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More than 10,000 homes in Russia were flooded after a dam burst near the Kazakhstan border, according to authorities.Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said thousands of people have been evacuated in Orsk.The Russian government declared the situation a federal emergency after two major rivers swelled beyond bursting point.This week’s flooding is the worst the area has seen for decades.A Kremlin spokesperson said president Vladimir Putin has asked the government to set up a commission to deal with the emergency and ordered the Tyumen and Kurgan governors to prepare for an “expected sharp rise in water levels”. Source link

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Rachel Daly, who was part of England’s successful Euro 2022 campaign, has announced her retirement from international football.The Ason Villa forward announced her decision the day after England’s 2-0 win over Ireland in a 2025 European Championships qualifying match.Daly has appeared at two World Cups and one Euros during an eight-year international career. She was capped 84 times for the senior side, scoring 16 goals.The striker started in every match of Sarina Wiegman’s Euro 2022 side, including…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAn attorney and his wife have been killed in a horror shooting at a Las Vegas law office, where a gunman opened fire during a child custody hearing – before turning the gun on himself.The shooter, a man in his 70s, killed himself after fatally shooting across the table at two people during the deposition hearing in the City National Bank building, police said.Las Vegas police said that the gunman had “very specific targets” during the…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter For a tie that leaves everything in the balance, and a result that mostly seemed fair from the flow of the game, Thomas Tuchel was anything but calm.He was furious, specifically with referee Glenn Nyberg. That was over the explanation for a decision in the 66th minute, when Gabriel picked the ball up in the area after it seemed like David Raya had taken a goal-kick. The nature of modern kick-outs probably made something like this inevitable…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJoe Biden has said that Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza has been a “mistake”, in one of his strongest rebukes of the Israeli prime minister’s response to the ongoing conflict so far.The president made the remarks during a sit-down interview with Univision, aired on Tuesday evening, in which he said the recent missile strikes on aid convoys in the Middle East were “outrageous” and called for a halt in the fighting.It comes after The Independent…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Harry Kane scored his 15th goal in 20 appearances against Arsenal as Bayern Munich drew 2-2 at the Emirates Stadium in the Champions League.The former Tottenham striker enjoyed a prolific record in north London derbies and a summer change of scenery made no difference.Here, the PA news agency looks at his record against his long-time rivals.Scourge of the GunnersKane, released from Arsenal as an eight-year-old written off by then-academy boss Liam Brady as “a bit chubby”, wasted…

Russian attack through Avdiivka detailed on timeline mapFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Donald Trump to visit Ukraine amid concerns about the former US president’s ideas about the war.Speaking to Politico, Zelensky rejected proposals, backed by the likes of Trump, that Ukraine could end the war with Russia by making territorial concessions.“If the deal is that we just give up our territories, and that’s the idea behind it, then it’s a very primitive idea,” he…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed his side’s character after the Champions League holders played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Real Madrid.Guardiola claimed the City of previous years could easily have crumbled under the weight of pressure as the Spanish giants twice hit back in a compelling quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu.City led after just two minutes through Bernardo Silva but Real hit back to go in front with a Ruben Dias own goal and…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAt least four people died and five others sustained injuries in an explosion at a hydroelectric plant in northern Italy.Four people were unaccounted for following Tuesday’s explosion at the decades-old plant near Bologna, said regional fire chief Francesco Notaro.The explosion took place at power company Enel’s Bergi plant during maintenance work, which led to the collapse of part of the nine-story underground structure. The incident provoked a fire and caused flooding at depths of up…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel accused the referee of not having the “courage” to award his side a penalty for a “kid’s mistake” after Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes appeared to pick up the ball in the box during the thrilling Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates.The bizarre situation occurred in the 67th minute of the match and with Bayern leading 2-1, and came as David Raya played a short goalkick to Gabriel. The defender, who didn’t realise…