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Silvio Berlusconi
personFormer Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was taken to the hospital on Wednesday. Italian media reported he was in intensive care with respiratory problems. The 86-year-old three-time premier has had a series of health problems in recent years.
Steve Cooper
personNottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has ended speculation over manager Steve Cooper's future. Cooper had come under mounting pressure after Forest’s 2-1 loss at relegation-rivals Leeds extended their winless Premier League run to eight matches. Forest are in 17th place hovering above relegation based on their goal difference.
Jyotiraditya Scindia
personScindia launched a sharp attack on Gandhi and the Congress. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should "beware" of a man who did not stay loyal to his former party.
Taliban
organizationU.N. tells 3,300 Afghan staff not to come to work in Afghanistan for next two days. Close to 400 of them are female employees. Taliban administration says it respects women's rights in accordance with Islamic law.
Brandon Johnson
personBrandon Johnson, a Cook County commissioner and organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, won a hotly contested race for mayor. Johnson defeated Paul Vallas, the former head of Chicago Public Schools. The win shows that voters in the city are focused on progressive policies, including in the battle against crime.
Peter Murrell
personPeter Murrell, 58, held by police after raids on their Glasgow home and SNP headquarters in Edinburgh. Police are investigating the spending of £600,000 earmarked for Scottish independence campaigning. Mr Murrell resigned as the party's chief executive last month.
Volodymyr Zelensky
personPoland has been a key ally for Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year. Poland has taken in more than a million Ukrainian refugees over the past 13 months. Poland pledged additional Mig-29 fighter jets to Kyiv.
Marcus Rashford
personManchester United beat Brentford 1-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday. Marcus Rashford scored the winner in the first-half at Old Trafford. United move back into the top four after their first win in six weeks.
Brentford
organizationMarcus Rashford scored the only goal of the game in the 27th minute. Luke Shaw limped off in the first half with an injury. Victory lifts United to 53 points, three ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Emmanuel Macron
personFrench President Emmanuel Macron is in China for a three-day tour of the country. He will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, keen to enlist Xi in the pursuit of checking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Xi sees Macron as someone who can push the European Union toward a more moderate position on China.
SNP
organizationPeter Murrell, 58, taken into custody by police in Glasgow. His home and SNP HQ in Edinburgh are being searched by officers. First Minister Humza Yousaf described the arrest as a 'difficult day' Police Scotland are investigating the spending of about £600,000.
Tsai Ing-wen
personChina condemns meeting between Taiwan leader and US House Speaker. China claims Taiwan as its own territory, a position the government in Taipei strongly contests. The U.S does not recognize Taiwan's independence or maintain diplomatic relations with it.
FBI
organization'Republicans in Congress should defund the DOJ and FBI until they come to their senses,' he wrote on his social media platform, writing in all-caps. Trump is the first former or current U.S. president to face criminal charges.
Frank Lampard
personFrank Lampard was sacked by Chelsea in January 2021 after 18 months. The 44-year-old has held talks with the west London club. Assistant coach Bruno Saltor was appointed interim manager on Monday.
Dan Kelly
personFormer Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly lost his race by at least 10 percentage points. He refused to call his opponent to concede, instead choosing to lash out against her in a concession speech. Kelly called Protasiewicz's campaign "deeply deceitful, dishonorable and despicable"
Nicola Sturgeon
personPolice did not identify Peter Murrell as the 58-year-old man arrested Wednesday. Scotland's Press Association, the BBC and others reported it was Murrell. Police Scotland has been investigating the SNP’s handling of money slated for Scottish independence campaigning.
Paul Vallas
personBrandon Johnson, 47, defeated Paul Vallas, 69, by around 13,000 votes. Vallas previously worked as Chicago Public Schools’ first CEO. Johnson ran on a platform of taxing the wealthy to boost citywide services.
Janet Protasiewicz
personDemocratic-backed Judge Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race. She defeated Republican-backed candidate Dan Kelly. New court controlled 4-3 by liberals is expected to decide a pending lawsuit challenging the state’s 1849 law banning abortion.
Chelsea
organizationFrank Lampard is set to return as Chelsea manager until the end of the season. The 44-year-old has held talks with the west London club and is on the verge of rubberstamping his return. Lampard played for the Blues between 2001 and 2014 but was sacked 18 months later after a 10-match winless run.
Blues
organizationLuis Enrique has reportedly flown to London for talks with Chelsea. The Blues are searching for a new manager following the sacking of Graham Potter on Sunday. Julian Nagelsmann is said to be Enrique's main rival for the job. Mauricio Pochettino has also been linked with the Blues.