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Lionel Messi led Inter Miami to a 3-2 victory over visiting DC United with his 21st and 22nd goals and 12th assist.

Miami, which won the league for the first time since July 5-12, won the opener with Tadeo Allende’s 15-6-7, 52 points, on Saturday night.

With three more games left, the Herons moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings, eight points clear of East leader Philadelphia.

For DC, which lost for the first time in five games under incoming manager Rene Weiler, Christian Benteke scored his eighth goal and assisted his third.

After Messi scored a brace in the second half to give Miami a 3-1 lead, substitute Jacob Murrell added a late consolation goal for DC.

After Surridge opened the scoring with 21 goals but was unable to score in his team’s 3-2 loss at Orlando, Messi moved up above Nashville’s Sam Surridge in the MLS Golden Boot chase.

Given how frequently he threatened Luis Barraza’s goal in the second half, Messi might have scored a hat-trick on another night.

Moments later, just before Benteke leveled at 1-1 in the 53rd minute, he forced Barraza to make two saves before restoring Miami’s lead in the 66th.

Jordi Alba intercepted a pass from Ian Fray, and Messi cleverly retreated into the play from an offside position with DC defending en masse.

Messi turned and finished comfortably past Barraza as Alba placed a flawless pass between the DC defenses.

Mateo Silvetti, who beat Barraza to the ball in the box in the 72nd minute, earned himself a penalty by hitting the crossbar in the 72nd minute.

However, Messi provided the insurance that the Herons would require for the 85th. Sergio Busquets provided the pass well outside the box this time, with Messi tackling the ball first on the dribble before unleashing a shot that beat Barraza to the top left corner from the edge of the area.

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City next week, Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with US President Donald Trump to demand that he impose tougher sanctions on Russia.

Following recent airstrikes into Europe’s eastern flank, which have sparked concern over a potential spillover from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Ukrainian president made his plans known on Saturday.

The European Union presented its 19th sanctions package the day after the announcement, according to the AFP news agency.

“We now anticipate significant sanctions from the United States,” Zelenskyy wrote on X on Saturday. “Europe is doing its part.”

The 19th sanctions package is getting closer to being finalized this week; we anticipate its adoption soon. In Ukraine, we will quickly sync the package. Russia’s energy sources are being constrained. The “shadow fleet”‘s infrastructure will be under increased scrutiny. Cryptocurrency… image https://twitter.com/jzgvsQQHHQ

Trump already indicated last week that he was prepared to impose “major sanctions” on Russia, which has so far resisted his attempts to end the conflict, but only if all NATO allies agree to completely stop buying oil from Moscow.

Even though Vladimir Putin has expressed his opposition to the presence of Western troops in Ukraine, Zelenskyy is expected to discuss security arrangements with Ukraine to stop further Russian attacks following a potential truce.

In one of Russia’s biggest barrages against its neighbor, Moscow increased its airstrikes, firing 40 missiles and 580 drones, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more.

Operatives to prevent infection in East Asia

Following reports of three Russian fighter jets entering Estonian airspace on Friday and Russian drone incursions in Poland and Romania over the past two weeks, NATO countries have taken steps to strengthen defenses on Europe’s eastern flank.

After Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine, close to the Polish border, Polish and allies were deployed early on Saturday in a “preventative operation” to ensure the safety of Polish airspace, according to Poland’s army.

As part of the alliance’s Eastern Sentry mission, the United Kingdom announced that its fighter jets had completed their first NATO air defense mission, presiding over Polish skies and protecting themselves from potential Russian aerial threats.

The Russian Ministry of Defense denied on Saturday that its aircraft entered Estonian airspace the day before, but radar and visual inspection showed that radar and radar showed that the 12-minute interruption was found to be ongoing.

If Venezuela doesn’t “immediately” return its citizens who he described as “prisoners” and “people from mental institutions,” President Trump has threatened to have “incalculable” consequences.

“GET THEM THE HELL OUT OF OUR COUNTRY, RIGHT NOW, OR THE PRICE YOU PAY WILL BE INCALCULABLE”! he stated on Saturday on his Truth Social platform. He claimed without any supporting evidence that Venezuela had “forced” these people into the US and that “thousands of people have been seriously hurt, and even killed by these “Monsters.”

One day after he announced a new strike against alleged drug vessels from Venezuela in the Caribbean that killed three men he characterized as “male narcoterrorists,” Trump’s latest outburst came amid escalating tensions.

Venezuela, on the other hand, has called for a UN investigation into at least three strikes on boats that have resulted in 17 casualties since the start of September and accuses the US of starting an “undeclared war” in the Caribbean.

In the largest US naval deployment in the Caribbean, Washington has sent seven warships, a nuclear-powered submarine, and F-35 stealth fighters to international waters off Venezuela’s coast. The submarines are supported by F-35 fighters sent to Puerto Rico.

Trump claims that the military is conducting an anti-drug operation, but he hasn’t provided specific proof to support claims that the boats targeted have been drug traffickers. According to legal experts, the attacks are extrajudicial killings.

Maduro’s arrest was rewarded with a reward.

Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, has claimed repeatedly that the US intends to remove him from power, raising the prospect of an attack on Venezuelan soil as a result of the deployment.

Trump denied this week’s allegations that he was interested in regime change, but Washington insisted on the heels of Washington’s announcement last month, increasing the reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest by $50 million, alleging links to organized crime and drug trafficking.

After Washington increased the reward for his arrest, Maduro pledged to mobilize more than four million militia fighters in response to US “threats.” He denies any links between high-ranking authorities and drug gangs.

Trump received a letter from Maduro.

According to the Reuters news agency, Maduro offered to speak with Washington in private after the first US attack on a ship from the south American nation at the beginning of the month.

In the letter, Maduro urged “direct and frank” discussions to “overcome media noise and fake news” and said, “President, I hope together we can overcome the lies that have sullied our relationship, which must be historic and peaceful.”

According to the AFP news agency, Maduro’s YouTube channel vanished from the video-sharing service on Saturday in a separate development.