or lack shelter.
The report defined countries in crisis as those that host or have more than 200, 000 displaced people, and which have been declared to be in severe crisis emergencies.
The NRC report identified Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Burkinabe, Mali, Uganda, Iran, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Honduras, and Somalia as the 34 nations that were the most “invisible.”
Aside from funding, there was little progress on effective conflict resolution, disaster prevention and diplomatic engagement in all the affected countries, the report added.
Overall, aid funding overall decreased in 2024, according to the NRC.
“The shortfall between what was required to meet humanitarian needs in 2024 and what was delivered was a staggering $25 billion, meaning over half of all needs went unmet”, the report stated.
Why are humanitarian emergencies in Africa ignored?
“Donor fatigue” and growing waves of nationalistic policies within traditional donor countries are causing the richest countries to reduce foreign aid funding, experts say. Attention is also impacted by a lack of proximity to emergencies, add analysts.
“Too many crises across the continent remain in the shadows – ignored because they don’t make headlines, or because they are not seen as of immediate strategic interest to international partners”, Christelle Hure, NRC’s head of advocacy in West and Central Africa, told Al Jazeera.
According to Hure, “Crises that knock on Europe’s door, as happened in 2015 with mass immigration, tend to receive the greatest media attention, while those who are far away remain not only out of sight but also out of mind,”
Which are the most neglected African emergencies?
Cameroon
In 2024, the West-Central African nation is at the top of the list of the world’s most underappreciated crises.
In the English-speaking northeast and northwest regions of Cameroon, a protracted civil war which began in 2017 is continuing. In the year that year, thousands of people took to the streets to protest the Francophone-majority government’s policies, including discrimination against the appointment of French-speaking judges.
Heavy crackdowns to suppress the protests soon saw armed groups springing up, declaring independence. Yaounde’s government then declared war. Both the rebels and government forces have targeted civilians. More than a thousand people have been internally displaced or have fled neighboring Nigeria, killing hundreds.
“The violence there is largely ignored because it’s not a direct threat to the central government”, Beverly Ochieng, a security analyst with United Kingdom-based intelligence firm Control Risks, told Al Jazeera, adding that little has been done to negotiate peace. Some secessionist leaders initially had the impression that Donald Trump was trying to support their cause, but they haven’t received much media attention.
Meanwhile, in the northern Lake Chad Basin region, also connected to Nigeria, violence by the armed group, Boko Haram, has continued for years, displacing thousands. Since Niger and Chad’s military governments left, leaving Cameroon, Nigeria, and Benin, a joint force of the countries in the Lake Chad Basin has largely fallen apart. Washington’s shrinking of security presence and operations in African nations is likely to further destabilise the arrangement.
Refugees from the Central African Republic and those from Boko Haram who are escaping conflict between two political parties are both based in Cameroon. Together, some 1.1 million people are internally displaced, and 500, 000 are refugees.
Despite this, the NRC reported on the displacement crisis in Cameroon in less than 30 000 articles in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic in 2024, compared to the Ukraine war, which was mentioned in 451, 000 articles. Only 45 percent, or $168m of the $371m required, was raised to fund aid in the various crises, according to the United Nations. President Paul Biya, 82, who has been in power since 1982, is frequently criticized for wasting most of his time in Switzerland. This is also the case for the government’s apparent indifference.
Ethiopia
The aftershocks of the Tigray war in the country’s north (2020-2022) merged with new intercommunal fighting in the Oromia and Amhara regions, creating a potent mix of crises which has seen 10 million people pushed out of their homes nationwide, the NRC report noted.
The federal army, which it claimed to represent the interests of the Amhara people, one of Ethiopia’s most important ethnic groups, is fighting the Fano armed group, which it both tried to disarm after they both engaged Tigrayan forces during the conflict. The Oromo Liberation Group, meanwhile, says it is seeking independence for the Oromo people, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group. The government in Addis Ababa, which has launched air strikes, has repressed both groups. Dozens of civilians have died in the fighting.
Additionally, food shortages have become worse due to drought and flooding. In the southern Gofa zone, heavy rains caused two landslides on July 21 that killed more than 200 people, the worst such landslides in the country.
Mozambique
This year’s list includes the southern African nation for the first time. Political upheaval following hotly contested October elections saw protesters who supported the independent opposition candidate, Venancio Mondlane, shot dead by Mozambican state security. According to local media reports, the violence left about 400 people dead.
Separately, ongoing attacks by an armed group with affiliations to ISIL (ISIS-Mozambique) in northern, oil-rich Cabo Delgado flared up in 2024. Since 2022, there has been violence there, with thousands of people being forced to flee, and a billion-dollar oil and gas project have been harmed. Government forces working with regional troops from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Rwandan soldiers were able to push the fighters back in 2023, allowing many displaced people to return. The conflict has quickly rekindled its volatile state because the fighters are so deeply ingrained in local communities.
