Last night saw a ridiculous comeback at Old Trafford as Manchester United fought to beat Lyon 5-4 in the second leg of the Europa League Quarter-Finals.
Throughout the first half, United dominated the game, with Manuel Ugarte opening the scoring in the 11th minute, Bruno Fernandes hitting the crossbar and Diogo Dalot grabbing a second goal on the brink of half time.
However, the tide changed in the second half with goals from Corentin Tolisso and Nicolas Tagiafico in the space of seven minutes as the half was coming to a close.
Lyon went on in extra time to score two more goals, completely unanswered before United fought back hard.
In the final seven minutes of extra time, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire all scored to grab a much-needed win, marching on to face Athletic Club in the Semi-Final.
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Issues for away fans in both Manchester United v Lyon fixtures
Following the game, Lyon have taken to X to release a statement about the occasion at Old Trafford with regards to their away fans.
The post which links to an online survey, reads: ” Dear Supporters, Olympique Lyonnais sincerely thanks you for coming in such numbers to Manchester.
“However, we regret the conditions of access to Old Trafford which may have put you in danger.
“United by your side, we will carry your voice and we invite you to send us your testimonies via the following form.”
Whilst it’s not confirmed what “conditions of access” or “danger” the post is referring to, the French club are keen to hear from their fans who attended the game.
In the reverse fixture, United fans were unfortunately on the receiving end of a mandatory one-hour holdback, with tear gas being used to prevent access to the toilets.
It’s understood that the Manchester United Supporters Trust are looking at taking legal action against the French police for their treatment of the fans.
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Tariffs are the hot topic. President Trump is using tariffs in a strategy that encompasses the whole of government. Is the world ready? More precisely, is China prepared to go toe-to-toe?
Although the president has scaled back on the tariffs — e.g., a 90-day pause, exemptions on smartphones — he has not relented on China. His “Liberation Day” announcement launched the U.S. version of the whole-of-government approach — first and foremost to revitalize America’s standing in the world, but it was also to target and perhaps to isolate China economically.
There are ample reasons for President Trump to zero in first and squarely on China. Since the rise of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China has aimed to topple America by means above and beyond the traditional military path. In 2021, we discussed the whole-of-government approach China has taken against the U.S. for the past three decades. Brigadier General (ret.) Robert Spalding’s Stealth War accurately documented China’s economic and diplomatic machinations that followed a book on Irregular Warfare, written by two Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) colonels.
America has lacked the willpower to coordinate a broader, integrated plan. The U.S. default, hearkening back to the Teddy Roosevelt days, was to build up our military and carry that big stick.
For the first time in the post–World War II era, the U.S. is in a full, concerted effort against China — more on the economic side than via the kinetic means (combat warfare).
Tip of the Spear Aimed at China
The tip of the spear of this economic warfare is the imposition of tariffs, which now is a tit-for-tat yo-yo between the U.S. and China. But a tit-for-tat can go for only so long before there is a breaking point. It will initiate a war of attrition. The U.S., the largest and the most powerful economy in the world and backed by the most potent military and diplomatic arms, will most likely outlast China, though with aches and pains that will mostly be borne by the average taxpayer.
For China, the numbers do not and cannot lie. The Chinese are at a disadvantage: In 2023, according to Trading Economics, the U.S. is the largest market for Made in China goods, valued at $501 billion, or 15% of the total Chinese export market. Take away the $275 billion that China “exports” to Hong Kong (or 8% of China’s export market), and the next biggest markets that China exports to are Japan and Korea at $157 billion and $148 billon, respectively.
Therefore, how can China alleviate, relieve, mitigate or even end this economic warfare before its entire economy and manufacturing foundation go into convulsions, as fewer and fewer of its products are being exported and sold due to the higher tariffs imposed on them?
Like in shooting warfare, a diversion is one of China’s options. In addition to its now “regular” air incursion of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), will China escalate its naval exercises in the Taiwan Strait and northward and southward toward the Senkaku Islands and the Luzon Strait, respectively? Will this antagonize Japan and the Philippines and lured them into military action?
Another option, short of a full-scale invasion of Taiwan, is the military occupation of Chinese coastal islands of Kinmen (AKA Quemoy) and Matsu, long occupied by Taiwan since the end of WWII.
If there is an invasion of Kinmen and Matsu, one advantage Xi Jinping will gain is time. Time is bought by Xi to semi-appease the hard-line CCP faction that has long wanted to “reunite” Taiwan with the “motherland” at the earliest. Xi will state that China has shown that it can act decisively and conduct successful combat operations for the first time since the country’s 1970s fiasco against Vietnam. He will also proclaim that this is the preview of the eventual takeover of Taiwan after he conducts “after action” reviews of the conquest of Kinmen and Matsu. It will also confirm China’s refusal to never renounce the use of force against Taiwan and the 23 million Taiwanese. More importantly, this option may be seen in the West — especially in the United States — that China may be serious in its objective to take over Taiwan.
