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Chichester City forward and former Arsenal academy player Billy Vigar, 21, died on Thursday morning after suffering a significant brain injury sustained during an Isthmian League match at Wingate & Finchley on Saturday, Reuters reported ​​​​​.

According to the semi-professional club, Vigar was placed in an induced coma following the on-field injury, and an operation on Tuesday was aimed at aiding his recovery. However, the efforts proved unsuccessful and he passed away early Thursday.

"Our deepest condolences go out to the Vigar family and his many friends at this extremely difficult time," Arsenal said in a statement. "Quick, powerful and fiercely determined... everyone at Arsenal Football Club is deeply sorry to hear of the tragic passing."

President Donald Trump would look to move matches for the 2026 World Cup if he deems any of the U.S. cities planning to serve as hosts to be unsafe, Reuters reported.

Speaking Thursday about the event, which will be co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, Trump was asked by reporters in the Oval Office specifically about games in Seattle and San Francisco.

"Well, that's an interesting question ... but we're going to make sure they're safe," he said. "(Seattle and San Francisco are) run by radical left lunatics who don't know what they're doing."

Barcelona fought back from a goal down to beat Real Oviedo 3-1 on Thursday, with second-half goals from Eric Garcia, Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo overturning Alberto Reina's first-half opener, Reuters reported.

The win keeps Barcelona unbeaten in the league, sitting second in the standings with 16 points from six matches, two behind leaders Real Madrid. Oviedo remain mired in the relegation zone in 18th with just three points.

A costly error from Barcelona keeper Joan Garcia gifted Oviedo the lead. In an attempt to clear the ball outside his area, he misplaced his pass, allowing Reina to easily lob him from distance in the 33rd minute, according to Reuters.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok's U.S. operations to U.S. and global investors will address the national security requirements in a 2024 law, Reuters reported.

The new U.S. company will be valued at around $14 billion, Vice President JD Vance said, putting a price tag on the popular short video app far below some analyst estimates.

Trump on Thursday delayed until January 20 enforcement of the law that bans the app unless its Chinese owners sell it amid efforts to extract TikTok's U.S. assets from the global platform, line up American and other investors, and win approval from the Chinese government, according to Reuters.

A Moldovan oligarch and former senior politician has been extradited from Greece accused of involvement in the theft of $1bn (£748m), BBC reported.

Vladimir Plahotniuc, 59, was flown from Athens to Chisinau on Thursday morning and then taken to a detention centre in Moldova's capital, local officials said.

The tycoon, who faces several long-running criminal cases in Moldova, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has vowed to prove his innocence.

His extradition comes days before Sunday's parliamentary elections, with President Maia Sandu warning that Moldova's independence and European future are in danger because of attempts by Russia to foment violence and spread disinformation, according to BBC.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, BBC reported.

The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing. 

The ruling means he will spend time in jail even if he launches an appeal, which Sarkozy says he intends to do, according to BBC.

Speaking after Thursday's hearing, the 70-year-old, who was president from 2007-12, said the verdict was "extremely serious for rule of law".

The stage is set for the final of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025; Team India will be taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the tournament for the first time in 41 years. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team has been unbeatable in the tournament so far, winning all of their five matches, India TV reported.

On the other hand, Pakistan made it to the final after defeating Bangladesh in the Super Four stage of the competition. Where India sits in first place in the Super Four standings, Pakistan closely follows in second with two wins and one loss in three matches.

It is worth noting that the only matches that the Men in Green have lost so far have been against India. The side lost the clash against India once in the group stage and once in the Super Four. The two will once again lock horns in the final of the Asia Cup for the first time in the tournament’s history. Notably, both India and have Pakistan have taken on each other five times in a multinational level tournament final with more than three teams, according to India TV.

The International Day for Total Elimination of Weapons is to be observed in different countries with various awareness creating programs on disarmament of nuclear weapons. 

This day has been observed at the call of the United Nations since 2013. 

However, the first proposal for global nuclear disarmament was presented at the UN General Assembly in 1946. 

This Day provides an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as a priority. 

It provides an opportunity to educate the public - and their leaders - about the real benefits of eliminating such weapons, and the social and economic costs of perpetuating them, the UN website noted. 

The purpose of the International Day is to further the objective of the total elimination of nuclear weapons through enhancing public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination. 

According to the United Nations, approximately 12,241 nuclear weapons remain in various countries today. 

On this occasion, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon nations with nuclear weapons to make pledges for the total elimination of these arms.