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Boy, 15, killed in Romford community centre party stabbing

A 15-year-old boy has died and three teenagers have been arrested after a fatal stabbing outside a London community centre.

The Metropolitan Police said they were called to the centre in Romford on Saturday night after fighting broke out as youngsters left a birthday party.

The boy was found with knife wounds and died at the scene.

Three male teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder and have been taken for questioning.

Police were first called to the community centre on Clockhouse Lane at 21:05 BST.

There had been reports of fighting between groups and the centre being damaged.

Det Sgt Gurj Singh said: "Response officers who attended the initial calls were confronted with up to 100 youths leaving a birthday party gathering at a community centre."

Romford MP Andrew Rosindell said it was "devastating" that a young life had "so tragically been cut short on our streets tonight".

The boy's next of kin have been informed, although his identity has not yet been released.

A bus driver in his 50s was treated for a head injury at the scene, the Met said, adding that there were no other injuries.

Police have appealed for witnesses.

World Cup 2018: Iran beat Morocco to win first World Cup finals tie in 20 years

Iran won their first match at a World Cup finals since 1998 as Morocco substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz scored an own goal in injury time.

Bouhaddouz put the ball into his own net with a diving header at the near post in the 95th minute as Morocco defended a left-wing free-kick.

The result was harsh on the African side, who had wasted numerous chances in the first half and were denied late on when Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand produced a fine save from Hakim Ziyech.

But Iran took the victory, only their second in World Cup history after a 2-1 win over the United States at France 1998.

Morocco became the second African side to concede a late winning goal in the World Cup on Friday, after Egypt lost 1-0 to Uruguay in Group A, thanks to a last-minute header from Jose Gimenez.

vital three points for Iran

Both Morocco and Iran impressed in qualifying with Morocco only conceding one goal in their eight games, while Iran remained unbeaten and only let in five goals in their 18 qualifying matches.

However, they were both left rueing the draw that saw them placed in the same group as 2010 winners Spain and European champions Portugal, with only the top two sides advancing to the last 16.

Spain and Portugal, 10th and fourth in the world rankings respectively, have won four major tournaments between them in the past 10 years. Before the match, Iran’s coach Carlos Queiroz said his side had been “drawn in the hardest group in the World Cup”.

Going into injury time in St Petersburg, it looked like being a result neither Morocco or Iran wanted, before Morocco’s Sofyan Amrabat conceded a needless free-kick by fouling Saman Ghoddos near the corner flag.

But that gave Ehsan Haji Safi the opportunity to whip in the free-kick, and Bouhaddouz could only steer the ball into his own net for an unlikely Iran victory.

Morocco will now need a positive result when they play Portugal on Wednesday, 20 June (13:00 BST), before Iran play Spain at 19:00 BST on the same day.

A bad week for Moroccan football

Earlier this week, Morocco failed in their attempt to win the right to host the 2026 World Cup, losing out to a ‘United’ bid from Canada, the United States and Mexico.

The King of Morocco, King Mohammed VI, has already instructed his country to try again and bid to host the 2030 event, while a strong World Cup showing in Russia would help raise the profile of the team.

However, barring unlikely wins against either Portugal or Spain, they are now facing an early exit after failing to take their chances.

They started at a frantic pace, having four good opportunities inside the opening 10 minutes.

Amine Harit pulled a half-volley wide, Ziyech missed his kick when an inventive free-kick routine saw the ball rolled to him on the edge of the penalty area, Younes Belhanda sent a diving header wide and Ayoub El Kaabi shot off target.

The chances kept coming for the African side as Belhanda had an effort blocked in a goalmouth scramble with Iran goalkeeper Beiranvand saving Mehdi Benatia’s follow-up strike.

But, despite Morocco having 68% of possession and 13 shots, Iran picked up the victory.

Iran win despite boot drama

Iran were unbeaten in all 18 of their qualifying matches.

However, their preparations for the tournament were disrupted on Tuesday when Nike said it had withdrawn its supply of boots to Iranian footballers before the World Cup because of new US sanctions.

It did not matter on Friday as a hard-working Iran side, helped by a combination of poor Moroccan finishing, desperate defending and solid work from Beiranvand, survived early pressure to keep the game goalless.

