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Mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and the United States have urged Israel and Hamas to finalize a truce agreement outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden, even as Israeli forces continue to bombard Rafah in southern Gaza. Since Biden’s announcement of a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire, fighting has intensified in the Gaza Strip. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has …

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the newly appointed United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived in Beirut on Saturday. She will be serving as the Head of Mission for the United Nations Office of the Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL). “It is an honor to continue my service with the United Nations here in Beirut,” said Hennis-Plasschaert. “In the interest of peace, security, …

The International Friendly match between Albania and Liechtenstein is set to take place on Monday. **Albania** Albania aims to bounce back from their recent 1-0 defeat to Sweden in an International Friendly. Gustaf Nilsson scored the decisive goal for Sweden in the 62nd minute. A recurring theme in Albania’s recent games is the lack of goals from both sides. In …

The International Friendlies match on Monday will feature Gibraltar taking on Scotland. **Gibraltar** Gibraltar is aiming for a better result following their 1-0 loss to Lithuania in their previous Nations League game. In that match, Gibraltar had only 23% possession and failed to register a shot on target, while Lithuania had 28 attempts, with 10 on target, including the decisive …

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 …