14 h. ago Celtic target lands World Cup audition as Nicolas Kuhn's Ajax compensation fee revealed

Kuhn is closing in on a move to Cesc Fabregas' Como, with a medical booked for early next week

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33 h. ago Isaac Pappoe lays Dundee Utd ambitions bare as new loan star targets the best of both worlds

The midfielder has joined on loan from Hungarian side Ferencvaros as Jim Goodwin tools up for a double assault

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37 h. ago Scottish trio make strong starts in BMW International Open in Munich

Richie Ramsay may have started to think beyond his playing career but the Aberdonian admitted he is still targeting another win on the DP World Tour after being among three Scots to make strong starts in the BMW International Open in Munich.

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63 h. ago EU’s proposed 2040 emissions target signals its retreat as leader on climate action

Proposal faces the surprising opposition of France – despite most Europeans being firmly in favour of climate measuresEurope live – latest updatesFor most of the past 30 years, the EU has led the world on climate action. The bloc had the deepest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto protocol; the first climate laws came from EU member states; the first emissions trading scheme, in 2005; and the Paris agreement in 2015.At times when other major countries – the US, Japan, Canada, China and India at various points – have stepped back, the EU has often stepped forward. There would be no Paris accord had the bloc not won a key battle at the Durban climate summit in 2011 that paved the way. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Mad Vlad Putin could target UK's 'soft belly' as we enter 'new era of threats'

A UK minister has warned of the potential for havoc caused by adversaries targeting vital undersea cables - Luke Pollard said the cables are easier to target than they used to be

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8 d. ago Man Utd and Arsenal transfer target fights rival and chased off pitch at Club World Cup

A former Manchester United and Arsenal transfer target was involved in a wild bust-up at the Club World Cup as tensions boiled over after the full time whistle

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1 week ago Pastor slams his own church for accepting Target donation amid boycott

The Rev. Jamal Bryant is one of the driving forces behind a boycott of Target

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1 week ago Russell Martin eyes major Rangers coup as ex Arsenal coach lauded by World Cup winner targeted for key role

New boss Martin is still in the process of finalising his backroom staff at Ibrox

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1 week ago Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes on nuclear sites

Pentagon claims major damage inflicted, world leaders call for restraint and Israel continues to strike Iranian targetsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran has warned the US to brace for retaliation after Donald Trump’s administration joined Israel in its war against Tehran, tearing up his isolationist foreign policy and launching the most consequential intervention in a conflict in a generation.Almost a day after US strikes targeting three key Iranian nuclear sites, Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, told France’s Emmanuel Macron: “The Americans must receive a response to their aggression,” signalling a potential Iranian reprisal that could drag the US into a new, protracted conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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1 week ago JD Vance reveals strikes against Iran were so precise they hit 'a target the size of a washing machine'

Vice President J.D. Vance praised U.S. pilots for hitting targets the size of 'washing machines' halfway across the world without landing, arguing it's a strike Americans can be proud of.

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1 week ago From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited

Trump has warned of broader US involvement in Israel’s war if Iran attempts to strike back against US military sites in the regionFull report: Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sitesLive coverage: Iran strikes Israel after US attackIran had sought to deter Donald Trump from joining Israel’s bombing campaign with dire threats of retaliation, but its options now are limited and fraught with risk.Iranian officials have said specifically that US ships and military bases would be targeted, but much of the capacity it had relied on as a deterrent has been stripped away over the past few days by Israeli strikes. Those strikes however, have focused on long-range ballistic missile launchers. Iran still has a formidable arsenal of shorter-range missiles and drones. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn

Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human sufferingThe planet’s remaining carbon budget to meet the international target of 1.5C has just two years left at the current rate of emissions, scientists have warned, showing how deep into the climate crisis the world has fallen.Breaching the target would ramp up the extreme weather already devastating communities around the world. It would also require carbon dioxide to be sucked from the atmosphere in future to restore the stable climate in which the whole of civilisation developed over the past 10,000 years. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Experts warn that Iran could target power and water systems for cyberattacks if US gets involved in Middle East

As the conflict between Israel and Iran evolves, leaders in the critical infrastructure realm remain on high alert.

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2 w. ago Hackers, Spies and Saboteurs: How Leonardo will help to fortify UK Defence against Cyber Attacks

New service will support the delivery of a range of simulated attacks against Armed Forces target systems, replicating ‘real world’ adversaries to protect against security vulnerabilities.

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2 w. ago Two key UK targets could be hit by Iran as Middle East war escalates further

Tensions between Israel and Iran are continuing to rise, with UK bases now being considered a potential target as attempts to stop an all-out war breaking out are still struggling

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2 w. ago Cole Palmer set Club World Cup target by Enzo Maresca as Chelsea star bids to go global

Cole Palmer didn't play on Chelsea's pre-season tour of the USA last summer, but his manager Enzo Maresca believes the Club World Cup is the perfect stage for him to show his talents

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3 w. ago Conor Coady lands Rangers transfer side hustle as FIFA World Club Cup beckons for Ibrox target

Talks are ongoing over a move from Leicester City to Ibrox but the defender will have another new job this summer

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3 w. ago Rugby’s breakaway R360 league labelled ‘delusional’ by leading TV sport executive

R360 targeting ‘best’ 300 male playersPremiership do not see franchise league as a threatA leading executive at TNT Sports has dismissed the proposed R360 breakaway league as “delusional” while Premiership executives have played down the rebels’ threat, insisting rugby “doesn’t need pop-ups”.Confirming that R360 has not approached TNT Sports about their plans for a globe-trotting league that targets the world’s best players on lucrative contracts, Andrew Georgiou – president and managing director of WBD Sports Europe – joined PRL in questioning the commercial and economic viability of the breakaway league. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago England were dismal against minnows Andorra but it really doesn’t matter | Jonathan Wilson

Tuchel’s target is to win the World Cup and a scintillating performance would not have made lifting the prize in New Jersey any more likelyHow bad was it? Bad enough to be England’s worst result in seven games against Andorra. Bad enough for players used to operating at the highest of levels for the best clubs in the world to find themselves unable to weight simple passes or deliver crosses with precision. Bad enough that Andorra’s 37-year-old left-back Marc García nutmegged Noni Madueke in injury time. But, beyond the potential problems it may cause with goal difference, it doesn’t matter at all in terms of the main issue: the winning of the World Cup next summer.England could have played scintillating football and beaten Andorra 10-0 and it wouldn’t have made them any more likely to be lifting the prize in New Jersey next July. That’s not to excuse a dismal performance, just to say it’s irrelevant. The game was won, the box ticked, and Thomas Tuchel hopefully learned something fro...

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