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Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensJun 16, 2025, 07:52 AM ETFour people have been sentenced to between 14 and 22 months in prison for hate crimes and threats committed against Vinícius Júnior before a Copa del Rey tie between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid in January 2023.The charges relate to the hanging of a doll wearing Real Madrid forward Vinícius’s shirt from a bridge in the city alongside a banner reading “Madrid hates Real.”Following a complaint made by LaLiga, four arrests were made later in 2023, with a court in Madrid issuing the guilty verdicts on Monday.Editor’s Picks1 Related”In the ruling, one of…

An Israeli strike in western Iran on Monday heavily damaged a hospital, as the conflict between the two regional rivals escalated. At least 224 people have been killed by Israeli strikes on Iran, including top military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians, while Iranian strikes in Israel have killed at least 24. The state-backed Fars news agency released a video of a hospital in Kermanshah city showing shattered glass, collapsed ceilings, and extensive damage in patient rooms. “Following the Zionist criminal regime’s attack on a nearby workshop in Kermanshah city, Farabi Hospital also suffered serious damage,” the Tasnim news agency reported. Iranian…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president and prime minister said Monday that their country must stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran because any engagement would be detrimental to the small nation engulfed in an economic crisis and struggling to recover from the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. Their remarks amounted to a message to the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group — an ally of both Iran and the Palestinian militant Hamas group in Gaza — to stay out of the fray.Hezbollah, which launched its own strikes on Israel a day after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack, has been hard-hit and suffered…

Minutes after an Israeli missile struck Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iranians were left questioning why a densely populated civilian area was being targeted. “What do they [the Israelis] want with a water pipeline?” a local resident told Middle East Eye. “I just don’t get it.” On Sunday, at around 2pm BST (4pm local time), an Israeli missile hit the square, destroying part of the area’s water supply. Videos filmed in the aftermath showed large quantities of water in the streets around the square. Hours earlier, Israel’s Persian X account issued what many considered to be a vague warning: “All those who…

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday, after a Catholic diocese that had tried for years to block such proceedings recently reversed course.The Diocese of Camden previously had argued that a court rule prevents the state attorney general from impaneling a grand jury to issue findings in the state’s investigation into decades of allegations against church officials. But the diocese notified the court in early May that it would no longer oppose that. Camden Bishop Joseph Williams, who took over the diocese in…

U.S. President Donald Trump walks as workers react at U.S. Steel Corporation–Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2025. Leah Millis | ReutersU.S. Steel shares jumped Monday after President Donald Trump approved its controversial merger with Japan’s Nippon Steel.U.S. Steel shares were last up about 5%.Trump issued an executive order on Friday that allowed U.S. Steel and Nippon to finalize their merger so long as they signed a national security agreement with the U.S. government. The companies said they signed the agreement with the government, completing the final hurdle for the deal.U.S. Steel said Friday that the national…

CNN  —  Israel’s unprecedented strike on Iran’s Ministry of Defense headquarters in Tehran, along with other locations tied to Iran’s nuclear program, has triggered a days-long exchange of missile attacks between the two countries. Tensions have only escalated since, and the death toll is rising. At least 224 people have been killed in Iran since hostilities began Friday, the country’s health ministry said Sunday, as cited by Iranian state media. Meanwhile, 24 people had been killed in Israel as of Monday morning, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli operation against Iran is expected to take “weeks, not…

CNN  —  Like maple syrup and lakeside lounging, an annual influx of Canadians tourists has long been a part of life for the border-hugging New York region known as “North Country.” “I don’t ever remember a summer where I wasn’t at the beach, hearing the French language and seeing Quebec license plates,” said Kristy Kennedy, who grew up in the area. But Kennedy, now vice president of marketing and business development for the North Country Chamber of Commerce, has seen (and heard) far fewer Canadian visitors in recent months, as travel has dipped amid international tensions. Reservations are down at…

KOGE MARINA, Denmark (AP) — From a distance they look almost like ordinary sailboats, their sails emblazoned with the red-and-white flag of Denmark. But these 10-meter (30-foot) -long vessels carry no crew and are designed for surveillance.Four uncrewed robotic sailboats, known as “Voyagers,” have been put into service by Denmark’s armed forces for a three-month operational trial. Built by Alameda, California-based company Saildrone, the vessels will patrol Danish and NATO waters in the Baltic and North Seas, where maritime tensions and suspected sabotage have escalated sharply since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.Two of the Voyagers launched…

U.S. President Donald Trump raises a fist as he steps off of Air Force One upon arrival at Calgary International Airport, before the start of the G7 summit, in Alberta, Canada, June 15, 2025. Dave Chidley | Afp | Getty ImagesOngoing trade instability and turmoil in Ukraine and the Middle East are set to dominate talks, as leaders of the world’s largest advanced economic powers gather in Canada for this year’s Group of Seven (G7) summit.With uncertainty over those major issues largely arising from the White House’s economic and foreign policy, allies are likely to ask whether U.S. President Donald…