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Curfew ordered after deadly clashes between herders and farmers in Nigeria The president of Nigeria appealed for calm late on Sunday following violent clashes between mostly Muslim herders and Christian farmers in the central state of Plateau that left an estimated 86 people dead. Describing the deaths as "deeply unfortunate killings," President Muhammadu Buhari said that "no efforts will be spared to bring the perpetrators to justice" and prevent further violence.

While the government has yet to confirm the death toll, various members of the Plateau Police said that 86 people had been killed and 6 injured and that 50 houses were destroyed in the clashes.

Donald Trump wants to deport illegal immigrants with ʼno judges or court casesʼ In a series of tweets fired off on Sunday, US President Donald Trump described people entering the country from Mexico as "invaders" trying to "break into the country," and suggested sending them back to their country of origin without legal proceedings.

"When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came," he wrote.

American civil rights advocates immediately responded that such a procedure would violate the US Constitution. "What President Trump has suggested here is both illegal and unconstitutional," a tweet from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) read.

"Any official who has sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws should disavow it unequivocally."

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Turks in Germany praise ʼour leaderʼ after twothirds vote for Erdogan Support for Erdogan was proportionally higher among the Turkish community

Support for Erdogan was proportionally higher among the Turkish community in Germany than it was in Turkey. That, alongside celebrations in German cities after Erdogan won the election, have drawn criticism.

Nearly two-thirds of the Turkish community in Germany cast votes for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sundayʼs election, far more than the support he averaged in Turkey, according to initial results. Erdogan supporters waving Turkish flags and chanting slogans reportedly took to the streets in multiple Germany cities to celebrate after the authoritarian ruler claimed victory in the election on Sunday night. In Berlin, hundreds of Erdogan supporters celebrated in Breitscheidplatz and honking motorcades cruised down Kurfürstendamm avenue. Calls of "Recep Erdogan, our leader" could be heard, local media reported. German lawmaker and former Greens party co-leader Cem Özdemir, who is of Turkish origin, criticized celebrations in the streets of Berlin.

"Letʼs face it: The celebrating German-Turkish Erdogan supporters not only celebrate their autocrat, but also express their rejection of our liberal democracy. Like the AfD. We must worry about this," he wrote on Twitter, referring to the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD). In Dortmund, a journalist

shared a video of Erdogan supporters with Turkish flags shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great) and slogans against the Kurdish militant group PKK. Marco Bülow, a member of the Bundestag with the Social Democrats, wrote on Twitter: "Sorry, but that makes me sick." In the western city of Cologne, numerous Erdogan supporters in a motorcade traveled along the Hohenzollernring waving Turkish flags and shooting fireworks. The police temporarily closed the road and recorded several legal infractions, the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper reported. Erdogan had 65.7 percent of the vote in Germany with 80 percent of votes counted, compared to a projected 52.6 percent in Turkey. Erdoganʼs Justice and Development Party (AKP) had 56.3 support among the Turkish community in Germany, versus 42.5 percent in Turkey.The main opposition Republican Peopleʼs Party (CHP) candidate Muharrem Ince received 22 percent of the vote in Germany, compared to 31 percent in Turkey.Germanyʼs Kurdish Turks also appeared to use their right to vote.

Police force in Mexico town of Ocampo arrested over dead politician uthorities in the Mexican state of Michoacan have arrested 28 police officers who make up the entire police force of the central town of Ocampo, to be questioned in connection wtih the killing of a politician, media reported on Sunday. State officials said the police officers were taken in by the internal affairs department and questioned "in the event anyone has taken part in acts that violate the townʼs codes."

However, they did not provide details on any suspected link between the police and last weekʼs murder of mayoral candidate Fernando Angeles Juarez.

Ocampo, with a population of some 24,000 people, is a rural township located 95 miles (150 kilometers) west of Mexico City. Last Thursday, the centerleft politician was gunned down while preparing his campaign, as Mexico gears up for a general election scheduled for July 1.

