Lisbon, Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday he won’t play for Portugal anymore, ending a career that spanned six World Cups and included a European title and the men’s all-time international scoring record. The announcement marked the end of a lauded career that began more than two decades ago before Euro 2004 and finished…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that Venezuela’s interim government told the U.S. “weeks and weeks” earlier that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could return to the country without interference, as the Trump administration pushes for a political transition that hinges on the cooperation of senior figures from Nicolás Maduro’s former government. “We spoke…
The 64th New York Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious cinema events, opens Friday with the first of more than 70 fiction features and documentaries making their world or U.S. premieres, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, and Godzilla. This year’s festival, which runs through October 12,…
Soccer great Lionel Messi is hanging up his boots for the Argentina national team — ending nearly two decades representing the country. Messi played in six World Cups and led Argentina to win the tournament in 2022 in Qatar. This summer, he and the Argentina squad made it to the final, losing to Spain. “It…
Jorge Messi, the father and longtime agent of soccer great Lionel Messi, has died. He was 68 years old. The death was confirmed by CONMEBOL, the South American football federation, the Argentina National Football Team and in a statement from the family provided to Reuters. “CONMEBOL deeply regrets the passing of Jorge Messi, father of…
A weakened cat was pulled from under the rubble of a collapsed residential complex in Venezuela on Saturday in what one rescuer described as a “ray of hope” in the aftermath of deadly earthquakes. More than 5,200 people were killed when back-to-back quakes struck the South American nation on June 24, with the coastal state…
