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Lionel Messi will take on England for the first time in his international career on Wednesday as he attempts to lead Argentina to another World Cup final

For first time ever

Messi meets England at last with World Cup final place on the line

Beloved New Zealand actor and "Jurassic Park" star Sam Neill died on Monday aged 78

Hollywood legend

Co-star says Sam Neill battled pneumonia before death

Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit are forbidden from creating or keeping accounts belonging to users in Australia under 16

According to online watchdog

Young Australian men falling victim to online sexual extortion: regulator

Thousands of workers who cross daily between Spain and Gibraltar will no longer need to go through border controls

Self-governing British territory

New era for Gibraltar as border controls with Spain set to end

This time exposed shot taken at midnight, shows the stars and the two bluffs known as the "Bears Ears" in the Bears Ears National Monument on May 12, 2017 outside Blanding, Utah

Executive orders

Trump slashes two Utah protected areas by more than 90%

Burned-out vehicles still line some roads where people were trapped as the fast-moving fire swept

'Climate chaos'

Five Britons among foreign Spanish wildfire victims

Admiral Igor Kostyukov, head of the GRU Russian military intelligence, whose agents are among new sanctions ordered by the European Union and Britain

Accused of digital strikes

EU, UK hit Russia with joint sanctions over cyber attacks

Miguel Baez is looking for the bodies of his family members in the hopes of giving them a dignified burial

Ten days after disaster

'Until the end': The tireless, traumatic search for Venezuela quake victims

The strike on Sanaa airport is the most serious flare-up in the conflict between government and Houthi forces in years

'Ending the de-escalation phase'

Yemen govt says hit Sanaa airport, Houthis attack Saudi Arabia

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison would lead the company after its planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery

Threat to competition in film

Twelve US states sue to block Paramount's Warner Bros. takeover

The International Criminal Court poses 'an intolerable threat to US sovereignty,' the State Department said

Could include further sanctions

US vows campaign to end ICC 'threat' to Americans

Goons have been used to attack anti-government protesters and rights activists

Hiring armed thugs

Kenya's goons: a world of political violence and desperation

Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, in northeastern Nigeria, has seen recurring attacks by jihadist groups

According to new study

From bombmaking to motorcycle tweaks: how Nigerian jihadists use AI

Acetaminophen is the primary active ingredient in over-the-counter medications including Tylenol, and is the safest medication for treating pain and fever in pregnant women according to scientific and medical consensus

Unsubstantiated claims

US appeals court revives private cases alleging Tylenol link to autism

UK police have launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe

Ann Widdecombe murder

Counter-terror police take over investigation into UK politician's killing

Besigye faces treason charges, which he says are politically motivated

Uganda opposition leader treason trial starts without lawyers

The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the world's oil, is a major source of contention between the United States and Iran

Trump says US reinstates Iran blockade, will be 'paid' for guarding Hormuz

The powerful IG Metall union organised protests at Volkswagen sites last week after reports emerged of VW's plans to ramp up its job cuts, as well as potentially close four German factories

Volkswagen confirms weighing up to 50,000 more job cuts

Moscow has for months been pushing Russians to install Max -- a super-app that lacks encryption and that critics say could be used to track people

Super-app that lacks encryption

EU sanctions target Russian state-backed messaging app

The Swiss economic affairs ministry said the two countries aimed to have the agreement signed before the end of the year

Two-year process

Switzerland, Britain conclude 'modernised' free trade deal talks

Croatian head coach Slaven Bilic

After Dalic's resignation

Slaven Bilic returns as Croatia coach

Dozens of women were detained by the Taliban government's morality police in early June on accusations they were violating official dress codes by not wearing the body-cloaking chador or burqa

'Everything is fine in Herat'

Taliban says 'no oppression' of Afghan women after dress crackdown

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the arrest of a top military unit commander for murder

Supposed to be flagship fighting force

Commander of Ukraine's French-trained brigade arrested in murder probe

Pressure has intensified on the EU executive to establish a bloc-wide ban like Australia last year

Pressure intensifying

EU to limit children's access to social media - gradually

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur celebrates her fifty against England in the inaugural women's Test at Lord's

270-run victory

India thrash England in historic first women's Test at Lord's

Flowers were left on a partially melted electric keyboard, after a deadly fire at the Bangkok venue

At least 28 people died

Thai bandmates recount chaos of deadly Bangkok bar fire

Nigeria's oil production has historically been hampered by pipeline theft

1.56 million barrels per day

Nigeria oil output hits six-year high, above OPEC target

Tables and chairs covered in ash in the aftermath of a fire at Bangkok's Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar

Authorities launch investigation

Thailand probes Bangkok bar fire that killed 28

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