Gary Lineker holds the record for the highest proportion of a country's World Cup goals (85.71% in 1986). The article also explores players with more international honors than club trophies and traces the lineage of "unofficial world champions" in football.
British armed forces, including Royal Marines and NCA officials, intercepted the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel on Sunday. This marks the first operation to disrupt oil revenue funding Russia's war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked Britain and called for further legislative steps.
British armed forces intercepted and boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker, the Smyrtos, in the Channel on Sunday. The six-hour operation, led by the UK, involved Royal Marines and the National Crime Agency. The vessel, sailing under a Cameroonian flag, is being held off the Dorset coast.
Cameroon has reintroduced the role of vice-president after 44 years, sparking fears of a dynastic succession plan for President Paul Biya's son or stepson. The constitutional amendment allows the president to appoint the VP, who would assume the presidency in case of death or incapacity. Critics decry it as establishing a "republican monarchy."
Ukraine's chief of staff stated ending the war by winter is realistic, while Kyiv faced heavy Russian attacks. France detained a Russian oil tanker, and dozens of countries denounced Russia at the UN over a drone incident in Romania.
Nigerian goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, 25, has become the only keeper to win CAF's Golden Gloves three consecutive times (2023-2025). The Brighton player, who debuted at the World Cup aged 18, discusses her surprise at the achievement, her role as team DJ, and the WAFCON postponement that frustrated players and fans alike.
A U.S. Army major and nurse at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, has been charged with conspiring to provide financial and tactical support to the Ambazonia Defense Forces, a separatist group in Cameroon. Kenneth Chungag, 50, and co-defendant Mercy Akwi Ombaku, 38, were arrested Monday and released on their own recognizance. Chungag allegedly plotted to transfer money for AK-47 purchases and used his military training to assist the group.
After visiting Cameroon, Angola is the third leg of Pope Leo XIV's 11-day tour of Africa. People hope for appeals for peace and for him to tackle the economic woes of the oil- and rare-earth-rich nation.
