UEFA has warned the British government that England risks being banned from the Euro 2028 football tournament it is co-hosting if plans for a football regulator proceed, British media reported. England could be excluded from the tournament over “concerns” that a planned independent football regulator could lead to “government interference” in the sport, according to UEFA, European football’s governing body, the BBC and The Times of London reported late Saturday. According to the reports, the warning came in a letter to the United Kingdom’s Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy from UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis, in which he said there should…
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Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others. A manhunt for the assailant continued. The militant group said the attacker is a “soldier of the Islamic State” and that Christians were targeted in the assault, which occurred at a festival in the German city of Solingen late Friday, according to media reports. The killings were “in revenge for Muslims in Palestine and everywhere,” the group said, according to the reports. It was not clear how close the link was between the attacker and Islamic State. German police said…
Mediators in talks on a new Gaza cease-fire agreement said the discussions will resume next week after the U.S. presented a “bridging proposal” meant to resolve the key differences remaining between Hamas and Israel. Following discussions in Doha, the three main international negotiators — the U.S., Qatar, and Egypt — said the proposal by Washington “bridges remaining gaps” between Israel and Hamas and “allows for a swift implementation of the deal,” according to a joint statement on Friday. The statement provided no details about the proposal but said it “builds on areas of agreement over the past week.” It said…