Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has found himself at the centre of a storm at Euro 2024 after England disappointed in the group stages. Gareth Southgate’s side advanced to the knockouts as group winners, but they thoroughly underwhelmed in every game, with ju…
Berlin slams Israeli moves to approve West Bank settlements
Germany on Friday sharply condemned Israeli government moves to approve settlements and legalize settlement outposts in the West Bank and called on Israel to reverse the decisions. “The Israeli policy of settlement construction in the occupied Palestin…
Slovakia’s Benes takes break from Euros to sign for Union Berlin
Union Berlin have signed Slovakia’s Euro 2024 midfielder international Laszlo Benes from second tier SV Hamburg. The 26-year-old has moved on undisclosed terms. “With Laszlo, we are gaining a versatile midfielder who can create chances time and again w…
Paris Seine falls short of cleanliness standards for Olympic swimmers
Less than a month before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, the water quality of the Seine river is still not good enough to organize competitions there as planned, according to a water quality report published on Friday. “Water quality continues…
Trump shouldn’t celebrate Supreme Court’s Jan. 6-related ruling just yet: analysts
The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to some Jan. 6 defendants and demanded that prosecutors demonstrate specific evidence to show how the defendant was obstructing an official proceeding. Fewer than 20 percent of the Jan. 6 attackers were charged w…
MSNBC Host Joe Scarborough Defended Biden’s Mental Fitness Just Days Ago. Now, He Thinks He ‘May Not Be Up To’ Job
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough defended President Joe Biden’s mental fitness earlier in June before doing an about-face following the presidential debate hosted by CNN. Scarborough defended Biden during a June 5 episode of “Morning Joe” while discussing a …
Defender Keven Schlotterbeck joins Augsburg
Augsburg have recruited defender Keven Schlotterbeck, brother of Germany’s Nico, on a permanent deal from Freiburg. The 27-year-old had been on loan for the last two seasons at Bochum but now heads to Bavaria on a deal until 2027, the Bundesliga club s…
Turkey removed from FATF money laundering grey list
The international crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Turkey from its “grey list” of countries that require special scrutiny on Friday, in a boost to the country’s economic turnaround plan. Turkey was downgraded to the “grey list”…
Paris Seine falls short of cleanliness standards for Olympic swimmers
Less than a month before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, the water quality of the Seine river is still not good enough to organize competitions there as planned, according to a water quality report published on Friday. “Water quality continues…
‘Genocide denial’: US House votes to bar use of Gaza death toll
The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted to bar the State Department from using international affairs budget funds to cite figures on the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza. The 269 – 144 vote in favour of the bipartisan amendment…