Top story · SportMessi’s hat-trick equals Klose’s World Cup goal record as Argentina open defence in styleLionel Messi scored his first World Cup hat-trick to draw level with Miroslav Klose on 16 goals, leading Argentina to a 3-0 victory over Algeria in their Group J opener.Breaking
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Messi’s hat-trick equals Klose’s World Cup goal record as Argentina open defence in style·Russian Frigate Fires Warning Shots at British Yacht in the Channel·Haaland’s Debut Brace Powers Norway’s Dream World Cup Return·US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills one, toll reaches 208·Aviation Emergencies and Femicides: A Week of Crises Across the Americas·Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro for Coercion in Coup Trial·Regulatory Reckoning and Blue Ambitions Reshape Emerging Markets·The Quiet Erosion of Emotional Resilience in a Hyperconnected Age·Messi’s hat-trick equals Klose’s World Cup goal record as Argentina open defence in style·Russian Frigate Fires Warning Shots at British Yacht in the Channel·Haaland’s Debut Brace Powers Norway’s Dream World Cup Return·US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills one, toll reaches 208·Aviation Emergencies and Femicides: A Week of Crises Across the Americas·Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro for Coercion in Coup Trial·Regulatory Reckoning and Blue Ambitions Reshape Emerging Markets·The Quiet Erosion of Emotional Resilience in a Hyperconnected Age·
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