Indeed, Iran had the best chance of the first half when Azmoun was put clean through, with only Morocco keeper Munir Mohamedi to beat.

But the chance was wasted as Azmoun did not show enough composure with Mohamedi denying him and also saving the follow-up attempt from Alireza Jahanbakhsh.

However, it did not matter as Queiroz, who will end h

Kenya school closed after sexual harassment complaints

Another high school in Kenya has been closed indefinitely after hundreds of girls walked out of the institution to protest against alleged sexual harassment by a male teacher.

Local media reports that more than 700 students of Maasai Girls High School, located 68 miles (110 km) southwest of the capital, Nairobi, marched out of the school early Tuesday morning.

The students allege a male teacher had asked for sexual favours and attempted to assault one of them.

On Monday, Moi Girls High School in the capital re-opened a week after it was closed after a student claimed she had been raped.

FIFA awards 2026 World Cup to Canada, U.S And Mexico

Member nations voted this morning at FIFA’s 68th Congress in Russia to determine where the 2026 World Cup will be held. The United bid of Canada, the United States, and Mexico was declared victorious over the bid from Morocco.

This is the first time the World Cup tournament has been awarded by a vote of member countries, rather than FIFA executives. The 2026 World Cup will also be the first to feature 48 teams.

The United bid was judged to be the better option after a review by FIFA’s technical committee. The tandem of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico scored a 4.0 out of 5 on their rating scale, while Morocco received a score of 2.7, and the bid was judged to be “high risk” in the categories of stadiums, accommodation, and transportation.

Canada is expected to host 10 of the 80 total matches, with specific host cities still yet to be decided. All matches from the quarter-finals onward will be hosted in the U.S., however. Three stadiums across the country will play host to group stage games — most likely BMO Field in Toronto, Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, and the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Whatever the venues are, they’ll all need to receive serious upgrades (BMO needs to be expanded above 40,000 seats, for instance), but that’ll surely still be more cost-effective than building stadiums from scratch, as has been the case in other World Cups.

The United States last hosted the World Cup in 1994, the process of which gave us MLS (since FIFA insisted that a professional league be established). That provides an interesting parallel this time around, with the Canadian Premier League taking shape — a fact that may have helped this bid. Mexico hosted the World Cup in both 1970 and 1986.

Canada has hosted several international FIFA events as well, including the 2007 Under-20 World Cup and the 2015 Women’s World Cup.

Trump Kim summit: US and North Korean leaders hold historic talks

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have become the first sitting US president and North Korean leader to meet, an unprecedented development after a year of exchanging threats.

The pair shook hands at a luxury hotel in Singapore's Sentosa island after months of diplomatic twists and turns.

They are now set to discuss defusing tensions and nuclear disarmament.

Analysts are split on what it will achieve. Some see it as propaganda win for Mr Kim, others a path to peace.

The two men walked towards each other and firmly gripped each other's hands in front of US and North Korean flags.

In brief initial comments in front of the press, the US president predicted a "terrific relationship" with Mr Kim.

"I feel really great. We're going to have a great discussion and will be tremendously successful," the US president said.

Sitting alongside each other, the pair appeared relaxed, against the odds.

"It was not easy to get here....There were obstacles but we overcame them to be here," Mr Kim said.

The leaders have finished a one-to-one meeting, with translators, and are now in a group working lunch.

The talks - unimaginable just a few months ago - will focus on North Korea's controversial nuclear programme.

Why is this remarkable?

For decades, North Korea has been a pariah state, and now its latest hereditary leader is being treated as a world statesman.

Last year, it would have been a rare sight to see a North Korean flag flying anywhere in Asia.

Now, Mr Kim - who runs a totalitarian regime with extreme censorship and forced-labour camps - is meeting and greeting dignitaries.

What are the talks about?

The US wants North Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons in an irreversible manner that can be verified by the international community.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would only accept "complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation" - but would offer "unique" security guarantees.

But analysts question why Mr Kim would give up his nuclear weapons after pushing so hard to get them. They also say by winning the prestige of a meeting with the world's most powerful leader, Mr Kim has already gained a victory.

