Argentina beat Australia 2-1 in the Round of 16 of the football World Cup in Qatar, setting up a quarter-final showdown against the Netherlands. Lionel Messi, playing in his 1000th game, opened the scoring in the 35th minute, one of few highlights of a lethargic […]
Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th professional game with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup, leading Argentina into the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over a spirited Australia side. The 35-year-old on Saturday put Argentina ahead in the 35th minute with […]
The Cconchaccota lagoon, located in Peru’s southern Andes, has been a source of life for the local communities in the region, as the reservoir attracted migratory flamingos and animals while residents depended on it for trout fishing. But the lagoon, 4,100 metres (13,120 feet) above […]
Most of the world appears to have moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 6.6 million people so far. The health crisis disrupted economies but also led to an unprecedented effort to develop safe and effective vaccines in record time. The […]
The spokesperson for the Turkish presidency has told Al Jazeera that Kurdish armed groups in Syria are “legitimate targets”, and accused them of exploiting ties with the United States to justify their presence along Turkey’s border with Syria. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Ibrahim […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no intention of resigning and will fight both politically and judicially, his spokesperson said. Ramaphosa’s position came into question after an independent parliamentary panel said in a report he might have […]
Russia has rejected a $60 price cap on its oil set by Ukraine’s Western allies and warned of a response as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was “quite comfortable” for Moscow amid a push from Kyiv for a lower cap. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said […]
Argentina beat Australia 2-1 in the round of 16 of the football World Cup in Qatar on Saturday, setting up another quarter-final showdown against the Netherlands. Lionel Messi, playing in his 1000th game, opened the scoring in the 35th minute, one of few highlights of […]
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to a suburb of San Salvador known to be a stronghold for gangs. The move is the latest escalation in a crusade against gang violence that began in March, which human rights […]
Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles have been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup with knee injuries, the Brazil team announced on Saturday. A statement from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) subsequently confirmed that neither would feature for the remainder of the World […]
