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…R Madrid 2-1 Barcelona

MADRID-(MaraviPost)-Real Madrid once again proved their dominance in Spanish football after edging arch-rivals Barcelona 2-1 in a tense and entertaining El Clásico clash at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday evening, October 26, 2025.

The victory not only strengthened Madrid’s position at the summit of La Liga but also underlined their title credentials in what is shaping up to be another fierce campaign.

The match began with both sides displaying intensity and attacking intent. Real Madrid looked sharper in possession with Luka Modrić and Federico Valverde dictating play from midfield.

Barcelona, meanwhile, relied on quick counterattacks through Lamine Yamal and João Félix, but they found it difficult to break down a disciplined Madrid defense led by Antonio Rüdiger.

It was Kylian Mbappé who drew first blood for Los Blancos in the 23rd minute. The French forward finished off a beautiful move that started from deep in midfield, combining well with Vinícius Júnior before calmly slotting the ball past Marc-André ter Stegen. The Bernabéu erupted in celebration as Madrid took a deserved 1-0 lead.

However, Barcelona refused to be rattled. Just seven minutes later, Fermín López restored parity with a sharp finish from inside the box after Madrid failed to clear a dangerous cross. The equalizer injected confidence into the Catalan side, who began pressing higher up the pitch in search of a second goal before halftime.

The first half ended with both teams tied 1-1, setting the stage for a dramatic second period. Real Madrid made tactical adjustments during the break.

Vinícius Júnior came close to restoring Madrid’s lead early in the second half but his powerful effort hit the crossbar. Barcelona had their own chances too with Robert Lewandowski forcing Andriy Lunin into a smart save from a free kick. The game hung in the balance with every attack drawing roars from both sets of fans.

The breakthrough finally came in the 78th minute, and it was none other than Jude Bellingham who provided it. The English midfielder, already a fan favorite, curled a sensational shot from the edge of the area into the top corner to make it 2-1. It was a goal of pure quality and composure another big-game moment from a player who continues to deliver when it matters most.

Barcelona threw everything forward in the closing stages, introducing Ferran Torres and Raphinha to add fresh energy to their attack buut Real Madrid’s defense remained resolute, with Dani Carvajal and Rüdiger blocking every attempt and Lunin making a crucial save in stoppage time to deny Lewandowski.

When the final whistle blew, Madrid players celebrated passionately with their fans, knowing the importance of the result.

The victory extends Real Madrid’s lead at the top of La Liga to five points over second-placed Barcelona.

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Time Magazine has dropped a new version of its November 10 issue featuring President Donald Trump just weeks after the president criticized the original cover image. The publication rolled out the updated edition, showcasing a more flattering…

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After telling the story of John Wayne Gacy, Devil in Disguise will return for a second season — but will the cast return in new roles for the Richard Ramirez-focused installment?

Chris Sullivan, Michael Angarano and James Badge Dale spoke exclusively with Us Weekly about the chances of the trio returning in new roles after news broke that Peacock is reportedly working on releasing season 2 about The Night Stalker.

“I would work with [creator] Patrick Macmanus and his team any time and anywhere,” Sullivan, 45, who played Bill Kunkle, shared.

“They create such an incredibly warm and creative environment,” Dale, 47, added.

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Angarano, 37, was on the same page after bringing Sam Amirante to life in season 1.

“As dark and harrowing as this world was, the actual work and experience with the crew and the cast and Patrick himself [was] so warm and enjoyable,” he noted. “Anytime I work with them is the best job in the world.”

Gacy was a serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured and murdered dozens of young men and boys. After he was convicted in 1980, he was sentenced to death and died by lethal injection in 1994. The limited series, which premiered on October 16, made an effort to focus on Gacy’s victims.

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy addressed the trauma inflicted on the victims’ families, named each episode after a victim of Gacy’s and questioned investigative missteps and systemic failures that led to Gacy evading the law for so long.

“I’ve always been a fan of fictional horror and the true crime fad kind of slipped itself into my love of that. Then about five years ago, I had kids and I had a realization that these are real people and real lives that are affected,” Sullivan recalled. “So my taste for true crime kind of fell by the wayside.”