Prone to cyclones due to its location in the Indian Ocean, Mozambique was hit by Cyclone Chido, which also devastated the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, in December. The northern part of Mozambique, which is in an armed conflict, was made landfall by the storm. Some 120 people were killed, and about 155, 000 buildings were damaged or destroyed.
Burkinabe and Mali
Since 2015, more than two million people have been displaced in Burkina Faso , because of the activities of violent armed groups like the Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), which wants to create a caliphate. Despite efforts by the military-led government to retake control of the country with Russian support, some of those groups now control close to half of the nation.
The rebels have held civilians suspected of supporting government forces under siege for more than two years, blocking entries and exits to now nearly 40 towns and cities. However, armed groups and government forces are accused of attacking civilians allegedly assisting the fighters in villagers massacres.
Neighbouring Mali is ranked fourth on the neglected crises list and faces a similar situation. Ochieng, an analyst, attributes the West African Sahel’s three militarily-led nations, including Niger, in part to the leaders there’s hostile attitudes toward Western powers. All three have cut off Western allies which previously provided both military and humanitarian aid, particularly France. Aid has been hampered further by their hostility toward humanitarian organizations, some of whom are thought to be related to Western countries.
“These military leaders are focused on economic development and they don’t even want to be seen as not being able to provide for their people … that makes it very difficult for any donors to approach them to provide help, or even for aid agencies to assess what the actual needs are”, Ochieng said.
On March 1, 2023, a mural can be seen in Ouagadougou, Burkinabe. Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with rebels, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Thursday, April 24, 2024]AP Photo]
Other emergencies in Africa
Uganda: Although the country itself does not face large-scale internal violence, Uganda is listed because it hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa – close to two million people from neighbouring South Sudan, Sudan and the DRC. The NRC warned that the NRC’s recommendation would cause local communities and refugees to become more tense.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Decades of violence by a slew of armed groups vying to control the country’s rich deposits of minerals, and more recently, offensives by the rebel M23 group, have seen hundreds of thousands displaced in eastern DRC between 2024 and early 2025. The disruption was caused by the same region’s 2023 Mpox outbreak. The African Union and the US are currently leading peace talks between the DRC government and neighbouring Rwanda, accused of backing M23. Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) deadly attacks are frequently unheard of.
Somalia: Entrenched violence from the al-Shabab armed group, which has been active for decades, as well as drought, continues to displace people in the East African country. According to the NRC, it received “dangerously low” funding in 2024.
A Congolese refugee wears a T-shirt featuring a picture of Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi while holding an umbrella to shield himself from the sun as he lines up with others for aid during a food distribution operation at the Musenyi refugee camp in Giharo, Burundi on May 7, 2025]Luis Tato/AFP]
Will Trump’s aid cuts affect these crises even more?
US President Donald Trump’s sweeping aid cuts after he took office in January, and his decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the agency that distributes it, have prompted fears that humanitarian emergencies could worsen in 2025.
The US provides about $70 billion in foreign aid each year, especially for healthcare, as the largest donor in the world. In 2024, the most aid went to Ethiopia, Jordan, DRC, Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nigeria, South Sudan and Syria.
Aid workers worry that emergencies on the African continent could get worse as these funds are either cut off or completely stopped.
Other major donors are also making cuts, observers warn. The UK reduced its foreign aid by 0.2% in February, while the Netherlands will reduce its aid from 2027 to 2.4 billion euros ($2.72bn). France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden have all announced reductions to their aid budgets since.
The African Union (AU) must take the lead in the development of a continent-wide political solution, according to Hule of the NRC. The bloc’s Peace and Security Council, tasked with anticipating and mitigating conflict, has previously been criticised as being too slow to act.
Hule argued that the African Union and its member states are crucially in need of more funding, not just more money.
Dani Dyer, the star of Love Island, revealed her second dress, which allowed her to party all night, and now shares even more photos of her lavish wedding with football player Jarrod Bowen.
Dani Dyer and Jarrod Bowen tied the knot in a stunning ceremony this weekend(Image: Danu Dyer Instagram / evieradfordsocials)
Dani Dyer is on cloud nine following her wedding to footballer Jarrod Bowen over the weekend, as she shares even more snaps from their big day. The Love Island star, 28, tied the knot in front of her nearest and dearest, including dad Danny.
She quickly changed her surname to Dyer-Bowen on Instagram, and is thrilled with how her big day went. Dani has let fans into her big day that took place in a purpose-built glass marquee in the Buckinghamshire, although the ceremony itself took place outside to make the most of the sunny weather.
