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A two-goal advantage heading into the away second leg of a Europa League knockout tie, Tottenham were in this situation four years ago – and it did not end well.Jose Mourinho’s Spurs let a first-leg 2-0 lead slip against Dinamo Zagreb after a 3-0 extra-time loss in Croatia. The turnaround was even more extraordinary considering Dinamo were managerless, having lost their head coach to a prison sentence between the first and second legs. Now Bodo/Glimt are aiming to emulate Dinamo’s comeback on Thursday, with Tottenham holding a 3-1 first-leg semi-final lead. History, however, is not on the Norwegians’ side. Image:…

After the Syrian people succeeded in toppling former President Bashar al-Assad, the region’s geopolitical dynamics underwent a seismic shift.  With Assad gone, Israel began to act aggressively against the new Syrian administration and its allies, particularly Turkey. Israel targeted hundreds of military installations and equipment stockpiles across Syria, aiming to prevent the new government from consolidating control over the country and achieving stability.  Beyond air strikes, Israel sought to incite sectarian divisions among the Druze, Kurds and Alawites, encouraging fragmentation and internal strife. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attempted to rally opposition to the new Syrian leadership and Turkey by…

Los Angeles CNN  —  For the first time in 15 years, the Walt Disney Company has announced the development of a new theme park – a resort destination in Abu Dhabi that marks the company’s entry into the Middle East. The Disneyland Abu Dhabi resort will become Disney’s seventh global resort destination, the company announced Wednesday shortly after reporting strong second-quarter earnings. Disney’s parks have arguably been its most important financial driver, representing 59% of its operating income in the 2024 fiscal year as streaming competition heats up. And while domestic parks attendance decreased modestly last year, Disney reported Wednesday…

President Donald Trump has said that the opportunity to compete at football’s 2026 World Cup could be an “incentive” for Russia to end the war with Ukraine.Russian national teams have been banned from international competitions by both FIFA and UEFA since 2022, days after the country’s invasion of Ukraine.Qualification for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico began in 2023, with 45 spots up for grabs in addition to the host nations.Speaking alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the first meeting of his administration’s World Cup taskforce, Trump said he was unaware that Russia would be…

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, takes the chancellor’s seat, after swearing an oath, at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAfter some dramatics, and around 10 weeks after the German election, Europe’s largest economy finally has a leader: Friedrich Merz.His ascension didn’t come easy though. On Tuesday, Merz failed to be elected chancellor in a shock first-round vote, an unprecedented event in the country’s modern history. Despite securing the necessary parliamentary support in a second attempt later in the day, Merz appears to be starting his new role somewhat bruised.”It’s the weakest…

Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezMay 7, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCarlo Ancelotti has been answering questions about his future for months. Mostly, the Real Madrid coach has done so with an easy-going smile and a patient manner. But there has been an edge to his media appearances in the past few weeks, as his team’s season has started to fall apart.Saturday’s news conference before Madrid’s game with Celta Vigo was no exception. Ancelotti took 13 questions. Eight of them were — either directly or indirectly — about his future, the one subject he was determined to avoid.”I’m not angry, I’m calm,” Ancelotti insisted,…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to pass on a Senate bid has top Republican officials scrambling to find a backup plan and avoid a divisive primary — or, at the very least, one divisive candidate.There are growing concerns in Georgia GOP circles that if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes the Republican nominee to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, she could hurt the party’s chances to flip the seat, given her divisive reputation and rhetoric, seven GOP sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. Republicans view the battleground race as a key opportunity to expand their three-seat majority next…

A Norwegian football fan bartered five kilos of semi-dried fish for a ticket to Thursday’s semifinal clash between Bodo/Glimt and Tottenham Hotspur in the Arctic Circle, as the hosts aim to become the first Norwegian club to reach a European final.Some 50,000 fans were vying for just 480 tickets to the second leg of Bodo/Glimt’s Europa League semifinal.After missing out, Torbjorn Eide, a production manager at a fish farm in Senja, offered five kilos of boknafisk, a Norwegian delicacy worth nearly 2,500 Norwegian crowns ($243), in exchange for a ticket.”We produce Norway’s best boknafisk, and you probably can’t get it…

Illustration of the China and U.S. flag on a central processing unit.Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty ImagesUncertainty — that was the theme during earnings season for the world’s biggest semiconductor firms which are unclear on demand for their products as a result of changing U.S. tariff policy and export restrictions that have been place on China.U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs took effect in April though they were paused shortly after. The White House also exempted certain tech products such as smartphones and chips. However, the U.S. is investigating imports of semiconductor technology which could come under new duties.Meanwhile, Washington…

Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensMay 7, 2025, 05:57 AM ETBarcelona midfielder Pedri has urged UEFA to investigate the refereeing performance in Tuesday’s harrowing 4-3 Champions League semifinal defeat to Inter Milan at San Siro.Raphinha’s 87th-minute winner looked to have set Barça on course for a first final since 2015, but a late equalizer from Francesco Acerbi and Davide Frattesi’s extra-time strike earned Inter a remarkable 4-3 win on the night, 7-6 on aggregate.”It’s not the first time this happens to us with this referee, UEFA should look into it,” Pedri told reporters after the game.”Every 50-50 for them … There are things…