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EU sued by human rights lawyers over migrant deaths A group of lawyers have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a case against the European Unionover its migration policy, according to a request submitted on Monday. Although ICC prosecutors are already gathering evidence about crimes against refugees in Libya, the document goes a step further by arguing that the EU and member states are also largely to blame for migrant deaths on land and at sea. What are the allegations against the EU? In a 243-page document that was shared with international news outlets, the lawyers outlined several EU actions to deter migration which they argue have violated human rights, including: The start of the Triton operation in the Mediterranean in 2014, which scaled back sea rescues and created large zones off the Libyan coast without any rescue capacities.The persecution of NGO sea rescue groups by Italy and other member states.

Canada: Deaths of indigenous women were ʼgenocideʼ A 1,200-page report was released Monday detailing a Canadian government inquiry into thousands of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. It concluded that the deaths and disappearances of the women in recent decades constituted a "national genocide."

The report, titled"Reclaiming Power and Place," was the result of a national inquiry commissioned by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016. It was presented during a ceremony in Gatineau, Quebec, near the Canadian capital, Ottawa. The ceremony was attended by Trudeau, along with some of the hundreds of family members of those missing or murdered. "Calls for justice are not mere recommendations or optional suggestions, they are legal imperatives," said the inquiryʼs chief commissioner, Marion Buller.

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Swedish court rejects detention request for Julian Assange Charlie Beckett: Assange Arrest a ‘terrible message’ to the world

The ruling complicates the process for Swedish prosecutors to request the WikiLeaks founderʼs extradition. Assangeʼs lawyer has called it a "big victory" as his client tries to clear his name over rape accusations.

A court in Sweden on Monday turned down a request from prosecutors to have WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be detained in absentia. The Uppsala district court said that while Assange was "a suspect" in the case 2010 rape case, his current detention in a British prison was sufficient. The Australianʼs lawyer, meanwhile, described the verdict as a "big victory" for his client Assange was arrested in April at Ecuadorʼs Embassy in London, where heʼd been living since 2012, to avoid an extradition order to Sweden over sexual assault charges. Swedish prosecutorsreopened a rape caseagainst the 47-year-old shortly after he was arrested but Mondayʼs decision complicates the process of having Assange extradited. He is accused of raping a woman during a visit to the Scandinavian country in 2010.

A sexual misconduct case involving a second woman in Sweden was dropped in 2017 after the statute of limitations expired. Swedish deputy chief prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson said she intends to issue a European

Arrest Warrant "concerning surrender to Sweden" if the court approved the request. Any extradition request to Sweden, however, would have to compete with one from the United States, where Assange faces numerous charges of espionage.

Washington has accused the Assange of conspiring withChelsea Manning, a former US military intelligence analyst, to publish a trove of classified documents in 2010.

The 47-year-old Australianis currently serving a 50-week sentenceat Londonʼs Belmarsh prison for skipping bail. Britain will ultimately decide whether to extradite Assange — and where he should be extradited to. Assange did not take part in a hearing on a US extradition request last Thursdaydue to undisclosed heath reasons.He is currently in the prisonʼs heath ward. Nils Melzer, the UN rapporteur on torture, said on Friday that Assangeshows signs of "psychological torture"and that he suffers from physical and mental health issues from his years of isolation and persecution.

Protesters shot, killed as Sudan police try to disperse sit-in A doctorʼs committee associated with the protesters said at least thirteen people have been killed in Sudan on Monday as the governing military council tries to enda long-running demonstrationin front of their headquarters in the capital Khartoum.

Protest organizers said that security forces were using live rounds to disperse the sit-in. Footage broadcast broadcast by Arabic television stations showed people fleeing through the streets as sustained bursts of gunfire crackled through the air. People rushed to carry away those who had been hit, the footage showed. UK Ambassador Irfan Siddiq said that he could hear "heavy gunfire" from his residence. Organizers, such as the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), called for rallies in the wake of the deaths. Later, the SPA confirmed that they had cut all contact with the military, saying: "We declare a moratorium on all political contact with the military junta and stopped the negotiation."

