- EU countries extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees until March 2028.
- Iran strikes US bases amid escalating tensions following Trump’s threats.
- Spain secures place in World Cup final after defeating France 2-0
- Calgary family grieves seven-year-old girl who drowned in pond
- Houston prosecutor ready to file charges against ICE agents for wrongdoing in fatal shooting
- Virgin Atlantic flight from Heathrow to Florida returns after technical issue
- Spain insists on sovereignty over Gibraltar despite Brexit agreement
- World Cup Fixtures — Wednesday’s 8th July fixtures
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France’s World Cup journey ended in the semifinals with a 2-0 defeat to Spain at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Despite scoring 16 goals in the tournament, Les Bleus struggled offensively, failing to register a shot on target until late in the match. Kylian Mbappe will now lead the team in the third-place playoff in Miami.
A British pensioner from Halesowen is among ten hospitalised after being gored during the San Fermin festival’s bull run in Pamplona, Spain.
Russia’s petrol crisis escalates, leading to public unrest at fuel stations and increasing scrutiny of Vladimir Putin’s leadership amid ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards report that seven officers have lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Among the deceased are Brig-Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking commander of the elite Quds Force, and Brig-Gen Mohammad Hadi Haji-Rahimi, his deputy.
The World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said they will suspend operations in Gaza following the death of seven of its workers in Israeli air strikes. The WCK says the workers killed were British, Australian, Polish, Palestinian and a dual US-Canadian citizen.
The international food charity said the workers were part of an aid convoy leaving a warehouse in central Gaza.
Donald Trump has posted a $175m (£140m) bond in his New York civil fraud case. The former US president was originally ordered to pay the full $464m judgement against him but an appeals court said he could pay the smaller sum within 10 days.
Five packages wrapped in plastic, suspected to contain cocaine, have washed ashore on Sydney beaches. Discovered by beach visitors at Freshwater and Curl Curl on Monday, these parcels, totalling 5kg in weight, were confiscated by law enforcement.
Israel is set to ban Al Jazeera after the Israeli parliament approved a law giving the government the power to ban broadcasts of TV channels. PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he would “act immediately” to close the Qatari-owned network local office.
French investigators have located the remains of a toddler who disappeared in 2023, a case that deeply affected the nation. A prosecutor stated on Sunday that investigators are now focused on determining the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death.
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