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The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…DAILY MAIL Aston Villa are expected to trade heavily again in the transfer market this summer and will consider offers for Emi Martinez if Unai Emery and his staff believe they can sign a younger alternative of similar ability. Fulham manager Marco Silva has reportedly informally agreed to take the reins at Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal.Flamengo want Arsenal midfielder Jorginho in time for the Club World Cup. Chelsea’s plans to move to a new stadium may have to wait until 2042, owner Todd Boehly has revealed. THE SUN Jack Grealish is wanted…

CNN  —  The New York Knicks fought back from a 20-point third-quarter deficit for the second straight game against the Boston Celtics to open up a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jalen Brunson made two clutch free throws with 12.7 seconds remaining to give the Knicks a one-point lead, before Mikal Bridges made another game-winning steal, this time on Jayson Tatum, to secure a huge 91-90 win at TD Garden. Teams that win the first two games of a playoff series on the road advance to the next round 85.7% of the time, per the Associated Press.…

WASHINGTON — Just a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump and White House aides were boasting that his tariffs would force a legion of foreign nations to rush into new trade deals — and that Trump’s prowess would yield more favorable terms for the U.S. “I’m telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my a–,” Trump said last month before his reciprocal tariffs were due to go into effect. “They are dying to make a deal. ‘Please, please, sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything. I’ll do anything, sir!’”Follow live politics coverage here”We’ve got 90 deals in 90…

CNN  —  Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet stepped out together on Wednesday at an event in Rome, marking their first-ever joint appearance on a red carpet. The couple posed for photos together at the 70th David Di Donatello Awards red carpet in the Italian capital on Wednesday. Chalamet was honored with a David Award – the Italian equivalent of the Academy Award – for cinematic excellence at the ceremony, an honor that highlighted his contributions to the film industry. Jenner and the “Dune” star both wore black ensembles and held hands while posing for photos together. While they have been…

CNN  —  This week’s clashes between Pakistan and India are the most serious escalation in tensions between these two historic foes in decades with millions on both sides of their border now wondering what might come next. Despite a vow to “avenge” India’s strikes on its territory, Pakistan has yet to retaliate in kind on India, and both sides appear to have already claimed victory. But hostilities continue. Palpable panic rocked both nations Wednesday after New Delhi launched targeted military strikes on its neighbor, while Islamabad claimed it had shot down its rival’s fighter jets. On Thursday, Pakistan claimed it…

CNN  —  Every year, the spring rain clouds over Moscow are carefully seeded with powerful chemicals to ensure clear skies for the annual May 9 Victory Day parade, Russia’s most important show of national pride. This year, the threat from above comes not from rain showers, but squadrons of potentially lethal Ukrainian drones. Already, in the days running up to this year’s parade on Red Square, multiple drone strikes have forced airspace closures at all four Moscow airports and heightened anxiety across the Russian capital. Elsewhere, in distant Russian-annexed Crimea, local Victory Day parades have already been cancelled due to…

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  An island 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula is home to a unique and celebrated community of women: the Haenyeo. These women dive year-round off Jeju Island, collecting sea urchin, abalone and other seafood from the ocean floor, descending as much as 60 feet (18 meters) beneath the surface multiple times over the course of four to five hours each day. They dive throughout pregnancy and well into old age, without the help…

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill are scrambling to resolve intense divisions over Medicaid as they hammer out a key piece of their massive bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda with hopes of advancing it through a House committee next week.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing new conflicting pressure from within his narrow majority: Swing-district Republicans are growing increasingly wary of significant Medicaid cuts as they face political heat, while conservative hard-liners are threatening to torpedo the bill unless it contains $2 trillion in cuts.Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee met behind closed doors Wednesday to try to resolve…

United States forward Mallory Swanson is expecting her first child with husband Dansby Swanson, shortstop for the Chicago Cubs.The couple announced the pregnancy on social media on Wednesday, with Mallory Swanson captioning a series of photos, “Our greatest blessing.”Editor’s Picks1 RelatedMallory Swanson, 27, was on the U.S. team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup and the gold medal at last summer’s Paris Olympics. She scored the lone goal in the 1-0 victory over Brazil in the Olympic final for the gold medal.Mallory Swanson has not played this season for her club team, the Chicago Stars in the National Women’s…

For centuries, the leader of the Catholic Church has been chosen in a highly secretive gathering known as the “conclave,” meaning “with key” in Latin – a nod to how cardinals used to be locked in until a new pope was selected. Cardinals tasked with picking the next pontiff follow an elaborate process with roots in the Middle Ages. The rituals as we know them today have been subsequently revised by successive popes. The bulk of the modern rulebook that cardinals follow was overhauled by John Paul II in the 1996 Apostolic constitution known as “Universi Dominici Gregis,” with a…