Trio to provisionally lead Germanyʼs Social Democrats Manuela Schwesig, Malu Dreyer and Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, the three vice presidents of Germanyʼs centerleft Social Democrats (SPD), are set to lead the party on an interim basis untila successor to Andrea Nahlesas party leader is elected. Schwesig and Dreyer are the state premiers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Rhineland-Palatinate respectively, while Schäfer-Gümbel is the leader of the opposition SPD faction in the Hesse state parliament. The SPD is not due to elect a new party leader until Decemberʼs party conference.

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German ʼShariah Policeʼ retrial starts in Wuppertal The retrial of seven alleged members of a self-proclaimed "Sharia Police" vigilante group began in the western city of Wuppertal on Monday. The men werecleared of wrongdoing in 2016, but the case is now being heard again following a higher courtʼs decision last year to overturn the acquittal. The defendants allegedly patrolled the streets of Wuppertal in 2014 dressed in orange vests that were emblazoned with the words "Shariah Police." Theyʼre also accused of handing out flyers to Muslims proclaiming a "Shariah Controlled Zone" and warning them to abstain from drugs, alcohol, gambling, visiting brothels, listening to music, and pornography. The men have been charged with violating a ban on the wearing of uniforms or with being an accessory and could face up to two years in prison if found guilty. Court documents describe them as members of the "Salafist scene" and allege that one of their main aims was to replace Germanyʼs democratic legal system with Shariah law. During the first trial in 2016, judges at the Wuppertal District Court ruled there was no reason to punish the men over the uniforms as there wasno proof to suggest they had intended to break the law.

Airbnb cuts listings in Israeli West Bank settlements Home-rental platform Airbnb announced Monday it would no longer offer its service in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, drawing an angry response from Israel. Israel seized the West Bank in the 1967 Six-Day War, but most countries consider the Jewish settlements there to be illegal. The company said in a statement the decision would affect about 200 properties "in the occupied West Bank that are at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians." "Our hope is that someday sooner rather than later, a framework is put in place where the entire global community is aligned so there will be a resolution to this historic conflict and a clear path forward for everybody to follow," it added. Palestinian and human rights groups had long called on Airbnb to remove the settlement listings from its site. Waleed Assraf, head of a Palestinian anti-settlement group welcomed the development, saying if more companies followed it would "contribute to achieving peace."

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Italy: Conte threatens to quit unless government solves spat Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has warned

The populist coalition governing Italy must put internal differences to one side, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has warned. If it doesnʼt, the country may face early elections.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday said he would step down from his post unless the ruling 5-Star Movement and League parties started totake responsibility for running the country. "I am asking both these political forces to make a choice and tell me if they still want to honor the governmentʼs obligations," he told a news conference. If not, "I will simply end my mandate."

Conte demanded a speedy response andInterior Minister Matteo Salvinireplied: "We want to carry on, no time to waste." The populist

Council of Europe slams Greece over refugee camp conditions The Council of Europeʼs Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) raised concerns Tuesday over the "inhuman and degrading" conditions in Greeceʼs refugee camps. The committeeʼs report said the situation was particularly alarming at the Fylakio camp near the Turkish border — one of the "hot spots" set up with backing from the EU to speed up refugee processing.

There was a lack of doctors, medicines, food and drinking water in several camps along Turkeyʼs land border, in Athens, and on the Aegean islands.In the northeastern town of Fylakio, up to 95 migrants were being

5-Star Movement and the League have been arguing for months over a range of issues, ranging from migration policy to infrastructure projects. The split intensified after the League won 34% of the vote in the European parliamentary elections last month, pulling ahead of the 5-Star movement and adding to speculation that Salvini and the League could ditch coalition partners. If Italyʼs government were to collapse, there has been speculation that parliament could be dissolved, resulting in snap elections. housed in a single room.People were detained for extended periods of time in inadequate and "dirty" conditions at border patrol stations such as Isaacio and Tychero.Many migrants were suffering from scabies because of the poor state of washing facilities, clogged toilets and dirty mattresses and blankets.Refugees at several camps, including Moria on the island of Lesbos, reported suffering abuse and beatings at the hands of police.Hundreds of unaccompanied minors were being housed with single men and at risk of sexual violence.