China frees up more money as trade war takes shape Chinaʼs central bank announced it would cut the reserve requirement ratio for most lenders by 50 basis pointsto free up money for small companies as a trade war with the US looms. The move to reduce the amount of cash that banks must hold in reserve will free up a combined 700 billion yuan ($108 billion, €92.8 billion) in funding at commercial banks and the largest state-owned lenders, the Peopleʼs Bank of China (PBoC) said in a statement. The policy is set to come into effect on July 5 —a day before new US tariffs are due to be imposed on Chinese imports worth $34 billion.

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Refugees in an ʼenemy countryʼ: Exiled Turks in Thessaloniki

The fasting month of Ramadan is over. There are plates of baklava and nuts on the table in the oneroom flat in Thessaloniki. Three Turkish friends are drinking black tea and chatting about the future.

Itʼs the first day theyʼve been able to eat before sundown after the period of fasting. It actually feels quite like being at home, says a 29-year-old accountant from Izmir. "The two cultures are very similar," agrees a 42-year-old English teacher from Diyarbakir in eastern Anatolia, sitting opposite him. "We have the same food and similar ways of interacting. And if I canʼt remember a word in Greek, I just take the Turkish word and put an ʼiʼ on the end. It usually works." This man came to Thessaloniki two years ago. He was one of the first to fall victim to President Recep Tayyip Erdoganʼs antiterror measures after the failed coup attempt in Turkey on 16 July, 2016. "I taught English at a state university and was in a union. All of us lost our jobs." He and his two friends have been on a list ever since. Theyʼre accused of having connections to the Gulen movement, meaning that for Erdogan they are one thing above all: Terrorists. Many members of their families are sitting in Turkish jails without having been convicted of a crime. This is another reason why the three men want to remain anonymous.

German business morale drops as ʼboom is overʼ German business confidence deteriorated in June, with a closely watched monthly index by the Munich-based ifo research institute shedding 0.5 points to end up at 101.8 points. The result was based on a poll of some 9,000 executives in Germany. "The tailwind enjoyed by the German economy is calming down," ifo President Clemens Fuest said in a statement. "The boom is over," added ifo expert Klaus Wohlrabe, arguing that the German economy "was normalizing again." Wohlrabe pointed to increasing trade tensions with the United States,and a general slow down of global trade. Home-made trouble "The number of dark clouds in the German economic sky has clearly increased," said ING Bank Chief Economist Carsten Brzeski. He mentioned higher oil prices and "very recently, turbulences in domestic politics" as factors weighing on the economy and the mood among German managers.

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Burkinis should be allowed in German swim classes, says family minister Others argue the garment is sexist and has no place in German schools

Family Minister Franziska Giffey says full-body swimsuits for Muslim girls in school classes can help them learn to swim.

Full-body swimsuits, known as "burkinis," can be helpful in integrating Muslim girls in German schools by allowing them to take part in swim classes, Franziska Giffey said on Sunday. "The most important thing is the well-being of the children and that incudes being able to swim," she said at an event on Sunday. The Social Democrat family minister, who was district mayor in the immigrant-heavy Berlin borough of Neukölln before switching to the federal level, said it was entirely justifiable for schools to not

Rallies in Germany against governmentʼs continued reliance on coal Demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin and other German cities Sunday to press the government to accelerate the countryʼs reduction in coal consumption. The protesters — who included families pushing strollers, people on bicycles and samba bands — marched past government office buildings two days before a state commission on coal consumption is to convene for the first time. The commission is tasked with laying out a road map for the country to completely eliminate its reliance on coal for heat and electricity.

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only allow the garment to be worn in class but to lend them to students who would otherwise not be allowed to participate.

Read more:Study - German schools need more Islamic religion classes Fellow Cabinet member, conservative Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner, disagreed, saying that the burkini — which covers the whole body apart from the hands, feet and face — cemented a "misogynistic understanding in a place where children and teenagers are supposed to learn the opposite. vestments in renewable and clean energy production such as wind and solar, but coal remains an integral part of generating electricity. About 33 percent of electricity production comes from renewable energy sources. But another 34 percent comes from coal, including 22 percent that is soft-burning lignite coal.

