- Associated Press
Scamacca put PlayStation away and started scoring. Now game time could come as Italy center forward
The message was clear from Italy coach Luciano Spalletti: Put your PlayStation away and start focusing more on scoring goals. The results have been wondrous for Gianluca Scamacca, who has scored nine goals in 11 matches for Atalanta since Spalletti dropped him from the Azzurri squad in March for his video game obsession. Now Scamacca is ready to fill Italy’s gaping hole at center forward just in time for Euro 2024 in Germany.
- dpa international
Germany summons Russian diplomat over cyberattack on ruling party
Germany has summoned the acting chargé d'affaires of the Russian embassy in response to a Russian cyberattack on the governing centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) last year. He had been summoned for around midday, a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry announced in Berlin on Friday. "[It is a clear diplomatic signal] to make it clear to Moscow that we do not accept this behaviour, that we clearly condemn it and that we reserve the right to impose consequences," the spokesman added. Th
- dpa international
Houthis threaten to target Israel-linked ships in Mediterranean Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebels have threatened to target ships bound for Israeli ports in the Mediterranean Sea, as the group on Friday announced further escalation in what they say is retaliation for Israeli attacks in Gaza. The Houthis would target all ships "heading to the ports of occupied Palestine from the Mediterranean Sea in any area within our reach," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement. The Iran-backed militia, which has controlled parts of Yemen since 2014, has been targe
