Team USA look to extend their World Cup journey on home soil as they take on Belgium in a last-16 clash in Seattle, with the buildup to the match overshadowed by a row raging over US President Donald Trump’s extraordinary intervention to earn a red-card reprieve for striker Folarin Balogun. Follow our liveblog for minute-by-minute … Read more
Russia launched a deadly barrage of missiles and drones on Kyiv on Monday, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 100 in its second major strike on the capital in a week. The attack came on the eve of a NATO summit, where President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to press allies for stronger … Read more
An Austrian court on Monday convicted two officials under former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad of torturing opponents of his rule. For more than a decade the crimes were being prosecuted on the basis of universal jurisdiction, by which courts could investigate and prosecute certain serious crimes – such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against … Read more
Canada on Monday awarded a billion-euro contract for a dozen submarines to German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said before leaving for the NATO summit in Turkey. “As part of our commitments to defend Canada and support our allies, I am pleased to announce that Canada has selected TKMS as … Read more
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On the eve of a key NATO summit, Donald Trump reignited his feud with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by sharing a doctored image on Truth Social, captioned “restraining order needed.” The altered image is based on genuine G7 footage but changes Meloni’s facial expression to make her appear enamoured with Trump. This new jab … Read more
In tonight’s edition, France pulls all of its diplomats out of Burkina Faso in a tit-for-tat move after Ougadougou cut ties with Paris last month. Also, in Tanzania, young people are planning on taking to the streets for an anti-government protest on Tuesday. And Lagos’s Yahoo Boys are behind a lucrative but heartbreaking industry of … Read more
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed optimism Monday that European NATO allies and Canada are “on the path to equalizing their defense spending” with the United States, as President Donald Trump continues to lambast the allies for reportedly spending too little. Rutte’s comments at Turkey’s presidential palace in Ankara come ahead of a crucial two-day … Read more
The death toll from the back-to-back earthquakes that hit Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 3,535, official figures released on Monday showed. More than 17,000 people have been left homeless by the twin disasters. Source link
A handful of OPEC+ countries have agreed to increase their output targets from August but the cartel is fighting for its survival after the UAE’s departure. A French company is using the Seine to cool down Paris’ buildings. And, Sky says it’s buying ITV’s broadcast channels and streaming service for £1.6bn. Source link