Englandʼs thrashing of Panama is a welcome departure from the past After putting his side 2-0 upagainst minnows Panamain Nizhny Novgorod on Sunday, the England captain Harry Kane ran to towards the corner flag to celebrate, followed closely by his teammates. While the England

Ethiopia grenade blast: Second death as arrests are made Amir Aman, Ethiopiaʼs health minister, said Sunday that a second person had succumbed to their injuries followingSaturdayʼs grenade "attack" at Prime Minister Abiy Ahmedʼs political rallyin Addis Ababa. "Iʼm sorry to learn that we have lost another Ethiopian victim of yesterdayʼs attack who was in ICU at Black Lion Hospital," Aman said on Twitter. "My sincere sym pathy and condolences to the family, friends and all Ethiopians," he added. The blast injured more than 150 people in the Ethiopian capital. Tens of thousands of people had gathered in Addis Ababa to show support for Abiy, who became the impoverished African countryʼs prime minister in April. Rally organizers claimed PM Abiy was the target of the attack. On Sunday, Zeinu Jemal, head of the Federal Police Commission, told the state-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation: "The number of suspects in custody for involvement in the attack in Meskel Square has now reached 30."

players celebrated however, their opponents grabbed the ball and sprinted back to the center-spot with the intention of re-starting the game while their opponents werenʼt looking. It was a bizarre moment which had some fans wondering if the Panamanians were aware that kick-off cannot take place until "all players are in their own half of the field of play," according Law 8, Section 1 of FIFAʼs Laws of the Game. Panama might be one of the lowest-ranked teams at Russia 2018, but it seems hard to believe that a squad which features six MLS players would really be so naive. Having said that, the Panama team also includes players who play their club football in Romania, Slovakia and Guatemala, plus two youngsters from Belgian side Gentʼs second team — they really shouldnʼt have been expected to pose a problem for Englandʼs star ensemble.

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US to curb Chinese investment in tech firms The US is preparing regulations that would severely limit Chinaʼs ability to invest in US firms making "industrially significant technology." The move marks yet another escalation in the bilateral trade conflict.

The US Treasury is drafting curbs that would block firms with at least 25-percent Chinese ownership from buying American companies with "industrially significant technology," an unnamed government official told Reuters. His comments to the news agency matched a report by The Wall Street Journal which also said the ownership threshold might still changebefore the official announcement of the planned restrictions is made on Fri-

Simon Rattle bids farewell to Berlin Philharmonic as chief conductor Simon Rattle conducted on Sunday his final concert as the director of the Berlin Philharmonic after 16 years that have revamped the image of the prestigious orchestra. Sundayʼs open-air event, titled "Goodbye, Sir Simon," marked Rattleʼs very last appearance as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, after his farewell concert at the orchestraʼs concert hall on June 20.

The playbill at BerlinʼsWaldbühne featured works by George Gershwin, Gabriel Faure and Aram Khachaturian, and Rattleʼs wife, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena, also performed as a soloist.

Many musicians wore wigs in tribute to the conductorʼs trademark curly white hair.

"See you very soon," the conductor promised, as "Sir Simon" will not disappear completely from Berlin.

Rattle plans to remain a resident of the German capital and to lead orchestral and opera performances there.

day. The slated curbs will pour more oil onto Donald Trumpʼs trade conflict with the worldʼs second-largest economy, with heightened tensions threatening to roil financial markets and dent global growth. Tighter export controls? Tariffs on $34 billion (€29 billion) worth of Chinese goods are due to take effect on July 6 over US complaints that Beijing is misappropriating US technology through joint venture rules and other policies.

Donald Trump wants to deport illegal immigrants with ʼno judges or court casesʼ

In a series of tweets fired off on Sunday, US President Donald Trump described people entering the country from Mexico as "invaders" trying to "break into the country," and suggested sending them back to their country of origin without legal proceedings. "When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came," he

wrote. American civil rights advocates immediately responded that such a procedure would violate the US Constitution. "What President Trump has suggested here is both illegal and unconstitutional," a tweet from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) read. "Any official who has sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws should disavow it unequivocally."

Rabbis, imams in Berlin bike ride against anti-Semitism, Islamophobia Jews and Muslims teamed up on tandem bikes to protest growing anti-Semitic and Islamophobic violence. It comes amid ongoing concerns over migration and the rise of Germanyʼs nationalist AfD party.