For Taiwan, Kinmen and Matsu (and their combined 150,000 residents), while ruled from Taipei, have long lost its strategic importance. No longer are the days when Chiang Kai-shek wanted to use these islands as staging areas and stepping stones to “reconquer the mainland” after he and his 1+ million Kuomintang forces fled China and established the nationalist Republic of China government on a Taiwan that had previously been a colony of Japan since 1895.
The unknowns will be how the U.S. will react to the military takeover of Taiwan’s islands. Will the U.S.
1) reduce tariffs against China?
2) negotiate for a downward revision of its tariffs against China?
3) execute plans to defend Taiwan (and the most strategically important chip manufacturing plants in northeast Taiwan)?
Implement Tariffs to Influence World Prices and Revitalize American Manufacturing
The United States is the world’s largest economy and buyer of products. If and when we buy less in widgets, the makers of those widgets, and the world, will notice. Our demand for steel, chips, solar panels, and gadgets and widgets are second to none. And if that demand decreases due to tariffs, basic Econ 101 dictates that supply may very well exceed demand, leading to price decreases. Economists have called this phenomenon “terms-of-trade gain.”
This shift in demand (using U.S. and China as examples) between countries will be dependent of the supply country (China)’s ability to offload the now excess goods due to the tariffs imposed by the U.S. If no nations can make up for the loss of Made in China goods due to Trump’s tariffs, would not the supply exceed demand and, ergo, lead to a drop in prices, where now the U.S. may be able to snatch them up at a cheaper price?
Use Tariffs as a Proxy to an Economic War with China
Trump’s imposition of tariffs is a clear sign of the U.S. engaging in an economic war against China. The whole of government approach, initiated by increased tariffs and backed by the world’s most formidable military and diplomatic force, will reinvigorate the American economy and its manufacturing base. No longer are the days when American just “talk softly and carry a big stick.”
Will this isolate and put a stranglehold on China? Possibly.
How China reacts and reciprocates, militarily or economically, will tell the world if they have the resources to combat this threat to their economy.
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A 22-year-old from Riverside and a 28-year-old from Fresno were identified Thursday, April 17, as the two Marines killed earlier this week when their vehicle rolled over on a road in New Mexico during a convoy movement to El Paso, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera, of Riverside, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino of Fresno, both combat engineers, died in the morning crash on Tuesday, April 15. They were among Camp Pendleton Marines deployed as part of the Joint Task Force-Southern Border, the command overseeing the troop deployment at the U.S. border with Mexico following an order by President Donald Trump in January.
Their loss “is deeply felt by all of us,” U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Tyrone Barrion, commanding officer for 1st Combat Engineer Battalion and Task Force Sapper, said in a statement. “I extend my heartfelt condolences and prayers to the families of our fallen brothers. Our top priority right now is to ensure that their families, and the Marines affected by their passing, are fully supported during this difficult time.”
Aguilera enlisted in March 2023 and was promoted to lance corporal in May 2024, Marine officials said Thursday.
Gamino enlisted in May 2022 and was also promoted to lance corporal in August 2024. Both served with the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division.
Gamino’s decorations include the National Defense Service Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. He also deployed in 2024 to Darwin, Australia, with a Marine Rotational Force.
Another Marine with the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion remains in critical condition and is being treated for their injuries, Marine officials said.
The three Marines were transported to University Medical Hospital in El Paso, where Aguilar and Gamino were pronounced dead, Marines said.
The Marines were part of Task Force Sapper, which is a military unit supporting the southern border mission, a Marine spokesman said earlier this week. The unit is responsible for reinforcing existing border barriers and fortifications, such as concertina wire and other physical barriers, to deter illegal crossings and enhance security.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has slammed the Spanish La Liga fixture as Barcelona prepares to take on Celta Vigo on Saturday afternoon.
Flick praised the players for their resilience as they chase an historic treble, while calling on La Liga to give the players time to rest.
Barcelona’s La Liga game at Real Valladolid on Saturday, May 3 will kick off at 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) after it was moved from an afternoon start on Sunday, May 4.
Flick is unhappy with the fixture scheduling which does not allow the players to have enough rest when they return from European assignments.
He said, “Every league protects their clubs, especially when they play in the semifinals of the Champions League. It’s unbelievable, we have no time to rest.