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Indonesia sentences Frenchman to death for drug crimes A court in Indonesia on Monday sentenced Frenchman Felix Dorfin for drug trafficking. Prosecutors had requested 20 yearsʼ imprisonment. "After finding Felix Dorfin legally and convincingly guilty of importing narcotics ... [he] is sentenced to the death penalty," presiding judge Isnurul Syamsul Arif told the court on Lombok Island. The 35-year-old man from Bethune in northern France was arrested at the end of September at the airport on Lombok — a tourist island near Bali. He had arrived from Singapore with, according to the authorities, nearly four kilograms of cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines hidden in a double-bottomed suitcase. Dorfin had escaped from police detention in January and went on the run for 11 days before being recaptured in a forest on Lombok Island. A female police officer was arrested for allegedly helping him escape in exchange for money. It was not clear if the jailbreak played any role in Mondayʼs stiffer-than-expected sentence.

antʼs Detroit headquarters on Monday, Ford announced it was almost at the end of its global restructuring program. By the time it ends in August, 7,000 whitecollar jobs will have gone. The plan is to shed 2,300 jobs through buyouts and layoffs in the US, 1,500 of which have already been made. According to the Detroit Free Press, workers opened their emails on Monday morning to find a letter from CEO Jim Hackett saying 500 salaried workers in the US would leave involuntarily this week, and a total of 800 by June. "To succeed in our competitive industry, and position Ford to win in a fast-changing future, we must reduce bureaucracy, empower managers, speed decision making, focus on the most valuable work and cut costs," Hackett said in the email. The CEO said Ford would eliminate close to 20% of upper-level managers, reducing the number of organizational layers from 14 to nine by the end of the year.

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Donald Trump arrives in the United Kingdom to pomp and protest The US president has met with the British royal family, but exacerbated a feud with Londonʼs mayor after arriving in the UK. Donald Trump has been accused of "entirely unacceptable interference" for his Brexit comments.

US President Donald Trump is in the UK for a state visit that has been overshadowed byhis recent controversial remarks on Brexit.

Protests took place on Monday as Trump began his three-day trip, just as they did during his visit to Britain last year. Trump and his wife, Melania, were treated to a military guard of honor at Buckingham Palace shortly after a 41-gun royal salute

Last known survivor of Sobibor Nazi death camp uprising dies at 96 The last known survivor of the Nazi extermination camp Sobibor died aged 96 on Monday. Semion Rosenfeld was born in Ukraine and was a Jewish soldier held in captivity at thedeath camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. Rosenfeld passed away in Israel, where he had lived in a retirement home with the support of the the quasi-governmental Jewish Agency. The head of the organization, Isaac Herzog, said he was "very sad" about the death of Rosenfeld, who he described as a "true hero". "Semion fought the Nazis as part of the Red Army and was then sent to the Sobibor death camp as a prisoner of war, where he encountered death every day until the famous rebellion," Herzog said.

Rosenfeld escaped following an uprising by prisoners at the camp.The revolt became legendary as nearly 300 Sobibor prisoners, Rosenfeld among them, staged a breakout in October 1943. However, almost 170 were subsequently caught by the Nazis and shot dead. Rosenfeld took refuge in the forest until the spring of 1944, when he began fighting once more for the Red Army.

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Queen Elizabeth II then hosted a private lunch for the president and first lady, before showing them the royal art collection, while demonstrations continued outside the royal residence.

The president and first lady attended a banquet at the palace given by the British head of state, had tea with Prince Charles and participated in D-Day commemorations.

Worldʼs biggest Nutella factory blocked by striking workers

Around 160 employees at a French confection factory owned by the Italian confectionery giant Ferrero have been on strike since May 27, causing disruption in the production of a popular breakfast spread for millions of Europeans. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Fabrice Canchel, spokersperson for the "Force Ouvriere" (FO) union that organized the strikes said that workers at the factory were negotiating for more pay,and that no delivery truck had gone in or out of

the facility since the strike began.

The AFP news agency reported that the factoryʼs management issued an internal memo threatening legal action to regain access to the factory, including fines of up to €1,000 ($1,125) per hour. An official statement from the factoryʼs management said that the strikers were notified that the starting Monday morning if they failed to allow access to the factory. 160 of the factoryʼs 350 workers are reportedly on strike.