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ʼYeah, nahʼ: Kiwi startup defies German giantʼs order to stop saying ʼhelloʼ New Zealand startup My Food Bag, which delivers fresh ready-to-cook ingredients, issued a tongue-in-cheek response to a cease-and-desist notice from Berlin-based Hello Fresh. Hello Fresh had taken issue with its Kiwi competitor using the phrase "Hello Fresh." The letter, published in the New Zealand Herald and other domestic media, is replete with Kiwi colloquialisms and phrases in the countryʼs indigenous Maori language. The response, from Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand, begins with a Maori greeting, to HelloFresh executives Thomas Griesel and Dr. Christian Ries. "Kia ora" is translated as "hello." "Kia ora Herr Griesel and Herr

Trade war fears mount as Donald Trump threatens EU with higher automobile tariffs The threat of steeper US tariffs on EU-assembled vehicles could lead to a global trade war. German automakers, which produce more vehicles in the US than they export there, are in the Trump administrationʼs crosshairs.

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 20 percent tariff on US imports of vehicles assembled in the European Union, in a move that would hit German automakers hard. Trump threatened to escalate a trade war after the EU on Friday imposed retaliatory tariffs worth €2.8 billion ($3.26 billion) in response US tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum imports. Read more: EUʼs retaliatory tariffs on US products come into effect "Based on the Tariffs and Trade Barri-

Ries, Greetings from Aotearoa. We donʼt often get heavyweight German multina‐ tional corporations taking the time to write to us Kiwis."

Brexit: BMW follows Airbus in warning of cut to UK operations BMW, which manufactures the iconic Mini and Rolls Royce cars, on Friday called on the British government to declare its preferred position on trade and customs with the European Union once it leaves the bloc. The German carmakerʼs special representative in the UK, Ian Robertson, said the company needed clarity by the end of the summer. "If we donʼt get clarity in the next couple of months we have to start making those contingency plans ... effectively making the UK automotive industry less competitive than it is in a very competitive world right now," he told the BBC. Read more: Brexit: UK lawmakers reject greater say for final deal vote Unnecessary costsHe said the contingency plans could include having to invest money in systems or warehouses that the firm may not need long-term. BMW employs about 8,000 people in the UK. Last year, the firm said, that despite Brexit, it would produce a fully electric version of the Mini at its UK factory, near the city of Oxford. The carmaker builds another quintessentially British car, the Rolls Royce, at a facility in Goodwood, West Sussex.

But BMWʼs chairman Harald Krüger has also made it clear that production could be moved to the Netherlands in the event of a hard Brexit — a scenario where Britain would leave the EU without a comprehensive trade and customs deal.

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Does EU biofuel deal compromise the environment for trade with Southeast Asia?

Last week, the EU agreed on a package of legislation to increase the use of renewable energy in Europe, including the gradual elimination of palm oil in transport fuel by 2030. The decision presents a delicate balance between the EUʼs environmental protection goalsand relations with palm oil exporters Malaysia and Indonesia. In January,the European Parliament voted to ban the use of palm oil in biofuel by 2020. The decision sparked outcry in Malaysia, one of the worldʼs largest palm oil exporters with €16.7 billion ($19.4 billion) worth of palm oil exported in 2017. In statement released in January, Malaysiaʼs Plantations Minister Mah Siew Keong said "the EU is practicing a form of crop apartheid.

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Turkish economy facing major challenges When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power back in 2002, the Turkish economy was in a miserable state and had just received a badly needed bailout from the International Monetary Fund. Thereʼs no denying that the Turkish economy made huge strides on Erdoganʼs watch, be it during his years as prime minister or later as president of the country, with lots of towns, production sites and businesses experiencing nothing short of a boom. However, since the July 2016 coup attempt, things have changed for the worse. Political uncertainties and the creeping erosion of democratic institutions havenʼt immediately ruined growth rates, though. In fact, Turkeyʼs economy expanded by a staggering 7.4 percent in the first quarter of 2018, confirming the presidentʼs often-cited claimthat his nation is among the worldʼs fastest growing economies.

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ers long placed on the U.S. and its great companies and workers by the European Union, if these Tariffs and Barriers are not soon broken down and removed, we will be placing a 20% Tariff on all of their cars coming into the US," Trump tweeted. "Build them here!" Last month, the Trump administration launched an investigation into whether the import of vehicles and automotive parts pose a national security threat. The investigation is expected to be finished in late July or August.