“For me, the guys responsible for that — I want to discuss it with them, I don’t want to make excuses or complain. I’m happy we’re not playing on Sunday at 2 p.m against Valladolid.
“But why can’t we play at 6 p.m like we normally do? Give me one reason. To me, it’s a joke and it affects Spanish football. The rest of the teams in the European leagues benefit.
“I’m speechless because this situation is unbelievable. In the Bundesliga or Premier League, they take care of their clubs. They [LaLiga] have no idea what this [arriving late] means for the players.
“In the end, you have to look at yourself in the mirror, and be honest with yourself. I’m proud of my players because they give everything. Incredible players and a spectacular club.”
He also provided an update on the fitness of Jules Kounde, who has played every game this season.
Flick said, “The problem with Kounde is that if one day we do 30 minutes less training he goes running off to Sitges. He’s an incredible player and he’s at his physical peak. I talk to them and they are honest about how they are physically.
“You can also see it in the data we have. But I need them to be honest with me and Kounde tells me he’s fine.”
Barcelona are still active in all the three competitions they are participating in this season.
Flick’s men are four points clear of second-placed Real Madrid in the race for the La Liga title, and they are also in the Champions League semi-finals.
The Blaugrana have a date with Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final on April 26.
‘Players Have No Time To Rest’ – Flick Blasts La Liga’s Fixture Schedule is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
Kay Ochi’s parents were 21 and 22 years old when they were forced to leave San Diego, where they were born, and taken to an incarceration camp in the desert of Poston, Arizona, simply because of their Japanese heritage.
“That was three years of pure hell,” said Ochi, a third-generation Japanese American, or Sansei, who is president of the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego.
Kay Ochi, president of the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego, holds several historical photos taken during the time when San Deigns with Japanese ancestry were taken to internment camps. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The history of how the U.S. incarcerated more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent — most of them U.S. citizens like Ochi’s parents — during World War II is well-documented in museums and archives. It’s a memory that still shapes the identity of generations of Japanese Americans today and is a widely recognized example of how one group of people’s civil rights were ignored and violated.
But now civil rights activists and historians feel they are witnessing a flashback to history as President Donald Trump has invoked the same 227-year-old U.S. law that was used to justify incarcerating the Japanese American community during wartime.
“With the way the administration has gone forward with the executive orders, a lot of things seem to be able to happen again,” said Susan Hasegawa, a local historian of Japanese American history and a professor at San Diego City College.
The Alien Enemies Act, enacted in 1798 when the U.S. was on the brink of war with France, allows the president to detain or deport any “aliens” he considers “dangerous to the peace and safety” of the country.
U.S. presidents have invoked the law only three times before — during the War of 1812, World War I and World War II, when it was used to incarcerate people of Japanese, German and Italian descent.
Trump has been invoking the act to justify detaining, deporting and revoking visas for growing numbers of immigrants, largely Venezuelans that his administration has sent, without charges, to a notorious El Salvador prison.
Kay Ochi, president of the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego, sits next to a construction replica of the wall that would be used to create a wall for apartments in the large buildings at the internment camps. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Last week, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to keep deporting people under the law, while saying the administration had to give people the chance to fight their deportations legally. The court didn’t weigh in on the law’s constitutionality.
Civil rights advocates and others have described Trump’s moves as alarming violations of civil rights, including the right to due process.
The danger of the Alien Enemies Act is that it enables such violations, “under the guise of national security,” said Michael Kurima, the co-president of the board of the San Diego chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.
He noted that the last time the law was invoked, about two-thirds of the people it was used to incarcerate were U.S. citizens.
Historical photos from the archives belonging to the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego. The photo was taken during the time when San Diegans of Japanese ancestry were required to report to the Santa Fe Railway Depot on April 8, 1942. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
“If the Alien Enemies Act is only a first step, then government suppression of dissent could be next,” Kurima said. “What begins with purported gang members from abroad could easily expand to include others — even American citizens — when civil liberties are treated as conditional.”
Critics have also noted that Trump is the only president in history to invoke the act when it’s not wartime as declared by Congress. He has repeatedly referred to unauthorized immigration as an “invasion.”
“The last time it was invoked, it was devastating to a lot of people who had nothing to do with the enemy,” Hasegawa said. “So then to do it again with a targeted group in a non-war time, it’s even more suspicious and scary.”
On Saturday, six local immigrant and refugee artists debuted an art installation at the San Diego Central Library, in collaboration with the local historical society, that shows parallels between the experiences of Japanese Americans during World War II and the experiences of immigrants today.
