⚡️World Cup Shock: Argentina has lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia

🇦🇷Argentina scored four times in the first half, but managed to lose to Saudi Arabia in the opening match at the 2022 World Cup

⚽️Already in the 9th minute, Leandro Paredes was blocked in the penalty area, Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the match with an accurate shot from the 11-meter mark, having distinguished himself for the seventh time at the World Cup;

❌Argentina scored three more times after that: Messi scored in the 23rd minute, and Lautaro Martinez scored in the 28th and 35th, but Slavko Vincic canceled all goal-taking with the help of VAR due to the offside position;

😱After the break, Argentina turned on high pressure and managed to upset the opponent twice within five minutes: the precise strikes of Saleh Al Shehri and Feras Al-Brikan shocked the whole world.

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💬 ‘’Do you think that I want to have a war with Russia?’’

🇵🇱 The President of Poland, in a conversation with Russian pranksters Lexus and Vovan, who introduced themselves as Emmanuel Macron, said that he doesn’t want to be at war with Russia, adding that he doesn’t seek escalation with Moscow.

▪️Moreover, Andrzej Duda said that Vladimir Zelensky had accused Moscow of the missile incident near on the Polish border before the results of an official investigation and added that Kiev had evidence that Russia was to blame for what had happened.

▪️Later, the world community admitted that the missiles were Ukrainian, while Kiev did not provide any evidence to prove the opposite.

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🇮🇷 Iran's permanent mission to the UN has requested a joint expert meeting with Ukraine to remove misunderstanding caused by media reports about Tehran's alleged plans to produce Iranian drones in Russia for their use in the Ukrainian conflict, Iranian news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the mission.

▪️ Last week, media reported, citing intelligence data from the United States and its allies, that Moscow and Tehran had agreed to start manufacturing Iranian combat drones in Russia, with the production expected to be launched within several months.

▪️ Western countries have repeatedly accused Iran of supplying combat drones to Russia for the latter's special military operation in Ukraine. No concrete evidence has been presented yet, with both Moscow and Tehran denying the allegations as false.

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⚡️Russian President Vladimir Putin at meeting with Cuban President: Moscow always opposes restrictions, embargoes, blockades; we see that Cuba takes such approach toward Russia.

📹 ”No ceiling, no windows”: A DPR resident describes how his house was destroyed as a result of Ukrainian shelling

🇸🇦“We don’t want to stop there!” A happy Saudi Arabia fan shares his impressions of the victory in the World Cup match with Argentina.

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🇸🇦The true emotions! Saudi fans celebrate the surprising victory in the game with Argentina.

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Kosovo: Serbia's Open Wound

The tensions around Kosovo have awakened amid Pristina’s announcement that from August 1, Serbian passports will no longer be valid in the territory of the self-proclaimed republic.

👉Have a look at Sputnik’s explanation, providing necessary information on this matter

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❗️The US Treasury announced on Tuesday that it would disburse $4.5 million to Ukraine in the coming weeks, according to a press release.

💬“Today, the United States continued to uphold its unwavering commitment to Ukraine with the mobilization of an additional $4.5 billion in grants for direct budget support...These funds will begin disbursing in the coming weeks and help the Government of Ukraine defend against Russia’s illegal war by bolstering economic stability and supporting core government services, including wages for hospital workers, government employees, and teachers as well as social assistance for the elderly and vulnerable.” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in the release.

She noted that the latest disbursement would bring total US direct budget support to Ukraine to $13 billion, all in grants.

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💬“The Biden-Harris administration has continued the Trump administration policy of keeping Cuba on the list of state-sponsored terrorism without any evidentiary basis for that. In effect, what the Petro-Marquez government has said that notwithstanding the US position, they are moving ahead to deal with Cuba and helping in these negotiations and they have, like the United States, move to really reengage the Maduro government.” James Early, Former Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies said

🎧Listen to more of James Early's analysis in our podcast: Colorado Shooting Underlines Need for Solidarity Among Working People

📌Have a look at Sputnik's infographic showing what countries continue to trade with Russia despite imposing sanctions.

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⚡️Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect.

The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford.

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🇺🇬👮‍♂️ Police in Uganda arrested a lecturer at the country’s Makerere University for allegedly slapping a female student

▪️The College of Humanities and Social Sciences lecturer has been suspended after the incident in class which purportedly took place on November 18.

🗣 “We firmly condemn the instructor's conduct because it goes against several university policies. The conduct of the faculty is unacceptable and portrays an abuse of authority entrusted to him to nurture and guide students as they pursue knowledge at our great university,” a Saturday statement on the university’s Twitter account reads.

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‼️The outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a complaint with the electoral court claiming the result of the recent presidential election was invalid on account of "malfunctioning" ballot boxes.

FIFA World Cup 2022: Records Cristiano Ronaldo Can Break in Qatar

Cristiano Ronaldo and records go hand-in-hand. The Portugal skipper is the top scorer in international football with more milestones awaiting him in Qatar.
Arguably the greatest footballer on the planet, Cristiano Ronaldo has broken numerous records in previous editions of the FIFA World Cup. Once again, he's on the cusp of history as he could noscript a few firsts in the competition in the Middle East.

👉Have a look at the records CR7 could achieve in the World Cup in Qatar.

‼️The US Supreme Court rejected former President Donald Trump's effort to block the House Committee on Ways and Means to obtain six years' worth of his tax returns, a court filing revealed on Tuesday.

The Tuesday ruling now allows House Democrats to try to obtain the tax documents before the Republican takeover of the lower congressional chamber before the new Congress is sworn in in January.

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