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Matt Crocker quits as US Soccer Federation sporting director, just 2 months before World Cup
NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Crocker quit as sporting director of the U.S. Soccer Federation on Tuesday, just two months ahead of the World Cup, to take a new job in Saudi Arabia.The USSF said Crocker was leaving to pursue an unidentified international soccer opportunity, and a person familiar with the decision, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Crocker's new job was not announced, said he will work in Saudi Arabia. His hiring by Saudis was first reported by Fox.
Crocker's departure was a surprise, given the U.S. is co-host of the World Cup... Read More
The Latest: Pakistan proposes new US-Iran talks as Vance and Trump hint at progress
Pakistani officials said Tuesday that Islamabad has proposed a second round of talks to the U.S. and Iran, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance earlier said negotiations with Iran “did make some progress" and U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday “we’ve been called by the other side” and “they want to work a deal.”The Pakistani officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the press.
A senior Hezbollah official on Monday said the Lebanese militant group will not abide by any agreements that may result... Read More
Canada's prime minister suspends fuel tax in first act after securing majority government
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday suspended the fuel tax in response to the Iran war in his first act after securing a majority government.Carney said that with fuel prices increasing sharply, he is suspending the federal fuel excise tax from next Monday until Labor Day. He called it a “responsible, temporary measure” that also will reduce costs for truckers and businesses.
Carney's Liberals now have 174 of the 343 seats in the House of Commons and won't need support from opposition parties to pass legislation after winning three... Read More
Pakistan proposes second round of US-Iran talks as standoff deepens
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks.Though last week's ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risked reigniting hostilities and deepening the regional war's economic fallout.
Meanwhile in Washington, direct talks between Israel and Lebanon were set to begin, the first such negotiations in decades.
New trial over Diego Maradona's death resumes in Argentina against 7 health care professionals
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The trial of seven health care professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona resumed on Tuesday, nearly a year after the original proceedings collapsed when a presiding judge stepped down after appearing in a documentary about the case.The negligence case centers on seven medical professionals accused of failing to provide adequate care in the weeks leading up to Maradona’s death five years ago at a home outside Buenos Aires. Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, died at... Read More
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