A 14-year-old boy has been charged with preparing terrorist acts over an alleged extreme right-wing plot to target two mosques in Sutton, south London. Police said there is no enduring or wider threat and no one else is being sought.
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England and Argentina meet in a World Cup semifinal in Atlanta, renewing a rivalry shaped by the Falklands/Malvinas war and Diego Maradona’s 1986 “Hand of God” goal. The winner will face Spain for the title.
Russian strikes killed at least three people in Odesa as Ukraine said it hit 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea. The escalation came as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv to announce deeper defence industry cooperation.
Spain defeated France 2-0 in Arlington, Texas, to reach the World Cup final for the second time. Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro scored as France’s bid for a third straight final ended.
Counterterrorism police say Ann Widdecombe was killed in a targeted attack at her Devon home, though the killing has not been declared a terrorist incident. A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been re-arrested under terrorism-related allegations.
President Donald Trump dropped a proposed 20% fee on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Gulf investment deals would replace it. The decision came as the US prepared to resume a naval blockade of Iranian ports amid escalating regional attacks.
Palestinian officials said an Israeli drone strike on a Hamas-run police post in Jabalia killed at least seven people, including the local station chief. Israel confirmed a strike in the area and said it targeted “terrorists.”
Trump’s proposed 20% fee on cargo crossing the Strait of Hormuz could cost large vessels tens of millions of dollars per trip. Shipping experts, companies and the U.N. maritime agency say mandatory tolls through an international strait have no legal basis.