“It’s just horrendous, and we need to understand that it didn’t happen just now,” Shinpei Takeda, director of the AjA Project, whose artist fellows created the installation, said of the return of the Alien Enemies Act. “With art, at least it gives people a chance to talk about it, and it shows that something like this has happened in the past.”
A San Diego community dismantled
When the Alien Enemies Act was last invoked, in 1941, about 2,000 people of Japanese descent, known as Nikkei, were living in San Diego County.
First-generation Japanese immigrants, or Issei, arrived in San Diego starting in the 1880s, with many working in agricultural fields and on railroads. In the decades leading up to World War II, they had made significant contributions to the region’s farming and fishing industries, Ochi said; many worked as fishermen or at tuna canneries in San Diego Bay, and many were farmers, from the Tijuana River Valley up to Oceanside, Hasegawa said.
Issei also ran about 30 small businesses in downtown San Diego, near Fifth Street and Island Avenue, Hasegawa added. There were Japanese-language schools, as well as a Buddhist temple and two Japanese Christian churches.
After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. moved quickly to begin its forcible removal of Nikkei.
By February, the FBI had arrested about three dozen local Issei whom it had pre-identified as community leaders, among them the leadership of San Diego’s Buddhist temple, Japanese language teachers and instructors of the Japanese martial art kendo, Hasegawa said.
On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt enacted Executive Order 9066, which mandated the removal of people of Japanese descent from their communities and sent them to incarceration camps. Japanese people were forced to abandon their homes, jobs and businesses.
The vast majority of those from San Diego were sent by train to the Santa Anita racetrack in Los Angeles County, a holding place for thousands being relocated from around Southern California. Then they were shipped to Poston, Arizona — one of 10 camps the U.S. government created to incarcerate people of Japanese descent.
San Diego leaders, meanwhile, supported and praised the incarceration. The San Diego City Council, county Board of Supervisors and Chamber of Commerce all passed measures saying Japanese American residents should be incarcerated or shouldn’t be allowed back to San Diego.
‘Intergenerational trauma’
After their release following the war, Japanese Americans struggled to rebuild their lives, including in San Diego.
Their forced removal and incarceration had decimated Japanese institutions, including the businesses that once existed downtown, Hasegawa said. Many were replaced or unable to rebuild, unlike in larger cities like Los Angeles. And many people were pressured or forced to assimilate by abandoning their language and culture.
For many, the toll on mental health and self-esteem persisted for decades. “Some people say that the resettlement was even harder than the incarceration,” Ochi said. “The emotional toll was even greater and has had lasting impact, intergenerational trauma.”
In 2022, the San Diego City Council formally apologized and revoked the resolution it had passed eight decades earlier to support the incarceration. “It is incredibly important that we identify the racist acts of the past and injustices of the past and address them head-on,” then-Council President Sean Elo-Rivera said at the time. “We can acknowledge the wrong that the city committed.”
To the artists whose work is now on display at the Central Library, addressing those injustices is also paramount, even as their installation examines ways incarcerated Nikkei found to preserve their community.
First-generation Laotian American artist Tarrah Aroonsakool focused on how incarcerated Nikkei used cooking as an act of resilience, adapting recipes to their wartime rations. First-generation Mexican American artist Jazmin Barajas connected parallels between how Japanese and Mexican traditions use altars and shrines to honor the dead, and juxtaposed images of the walls of the Tule Lake incarceration camp with that of the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Historical photos from the archives belonging to the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego. The photo was taken during the time when San Diegans of Japanese ancestry relocated to the Poston Internment Camp. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The artists said education and accurate descriptions of history are needed to ensure that mass civil rights abuses like the ones Japanese Americans faced are never repeated. If history is sanitized, it can more easily be repeated, the artists said.
“The silencing is exactly what allows these sorts of trajectories to repeat themselves without people realizing the signs,” Barajas said.
Their art installation will be on view at the library through June.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!
Today we are commemorating in a special way the Holy Week in Hymns. Great and Holy Thursday. The Last Supper (with audio)This kind of Liturgy is reserved for the major feasts of the Lord, but on Holy Thursday we are additionally reminded of Judas’ betrayal at the Last Supper in the upper room, as he dipped his bread into the wine and gave his Master a kiss. This is to instruct us that we must flee Judas’s example and cleanse our conscience through the sacrament of confession before daring to receive Communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ.
“>Last Supper of Christ—an event in which millions of Christians have participated for two millennia. The sacrament of Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ is the core, the greatest and most important sacrament in the life of every Christian; and participation in it is a distinctive feature of Orthodox Christianity, of the people who truly understand why the Lord established His Church.
