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After a surprise loss to Italy in September (1-3), the French team has since regained momentum in their Nations League group, winning three consecutive matches. They bounced back by defeating Belgium 2-0 shortly after their initial loss to Italy and continued their winning streak last month with a 4-1 victory over Israel and another 2-1 win against Belgium. France now …

Robert Lighthizer is reportedly being considered for a return as United States Trade Representative following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, according to the Financial Times. Previously, during Trump’s first term, Lighthizer served as the US Trade Representative, playing a major role in the trade dispute with China and implementing the country’s tariff strategies. He was a key …

A vast Maya city has been discovered hidden beneath a dense forest in southern Mexico. Named Valeriana, this ancient urban center spans an area comparable to Beijing and exhibits classic features of a Maya political capital, according to an October report in *Antiquity*. Key structures within the site, including interconnected plazas, temple pyramids, and a water reservoir, suggest it would …

Elon Musk joined a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump following Trump’s election win, a high-ranking Ukrainian official confirmed to AFP on Friday, November 8. According to the official, the report by Axios detailing Musk’s participation in the call on Wednesday was accurate. Musk, who invested over $110 million in support of the Republican …

Beyoncé has made Grammy history as the most-nominated artist ever. Announced on November 8 with the 2025 Grammy nominations, the superstar topped the list with an impressive 11 nominations for her groundbreaking country album *Cowboy Carter* and its singles, surpassing her previous record of 10 Grammy nominations in 2009. This year, Beyoncé is one of five influential women nominated across …

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has proposed a $50 million bail package, hoping to secure release from a Brooklyn jail, where he has been held for the past eight weeks on charges including sex trafficking. Diddy, who has faced repeated bail denials due to concerns he might influence witnesses, is now offering to use his Florida mansion, recently searched by the FBI, …

UNIFIL has accused the Israeli military of intentionally targeting its positions and recently damaging a fence and concrete structure at a UNIFIL site in Ras Naqoura. According to a UNIFIL statement, two Israeli excavators and a bulldozer destroyed parts of the fence and structure, despite the mission’s immediate protest. The IDF, however, denied operating within the UNIFIL position. UNIFIL called …

On October 21, an Israeli airstrike hit a building across from Lebanon’s largest public hospital, Rafik Hariri University Hospital, shaking the area and shattering windows. Mohammad Fouani, an ER nurse at the hospital, described the chaos, saying he was thrown over a patient by the impact and could barely see his colleagues through the smoke. He noted that every night …