#BREAKING Messi's move to Saudi a 'done deal': source close to negotiations
#UPDATE Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a "huge" deal, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday. #AFPSports
#UPDATE Messi's expected arrival in the oil-rich kingdom follows in the footsteps of his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr in a massive deal in January. #AFPSports u.afp.com/iLVF
#UPDATE Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a blockbuster deal, a source told AFP on Tuesday, potentially joining his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo as the kingdom lavishes its oil wealth on sport ➡️ u.afp.com/iL9N#AFPSports
If it comes to pass, Argentine football star Lionel Messi's move to spend the final years of a stellar career in Saudi Arabia will follow a well-trodden path.
Other greats of the game have taken a big pay day in the sport's backwaters.
#BREAKING New Israeli strike in Gaza kills two Palestinians: health ministry
#UPDATE A series of Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed three Islamic Jihad militant group leaders and 12 other people, with both sides bracing for an escalation.
#BREAKING Zelensky urges EU to speed up ammunition deliveries
#UPDATE Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday highlighted the need for faster deliveries of artillery shells from the European Union during a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
#BREAKING 'Time has come' to start talks on Ukraine's EU accession: Zelensky
#BREAKING Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested during court appearance: police
#UPDATE Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday, police said, during a court appearance for one of dozens of cases pending since he was booted from office last year.
#UPDATE Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday during a court appearance in the capital for one of dozens of cases pending since he was ousted from office last year. u.afp.com/iLjA
#BREAKING Putin hosts Victory Day military parade on Moscow's Red Square
#UPDATE President Vladimir Putin opens Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow, a bombastic celebration of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, overshadowed by military setbacks in Ukraine.
State TV shows Putin next to World War II veterans on Red Square where thousands… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#BREAKING Putin says world at 'turning point', 'war' unleashed on Russia