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Explosions occurred in Iran’s Isfahan province, with state media attributing the noise to an incident near a military airbase. This followed a week after Iran launched a significant missile and drone attack on Israel, marking the first direct assault of its kind, which was in retaliation for an attack in Syria generally attributed to Israel. Details of the attack in …

Real Madrid successfully advanced to the UEFA Champions League semifinals for the fourth year in a row by eliminating the defending champions Manchester City at their home ground. The nail-biting encounter on Wednesday evening concluded with Real Madrid triumphing 4-3 in a penalty shootout, following a 4-4 aggregate score over the two legs. This victory secured Real Madrid’s 17th appearance …

Coco Gauff, the third seed, secured a hard-fought victory over Sachia Vickery with a score of 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in an all-American matchup during the second round at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Gauff rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the final set and overcame 15 double faults to maintain her strong record against fellow Americans, with …

Juventus is currently examining a ruling by an arbitration court that requires the club to pay its former forward Cristiano Ronaldo approximately 9.8 million euros in back wages, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. Ronaldo, who is now with Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, had argued that he was owed about 19.5 million euros ($20.81 million) by Juventus due to …

In Argentina, paleontologists have introduced a new dinosaur species from the Titanosaur group, named Titanomachya gimenezi, which lived during the late Cretaceous Epoch, a period spanning from 66 to 145 million years ago. This discovery occurred in Chubut province, located in Patagonian Argentina, where researchers found fossils including parts of forelimbs, hindlimbs, as well as pieces of ribs and vertebrae. …

Kanye West is the prime suspect in a battery investigation in Los Angeles after allegedly assaulting a man who reportedly touched his wife, Bianca Censori. This altercation is said to have occurred on Tuesday, and following the incident, West and Censori left the scene. TMZ has reported that the police are looking into the matter and plan to contact West …

A senior official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issued a warning on Thursday, threatening to target Israel’s nuclear facilities if Israel were to attack Iranian atomic sites. This statement comes in anticipation of possible retaliation for Tehran’s aggressive drone and missile strike over the weekend. Iran launched this attack, which was mostly intercepted, in response to an April 1 airstrike on …

Egyptian sources reported to a Qatari news channel that the U.S. had agreed to Israel’s proposal to conduct a military operation in Rafah, Gaza, instead of launching a major strike on Iran, following Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone assault. However, a spokesperson from the U.S. National Security Council denied these claims, stating that no such agreement was ever discussed. According …