- The Telegraph
A message to Ipswich fans: Enjoy this weekend – the Premier League is not what it is made out to be
The Coventry Building Society Arena is plonked on the outskirts of its city and enveloped by a large Tesco, an industrial park and an A-road. It is not a promising location for football romance, yet after Tuesday night there is some corner of this unlovely stadium that is for ever Ipswich.
- The Star Press
Family seeks assistance for World War II Purple Heart recipient
According to Rees, her 98-year-old father — a Purple Heart recipient who has carried German shrapnel in his knee for 79 years — "wasn't disabled enough."
- Reuters
EU offers 1 billion euros in economic, security support to Lebanon
The European Union has offered Lebanon a financial package of 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) to support its faltering economy and its security forces, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday during a visit to Beirut. Von der Leyen said the support package would help bolster basic services in Lebanon, including health and education, though she added that it was crucial for Beirut to "take forward economic, financial and banking reforms" to revitalize the business environment and banking sector. Speaking alongside Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, she said security support to the Lebanese army, the internal security forces and General Security would be focused on providing training, equipment and infrastructure to improve border management.
