England's forward #17 Ivan Toney, England's defender #02 Kyle Walker, England's defender #08 Trent Alexander-Arnold, England's goalkeeper #01 Jordan Pickford and England's midfielder #04 Declan Rice celebrate after winning the UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-final football match between England and Switzerland at the Duesseldorf Arena in Duesseldorf on July 6, 2024. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP)

England turnaround penalty torment to reach Euros semis

England’s history at major tournaments is littered with penalty pain but they put that tortured past behind them to beat Switzerland and reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024. The Three Lions were
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A view of the rubble of a house collapsed in a landslide that killed two children in Soyapango, El Salvador, on June 21, 2024. - Rains affecting Central America, primarily in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, have caused at least 27 deaths, landslides, and infrastructure and crop damage, official sources reported on Friday. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

Torrential rains kill 27 across Central America

Torrential rains across Central America have left at least 27 dead in landslides and flooding over the past week, mainly in El Salvador, but also in Guatemala and Honduras, officials said Friday.
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Croatia detains Czech over fatal blast

A Czech man has been detained in Croatia after entering a restricted military zone and taking an explosive device that subsequently blew up, killing a child, Croatian police said on Friday. The
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A truck carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip drives at the Kerem Shalom border crossing between southern Israel and Gaza, on June 17, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Ahikam SERI / AFP)

Israel bombs Gaza as fears grow of wider war

Israel bombed Gaza on Friday as exchanges of fire and threats over the Lebanon border raised fears of wider war. Five municipal workers died “during an Israeli bombing” of a garage in
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A protester throws back a tear gas canister at Kenyan anti-riot police officers during a demonstration against tax hikes as Members of the Parliament continue to debate the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi on June 20, 2024. - Thousands of mostly young demonstrators took to the streets across Kenya on June 20, 2024 to protest contentious tax hikes, with police deploying tear gas and water cannon in the capital Nairobi. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)

One dead after tax protests in Kenyan capital Thursday

A man died on the sidelines of mass demonstrations against proposed tax hikes in the Kenyan capital, police said Friday, with the mounting protest a day earlier also leaving 200 people injured.
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(FILES) Dozens of people cheer and dance as they take part in the Namibian Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transexual (LGBT) community pride Parade in the streets of the Namibian Capitol on July 29, 2017 in Windhoek. - A top Namibian court on June 21, 2024 struck down the African country's colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex relationships, in a victory for the LGBTQ community. "The common law offence of sodomy is declared unconstitutional and invalid," the high court in the capital, Windhoek, wrote in its verdict. It also declared unconstitutional the offence of "unnatural sexual offences". (Photo by Hildegard Titus / AFP)

Namibian court strikes down law criminalising same-sex relationships

A top Namibian court on Friday struck down the African country’s colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex relationships, in a victory for the LGBTQ community. The high court in the capital, Windhoek, declared the
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Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi fights for the ball with Canada's goalkeeper #16 Maxime Crepeau during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament group A football match between Argentina and Canada at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Messi becomes most capped player in Copa America history

Argentina star Lionel Messi became the most-capped player in Copa America history on Thursday as he reached 35 appearances in the opening match of the tournament against Canada. The 36-year-old had shared
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Racine, Wisconsin, on June 18, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Trump promises foreign graduates green card

Donald Trump said he wants to grant green cards to foreign graduates from US colleges, in an apparent softening of his typically hard-line view on immigration, a key election issue. The Republican
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France's Minister for Economy and Finances Bruno Le Maire and member of the "Ensemble pour la Republique" coalition speaks during a meeting with French employers' association Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF) gathering party and coalition leaders ahead of legislative elections, in Paris on June 20, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

France vows to cut deficit within EU rules by 2027

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Friday insisted France would slash the public deficit to below three percent of GDP by 2027, after the EU reprimanded Paris for breaking budget rules.
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