Sullivan’s decision to join Devil in Disguise came from his passion for Macmanus’ vision, adding, “Before we started doing this, we spoke about how do they intend to handle this story? One of the reasons I was so excited to do it was because of the honor and care with which he was telling the story and honoring the victims. The show is being very careful not to romanticize the actual violence or the killer himself.”

Angarano had a similar connection to the direction the material was going in.

“This show takes its responsibility very seriously in what it’s putting out there. One of the main perspectives and the main focus of the show are the victims and families,” he told Us. “This format of true crime has become so part of the culture. We consume it all and there’s so much of it. One thing that’s different about the show is it doesn’t feel like it’s just consumer bait. It’s really effective in that it really makes you as a viewer. It puts you in the shoes of the families and it makes you really empathize.”

Angarano continued: “This show in particular feels incredibly sad and you really feel the ripple effect of not just the name John Wayne Gacy but the impact of the death of somebody so young and innocent. I feel like this show is very different than what’s out there currently. It is very chilling and effective in feeling the weight — the actual weight — of what people associated with this man and his crimes have gone through.”

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For the trio, there were specific days they each found difficult to film considering the subject matter.

“The first day we walked into the John Wayne Gacy house and we stood there with the floor ripped out of this house,” Sullivan said. “Looking down at all of the marked graves in the crawl space of the house was a real visual shock for me.”

Angarano, meanwhile, pointed out how the show “recreated” the infamous house, adding, “That recreation felt really eerie. There is also a lot of time and energy dedicated to the crawl space itself. And that that was a physical reminder every time you walked into that soundstage that there was about 20 or 30 feet of crawl space that they were filming.”

As for Dale, he was shocked at Michael Chernus‘ immersive portrayal of Gacy.

“We all know Chernus and what type of person he is and we know what type of great man he is. To watch him during these scenes, to be on set with him and watch him have to go to these places that he’s going to, it was a beautiful process,” the actor added. “Everyone was really respectful and we had a great culture on set. When Chris is talking about the house, when you walked into that set it was very quiet. 100 people were there on this film crew and everybody was treating it with a lot of respect as to how we’re going to handle this work.”

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy is now streaming on Peacock.

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Michael Cyril Creighton is remaining tight-lipped about the Only Murders in the Building season 5 finale — but he did drop some hints.

“What I will say is, I’ve seen it, I’ve read it, I was there. I think it is surprising and satisfying and wild,” Creighton teased to Us Weekly during an exclusive interview. “There’s a lot that’s going to happen.”

Season 5 of the beloved Hulu show centers around sleuths Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) and Charles Haden-Savage (Steve Martin) investigating the death of Arconia’s doorman Lester. Along the way, the trio discovers that there’s more than one death in the case: Nicky (Bobby Cannavale) has also passed.

In the second-to-last episode of season 5, one major mystery is solved as fellow Arconia doorman Randall (Jermaine Fowler) revealed that Lester killed Nicky with an elevator crank after learning of plans to convert the building into a casino. With one piece of the puzzle now put into place, the jury is still out on who killed Lester.

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But it’s never a simple case; to complicate matters, there’s still questions surrounding a stolen finger and scuff marks left on the nearby floor — which Howard (Creighton) then realizes was created by someone on a motorized scooter. All fingers point to Nicky’s mom, Nonna (Elizabeth D’Onofrio) — and all praise from the trio is directed at Howard.

“To have Howard feel useful and have Howard have a win at the end, it felt great. It was wonderful,” Creighton gushed. “It’s so exciting that he is useful and helpful. He’s constantly trying to figure out what he’s good at every season — be it yodeling, be it documentary filmmaking, he’s tried it all. I think what he’s really good at is being the trio side kick, and he is more integral than he knows. That is really exciting that that’s what we take away at the end of episode nine.”

As the chapter begins to close on Only Murders in the Building season 5, Creighton already has visions of what he hopes for Howard in a potential next season.

“I want to see him win more,” Creighton said. “It was really fun to see him solve a clue. That smile we see at the end, when the trio was like, ‘You did it. You did it, you did it, Howard’ and how happy he is — it would be nice to see Howard happy. I don’t think we’ve seen him that happy. It would be nice to see him figure out what he’s good at, but it’s really fun to watch him struggle to find out.”