After a picture=perfect ceremony, it seems dad Danny set the tone for the rest of the night. An X-rated footie chant about the couple broke out with the former EastEnder leading it.
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Footage from the newlyweds reception emerged on social media showing family and friends serenading the couple with West Ham fans’ favourite chant: “Bowen’s on fire… and he’s s******* Dani Dyer.”
Guests swirled white serviettes above their heads as it was belted out inside a glass marquee as the couple giggled along. To really get into the party spirit, Dani decided to change out of her floor-length gown into something more dancefloor ready.
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She looked sensational in a lace mini dress with matching sleeves, having taken a moment to switch out her gowns before returning to her wild bash.
After undergoing a quick change of outfit, Dani and husband Jarrod exchanged passionate kisses surrounded by their closest friends and family.
After a late-night party with a live band, guests could help themselves to remove pizzas. The boxes had the words “D&, J that’s amore” written on them and were made specifically for the day.
According to reports, about 60 people showed up for the ceremony, where Jarrod and Dani’s father, Danny, delivered emotional speeches before the pair were draped in white confetti.
For her wedding ceremony, Dani wore a floor-length gown.
The dancefloor was kicked off by a touching moment between Dani and Danny as the actor held back tears during their routine. In a behind-the-scenes wedding reel shared to Instagram, Danny looked as though he could cry as he embraced daughter Dani on the dance floor.
The heartfelt passage was accompanied by the Ray Charles song Georgia On My Mind. Danny said: “I have met every single boyfriend who has come through my door before the wedding, and she then brings home the West Ham captain.
“I’ve changed from the lying scum, and I detest him,” he said. a strong man I would put my lips on this geezer if he offered me a loan.
He took her on with a 14-month-old son, and that is true, I’ll tell you. He is just, as a father. He is incredible. I’m eager to give her away. What a touch . But if he had already made a move on me…
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I believe I have a slight love for him. He is a truly amazing person. Simply put, I want to love my daughters in the same way. They should have my respect and care for them. Let me explain that to you. I cherish him.
Aside from dad Danny, other famous faces are thought to have included Jarrod’s former West Ham United team-mate Declan Rice and Love Island’s Georgia Steel and Georgia Kousoulou.
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According to officials, more than 200 prisoners have escaped from Pakistan’s prison after being evacuated from their cells for safety amid earthquake tremors.
At least 130 of the prisoners who left the jail in Karachi are now being quickly recaptured, according to police, but at least 130 are said to still be missing. Authorities continued, “Rakes are being conducted,” adding that.
78 of the 216 prisoners who had fled from Malir prison late in the night were recaptured, according to Kashif Abbasi, a senior police official, who spoke to the AP news agency. He emphasized that no escaped prisoners had previously been convicted fighters.
Since the Pakistani Taliban attacked a prison in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, which freed hundreds of prisoners, evacuating escapes are not common in Pakistani jails.
In a shootout involving a re-entry of one of the escapees into custody, one prisoner was killed and three security personnel were hurt.
On June 3, 2025, police officers examine a damaged area of Karachi, Pakistan’s Malir Prison.
The jailbreak occurred while prisoners were removed from their cells for safety during the tremors, according to Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar, home minister of Sindh province. A group of prisoners attacked guards, seize their weapons, and opened fire once they were outside their cells.
Leaders from the sport and physical activity industries have written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to warn that if they aren’t prioritized in government spending plans, there will be “risk the decline or closure of more facilities and clubs.”
The Youth Sport Trust, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, Ukactive, a gym and leisure-centre organization, and the Sport for Development Coalition all signed the letter, according to BBC Sport.
According to them, the spending review for the following week, which will provide a summary of departmental budgets, “marks a crucial moment of opportunity.”
More than ever, “we think now is the time to fully unlock the true potential of the sports, recreation, and physical activity industry,” they write.
Everyone, including children and those with disabilities, must be able to access and take advantage of high-quality sports and physical activity opportunities, according to a government spokesman.
By implementing our change plan, we can make our young people the best off-spring and make our country more active.
More than 200 swimming pools in the nation have shut down since 2020, according to Ukactive and Swim England.
The organizations’ joint letters state that as avid sports fans, we are aware of the power of sport and physical activity to bring people together, improve lives, and positively shape and transform lives.
You publicly acknowledged this following last summer’s successful Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Our industry generates social and economic value worth more than £107 billion annually, but there is still significant untapped potential.
According to the most recent participation data, there are still significant inequalities between different demographic groups and communities, and the UK’s physical activity levels are 11th out of 15 comparable European countries.
