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Vancouver [Canada], June 27 (ANI): Leandro Trossard starred with a brace as Belgium produced a dominant display to thrash New Zealand 5-1 in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G clash and seal top spot in the group. Belgium, which had struggled for consistency in its opening two matches, went into the encounter at BC Place needing a victory to confirm qualification to the Round of 32.
Vancouver [Canada], June 26 (ANI): Belgium winger Jeremy Doku and star striker Romelu Lukaku are not ready for full 90 minutes of action, said head coach Rudi Garcia ahead of their all-important final league stage FIFA World Cup match against Belgium scheduled for Thursday.
Santa Clara (California) [US], June 26 (ANI): Australia head coach Tony Popovic hailed his side's qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 as a 'wonderful achievement' after the Socceroos played out a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Paraguay in their final Group D fixture in Santa Clara, California.
Eastern Libyan government releases Gaza convoy activists after month of imprisonment Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Fri, 06/26/2026 - 12:25 Members of the Global Sumud Convoy were allowed to leave country after Khalifa Haftar's forces stopped them near Sirte Members of the 'Sumud 2' land convoy prepare to leave for the Gaza Strip, from the staging and coordination camp in the Joud Daem, about 30km west of Tripoli on 15 May (AFP/Mahmud Turkia) Off Authorities allied with Khalifa Haftar's administration in Libya have released 10 activists who were detained in the Libyan desert en route to Gaza in late May after a month in captivity. The detainees - including activists from Spain, Poland, the United States , Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal, Tunisia and Italy - were held by the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), loyal to Haftar, after being arrested as part of the Global Sumud Convoy. The convoy had been stopped near the city of Sirte while attempting to travel east to reach Gaza.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Rescue teams are racing to find survivors trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major, back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela.
Stock markets across Asia tumbled, as investors continue to wrestle with whether the boom in artificial intelligence spending is overdone or just beginning.
Saudi Aramco resumes oil loading at Ras Tanura Saudi Aramco has resumed oil loading at its Ras Tanura export terminal after a nearly four-month suspension, according to shipping data reported by Reuters. The report said two very large crude carriers were loading oil at the Gulf terminal, while another vessel was waiting nearby, signalling the resumption of exports from one of Saudi Arabia's key oil facilities.
CARACAS, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's government on Thursday expressed gratitude for offers of assistance and humanitarian aid from various countries after two powerful earthquakes of magnitudes 7. 2 and 7. 5 struck on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction.
(Photo credit: James Lang-Imagn Images) France will go into Friday's Group I finale against Norway in Foxborough, Mass. , knowing a draw will be enough to top the group, but without the man who has been in charge for more than a decade. Manager Didier Deschamps has taken leave from the squad after the death of his mother earlier this week.
Influencer Brooke George, 23, from Kent, claims she acted in self defence in stabbing her partner.
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Rising energy security concerns triggered by geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions are set to drive a massive USD 5. 5 trillion investment cycle across Asia over the next five years, as governments and companies seek to reduce dependence on energy imports and strengthen domestic supply chains, according to a Morgan Stanley report.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Venezuela has been struck by two powerful earthquakes measuring 7. 5 and 7. 2, killing dozens and causing widespread destruction, while early assessments warn that the final death toll could rise to as many as 10,000.
Gold falls below $4,000 an ounce as US rate expectations rise The price of gold dropped below $4,000 an ounce on Wednesday for the first time since November on expectations of higher US interest rates. Gold slipped 3. 4 percent to $3,978.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - All trains in Germany were “immobilised at stations” on Tuesday evening due to a breakdown in the railway radio communication systems, national rail operator Deutsche Bahn said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Europe’s record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said, in the country’s first major power outage of the latest bout of extreme weather.
A decade on, Brexit's legacy is universal disappointment Submitted by John Rees on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 15:33 Leaving the EU was never about addressing the real causes of discontent in Britain. It was about masking them Campaigners for the Leave and Remain groups hold placards during a demonstration in London’s Hyde Park ahead of the Brexit vote, on 19 June 2016 (Ben Stansall/AFP) On Ten years on from one of the most toxic political debates in recent British history, it might - just might - be possible to take a longer, more considered view. The first step is any such assessment must be to understand why the Brexit debate was so conflicted.
The turbulence in Asia’s chip-dominated stock markets highlighted how heavily global equities have come to depend on enthusiasm for artificial intelligence.
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(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images) Restrictions around the Iran national team's World Cup travel are being slightly loosened, with the team now permitted to travel to at U. S. game sites two days before the day of the match, the U.
New York [US], June 23 (ANI): The sell-off in global tech stocks intensified on Tuesday as investors became wary of the frenzy around AI, adopting a more cautious approach and evaluating the next steps on how to navigate the technology's soaring costs. Nasdaq 100 extended the selloff opening more than 2 per cent lower on Tuesday, with memory chip heavyweight Micron down more than 11 per cent.
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