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Amid Doubts Over PSG Future, Kylian Mbappe Visits Father's Native Cameroon

France's star footballer Kylian Mbappe arrived in Cameroon to an ecstatic welcome from fans Thursday for a visit that includes charity work with deaf children and a trip to his father's village. Many among the hundreds who greeted the 24-year-old forward were dressed in his Paris Saint-Germain team's football jersey for the occasion. They excitedly screamed his name as he emerged from the airport in the capital Yaounde, according to an AFP journalist. A group of about a hundred traditional dancers performed in his honour.

NBA Top Draft Pick's Security Hit Her In The Face, Britney Spears Accuses

Las Vegas police said Thursday they had investigated an incident between French NBA top draft pick Victor Wembanyama's security and pop star Britney Spears, who said she had been hit in the face. Wembanyama is in Las Vegas ahead of his first game in the NBA Summer League against Charlotte on Friday and was heading to a restaurant when he was spotted by fans -- and Spears. Media reports said that Spears was pushed away by Wembanyama's security, which the singer's husband Sam Asghari said was "violent" and "out of control."

Europe's summer travel strikes: When, where and what disruption you can expect in July

Europe is a hive of strike action right now, with many employees unhappy that sky-high inflation has not been matched by higher wages.

French police raid PSG boss over lobbyist's torture claims

PARIS: French police raided the home of Paris Saint-Germain boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi on Wednesday in an investigation into a man's claims of detention and torture in Qatar, a source close to the case told AFP. Franco-Algerian Tayeb Benabderrahmane, 42, filed a complaint in January saying he was arrested in January 2020 in Qatar, where he had recently moved to work as a lobbyist.