A formal end to the Korean war may also be discussed. The 1950-53 conflict ended with a truce, not a final peace treaty. Mr Trump says signing a peace agreement would probably be "the easy part".

$25m starch processing plant to be set up in Volta Region

A 200-tonnne-a-day starch processing plant, estimated to cost US$25million, is to be set-up in the Nkwanta South district of the Volta Region.

The project, which is expected to be completed within 12months, is expected to help reduce the country’s starch import bill and improve the income of rural cassava farmers.

Data from the Statistical Service indicate that the country produces about 16 million metric tonnes of cassava, of which about 11 million tonnes are available for human consumption.

However, only four million tonnes out of the available 11million tonnes of the cassava available for human consumption is consumed – leaving over seven million tonnes as surplus.

Gershon Gbediame, former Member of Parliament for Nkwanta South (L); Nanan Olivier Kablan (middle, in black suit), Project Promoter; and Suchart Chuveeradach (R ) of KORAT SW Group of Thailand.

Addressing the press during a signing ceremony between GMC Universal Ghana Limited and KORAT SW Group of Thailand in Accra last Friday, Project Consultant Kodwo Ahlijah said cassava starch serves as a rural staple food, convenience food for urban dwellers, industrial raw material, cash-crop, and foreign exchange earner given its high demand on the world stage.

“As a nation we have been importing the starch, and a number of companies are being encouraged to go into the starch business. Because of this, the Project promoter took the initiative with his business consultants and lawyers to come up with the idea of setting up a starch processing factory at Nkwanta South,” Mr. Ahlijah said.

He also added that in the light of previous experience of challenges in getting adequate feed stock, a decision was made to set it up in Nkwanta South – where there are large tracts of land to go into cassava plantation purposely for the factory.

Mr. Ahlijah also explained that one of the driving factors to go into starch was based on research by a division of NEPAD of the African Union, which commissioned a study by the International Firm of Consultants on the Cassava market opportunities in Ghana, Mozambique and Nigeria.

In the said research, it was established that Ghana locally needs over 200,000 metric tonnes of starch which can easily be produced out of cassava.

Furthermore, he stated that once the factory is set up there will be a need for government intervention to support the infrastructural deficit in the area, which he reckons has been the major challenge of agro-processing companies.

Mr. Nanan Olivier Kablan, the CEO, signed on behalf of GMC Universal Ghana Ltd., and Mr. Suchart Chuveeradach signed on behalf of KORAT SW Group of Thailand.

GMC Universal Ghana Limited secured the funding from COSMOS International of India.

Present at the signing ceremony were representatives of the Landowners of Bontibor, Nkwanta South district who have agreed to lease for 50 years 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) of farmland for development of the industrial cassava plantation. The Landowners were led by Gershon Gbediame, former Member of Parliament for Nkwanta South.

It has also been agreed that a block farming system will be adopted for developing the cassava plantation.

About 2,400 block farmers will be engaged to manage the initial 4,800 hectares of farmland; and they will be supported with all mechanisation in the value chain as well as given weekly advances to be set off against harvesting.

KORAT is the largest manufacturer of cassava turnkey starch processing plants in Thailand and South East Asia and has since 1995 delivered an average three (3) processing plants per year.

They already have an agreement with Asikess Ventures Limited at Begoro-Aburaso under the One District, One Factory Programme, funded by Ghana EXIMBANK, to manufacture and install a 100 tonnes per day cassava starch processing plant

The Statistics, Research and Information Directorate (SRID) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture 2013-2014 report said cassava has traditionally been consumed in the form of

Swiss voters say no to Olympics

Voters in the southern Swiss canton of Valais on Sunday rejected a bid for the town of Sion to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, according to a near-final count of ballots.

A full 54 percent of voters in the canton came out against paying up to 100 million Swiss francs (86 million euros) to host the games.

With Valais out of the picture, six cities remain candidates to host the 2026 Olympics, with the winning bid set to be announced in September 2019.

The vote marks the latest in a series of failed attempts by Valais authorities over the past half century to convince people they should host the Olympics.

The question was put to a vote in 1968, 1976, 2002 and 2006, but was turned down each time.

