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Monday’s International Friendly features a clash between Croatia and North Macedonia. **Croatia** Croatia will be looking to replicate their recent success, having defeated Egypt 4-2 in their last friendly. Goals for Croatia came from Nikola Vlašić (21′), Bruno Petković (57′), Andrej Kramarić (77′), and Lovro Majer (86′), while Egypt’s Ramy Rabia (6′) and Mohamed Abdelmonem (90′) also found the net. …

We’re gearing up for the International Friendly match on Monday as England faces Bosnia. **England** England enters this game following a 2-2 draw against Belgium in their last friendly. Ivan Toney and Jude Bellingham scored for England in the 17th and 90th minutes, respectively, while Youri Tielemans scored twice for Belgium in the 11th and 36th minutes. Under Gareth Southgate, …

The much-anticipated International Friendly match between Germany and Ukraine is set for Monday. **Germany** Germany is coming off a 2-1 victory against the Netherlands in their last friendly match. Goals were scored by Maximilian Mittelstädt in the 11th minute and Niklas Füllkrug in the 85th minute, while Joey Veerman scored for the Netherlands in the 4th minute. Germany’s recent matches …

On online forums previously linked to mass shootings, users are now threatening violence and attempting to publicly identify the 12 New York jurors who convicted former President Donald Trump on Thursday. The threats began immediately after the verdict was announced. Experts monitoring online extremism told CNN that the level of violent rhetoric in the past 24 hours rivals that seen …

Amazon and Meta executives expressed concerns to CNN this week, suggesting that some fears surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) are exaggerated and that the European Union’s new AI regulations could hinder innovation. This week, the EU finalized its AI act, coinciding with the annual VivaTech conference in Paris, where tech leaders gathered. The groundbreaking law aims to change how AI is …

A mysterious hole on the surface of Mars, captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE camera, has left scientists curious about what might be hidden beneath it. This intriguing hole, located in the Arsia Mons region, has sparked numerous questions regarding its origin and what it might be concealing. Arsia Mons is part of a trio of dormant volcanoes, indicating …

A mysterious object was released into Earth’s orbit by China’s top-secret spaceplane at an altitude of nearly 372 miles. The US Space Force is closely monitoring the situation, though the purpose of the object’s release on May 24 remains unclear. The object was first noticed by Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who speculated it could be either a subsatellite deployment or …

Reigning champion Iga Swiatek marked her 23rd birthday by defeating Marie Bouzkova to advance to the French Open last 16 on Friday. Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz also secured their spots in the tournament’s second week. Alcaraz triumphed over Sebastian Korda in straight sets, moving closer to a potential semi-final clash with Sinner, who defeated Russian Pavel Kotov 6-4, …