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Lionel Messi's former teammate Javier Mascherano close to becoming Inter Miami coach, AP source says

Nov. 22, 2024 13:26 PM EST

Lionel Messi is on the cusp of reuniting with former Argentina national teammate Javier Mascherano with Inter Miami, this time as player and coach, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. Multiple reports out of Argentina said Mascherano has...

Jannik Sinner leads Italy back to the Davis Cup semifinals and a rematch against Australia

Nov. 21, 2024 17:18 PM EST

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner won matches in singles and doubles to lead defending champion Italy to a 2-1 comeback victory over Argentina on Thursday, earning a return trip to the Davis Cup semifinals. “I’m here trying to do the best I can in the singles,”...

Liam Payne's One Direction bandmates among the mourners at singer's funeral

Nov. 20, 2024 15:51 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — The former members of One Direction reunited Wednesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the service for 31-year-old Payne, who died after falling from a hotel balcony in...

Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20

Nov. 19, 2024 23:57 PM EST

LA PAZ, Boliva (AP) — Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donald Trump and other global far-right...

Argentina beats Peru to close in on World Cup spot; Brazil and Uruguay draw

Nov. 19, 2024 22:32 PM EST

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Lautaro Martínez's goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Peru on Tuesday in a South American qualifying match in Buenos Aires and left the hosts close to a spot in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Its main continental rivals Brazil drew...

In Milei's latest drastic move, Argentina is sole UN holdout voting 'no' to ending gender violence

Nov. 15, 2024 23:13 PM EST

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The usual suspects abstained from voting on a seemingly uncontroversial United Nations resolution that denounced violence against women and girls on Thursday — Iran, Russia, North Korea. But the country casting the sole vote against the nonbinding...

Trump meets with Argentina's president, the first foreign leader he's met with since election

Nov. 14, 2024 22:56 PM EST

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump met Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his victory in last week's election. The meeting was confirmed by a person who insisted on anonymity to...

Messi, Vinicius have frustrating nights as Argentina loses and Brazil draws in World Cup qualifying

Nov. 14, 2024 22:55 PM EST

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Vinicius Júnior had frustrating nights in South American World Cup qualifying. While Messi could not help his team avoid a 2-1 defeat at Paraguay, Vinicius Junior missed a second-half penalty as Brazil was held to a...

Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

Nov. 14, 2024 08:27 AM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday. At the United Nations...

At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change

Nov. 13, 2024 18:06 PM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — More than two dozen world leaders delivered remarks at the United Nations' annual climate conference Wednesday, with many hard-hit nations detailing their nations' firsthand experience with the catastrophic weather that has come with climate change. Leader...