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Lionel Messi ended his Argentina career in unforgettable fashion, scoring and providing two assists during a 3-0 victory over Benin at a packed Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. The evening was staged as a farewell to the captain who led Argentina to three World Cup finals and helped end the country’s 36-year wait for the sport’s biggest prize. Messi was visibly emotional before kick-off, with tears running down his face as he stood for the national anthem alongside his three sons, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro. The pitch displayed a giant Argentina shirt bearing the words ‘Gracias 10’ in gold. The…

A former senior federal official has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after using fictitious classified programmes to divert about $194 million into gold bars, luxury properties, watches and BMWs. David J. Rush, of Ashburn, Virginia, entered his plea in federal court in Alexandria. Under the agreement, he must pay at least $195.4 million in restitution, including $193.6 million in losses and $1.8 million for private charter flights charged to the government. Rush held senior executive positions and a top-secret/sensitive compartmented information clearance at an agency referred to in court filings as “Government Agency 1”. The CIA referred the case to…

Adult film performer LuLu LoveBottom died by suicide at his Los Angeles home, according to his death certificate. LoveBottom, whose real name was Lucas Edward Drake, died on 7 September. The certificate records the manner of death as suicide, while the specific cause remains deferred pending further investigation. No other significant conditions were listed on the document, which also states that he was cremated. LoveBottom had previously been found dead at home following a call reporting an apparent suicide. His final Instagram post said: “I love you and I’m sorry I was unable to make it to the end. GOODBYE…

United States officials are monitoring reports of a suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia after a laboratory worker died at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia. The woman, identified by international health officials as 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East. She died in hospital in the nearby town of Shelekhov last week after developing severe pneumonia. Russian authorities have not confirmed that she had plague. The country’s public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said she had been diagnosed with “pneumonia of unknown etiology” and that testing had found no dangerous pathogens linked…

About 700 people gathered at Bondi Pavilion for a vigil marking the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks, where speakers drew a direct connection between the massacre in Israel and the killing of 15 people at a Jewish festival in Bondi in December. The ceremony began at 6.29am on Tuesday with the sounding of a shofar, a ceremonial ram’s horn trumpet. It was held only metres from the site of the Bondi terrorist attack. Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Hillel Newman, said the two events were linked by rising hatred of Jews. “There is a direct line between the shooting…

Forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government have launched an offensive to retake the mountainous district of al-Waziiya in Taiz, in a move aimed at regaining control of the Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The operation, announced on Tuesday, is part of the broader “Dawn of Yemen” campaign declared by Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, to recover territory still held by the Houthis, including the capital, Sanaa. Yemen’s army media centre said the Homeland Shield Forces, a pro-government faction, had begun a “large-scale operation” in al-Waziiya. It claimed that troops had secured strategic hills…

Jayson Williams’ estranged wife has alleged that the former NBA All-Star owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid child support after filing for divorce in New York. Tanya Young Williams filed the papers on Monday, ending 17 years of legal limbo, according to court records. The couple married in 2000 and have two daughters, Tryumph and Whizdom Williams. Tanya, who appeared on “Basketball Wives LA”, said Jayson provided no financial support for their daughters during his imprisonment from 2010 until his release in 2012. She claims payments began following a settlement in 2015 but stopped two years later, leaving…

World health leaders and US officials have urged Russia to provide more information after a 28-year-old laboratory worker linked to plague research died of severe pneumonia in Siberia. Darya Shipilova, who worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, died in hospital in Shelekhov on October 2. Russian authorities have not confirmed that she had pneumonic plague, but are investigating whether the disease was responsible. The World Health Organisation said it had asked Moscow for details about the illness, the laboratory tests being carried out and the circumstances surrounding the death. It said the risk…

Nathan Broad has made an impassioned case for a West Coast Eagles lifeline, insisting his body feels “a million bucks” and that he would “be costing the club absolutely nothing”. The Richmond defender said he should be considered for recruitment by West Coast, presenting his fitness and minimal cost as reasons for the club to take a chance on him.

Former US Army major Nidal Hasan is due to be executed by firing squad on 3 December 2026 at Fort Hood, the Texas military post where he killed 13 people in 2009. The execution will be the first carried out by the US military since 1961. Families of the victims were informed of the date before the announcement. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the use of an Army firing squad had been recommended by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Trump. “Judgement day for Hasan has finally come,” Mr Parnell wrote. Hasan, now 56, was an Army psychiatrist…