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Sometimes football is a simple game. As Alvaro Morata hoisted the European Championship trophy on the Olympic Stadium pitch, there was a feeling that this was how it was always destined to end.  Spain were at their furious best throughout Euro 2024, head and shoulders above the competition for most of it, and now they are champions. “I think Spain were the best team in the tournament,” vanquished England coach Gareth Southgate said in his post-match interview.  Few who saw any of the tournament over the last four weeks would disagree. Spain won all of their seven games at Euro…

President Joe Biden has stressed the need for divided Americans to come together as he addressed the nation, after Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt.Mr Biden said “politics should never be a political battlefield or, God forbid, a killing field” as he spoke in a televised address from the Oval Office. “We need to lower the temperature in our politics,” he added.Former president Trump, 78, suffered a bullet wound to his ear in the shooting, which happened early on Saturday evening as he was giving a speech to supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles (50 km) north…

Donald Trump has arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention a day after he was targeted in an attempted assassination at a campaign event. His plane touched down on Sunday, the day before the four-day event kicks off with thousands of Republicans coming together to formally elect him as their 2024 presidential nominee. X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable X cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You…

A man has attempted to kill Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. As shots rang out, the former president dropped to the ground with his ear covered in blood and was swiftly rushed off-stage by security staff. Trump assassination attempt latestOne spectator was killed and two others were seriously injured in the attack. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:59 Watch moment Trump hits ground The gunman, who has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot dead by the Secret Service at the scene. Here’s how the incident unfolded minute by minute:6.03pm…

Spain’s men sealed their fourth European Championship title after Mikel Oyarzabal’s late strike earned his side a narrow 2-1 win over England in Berlin on Sunday night. After a cagey opening 45 minutes, Luis de la Fuente’s side took the lead seconds after the restart when standout teenager Lamine Yamal played in winger Nico Williams, who steered the ball past Jordan Pickford. Spain’s birthday boys Nico Williams, who turned 22 on Friday, and Lamine Yamal, who turned 17 on Saturday, combined to break the deadlock just after half timeImage: Wolfgang Rattay/REUTERS It was a fourth successive knockout match in Euro 2024…

On Wednesday, the US news channel CNN reported that earlier this year Russia’s government had been planning to assassinate the business executive of a major German arms manufacturer — presumably to discourage the further production of weapons and military vehicles to be delivered to Ukraine. Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the German government has supplied €5.2 billion ($5.7 billion) worth of military equipment to Ukraine, according to an official statement. The target, Armin Papperger, 61, is the CEO of Rheinmetall, a publicly traded company specialized in automotive and arms manufacturing. Ranked as one of Europe’s largest arms manufacturers, the…

Among false narratives surrounding the assassination attempt of the likely Republican Party’s presidential candidate, Donald Trump, are some related to the suspected shooter’s identity. Security agencies identified the attacker within hours of the failed attempt. The FBI has named the suspect as Thomas Matthew C., whose full name is not given here in accordance with the German press protections for suspects’ personal rights. The suspect was killed immediately after he fired at Trump’s rally. Authorities told reporters that the suspect was not carrying identification and that they used DNA and other methods to confirm his identity. Despite this, numerous social media posts…

A “fundamental security failure” allowed a gunman to get close enough to Donald Trump to shoot him, according to an analysis of the scene of the assassination attempt.Sky News analysis of the area where the former president was shot from as he gave a speech to supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, suggests a large tree blocked the view between the gunman and the closest armed protection unit. Two armed units could be seen on the two warehouses behind Mr Trump, but because of the tree only the unit that was further away from the shooter had a clear view…

US rapper Wiz Khalifa was charged on Sunday with illegal drug possession in Romania after he allegedly consumed cannabis on stage. The artist was headlining at the “Beach, Please!” festival in the eastern Romanian village of Costinesti on the Black Sea coast. What do we know about the charges against Wiz Khalifa? Prosecutors said that Khalifa was found to have had cannabis in his possession. “During a performance at a music festival held in Costinesti, the accused was found to have possessed more than 18 grams of cannabis and to have consumed (on stage) another quantity in the form of…

“Trump assassination attempt: The worst event that can happen in today’s polarized America, and presages more political violence & social instability to come,” US political analyst Ian Bremmer wrote on X, suggesting the dramatic impact the attack on former US President Donald Trump will likely have on the United States. Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. A bullet grazed his ear, slightly injuring the former president, in an attack the FBI has designated an “assassination attempt.” Another person was killed and two others seriously injured.  Political violence targeting people, not property A study published by…