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A court in St. Petersburg, Russia, has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to Germany’s Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank within the country, according to the state news agency Tass. This ruling is related to a lawsuit concerning the planned construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Baltic Sea. Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank were among the guarantors for a …

Former Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand believes that Erik ten Hag will be dismissed, regardless of the outcome of the FA Cup final against Manchester City on Saturday, May 25. The Dutch manager has faced a challenging season at Old Trafford, with United finishing eighth in the Premier League and on the verge of missing out on European competition for …

Arne Slot has been officially named the new head coach of Liverpool Football Club, taking over from Jurgen Klopp who leaves Anfield after nine highly successful years. Slot has signed a three-year contract and will officially assume his role on June 1, 2024, pending a work permit, as confirmed by the club. The 45-year-old coach will join the Merseyside Reds …

Scientists have developed a method to preserve breast tissue outside the human body for at least a week, a breakthrough that could significantly impact breast cancer research. The study, funded by the Prevent Breast Cancer charity and published in the Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia, revealed that breast tissue could be maintained in a special gel solution. This …

The Palestinian health ministry reported that Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians during a raid on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The military stated that troops were conducting a counterterrorism operation at the time. According to the ministry in Ramallah, the raid resulted in seven fatalities and nine injuries, with two individuals in critical condition.

On Tuesday, Hezbollah targeted a group of Israeli soldiers at the al-Raheb post, following the death of four of its fighters in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon the previous day. Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, has been exchanging almost daily cross-border fire with Israeli forces since Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel on October 7, triggering the ongoing conflict …

Amal Clooney played a pivotal role in aiding the International Criminal Court (ICC) in assessing evidence that ultimately led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for high-ranking Israeli and Hamas officials, the human rights lawyer revealed. In a statement posted on the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s website, which she co-founded with her husband, actor George Clooney, the prominent British-Lebanese …

Syrian soldiers first came at night for Patrick, a 20-year-old psychology student at Damascus University, stating they needed to question him. The next night, they returned for his father, Mazen. Five years later, in 2018, the Dabbagh family received death certificates confirming the French-Syrian father and son would never come home. This week, a landmark trial in Paris will seek …