• The Canadian Press

    Bukayo Saka misses Arsenal's season-ending game against Everton with 'slight muscle issue'

    LONDON (AP) — Bukayo Saka was left out of Arsenal's squad for the season-ending game against Everton because of a “slight muscle issue,” the club said. Arsenal still has a chance to win the Premier League title for the first time in 20 years if it beats Everton, and Manchester City drops points against West Ham, but will have to do it without one of its best players. Saka has a team-high 16 league goals this season but had to come off against Manchester United last weekend after a late tackle an

  • Reuters

    US to complete withdrawal from Niger by Sept. 15

    Niger and the United States have reached an agreement on the withdrawal of American troops from the West African country, a process that has already begun and will be finished by Sept. 15, they said in a joint statement. Niger's ruling junta last month told the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country. Until a coup last year Niger had been a key partner in Washington's fight against insurgents in the Sahel region of Africa, who have killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.

  • BBC

    Helicopter in Iranian president's convoy crashes - state media

    A helicopter in a convoy carrying the Iranian president has been involved in an accident, state media is reporting. It is currently unclear whether Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was on board the helicopter that state media say experienced a hard landing. The Interior Minister said rescuers were still trying to reach the site due to the difficult weather conditions.