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Creighton, for his part, also has the blueprint for a hypothetical spinoff with Howard mapped out in his head.

“He’s traveling around country to country with his dog and he’s selling mysteries. Maybe every now and then the trio comes in for a little guest star,” Creighton said.

In Creighton’s mind, the initial vision was animated, but he noted that if Howard would be adventuring around the globe, he’d “like to do that” too. He quipped, “Let’s just keep those fingers crossed for years to come.”

The Only Murders in the Building season 5 finale airs on Hulu Tuesday, October 28.

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The pumpkin patch outings are well underway — Hollywood’s feening for front porch-perfection, and we’ve got the biggest gourds in town! Who’s ready to scope out the celebs’ mighty finds?! From “Jacka**” to jack-o’-lantern, Bam Margera was beaming…

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By Falles Kamanga

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is accused of greedy, selfishness over Speakership in Malawi Parliament.

DPP is also repeating the same mistake, party made in 2019 by wanting to amass it all in Speakership.

DPP greedy is seen after Northern Region bloc, a group of about 37 Members of Parliament (MPs) who endorsed the candidacy of Mzimba North MP Catherine Mzumara (UTM) for the position of First Deputy Speaker, has expressed surprise at the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) decision to select another candidate.

The DPP has instead nominated Mulanje Bale MP, Victor Musowa, for the role.

Speaking on behalf of the bloc on Sunday, Karonga Central MP Frank Mwenifumbo stated that the DPP had previously committed to supporting a candidate from the North for First Deputy Speaker.

Despite this development, Mwenifumbo confirmed that the bloc will maintain its support for Sameer Suleman for the position of Speaker of the National Assembly.

When contacted, Mzumara, who is the UTM Party’s Vice President for the North, declared, “I will fight to the end.”

In a separate interview, DPP spokesperson Shadric Namalomba confirmed the party’s official slate: Sameer Suleman for Speaker of Parliament, Victor Musowa for First Deputy Speaker, and Esther Jolobala for Second Deputy Speaker.

“I will not comment much on the issue of the Northern Region bloc; let me just speak on the decision the party has made,” Namalomba said.

The election for the Speakership positions is scheduled for October 29, 2025.

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Sydney Sweeney is in her bombshell era … debuting a sexy new blonde bob and a plunging pink gown at the Christy premiere in Los Angeles. The “Euphoria” star turned heads at the AFI Fest Saturday night, showing off a new chop that had everyone…

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Dylan Efron went from dance breaks to nose breaks in the middle of his “Dancing with the Stars” rehearsals Saturday … ending up in the hospital after suffering some damage to the ol’ moneymaker. The former “Traitors” winner took to Instagram to…

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Kim Kardashian delivered an emphatic response to critics of her 12-year-old daughter, North West, experimenting with fake piercings and face tattoos on her social media.

“This is such a non-issue,” Kardashian, 45, clapped back at critics on the joint TikTok account she shares with her daughter on Saturday, October 25.

Earlier this week, North revealed a whole new look in a TikTok video that has amassed nearly 5 million views and 180,000 “likes.” In the clip, North debuted a tattoo of a star under her eye and her name written in cursive on her cheek.

The 12-year-old paired her fake facial tattoos with a faux septum piercing, as well as braided blue highlights in her hair. North also displayed henna symbols on her hand and a black grill over her teeth.

North tried to ward off any controversy by making it clear in a followup post that all of her style accessories were temporary.

“Fake piercings and fake tatts 4 life,” she wrote.

Still, some were not impressed by North’s temporary makeover, with one commenter suggesting it was a “shocking new look.”

“She’s TWELVE??” another commenter complained.

Many others defended the preteen, with one X user asking: “None of you tried fake tattoos as kids??”

“It’s really not that serious, hence the word ‘fake,’” a commenter pointed out.

Kim and her daughter have experimented with fake piercings in the past. In 2019, Kim shared a photo of North wearing a fake nose ring at an 85th birthday celebration for Kris Jenner’s mother (and North’s great-grandmother), Mary Jo “MJ” Campbell, in addition to mother and daughter wearing matching faux piercings to events from time to time.

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North is the oldest of Kim and ex-husband Kanye West’s four children. The former couple also share Saint West, 9, Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 6.