Biofuels: Good or bad for the environment?

In the early part of this century, as governments grappled with how to most effectively combat global warming, policymakers put carbon emissions caused by transport in their crosshairs.

Transport, after all, accounts for 22 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Emissions in that sector are increasing faster than any other, due also to steady growth in the use of personal cars in the developing world. And so governments came up with what they thought was the perfect solution: What if the cars could burnnaturally occurring, renewable biofuelsinstead of fossil fuels? Bio-based crops donʼt emit carbon — or so they assumed. Brazil established its ethanol fuel program 40 years ago, and today is considered to have the worldʼs first sustainable biofuels economy, with almost all cars burning some element of biofuel.

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Late Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor honored at Bollywoodʼs ʼOscarsʼ Fans still mourn the death of the star, who passed away suddenly in February

Indiaʼs most famous Bollywood darling, Sridevi Kapoor, was posthumously awarded the best actress prize at Indiaʼs movie awards.

Kapoor was honored for her final role at Indiaʼs movie awards in Bangkok, winning best actress at the celebration of dance, music and film just months after her shock death.

She was considered one of the most influential Bollywood actresses of all time. Her death from accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel room bathtub at age 54 in February left the nation in stunned grief. Throngs of fans lined the streets of Mumbai to pay their respects. Read more: India bids farewell to Bollywood leg-

end Sridevi Kapoor "I have mixed emotions today. I miss her every minute and second of my life," her widower Boney Kapoor said as he collected the gong on her behalf at the Indian Film Academyʼs (IIFA) annual awards ceremony. "I still feel she is around... I want you all to support Janhvi like you supported her mother," the Bollywood producer said in an emotional speech quoted by Indian media, referring to the eldest of her two daughters who is set to make her Bollywood debut.

Bansky strikes again? Provocative murals appear in Paris The worldʼs best known graffiti painter apparently "blitzed" the French capital over the last few days, leaving as many as six works on walls across the city. In one mural, a young black girl sprays a pink wallpaper pattern over a swastika on a wall next to her sleeping bag and teddy bear in an attempt to make her patch of pavement more cozy. The image is on a wall in northern Paris, next to an official refugee shelter that was controversially closed in March despite protests from the cityʼs Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo. Franceʼs tough

anti-migrant policy has resulted in nearly 40 makeshift camps being razed in Paris in the last three years.

President Emmanuel Macron is determined that the city should not become a magnet for refugees. Since then, around 2,000 migrants, including children and teenagers, have been sleeping rough along canals and under motorway bridges. Migrants were still sleeping next to the mural on Sunday.

Banksy, a long-time supporter of the refugee cause, has not yet confirmed the works are his.

Germanyʼs largest Jewish film festival celebrates ʼNo Fake Jewsʼ With screenings of 42 features, documentaries, series and shorts, the 24th annual festival, held from June 26 through July 5, is Germanyʼs largest forum for Israeli and Jewish films.

Marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel, the festival features works depicting the country and its contradictions in a way that goes beyond news headlines and stereotypes, according to the festivalʼs organizers. The festival opens on Tuesday with the documentary Itzhak, a portrait of the famous Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman. One of the highlights of the program is the screening of Fox‐ trot (top picture), winner of the Silver Lion prize at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. Director Samuel Maoz focuses on the topic of grief, among others, by telling the story of a couple who are informed that their son, an Israeli soldier, was killed in action.

Purple paradise: check out this lavender field just outside Budapest

Forget Provence. A sweeping perfumed purple lavender field awaits just outside of Budapest. Hues of indigo and mauve mingle in the rolling rows, where an afternoon stroll is a special experience. This splendid place is by the foot of Nagy-Kevély Hill at Pilisborosjenő, half-an-hour from the capital. While Hungary’s number one lavender destination is Tihany by Lake Balaton, this fragrant field is a close second best to treat your senses to this year’s epic bloom. And if you take a few examples home, you’re only helping out a friendly family. But if you can’t be here, enjoy our lovely photo gallery.

