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Anthony Gordon has fallen off his bike while at England’s Euro 2024 camp in Germany, gashing his chin and cutting his hands.The Newcastle winger made his major tournament debut as a late substitute in the Three Lions’ 0-0 draw with Slovenia on Tuesday. While the game confirmed England would top Group C, it saw continued criticism of their performances. Image: The cut and bruised hands of the Newcastle winger. Pic: Rex Features However, two days later, the 23-year-old footballer turned up at training with a sizeable cut on his chin, as well as scrapes on his hands and legs.It emerged…

Skip next section Leaders formally move to re-appoint Ursula von der Leyen06/27/2024June 27, 2024Leaders formally move to re-appoint Ursula von der LeyenEU leaders formally nominated Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission president late on Thursday. The choice was not a surprise as leaders had informally agreed to support von der Leyen as part of a deal struck on Tuesday. The leaders also officially agreed on the appointments of Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa as head of the European Council and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as foreign policy chief. The endorsements do not mean they have been confirmed just…

Dutch Olympic bosses have defended their decision to pick a volleyball player – who raped a British girl.Steven van de Velde was jailed for four years for raping a British girl in 2016.Reports at the time said he got to know the girl online, before attacking her. Image: Van de Velde. Pic: AP After serving part of his jail term in England, he was sent back to the Netherlands where his sentence was adjusted according to Dutch laws.The Dutch volleyball federation (Nevobo) said Van de Velde, 29, was “proving to be an exemplary professional and human being and there has…

A debate on sharia law has gone viral in Turkey and now one participant is being investigated for insulting religious sensibilities. Diamond Tema has received millions of death threats since the video was uplaoded. Source link

Bolivian authorities arrested 17 people in connection with a failed coup attempt, the government announced on Thursday. Those arrested included active and retired military personnel as well as civilians, senior cabinet member Eduardo del Castillo told a press conference.  “A total of 17 people have been arrested for having attempted to carry out a coup within the national territory,” del Castillo said, adding that there were “many more who had participated.” Del Castello claimed earlier that the government had prior intelligence regarding the attempt. Authorities in Bolivia put down a short-lived coup attempt on Wednesday that saw armored vehicles ramming the…

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has said a hoax bomb threat made to his home on Wednesday night is “utterly unacceptable”. “I have young children. I have a wife,” said Mr Harris. He added the intimidation of politicians and their families cannot be allowed to continue.Three men were arrested last week over the alleged harassment of an elected official after they gathered outside Mr Harris’ home.People are increasingly gathering outside the homes of Irish ministers, sometimes wearing masks and erecting anti-migrant banners. Migration has become a heated debate in Ireland as the government struggles to accommodate record numbers of refugees and…

A train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus on Thursday. At least five people were killed and another five were injured in the crash, which occurred in the town of Nove Zamky in southern Slovakia, officials said, adding that the death toll might increase The line linking the Slovak capital of Bratislava to Budapest was closed until further notice. What do we know about the crash? Over 100 people were aboard the Eurocity train when the accident took place shortly after 5 p.m. local time (1500 UTC), police and the…

The regional alliance of France, Germany and Poland created in 1991 called the “Weimar Triangle” has largely been put on ice in recent years. However, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that markedly changed the foreign policies of Germany and France toward Russia, has made the format relevant again. Relations were strained under Poland’s previously nationalist government , which recently lost power in the country to a government more open to European cooperation. Lukasz Jasinski, an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs, told DW that all these factors happening together have created a window of opportunity for the Weimar Triangle. “This is a short moment when this cooperation is in the interest of three countries,…

Five people have been killed after a train and a bus collided in Slovakia.A further five were injured in the southern town of Nove Zamky, 68 miles east of the capital, Bratislava, emergency services said on Facebook. The train’s engine was on fire, video footage showed, while the bus was badly damaged, railway officials said.More than 100 people were on board the Eurocity service when the accident happened shortly after 5pm local time (4pm BST), railway company ZSSK said.It was travelling from the Czech capital, Prague, to the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Dozens of stranded passengers are being taken by…

A United Nations-led meeting with Afghanistan’s Taliban will be held in Qatar’s capital Doha this weekend, in which representatives from some 25 countries are expected to take part. It will be the third such meeting, but the first attended by the Islamic fundamentalist group, which has ruled the war-torn nation since it seized power in August 2021 as US-led troops withdrew after 20 years of war. The UN political chief who will chair the meeting said it’s not about granting recognition to the Taliban. “This is not a meeting about recognition. This is not a meeting to lead to recognition……