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4 min agoVfL Osnabruck displayed a tifo featuring a wooden rollercoaster cart at their German Cup first-round match against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The display, created after several months of planning, symbolised the club's turbulent history as a journey of ups and downs. Osnabruck lost the match 4-1.19 min agoAryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas party, said the Israeli Defence Forces does not want haredi soldiers and called the issue a decades-long eye-catching exercise. In a radio interview, Deri claimed the army finds haredi conscription troublesome and prefers a secular military.19 min agoCatastrophic floods on the China-Nepal border have killed more than 1,270 people, with Nepal's disaster authority reporting at least 1,252 deaths in the country. To reach remote villages devastated by the flooding, rescue teams are deploying helicopters and zip lines across the widespread destruction.19 min agoSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers Thursday that Spain had found no evidence to conclude that Morocco orchestrated or carried out July's deadly border rush into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Moroccan security forces were cited in a police report for numerous shortcomings.34 min agoMoscow will close all three branches of Germany's Goethe-Institut in response to Berlin's decision to shut the Russian House of Culture following a drone incident at Leipzig Airport on August 4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the move means the end of Germany's cultural presence in Russia. Germany also plans to close Russia's consulate in Bonn and pursue tougher sanctions and stricter entry controls.34 min agoThe Argentine Football Association will halt all domestic matches at the 10th minute this weekend to hold a minute of applause honouring Lionel Messi, who announced his retirement from the national team on Monday. The timing of the pause reflects the shirt number Messi wore throughout his international career, which ended after he captained Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar in 2022.49 min agoThe NBA penalized the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday after a year-long investigation into salary cap circumvention. Owner Steve Ballmer was fined $30 million and suspended for one year, while player Kawhi Leonard was fined $700,000. The team also forfeited five first-round draft picks.49 min agoMatt Kendrick and Joe Flannery have been removed from Good Good Golf following backlash over an advertisement depicting violence against a woman. Callaway Golf ended its partnership with the company after the ad, which was meant as a parody, drew criticism for resembling domestic abuse.1 h agoAuthorities in Fujian province closed schools and halted 24 ferry routes on Thursday as Typhoon Saudel made its third landfall on China's eastern coast. The storm had previously lashed Zhejiang province twice. Around 247,700 people in high-risk areas of Fujian had been evacuated the previous week after warnings of heavy rain.1 h agoZack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, said he will stand in the by-election for Holborn and St Pancras, the central London seat vacated by Keir Starmer following his resignation as MP. In 2024, Starmer won the seat by a substantial margin, though his vote share had fallen significantly.4 min agoVfL Osnabruck displayed a tifo featuring a wooden rollercoaster cart at their German Cup first-round match against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The display, created after several months of planning, symbolised the club's turbulent history as a journey of ups and downs. Osnabruck lost the match 4-1.19 min agoAryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas party, said the Israeli Defence Forces does not want haredi soldiers and called the issue a decades-long eye-catching exercise. In a radio interview, Deri claimed the army finds haredi conscription troublesome and prefers a secular military.19 min agoCatastrophic floods on the China-Nepal border have killed more than 1,270 people, with Nepal's disaster authority reporting at least 1,252 deaths in the country. To reach remote villages devastated by the flooding, rescue teams are deploying helicopters and zip lines across the widespread destruction.19 min agoSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers Thursday that Spain had found no evidence to conclude that Morocco orchestrated or carried out July's deadly border rush into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Moroccan security forces were cited in a police report for numerous shortcomings.34 min agoMoscow will close all three branches of Germany's Goethe-Institut in response to Berlin's decision to shut the Russian House of Culture following a drone incident at Leipzig Airport on August 4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the move means the end of Germany's cultural presence in Russia. Germany also plans to close Russia's consulate in Bonn and pursue tougher sanctions and stricter entry controls.34 min agoThe Argentine Football Association will halt all domestic matches at the 10th minute this weekend to hold a minute of applause honouring Lionel Messi, who announced his retirement from the national team on Monday. The timing of the pause reflects the shirt number Messi wore throughout his international career, which ended after he captained Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar in 2022.49 min agoThe NBA penalized the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday after a year-long investigation into salary cap circumvention. Owner Steve Ballmer was fined $30 million and suspended for one year, while player Kawhi Leonard was fined $700,000. The team also forfeited five first-round draft picks.49 min agoMatt Kendrick and Joe Flannery have been removed from Good Good Golf following backlash over an advertisement depicting violence against a woman. Callaway Golf ended its partnership with the company after the ad, which was meant as a parody, drew criticism for resembling domestic abuse.1 h agoAuthorities in Fujian province closed schools and halted 24 ferry routes on Thursday as Typhoon Saudel made its third landfall on China's eastern coast. The storm had previously lashed Zhejiang province twice. Around 247,700 people in high-risk areas of Fujian had been evacuated the previous week after warnings of heavy rain.1 h agoZack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, said he will stand in the by-election for Holborn and St Pancras, the central London seat vacated by Keir Starmer following his resignation as MP. In 2024, Starmer won the seat by a substantial margin, though his vote share had fallen significantly.

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Denmark's PET says Russia is recruiting its citizens for sabotage operations

Moscow is enlisting Danes to assist in planning attacks on Ukrainian-linked defence companies, Denmark's national security and intelligence service announced Thursday. PET disclosed the recruitment effort in a statement released that day.

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