STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Spain’s youngsters are being frustrated by an aggressive Germany and it is 0-0 at the break in their European Championship quarterfinal on Friday. Germany veteran Toni Kroos , playing in what could potentially be his last ever match, was lucky not to be booked for a mistimed challenge that upended Spain
DAMASCUS (AP) — A close adviser to Syrian President Bashar Assad has died after a car accident left her hospitalized for four days, the president’s office said Friday in a statement. Luna al-Shibl, a former journalist, had worked as the director of Assad’s political and media offices and as a special adviser to the president.
Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, according to Peace Now, an Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group. It is the latest step by Israel’s hard-line government meant to cement Israel’s control over the territory and prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. This map shows
Hamas said Friday that amendments it proposed to the most recent U.S. plan for a cease-fire in Gaza “have been met with a positive response by the mediators,” however “the official Israeli position has not yet become clear.” Cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas appear to be reviving after stalling for weeks. U.S., Qatari and
GENEVA (AP) — Spanish side Girona and French club Nice were cleared along with English teams Manchester City and United to play in European competitions next season after they complied with multi-club ownership rules, UEFA said on Friday. Girona finished third in La Liga to qualify for the Champions League for the first time. Nice
LAS VEGAS (AP) — There’s something that Kobe Bryant once said that has stuck with U.S. men’s Olympic basketball coach Steve Kerr and seems especially important now. It was about how other nations have made big strides in basketball, how the gap between the rest of the world and the U.S. is closing and how
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto on Friday apologized for the “arrogance and show of opulence” by legislators and ministers from the ruling party and promised action against “rogue” police officers who shot at unarmed civilians during deadly protests and the storming of parliament over plans to hike taxes. Ruto, referring to what
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday as he holds a rally and sits down for a network television interview in a pivotal battleground state, with his every answer sure to be scrutinized for evidence of his competency and fitness to run for office. It could be
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas is widening investigations into aid organizations along the U.S.-Mexico border over claims that nonprofits are helping migrants illegally enter the country, taking some groups to court and making demands that a judge called harassment after the state tried shuttering an El Paso shelter. The efforts are led by Republican Texas
LONDON (AP) — Actor Dustin Hoffman and Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes were among the celebrities watching Carlos Alcaraz play Frances Tiafoe on Friday in the third round on Centre Court at Wimbledon. The 86-year-old Hoffman was sitting in the Royal Box, an area reserved for special guests invited by the All England Club, while
