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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of Germany and Ivory Coast soccer fans are gathering in Toronto as the FIFA World Cup matchup between the two nations’ teams is set to get underway in the city this afternoon. Germany supporters are expected to march by Toronto’s waterfront to the temporarily rebranded BMO…
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U.S. President Donald Trump escalated a diplomatic row with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday, accusing her of repeatedly seeking a photograph with him and linking the dispute to tensions over Iran and NATO. Read More
Iran said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz for shipping transit due to what it called a violation of the ceasefire by Israel, even as it dispatched a negotiating team to Switzerland for prospective peace talks with the U.S. Read More
A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe has prompted emergency meetings in France, nationwide warnings in Germany and strains on tourists and residents in Italy, as temperatures climb towards record levels. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was due to hold a crisis meeting on Saturday, local time, after the national weather agency Meteo France…
A train driver has died and nine people are in a critical condition after two passenger trains collided in central England, police said. Police and accident investigators are working to understand why a commuter train bound for London’s St. Pancras Station slammed into the back of another train headed for the same destination on Friday…
Beth Mooney has played down any concerns about her back injury after Australia crushed the Netherlands by 98 runs in their T20 Women’s World Cup clash in Southampton. In reply to Australia’s 6-219 on Saturday, the world number 14 side were restricted to 3-121 despite a brave effort from the associate nation. Australia’s third win…
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 16 people on Saturday, hours after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, with Israel saying it was responding to projectiles fired by the Iran-backed group. Lebanon’s state news agency NNA said Israeli warplanes and drones hit multiple locations in the south and the Bekaa Valley. A statement from…
The federal government is winding back its discount to the fuel excise, after three months of relief for motorists. The 50 per cent discount, which has knocked 32 cents off each litre of petrol, will drop back to 16 cents between July 1 and August 2, before tapering off altogether. The Heavy Vehicle Road User…