Recession fears grip emerging markets amid currency crises Turkey, South Africa and Argentina are among the emerging economies most at risk of recession, chief economist for business information provider IHS Markit, Nariman Behravesh, told DW. The countries, which have seen their currencies battered this year, have "twin deficits" and large amounts of dollar and euro-denominated debt.

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127/2019 • 4 June, 2019 Germany attempts ʼface-savingʼ resolution to Saudi drugs boycott

The human rightsrow between Saudi Arabia and Canada made international headlinesin recent weeks, when the Riyadh government suddenly suspended new trade and investment to the Great White North. The punitive measures were in response to a simple tweet by Canadaʼs foreign minster, calling for the release of two jailed Saudi activists. Receiving less attention has been the diplomatic spat between Europeʼs No. 1 economy and the oil-rich kingdom — also sparked by a ministerʼs comments; this time Sigmar Gabriel, Germanyʼs thenforeign minister. During the political crisis in Lebanon last November that saw Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resign and later rescind his decision, Riyadh was widely accused of forcing his departure, which Gabriel alluded to as "adventurism." ʼShamefulʼ remarks hurt tiesRiyadh immediately recalled its ambassador to Berlin, telling the German government the comments were "shameful."

In May, it went further and froze all new business with Germany. Over the subsequent months, several German pharmaceutical and medical technology firms, including Siemens Healthineers, Bayer and Boerhringer Ingelheim, have been excluded from public healthcare tenders in the kingdom. A pharmaceutical industry source told DW, on condition of anonymity, that Saudi authorities had not given any written explanation about the exclusion, and that there was no clear path for Germany to resolve the issue. Efforts by German diplomats to mediate with Saudi authorities were delayed, initially, by the Holy Month of Ramadan, and the summer break, as Gulf countries stop work in July and August due to the extreme heat.

Germanyʼs FlixBus in talks to buy intercity competitor Eurolines FlixBus, which offers low-cost intercity bus travel across Europe, is negotiating to buy its smaller competitor Eurolines. French transport group Transdev, which owns Eurolines, and the Munich-based Flixbus confirmed on Monday that exclusive talks were underway, without disclosing the financial details. Eurolines, whose network spans 25 countries, operates French domestic routes under the Isilines brand, which would be part of the possible deal. "With this merger, FlixBus would have an even more comprehensive and more diverse offer to attract even more passengers. We want to be the first choice for travelers across Europe," Flixbus managing director Jochen Engert said.

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Malaysiaʼs Mahathir rekindles gold standard debate The Malaysian leader has proposed a gold-pegged common trading currency for East Asia. Experts say returning to the gold standard is easier said than done, especially when the motive is more political than economic.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has suggested that East Asia should consider a common trading currency backed by gold, saying the current foreign exchange system tied to the US dollar was prone to manipulation.

The Malaysian leader said the currency could be used for regional trade and would not be used for domestic transactions. "In the Far East if you want to

Germany to become latest mass market for e-scooters They already motor through the United States and many European countries. Soon, they will also be a common sight on Germanyʼs streets.

Are we seeing an important shift away from the car in terms of transport policy? The transport of the future is mint-green. It weighs just over 10 kilograms (22 ounds) and accelerates to an impressive 20 kilometers per hour (12 mph) in just a few seconds. At an industrial site in Cologne, dozens of people have been test-driving electric scooters on a daily basis since the beginning of April.

They download the operatorʼs app onto their smartphones, scan the scooterʼs QR code, and off they go.

It works by pushing off with your foot, accelerating with the right hand, braking with the left. "The scooter is emission-free, allows flexible use, and it is also fun to ride," said Bodo von Braunmühl, head of corporate communications at Tier, a Berlin-based startup. "The scooter is designed to complement other means of transportation, such as public transport."

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Chemicals giant Bayer stuck in Monsanto trap A second US court ruling on weed killer glyphosateʼs potential to cause cancer has dealt a severe blow to German chemicals company Bayer.

Shareholders and analysts are united in their conviction that investors are better off without Bayer shares in their portfolios.

