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The trio of Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic and Marcelo Brozovic have been hailed as “the best Croatia midfield in history” by team-mate Josip Juranovic ahead of his side’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina.The midfield three, led by 37-year-old Modric, have stood out in Qatar, helping their side to another memorable journey on the international stage.And it hasn’t gone unnoticed by defender Juranovic, who stressed: “Mateo, Luka and Marcelo are the best Croatia midfield in history. I don’t think it can be repeated. When you pass them the ball it is safer than having your money in the bank.”World CupEngland face…

Many United States soccer fans were displeased and confused with the lack of playing time US coach Gregg Berhalter gave to Gio Reyna during the 2022 World Cup. We now have the rationale behind the decision. Sources told The Athletic that Reyna showed a lack of effort during training ahead of the USMNT’s opening match against Wales, especially during a scrimmage against the Qatari club Al Gharafa SC. Sources described Reyna walking throughout his playing time in the scrimmage and that “caused significant frustration” within the squad. After not being subbed in during the 1-1 draw against Wales, Reyna was…

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi is making a four-day trip to South Korea as concerns grow that North Korea is readying another nuclear test.”The IAEA chief’s four-day visit to South Korea this week is an enticing opportunity for North Korea to conduct its much-anticipated seventh nuclear test,” Sung-Yoon Lee, a professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and Korea expert, told Fox News Digital. “While Mr. Grossi has openly stated that he wishes to visit Pyongyang and meet Kim Jong Un, North Korean leaders have shown a propensity to rub it in, that is, add…

US stocks rose on Monday ahead of a potentially pivotal week for global financial markets, with central banks on both sides of the Atlantic expected to signal a big shift in their fight against inflation by slowing the pace of interest rate rises.After selling off last week, Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.2 per cent in early New York trading, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 0.1 per cent. The moves come ahead of key monetary policy meetings at the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank, all of which are forecast to raise…

Investigators said the bomb was in a Samsonite suitcase which was taken on board via a feeder flight from the Mediterranean island nation of Malta.All 243 passengers and 16 crew were killed. A family of four was among the 11 residents to be killed on the ground.In total, 190 Americans and 43 British citizens died, along with 19 other nationalities.The impact caused a crater more than 150 feet deep and was strong enough to be measured as a seismic event, the FBI said. Debris from the crash was scattered over 845 square miles.Who has just been charged and why?Mas’ud is…

A taxi driver was robbed at gunpoint as he sat in his car in Queens early Monday, cops said.  The cabbie was counting his money at Seneca Avenue near Palmetto Street in Ridgewood around 4:40 a.m. when a man walked up to his window, pointed a gun at him and robbed him of $150, police said.  The suspect then took off in his own ride, a green Ford Explorer, cops said.  No injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made. Source: New York Post

Elon Musk joined Dave Chappelle on stage Sunday in San Francisco, home of Twitter’s headquarters where the world’s richest person recently laid off many of its employees. It went about as well as you’d expect. The crowd at the Chase Center loudly booed Musk, who had spent much of the weekend wading into the culture wars, making transphobic statements and seemingly echoing QAnon tropes. Video of the incident at Sunday’s Chappelle show captured by people in attendance shows the controversial Twitter owner taking the stage and yelling Chappelle’s famous Rick James impression: “I’m rich, b***h.” Afterward, Musk got loudly booed…

The UK electricity grid operator has instructed two emergency-use coal generators to stand down after freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall in parts of the country provided the first big test of the network’s resilience this winter.As the icy weather was accompanied by low wind speeds, the National Grid Electricity System Operator had ordered two “contingency” coal-fired generators to be on standby in the early hours of Monday. This was the first time the ageing plants had been put on standby, since the government asked their owners to delay their permanent closure to help mitigate the energy crisis this winter.But by…

Iranian demonstrators take to the streets of the capital Tehran during a protest for Mahsa Amini on Sept. 21, days after she died in police custody.Afp | Getty ImagesIran executed a second detained protester on Monday, its state media reported, after a rapid trial as unrest and anger toward the government continue to boil over around the country.Twenty-three year old Majidreza Rahnavard was put to death in a public hanging less than a month after his arrest, with pictures from Iranian Mizan news agency showing his body hanging from a crane. Cranes have been commonly used for public hangings since…

A hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was attacked Monday and three of the assailants were killed, a Taliban official said.Two foreign residents were injured when they jumped out of windows to escape, said Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s spokesman. Residents reported explosions and gunfire and photos and video posted on social media showed smoke rising from the building.The Emergency Hospital in Kabul said in a tweet that there was an explosion and gunfire near a hotel approximately a kilometer away. “So far, we have received 21 casualties — 3 were already dead on arrival.”27 PEOPLE…