Sion 2026 was the latest attempt to bring the Olympic Games to Switzerland for the first time since St Moritz in 1948.

Government offered one billion

Switzerland’s federal government had said it would help chip in almost one billion euros to cover excess costs.

But citizens in the largest towns in the region, including Sion which would have been the host city, rejected the plan.

Voters in some of the largest ski areas in the canton, including Zermatt and Nendaz, also voted against.

Only in Crans-Montana and Saas-Fee did votersapprove the bid.

The overall turnout in the canton was 62.6 percent.

Social spending concerns

Those opposed to the Sion 2026 bid argued that Valais is a financially weak canton in the Swiss Alps and organising the games would put too much financial stress on its coffers, even with federal government help.

They said the canton's coffers would be better allocated to roads, hospitals and social services.

Supporters of Sion hosting the games said the Olympics would have given the region more visibility, develop tourism and generate momentum.

The Swiss Tourism Federation issued a statement regretting the decision, saying that the games would have put the spotlight on Switzerland, creating thousands of jobs and turnover of around five billion Swiss francs (five billion euros)

The International Olympic Committee will announce the host city in September 2019 from six remaining candidate cities for the that were also vying for the 2026 games Calgary (Canada), Graz (Austria), the Swedish capital Stockholm, Erzurum (Turkey), Japan's Sapporo and an Italian bid that joins Cortina d'Ampezzo, Milan and Turin.

Spain 'takes in hundreds of drifting migrants'

Spain has offered to take in a rescue ship drifting in the Mediterranean with 629 migrants on board after Italy and Malta refused to allow it to dock, Reuters news agency reports.

The Aquarius ship picked up the migrants, including 123 unaccompanied minors, 11 other children and seven pregnant women, from inflatable boats off the coast of Libya at the weekend.

The minors are aged between 13 and 17 and come from Eritrea, Ghana, Nigeria and Sudan, according to a journalist on the ship, Anelise Borges.

Span's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who assumed office just over a week ago, has given instructions for the boat to be allowed into the eastern Valencia port, his office said in a statement quoted by Reuters.

Abramovich rejects offer from Britain's richest man to buy Chelsea

Roman Abramovich has reportedly rejected an approach from Britain's richest man to buy Chelsea.

The Daily Mail claims petrochemical billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, estimated to be worth a staggering £20billion, came forward looking to take the Stamford Bridge club off Abramovich’s hands.

Chelsea’s Russian owner is currently embroiled in a UK visa clash with the Home Office, leading to him shelving plans for a new stadium in West London.

It means there's been speculation that Abramovich could up sticks after buying Chelsea for £140million in 2003.

But it’s understood that he has no intention of abandoning the Blues, with the Russian also rejecting other offers, including one from China.

Ratcliffe is a Manchester United fan but currently holds a season ticket at Stamford Bridge.

He also knows all about running football clubs after purchasing FC Lausanne-Sport in November - who were relegated from the Swiss Premier League last season.

But it appears Ratcliffe won’t be getting near Chelsea any time soon, despite dwarfing Abramovich’s personal wealth by around £11bn.

A friend close to the British billionaire told the Mail: “Shelling out £2bn or so would seem like a drop in the ocean for Jim but at the moment he is torn about what to do.”

Since taking charge at Chelsea 15 years ago, Abramovich has overseen five Premier League title wins and finally got his hands on the coveted Champions League trophy in 2012 following a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Bayern Munich in Germany.

Host country Singapore shells out $15 million on Trump-Kim summit

Playing host to one of the 21st century’s most highly watched diplomatic meetings comes with a hefty price tag, as Singapore has discovered.

The host nation of Tuesday’s U.S.-North Korea summit has shelled out $20 million Singapore dollars, or about $15 million U.S. dollars, on the historic event, according to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Lee told reporters on Sunday that half the amount had gone toward enhancing security for the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Several million dollars also had been spent to support the contingent of about 2,500 foreign media expected to travel to the small but wealthy city-state to cover the event.

“It cost some money and resources to put up. It’s a lot of effort for our security [and] communications people,” Lee said, according to Today newspaper. “[But] it is a cost that we are willing to pay and it’s our contribution to an international endeavor that is in our profound interest.”

