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Oct 14, 2025, 04:58 PM ETPortugal was minutes from securing their place in the 2026 World Cup after Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a 2-2 draw with Hungary in Lisbon on Tuesday.Though Portugal didn’t quite get over the line to clinch their World Cup spot, star man Ronaldo broke yet another record in his illustrious career with the pair of goals.Editor’s PicksHis first goal broke a tie with former Guatemala player Carlos Ruiz for the most goals in World Cup qualifying at 40, his second put him two clear to make it 41 goals in 50 qualifying matches.Ronaldo scored his…
Oct 14, 2025, 04:43 PM ETEngland captain Harry Kane scored twice against Latvia. Carl Recine/Getty ImagesEngland booked their spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of Latvia in qualifying on Tuesday.Thomas Tuchel’s side went into the game knowing that three points would confirm their qualification for the showpiece event in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer and achieved just that with goals from Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane and Eberechi Eze.The all-important win in Latvia was England’s sixth from six games in qualifying and maintained their record as the only unbeaten side in Group K. They…
US President Donald Trump struck an upbeat tone on Monday as he joined other world leaders in Egypt to sign the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal “This took 3,000 years to reach. Can you believe it? And it’s going to last,” Trump declared confidently during the Sharm el-Sheikh summit as he signed the deal before a global audience. Speaking later at a press conference alongside regional leaders, he hailed the development as historic: “We’ve done what everyone said couldn’t be done, peace in the Middle East, finally. Nobody thought we’d ever get here, but here we are.” The…
Liverpool began the second half in similar fashion as they played out the opening period by dominating much of the ball.Kone-Doherty produced more good play by finding Lucas Pitt in the area, though stopper Waller was equal to his effort.The winger then fired wide himself from a tight angle as the Reds stepped up their efforts in a bid to get themselves back into the game.Joe Bradshaw then hit a driving shot from distance wide of the goal after an error at the back from Crewe allowed him to pick up the ball in the final third.In the closing minutes,…
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday.Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that “following outreach” from the DOJ, Facebook removed a “large group page” that was being used to target ICE officials. Meta said in a statement that the group “was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm.”Meta is the latest tech company to restrict tools used to track ICE agents on its platform. Earlier this month, Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps…
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials in Alaska rushed Tuesday to evacuate and find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. But the remote location and severe damage are limiting their options as they race against other impending storms and the onset of winter. High winds and surging waters battered low-lying, isolated Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in southwest Alaska, nearly 500 miles (800 km) from Anchorage, over the weekend. The Coast Guard plucked two dozen people from their homes after the structures floated out to sea in high water, three people…
A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.The move by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz came after a Miami activist alleged that officials at a local college violated Florida’s open government law when they gifted the sizable plot of real estate to the state, which then voted to transfer it to the foundation for the planned library.“This is not an easy decision,” Mavel said Tuesday when explaining her ruling from the bench, finding that the college didn’t give the public reasonable notice ahead of the vote last…
Mama, put my guns in the groundI can’t shoot them anymoreThat long black cloud is comin’ downI feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s doorbob Dylan, Nobel Laureate British economist John Ross impishly told one interviewer that if the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences were honest, the Nobel Prize in Economics would have been awarded to Chinese economists every year for the past four decades. Objectively, he has a point. China’s real GDP is 50 times what it was since reform and opening up began in 1978, far outpacing growth rates in Japan and the Asian Tigers (South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore,…
Oct 14, 2025, 03:22 PM ETJOHANNESBURG — South Africa became the latest African nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Rwanda 3-0 Tuesday to top their qualifying group, despite being docked three points for fielding an ineligible player in earlier games.It will be South Africa’s first appearance at a World Cup since they qualified automatically as the host in 2010.Editor’s PicksSouth Africa’s victory meant Nigeria finished second in the group and will have to qualify through a playoff after missing out altogether on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Nigeria beat Benin 4-0 at home after a hat…
KUWAIT: The interior ministry said authorities have deported an unspecified number of expats for fighting in public and referred several Kuwaitis for investigation over the same problem. Police conducted an intensive field campaign targeting shopping malls that have witnessed repeated brawls – some involving the use of bladed weapons – in addition to other public violations.The ministry said police arrested 20 Kuwaiti and expat troublemakers who were involved in brawling and instigating problems. Additionally, four individuals were apprehended for violating public decency laws, while four others were detained for smoking in enclosed public spaces.Separately, two breweries manufacturing local liquor at…