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Events Horizon: what’s happening in Budapest – June 2018 There are so many major things going on in June that you shouldn’t miss. In this events round-up, we bring together all of the important happenings taking place in and around Hungary’s capital in the upcoming weeks, so you can plan the month ahead. Get out there and enjoy everything that Budapest has to offer! Brain Bar Generali Childrenʼs Island Lenny Kravitz Downtown Beer Festival Danube Carnival A38 concerts Etyek Summer Picnic Budapest Summer Festival Kolorádó Festival Billy Elliot – The Musical Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Night of the Museums Red Bull Air Race The Red Bull Air Race fills Budapest’s skies with extreme aerobatic stunts performed by some of the world’s most daring pilots right above the river, using the fastest, most agile and lightweight racing planes. This air show generally exceeds any expectations, because in addition to flying between floating checkpoints, the planes pass beneath the Chain Bridge, amazing the crowd of spectators lining the length of the riverside. A combination of high speed and extreme manoeuvres make this race an unparalleled visual spectacle that everyone can enjoy between June 23rd and 24th, over the Danube in the city centre.

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Marin Cilic beats Novak Djokovic to win Fever-Tree Championships at Queenʼs

Marin Cilic saved a match point before beating Novak Djokovic to win his second title at Queenʼs Club. The 29-year-old Croat fought back to win the Fever-Tree Championships 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 in the longest final in the tournamentʼs history. Cilic, who won the title in 2012 and was runnerup last year, saved match point at 5-4 in the second set and came back from 4-1 down in the tie-break. His serve was crucial in the final set as he won in two hours and 57 minutes. "It was a special win for me because last year I had a match point and didnʼt convert it," said Cilic. "It was a tough match, with no breaks for me until the final set."

Arsenal complete €25m Bernd Leno signing from Bayer Leverkusen

The 26-year-old Bernd Leno told Leverkusenʼs website that he had "enjoyed the time in Leverkusen from the first day to the last" but that he would now continue his career in "another, very exciting league." Leno will wear the number 1 jersey at his new club, with Petr Cech, its previous incumbent, happy to accept a less prestigious number in anticipation of a reduced role next season. Arsenal coach Unai Emerymade signing a new goalkeeper a top priority after joining the club in June. Cech spent three seasons at the Gunners, but the 38-year old was unable to produce the glittering form that made him one of the best keepers on the planet during his Chelsea days. He also had just a year left to run on his contract.

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Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament frontrunner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net. Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.

Timo Wernerʼs quality is about more than just the numbers World Cup 2018:

Germanyʼs leading striker has yet to score at the World Cup, but he has definitely arrived. Timo Werner is displaying early signs of becoming a leader.

Too often footballers are judged simply by the numbers. On that basis, Timo Werner has made a woeful start to his first World Cup. The 22-yearold has not scored or assisted (officially), and hasnʼt looked to be the solution to Germanyʼs striking problems he first appeared to be. As so often is the case though, numbers only tell half the tale. Werner is already an established member of this team, even though the goals havenʼt come yet. "It would be nice to score, but

progressing is more important," Werner said at Mondayʼs press conference after the team had returned to their base camp just outside Moscow.

While the RB Leipzig striker has yet to show his scoring touch in Russia, his versatility, maturity and fight have been evident. "Playing Timo on the left was a good move. You saw in that game what sets him apart. He can be a huge weapon," teammate Marco Reus told reporters at Vatutinki.

Maradona wants to meet Argentina players after Croatia shock Diego Maradona has requested a meeting with Argentinaʼs players before their final World Cup group game on Tuesday.

Afterlosing to Croatia,the two-time winners must beat Nigeria to have any chance of reaching the last 16.

Maradona is "furious and upset" and criticised Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia. "It cost us too much to be where we are for Croatia to hit us for three goals and to leave with our arms crossed without putting a foot in," he said.

Maradona, the Golden Ball winner as Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, said he "would love" to meet coach Jorge Sampaoliʼs players and would take several of his former team-mates with him. "Weʼre going to defend our honour," he told Venezuelan TV channel Telesur.

"Iʼm furious and very upset inside, because anyone who has worn that shirt canʼt see it being trampled like that by a Croatian team that isnʼt Germany, that isnʼt Brazil, that isnʼt Holland or Spain.