France showcases 500 pro-Ukraine troops at Bastille Day
Some 500 soldiers from the “Coalition of the Willing” backing Ukraine marched down Paris’ Champs-Elysees on Tuesday in the annual Bastille Day parade, in what France said would be a symbol ...
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Iran and US stage new attacks, battle over control of Strait of Hormuz
Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. air base in Jordan on Tuesday and the United States attacked Iranian targets for five hours in a battle for control of ...
UAE says Iranian missiles struck oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz, one sailor killed
One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab ...
Heatwave and World Cup drive rise in British consumer spending
A heatwave and the men’s World Cup drove up consumer spending in Britain in June, according to data published on Tuesday.
Barclays and the British Retail Consortium said the ...
France’s secret weapon: the conversations nobody else hears
France’s march to the World Cup semi-finals has been powered by the goals of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, but the players believe an equally important part of their ...
Lamine’s great World Cup day still to come, says Spain’s De la Fuente
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has told Lamine Yamal to pack away the birthday candles and any nerves, saying the teenager’s grandest World Cup moment may come against ...
‘VARgentina’ reach semi-finals under cloud of complaints
A new refereeing protocol has added to the powder keg of public perception over fairness at the World Cup, a former FIFA referee said on Monday, with another refereeing controversy ...
U.S. military renews strikes on Iran while tankers come under attack in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Monday as President Donald Trump reinstated a blockade of Iranian shipping and proposed charging a 20% ...
North American growth drives Stellantis second-quarter recovery
Stellantis said on Monday preliminary second-quarter vehicle shipments rose 10 per cent from a year earlier to nearly 1.6 million units, driven by strong growth in North America, its most important market.
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Meta pulls new AI image tool following widespread privacy backlash
Meta has discontinued an AI feature launched last week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread criticism over privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood ...
Person killed in ICE-involved shooting in Maine
A person was killed on Monday in a shooting involving U.S. immigration agents in Maine, a top state lawmaker said, days after a man was fatally shot by a ...
Wildfire rages near Paris as heatwave scorches Europe
A wildfire tore through a historic forest near Paris on Monday, forcing highway closures and mobilising water-bombing aircraft, while Spain’s death toll from one of its deadliest wildfires rose ...
Trump says US reinstates blockade of Strait of Hormuz after new clashes with Iran
President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open after the ...
Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa airport, vow retaliation
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls northern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Monday of launching airstrikes against the international airport in Sanaa, and vowed to retaliate.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya ...
Sorloth faces online abuse after Norway’s exit
Norway forward Alexander Sorloth has received severe online abuse following the team’s World Cup quarter-final exit against England on Saturday, manager Stale Solbakken said.
The abuse started after Sorloth ...
German FA says it has started talks with Klopp for national team post
Germany’s Football Association has completed first discussions with coach Jurgen Klopp in New York, and is confident of a deal for him to take over the national team, the ...
UK counter-terrorism police investigating former minister Widdecombe’s death
British counter-terrorism police officers are now leading the investigation into the suspected murder of former British government minister Ann Widdecombe, interior minister Shabana Mahmood said on Monday.
Widdecombe, 78, was found ...
EU and partners launch $1 billion scheme to help Gaza recover from war
The European Commission and more than a dozen countries launched an initiative on Monday to deliver €883.6 million ($1 billion) in aid projects to help Gaza recover from war.
The small coastal ...
Allies to muster more air defence aid for Ukraine as battlefield momentum shifts
Western allies will seek to secure more air-defence commitments for Ukraine when they meet in Paris on Monday, as shortages have left it increasingly exposed to Russian ballistic missiles, despite ...
‘One of the greats’: actor Sam Neill dies
New Zealand actor Sam Neill died suddenly on Monday at the age of 78. after recovering from cancer, his family said in a statement.
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Children’s social media curbs planned across EU, von der Leyen says
The European Union will move to limit young children’saccess to social media across the 27-member bloc, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, in what would ...
‘Enough said’: midfield engine Bellingham stamps his authority
There are players who decide games and those who change not just a match but the mood around it, elevating it to something else altogether. England’s Jude Bellingham showed ...
Messi set for long-awaited first England clash
Lionel Messi has spent over two decades carving a path through international soccer, facing every World Cup-winning nation from Brazil to France, but one notable opponent has always been missing ...
Infantino opens door to 64-team World Cup
Any further expansion of the World Cup, increasing the number of teams participating at the finals to 64, will be discussed after this year’s edition, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said ...