A priest has recently told me how he went on a mission to the Special Military Operation zone and was practically on the front line. During the day, he went around the combat formation, which was scattered through forests, fields, and various hiding places. First he needed to speak to soldiers. He would ask, “Are there any Christians among you?” When they answered him, “Yes, yes, there are Christians among us”, a conversation would begin. But it should be taken into account that, like the majority of citizens of our country, these people, though baptized Orthodox, have a very vague idea about the fundamentals of their faith.
He would start a conversation with the soldiers and ask them: “You call yourself Orthodox Christians, but what is the essence of this faith?” They would start talking, and as a result a kind of confession of the faith would take place. This is what the apostle Peter instructs us to do: We must always be ready to make a confession of our faith (cf. 1 Pet. 3:15). For instance, the soldiers said that Christianity is, “thou shalt not commit adultery, shalt not kill, and shalt not lie.” And he told them that all this was important, but the most important thing was that in the Orthodox Church we have Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ. And this makes true disciples of God different from others—they possess the most priceless gift, the richness of Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ and union with God. And this sacrament is what the Lord exhorted us to do. He said that he who does not eat the Flesh and drink the Blood of the Son of Man will not have life in himself (cf. Jn. 6:35). This is the source of life for us.
They would listen to him attentively, and within an hour a real transformation would take place in their minds—they learned what every Orthodox Christian should know, and they received Communion.
Unfortunately, there are many people among us who identify themselves as Christians but who have no idea what Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ is, or have a distorted understanding of it.
On this day a large number of people come to church, more than on other days, because the grace of God sobers up us Christians, and we long for this Source of eternal life. But it is imperative that we preach this and speak about these things to all our neighbors without being afraid or ashamed, because it is of paramount importance for us, for the future of our country, our Church, our people, and the whole world.
Except ye eat the Flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His Blood, ye have no life in you (Jn. 6:53). Therefore, the devil found it essential to destroy as many churches as possible and prevent a large number of people from partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ. He rejoices when you do not partake of the Body and Blood of Christ, but the saints of God grieve together with Christ and the Apostles.
The Body and Blood of Christ are the source of life for us. And let us never reject this source out of laziness, negligence, cowardice, or weakness. And most importantly, let us teach everyone we love this simple and vital truth. Amen.
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A suspected Kenyan drug trafficker has been arrested with cocaine hidden in her v@gina.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) disclosed this in a statement on Friday, April 18, 2025.
“A multi-agency team deployed to crack down drug traffickers operating from the Northern Frontier District to the Capital arrested Jane Njeri Muigai, in whose possession was discovered 294g of Cocaine concealed in her private part,” the statement read.
“The arrest followed the interception of a Nairobi-bound bus from Moyale, at a roadblock manned by the team.
“Exhibiting behaviour signaling to “the guilty ones are always afraid”, female law enforcers isolated the 28-year-old for a thorough search, thereby confirming their suspicion.
“The suspect has been booked at Moyale Police Station, as anti-narcotics officers take up the matter to instigate legal processes.”
The Mandalorian and Grogu movie will officially be the latest entry in the Star Wars franchise since Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. Can you believe that it’s already been six years since a Star Wars movie hit the big screens? The Star Wars Celebration Japan (SWCJ) event is currently ongoing in Chiba, and we have got our first look at several upcoming Star Wars projects, including the release date for The Mandalorian and Grogu movie.
While the release window for the upcoming Mando movie was previously revealed at D23 Expo, the production team has now officially confirmed that The Mandalorian and Grogu movie will premiere on May 22, 2026.
The Mandalorian and Grogu will be the first Star Wars movie adapted from a Disney+ TV show to release in theaters globally. Along with Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) and Baby Yoda, Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White have joined the star-studded cast.
We are a long way from getting an official trailer, but new footage of The Mandalorian and Grogu was screened today at the SWCJ event. Weaver (in a New Republic attire) was seen handing out a quest to the Mandalorian. Moreover, Jeremy Allen White will portray the role of Rotta, the son of Jabba the Hutt. He is described as a gladiator with a jacked physique who will cross paths with the Mandalorian in the upcoming movie.
The production of the new Star Wars movie is well underway, and we expect to hear more exciting updates in the coming months. Meanwhile, what are your expectations from The Mandalorian and Grogu movie? Let us know in the comments below.
Ajith Kumar
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Holy Week in Hymns. Great and Holy Thursday. The Last Supper (with audio)This kind of Liturgy is reserved for the major feasts of the Lord, but on Holy Thursday we are additionally reminded of Judas’ betrayal at the Last Supper in the upper room, as he dipped his bread into the wine and gave his Master a kiss. This is to instruct us that we must flee Judas’s example and cleanse our conscience through the sacrament of confession before daring to receive Communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ.