The Leverkusen-based chemical giantʼs shares plunged by over 12 percent Wednesday, thus shedding some €8 billion ($9.1 billion) in stock market value. Owners of Bayer shares are used to trouble, though. Ever since Bayerʼs spectacular takeover of US company Monsanto, which had also meant inheriting weed killer glyphosateʼs poor image, investors have had no reason to rejoice. The share price has dropped to €60 euros, down from over €100 last summer. It seems that more and more people canʼt figure out what benefits the Monsanto takeover was meant to offer. Last year, Bayer acquired the pariah of the chemicals industry for a whopping $63 billion.

Bayer CEO Werner Baumann believed it was a sensational feat to crown his career, but now damage control is the order of the day.

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come together, we should start with a common trading currency, not to be used locally but for the purpose of settling of trade," Mahathir said at the Future of Asia conference in Tokyo."At the moment we have to depend upon the US dollar but the US dollar is also not stable. So the currency that we propose should be based on gold because gold is much more stable," he said.

British retailer Tesco scales down in Poland

Britain’s biggest supermarket chain Tesco has announced the closure of four hypermarkets and a distribution center in Poland. A ban on Sunday trading and growth of discounters has hit the retailerʼs bottom line.

Tesco said it would close four supermarkets in Poland as sales in the Eastern EU member continue to disappoint. The stores, two in the south (Nowy Sacz and Ruda Slaska) and two in the north (Starogard Gdanski and Olsztyn) and one of Tescoʼs three Polish distribution centers, in Poznan, will close this year. The warehouse in Komorniki near Poznan was set up only in 2016, delivering products to almost 120 Tesco outlets in western and northern Poland.Tesco said last August it planned to shut 13 loss-making stores in the country, putting about 2,200 jobs at risk.Poland is Tescoʼs second biggest overseas market after Thailandby store numbers. But problems in recent years have forced the company to simplify management structures, reduce store administration and close unprofitable outlets.For example, the meat, fish and delicatessen departments will no longer be filled with specialists and the manned staff canteens and restaurants will also close.

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Artificial intelligence creates perfumes without being able to smell them The artificial intelligence involved combined ingredients in a manner unthinkable to most humans

Noses are overrated: In June, a perfume created by a computer system will be launched on the Brazilian market.

The artificial intelligence is called ʼPhilyraʼ - and its developers and users agree on one thing: It is female. "I spent a lot of time with her and see the programme as a ʼsheʼ, that makes it easier,"perfumer David Apel says jokingly. But of course artificial intelligence has neither consciousness nor gender. Itʼs just a computer system, a network of artificial neurons, created to store, process, and recombine large amounts of data. It canʼt smell or analyse fragrances in the air. Never-

theless, Philyra is the new employee at fragrance manufacturer Symrise in New York. "I trained her and now sheʼs training me," says Apel, who has worked as a perfumer for 39 years. Philyraʼs artificial intelligence was developed through cooperation between Symrise and IBM Research.At Dia dos Namorados on June 12, Brazilian Valentineʼs Day, Philyraʼs first creation hits the market. The perfume is aimed at millennials, people born in the 1980s or 1990s.

Psychology: A happy partner is the elixir of longer life When your partner is content, you can be sure of pleasant company. But not only that — a study suggests when your partnerʼs happy, you live longer too. So whatʼs to do if you live with a sourpuss? Imagine these two types: One happy, one not. First: The archetypal couch potato. He only ever gets up to smoke a cigarette, because he has to go outside. And when he eats, itʼs a pre-packed TV dinner. Why? Heʼs unhappy. Everything annoys him: His job, his friends, life in general. Second: Mr. Positive. He loves the outdoors, likes to meet up with friends, and heʼs always enthusiastic about new things. He loves his life.

He says life is beautiful. You can be one or the other, or somewhere inbetween. Either way, in a relationship, the happiness or unhappiness of one person will sooner or later rub off on the other — potentially with farreaching consequences.

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recent surveyby the countryʼs ZDF television network, respondents ranked "climate and the environment" as the second most important issue, right after "foreigners and integration" — the right-wing populistsʼ core concern. Similarly, 77% of respondents to asurvey about the European elections, conducted in 11 countries, said political parties should make combating climate change a priority.

Yet most right-wing populist parties in Europe take the position that we donʼt need to take such action, or evendeny climate changeis caused by humans.

