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Bayern Munich took control of the match from the outset and nearly opened the scoring in the ninth minute when Jamal Musiala found the net, only for the goal to be disallowed due to offside. Shortly after, Serge Gnabry put the ball in the back of the net, but VAR overturned it. However, the referee identified a foul on Aleksandar …

Christian Pulisic made an immediate impact in Tuesday’s Champions League showdown between Liverpool and Milan, finding the back of the net just three minutes into the game. Pulisic broke free down the right side and calmly placed his shot past Alisson, giving Milan an early advantage. However, holding onto that lead proved difficult for Milan. In the 23rd minute, Liverpool’s …

India has accused Samsung and Xiaomi of collaborating with e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart to bypass the country’s regulations, according to a government report. The accusation is part of a broader effort by India to crack down on foreign companies in the retail sector, as reported by Reuters. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a detailed report—1,027 pages in …

Iran on Wednesday accused Israel of committing “mass murder” following explosions of paging devices linked to the Tehran-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon, which resulted in the deaths of nine people and injured nearly 3,000 others. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Nasser Kanani, issued a statement condemning the incident, calling it a “terrorist act by the Zionist regime” and labeling it an …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Cairo on Wednesday in an effort to revive ceasefire negotiations for Gaza, a process made more difficult by recent explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon. This marked Blinken’s 10th trip to the Middle East since the Gaza conflict began nearly a year ago. During his visit, he met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi …

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is set to deliver a speech on Thursday, following a series of explosions involving pagers used by Hezbollah members across Lebanon. According to a statement released by Hezbollah on Wednesday, Nasrallah will address “the latest developments” in a speech scheduled for 5:00 pm (1400 GMT). In response to the deadly explosions, which the group has …

Gold Apollo, a Taiwanese company, confirmed on Wednesday that it had authorized the use of its brand on the pagers involved in recent explosions in Lebanon and Syria, though the devices were actually manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, a company based in Budapest. These pagers, which were primarily used by Hezbollah, detonated nearly simultaneously on Tuesday, leading to the deaths …

Hezbollah vowed retaliation against Israel on Wednesday after a coordinated attack caused hundreds of pagers used by its members to explode across Lebanon, killing nine people and injuring around 2,800 others. Among the dead was the 10-year-old daughter of a Hezbollah member. The explosions came shortly after Israel announced it was expanding its military operations to include Hezbollah, following Hamas’s …