During her October 15 appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Kim assured host Alex Cooper that she actively encourages North’s interest in fashion.

“I’m like, ‘Babe, if you want blue hair, it is what it is,’” Kim joked. “It makes her so happy. I would never take that creative away from her.”

Kim insisted North already has a strong sense of fashion, which is why she “dresses like a tomboy most of the time.”

“She’ll be like, ‘Mom, I saw this and I don’t really care if someone says they don’t like my blue hair, or my this or that,’” Kim noted. “And she’s really confident and is like, ‘I probably wouldn’t be hanging out with those people.’”

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Meanwhile, Kim recently revealed on The Kardashians that she’d been diagnosed with “a little aneurysm” that may have been caused by “stress.” Viewers followed Kim as she underwent an MRI and later shared news about her condition with sister Kourtney Kardashian.

Kim has managed to keep busy despite her health issue, as she shared on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, October 24, that she will soon be a qualified lawyer. Kim started studying law in 2019 and has become a leading advocate for prison reform in recent years.

“I will be qualified in two weeks. I hope to practice law,” Kardashian confirmed to host Graham Norton on his BBC One talk show. “Maybe in 10 years, I think I’ll give up being Kim K. and be a trial lawyer. That’s what I really want.”

Hulu releases new episodes of The Kardashians every Thursday.

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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau took their romance to the City of Light for a very special date.

The former Canadian Prime Minister, 53, was filmed holding hands with the “Dark Horse” singer following a date in Paris for her 41st birthday on Saturday, October 25. Footage published by TMZ showed Perry wearing a sleek red dress and being handed a rose from a fan outside a cabaret performance at Crazy Horse Paris.

With Trudeau holding her hand, Perry accepted the rose as other onlookers sang “Happy Birthday” outside the venue. Trudeau and Perry were all smiles as they briefly acknowledged the throng of photographers and fans before getting into a waiting car.

It has been a whirlwind few months for the two stars. The couple were first spotted on a walk in Montreal’s Mount Royal Park in July before enjoying a private meal together at the Le Violon restaurant a few hours later.

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Perry and Trudeau have since gone on multiple outings over the past several months, including a PDA-filled trip on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, in early October.

Us Weekly learned on Friday, October 24, that both Perry and Trudeau are trying to maintain their privacy despite the increasing public interest in their relationship.

“Katy is really into it. She’s very happy,” an insider told Us. “She’s trying to keep it low-key, and they’ve spent a lot of private time together. She’s not looking to publicize this relationship.”

The source added, “Their friends think they are a good match, but he actually hasn’t met a lot of her friends yet.”

Trudeau and Perry squeezed in their latest date between concerts on the musician’s Lifetimes European Tour. Perry performed at the Accor Arena in Paris on Friday and is scheduled to be back on stage at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, October 27. (The European leg of Perry’s Lifetimes Tour wraps up on November 11 in Madrid, Spain, before she heads to Asia to close out the year.)

Their new relationship seemingly started one month after Us exclusively reported that Perry and longtime partner Orlando Bloom ended their engagement in June after 10 years together. (Bloom shares 5-year-old daughter Daisy Dove with Perry, and shares 14-year-old son Flynn with his ex-wife Miranda Kerr. Perry was married to comedian and political pundit Russell Brand from 2010 to 2012.)

“Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on coparenting,” reps for the pair confirmed in a joint statement to Us on July 3. “They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is — and always will be — raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.”

In September, Bloom, 48, told NBC’s Today that he was “grateful” to share “the most beautiful daughter” with Perry, adding: “We’re great [and] we’re going to be great. It’s nothing but love.”

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The Pirates of the Caribbean actor even made light of Perry’s new romance with Trudeau when satirical website The Onion suggested that Bloom might start dating former German chancellor Angela Merkel in retaliation. Bloom responded in the comment section by simply writing: “👏👏👏.”

Meanwhile, Justin and his ex-wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, confirmed they had signed a legal separation agreement after 18 years of marriage in August 2023. (Sophie and Justin share three children: Xavier, 18, Ella-Grace, 16, and Hadrien, 11.)

“They remain a close family,” a spokesperson for the couple said in a statement at the time. “Both parents will be a constant presence in their children’s lives and Canadians can expect to often see the family together.”

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