Lee said he hoped the summit would lead to greater “security and stability” in the region.

“From our point of view, it’s important that the meeting take place, and that the meeting sets developments on a new trajectory ? one that will be conducive to the security and stability of the region,” he said. “Therefore, when the two sides asked us to host the meeting, we cannot say no. We have to step up.”

Lee suggested that Singapore ? one of the few countries that has diplomatic relations with both Washington and Pyongyang ? also could benefit from the meeting thanks to the “publicity” generated about the Southeast Asian island.

“The fact that we have been chosen as the site of the meeting, we did not ask for it... it says something about Singapore relations with the parties... and our standing in the international community,” he said, according to Channel News Asia.

Kim arrived in Singapore Sunday afternoon, local time. Lee met with him on Sunday evening at the Istana, the official residence of Singapore’s president, hours after the North Korean leader’s arrival at Changi Airport. Lee live-streamed the meeting on Facebook.

Trump arrived in the country Sunday night, and the prime minister is expected to meet with him on Monday.

Injured Salah included in Egypt's World Cup squad

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named in Egypt's World Cup squad despite being injured in the Champions League final.

Salah, 25, will not meet up with his team-mates until 9 June as he continues his recovery from a shoulder injury, his national team said.

Egypt's opening World Cup fixture is against Uruguay on 15 June.

They meet hosts Russia on 19 June and conclude their campaign in Group A against Saudi Arabia on 25 June.

Salah struck a 95th-minute penalty in the final qualification game to send Egypt to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.

But in the Champions League final against Real Madrid, Salah left the pitch in tears midway through the first half after landing heavily on his shoulder following a challenge by Sergio Ramos.

Egypt's national team doctor said he met Salah soon after the final and subsequently confirmed his absence "would not exceed" three weeks.

Hector Cuper's Egypt drew 0-0 against Colombia in Italy on Friday without Salah.

Salah will also miss Wednesday's final friendly with Belgium, but will meet up with his team-mates once they return to Cairo for an open training session on 9 June prior to their departure for Russia.

Coach Hector Cuper named his squad for Egypt's return to the World Cup for the first time since 1990

Egypt squad

Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Al Taawoun), Mohamed El-Shennawy (Al Ahly), Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly).

Defenders: Ahmed Fathi, Saad Samir, Ayman Ashraf (all Al Ahly), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Al Fateh), Ahmed Hegazi (West Brom), Ali Gabr (Zamalek), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC).

Midfielders: Tarek Hamed, (Zamalek), Shikabala (Zamalek), Abdallah Said (Al Ahli), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Mahmoud Kahraba (Al Ittihad), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City), Mahmoud Hassan (Kasimpasa), Amr Warda (Atromitos Athens).

Forwards: Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).

Bill Clinton says he doesn't owe Monica Lewinsky an apology

Former President Bill Clinton defended himself Monday from recent criticism of his affair with Monica Lewinsky in light of the #MeToo movement, telling NBC's "Today" he never reached out to the former White House intern following the scandal.

Asked if he owed Lewinsky an apology, Clinton told NBC's Craig Melvin, "No, I do not -- I have never talked to her. But I did say publicly on more than one occasion that I was sorry. That's very different. The apology was public."

In an essay for Vanity Fair published earlier this year, Lewinsky said she was questioning the narrative surrounding the affair, which played a central role in Clinton's eventual impeachment.

"Now, at 44, I'm beginning (just beginning) to consider he implications of power differentials that were so vast between a president and a White House intern," she wrote. "I'm beginning to entertain the notion that in such a circumstance the idea of consent might well be rendered moot."

Speaking to "Today," Clinton defended his decision to remain in office following the scandal.

"A lot of the facts have been conveniently omitted to make the story work, I think partly because they're frustrated that they got all these serious allegations against the current occupant of the Oval Office and his voters don't seem to care," pointing to a series of sexual misconduct allegations against current President Donald Trump, who has denied them. "I think I did the right thing. I defended the Constitution."

As for his affair with Lewinksy, Clinton said, "this was litigated 20 years ago. Two-thirds of the American people sided with me."