Germany set sights on World Cup after Euros exit
The hosts may have bowed out of Euro 2024 at the quarter-finals on home soil, but Julian Nagelsmann has given Germany their swagger back after a difficult decade. Germany came into Euro
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Apple delays rollout of AI features in Europe
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CAF announce new dates for 2025 AFCON in Morocco
The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Morocco from December 21 2025 to January 18 2026, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Friday. “I am
Death toll in Italy migrant shipwreck hits 34
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Torrential rains kill 27 across Central America
Torrential rains across Central America have left at least 27 dead in landslides and flooding over the past week, mainly in El Salvador, but also in Guatemala and Honduras, officials said Friday.
US Supreme Court upholds ban on domestic abusers owning guns
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm. “When an individual has been found by a
Croatia detains Czech over fatal blast
A Czech man has been detained in Croatia after entering a restricted military zone and taking an explosive device that subsequently blew up, killing a child, Croatian police said on Friday. The
Argentine president’s first Germany visit scaled back
Javier Milei’s inaugural visit as Argentine president to Germany at the weekend has been scaled back, with military honours and a press conference cancelled, Berlin said Friday. German officials announced details of
Israel bombs Gaza as fears grow of wider war
Israel bombed Gaza on Friday as exchanges of fire and threats over the Lebanon border raised fears of wider war. Five municipal workers died “during an Israeli bombing” of a garage in