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Cody Gakpo outlined his ambition to help this Liverpool side produce 'more beautiful moments' during an exclusive interview with Liverpoolfc.com. The Netherlands forward agreed personal terms with the club on Wednesday and will officially complete his transfer from PSV Eindhoven at the start of the January transfer window, subject to a work permit.

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Putin's thugs shell Ukrainian maternity hospital hours after two women delivered babies as his lapdog Sergei Lavrov claims Russia will win the war because of its 'patience', saying: 'We are in no hurry' Maternity ward in Kherson among 33 civilian targets struck by Russian shelling Moscow abandoned city last month in one of Ukraine's most significant gains Zelensky's deputy chief of staff said two babies were delivered prior to bombing Meanwhile, Sergei Lavrov insists Moscow will achieve goals due to its 'patience'

The US has announced it will impose new mandatory Covid-19 testing on all travellers from China, following the decision by Beijing to lift its stringent "zero Covid" policies. America joined Italy, India, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan in announcing new measures following an increase of infections in China.

Former Pope Benedict is 'very sick', says the Vatican and asks for prayers for the 95-year-old Pope Francis made the surprise appeal at the end of his audience this morning Benedict, 95, served as Pope from April 2005 until he resigned in February 2013 He stepped down due to old age but his papacy was wracked with scandals

The community of pensioners living off-grid on Britain's canals 'forgotten' by authorities Express.co.uk spends a day on the canals with a sub-group of Britain's pensioner community who have recently been granted new help with their energy bills, but who still feel they have been forgotten by the authorities.

Early on the third day of the Melbourne Test, despite their scorecard advantage, you wondered whether an Australian team that more resembled a medical ward could adequately function in the match. Instead, when they finally declared two sessions later, two batters with busted hands were the ones in the middle landing the punches.

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Putin 'overruled his generals and personally ordered encircled troops to fight to the death' in Ukraine, claims report that reveals how he wakes to a daily 7am briefing on the war's progress Vladimir Putin is deluded about the reality of Russia's botched war, insiders say He personally intervened to order surrounded troops in Lyman to stay and fight No one in the Kremlin can stand up to Putin and tell him the truth, officials claim

Chinese people have rushed to book overseas travel after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month. Passport applications for Chinese citizens wishing to travel internationally will resume from 8 January, the immigration administration said. It follows an announcement on Monday that ended almost three years of strict quarantine rules for arrivals. Travel sites have since reported a spike in traffic.