France will face Morocco in the World Cup quarter-finals after edging past Paraguay 1-0, while the Atlas Lions booked their place with a convincing 3-0 victory over Canada, ending the co-hosts' historic run in the tournament.
West Africa's Al Qaeda affiliate, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on military positions in Mali on Saturday (4 July) and said it had seized control of at least five of them.
A march by hundreds of masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front through Washington on Independence Day has reignited debate over the limits of free speech protections in the United States.
Russia's Defence Ministry has said its forces are clearing the town of Lyman in Donetsk of Ukrainian forces, Moscow's state news agency Tass reported. Meanwhile, Russian attacks killed at least six people across three Ukrainian regions on Friday, regional officials said.
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the eastern German city of Erfurt on Saturday as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) opened its annual party conference, where delegates voted to keep Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla as the party's co-leaders.
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to use next week's NATO summit in Ankara to advance his push for greater European responsibility in security, with a bilateral meeting planned with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as Paris seeks closer coordination with key allies.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on the 250th anniversary of American independence, saying Russia and the United States share a special responsibility for maintaining global security as the world's two largest nuclear powers.
China said on Saturday it had launched a coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, prompting a strong protest from Taipei, which accused Beijing of illegally expanding its authority and undermining regional stability.
Egypt secured their first World Cup knockout-stage victory by beating Australia 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Arlington, Texas.
Defending champions Argentina needed an extra-time own goal to beat Cape Verde 3-2 on Friday and reach the World Cup last 16, while Colombia advanced with a 1-0 win over Ghana.
World Athletics has reaffirmed its decision to keep Russian and Belarusian athletes excluded from international competition, saying there has been no meaningful progress towards peace in Ukraine.
Peru’s electoral authority has declared right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori the winner of the country’s presidential election, weeks after a closely contested run-off vote against left-wing rival Roberto Sanchez.
Singapore has reported a data exposure affecting 70,000 people after unauthorised access to a dataset in an IBM-managed cloud environment, according to the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). The authority said operational systems and property records remain secure.
Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding around the besieged Sudanese city of al-Obeid, the United Nations human rights chief warned on Friday, raising alarm over mounting atrocities and the risk of a worsening humanitarian disaster.
Germany has requested urgent talks with China's ambassador following reports that Chinese authorities trained Russian soldiers, adding fresh strain to relations between Beijing and Europe amid the war in Ukraine.
In a barbershop in Resende, in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, World Cup fever is going straight to fans' heads - literally. One barber is transforming hair into colourful tributes to the national team as supporters rally behind Brazil's latest bid for World Cup glory.
A “vanishingly rare” copy of the Declaration of Independence has been discovered in London, found in British archives holding records linked to the capture of an American privateer vessel in 1776.
HeadHunter, Russia’s largest employment platform, is advertising for volunteer drone operators to help protect the skies over Moscow as authorities strengthen defences against an increase in Ukrainian drone attacks.
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has rejected criticism that her government responded too slowly to two major earthquakes that have killed more than 2,500 people, as questions continue over the scale and coordination of the disaster response.
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