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Fatboy Slim comes to Budapest Akvárium Club BRIGHTON BEATMASTER FATBOY SLIM IS COMING TO BUDAPEST FOR HIS LOCAL CLUB DEBUT AT THE FOCAL AKVÁRIUM ON 25 MAY.

Are right-wing populists a threat to European climate policy?

From Greta Thunberg to the World Economic Forum, how to tackle climate change seems to be on everyoneʼs mind these days. Now, Europeʼs right-wing populists are discovering the issue for themselves, and that could threaten progress toward protecting the climate. "We would be stupid not to address this issue," cohead of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Jörg Meuthen said in a recent interviewwith German news magazine Der Spiegel: "As politicians, we have to address the things people care about." And most of Germany is worried about global warming. In a

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The February edition of monthly event series Múzeum+ is being held on the 14th at the Museum of Fine Arts. For each of these events, besides interactive workshops and concerts, an Englishlanguage guided tour also features. This time the theme is German Renaissance Art, starting at 7pm. For the complete schedule, check the museum website.

Brighton beatmaster Fatboy Slim is coming to Budapest for his local club debut at the focal Akvárium on 25 May. The veteran of many a festival – Glasto, Exit, Coachella – has played Hungary before but never in the intimate surroundings of a sweaty club.

The booking represents a major coup for the Akvárium, whose line-up for 2019 also includes John Digweed and Kruder & Dorfmeister. Tickets have not yet gone on sale for Fatboy Slim in the Main Hall of the Akvárium – but keep an eye on theclub’s websiteas they’re bound to sell out in no time. Slim, who successfully shifted from indie to electronica in the 1990s, reignited his career with the hit Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat, in 2013. The DJ star is currently playing a series of huge arenas in the UK, from London to Glasgow. Akvárium Klub District V. Erzsébet tér 12

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Mesut Özil breaks Ramadan fast with Erdogan

Arsenal midfielder and former German national team player Mesut Özil came under fire on social media on Sunday after having a Ramadan iftar meal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Özil and his fiancee, Amine Gülse, were Erdoganʼs guests at the event in Istanbul ahead of Turkeyʼs Youth and Sports Day. Photographs showed Özil and Gülse sitting on either side of Erdogan at the Dolmabahce Palace, which was once the administrative heart of the Ottoman Empire.

Spanish footballer Jose Antonio Reyes dies in a car crash

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 front-runner, 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.

PSG say France striker will remain at club next season Kylian Mbappe:

Kylian Mbappe and Paris St-Germainʼs "shared history will continue next season", say the French champions.

France World Cup winner Mbappe won the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award on Sunday andhinted in his acceptance speechabout "a new project elsewhere". When asked to clarify the comments, the 20-yearold said: "I said what I had to say."

In a statement, PSG said "very strong links unite the club and Mbappe", who signed from Monaco in 2017. Having initially joined on a season-long loan, the deal was made

permanent for a fee of around £166m, making him the second most expensive player in history behind team-mate Neymar. He has scored 59 goals in 86 games for PSG, winning two league titles and one French Cup, but they were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage by Manchester United. Mbappe is the top scorer in Ligue 1 this season with 32 goals.

Champions League: Jürgen Klopp shows substance over style to break trophy drought

Jose Antonio Reyes died on Saturday morning in a car accident between his hometown of Utrera and Seville, in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. Real Madrid and Spain captain Sergio Ramos was one of the first to offers his condolences in a tweet.

Ramos came through the youth system at FC Sevilla with Reyes and said: "Broken. Shattered. I have no words. All the affection for the family. We will always remember you, my friend! RIP brother."

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After six finals, two clubs and eight years, it turned out that what Jürgen Klopp really needed was a performance lacking the signature style that helped the German become one of the best coaches in the world.

And an obliging, overawed opponent. Liverpool deserved to win European club footballʼs greatest honor for the sixth time, but only by virtue of being the better of a bad pair ina 2-0 win.In contrast to the way both

teams arrived at this stage, this was a game that failed to really hold the attention for long stretches despite its importance. Simple passes went astray, attacking moves floundered under little pressure and even those in the stands couldnʼt muster real enthusiasm until the closing stages."Did you ever see a team like this? Fighting with no fuel in the tank any more," Klopp said after the game. "This may be the best night of my life, professional wise."