An Istanbul commuter train paused briefly on its journey to allow passengers to catch a brief glimpse of the Turkey v Austria last-16 Euro 2024 match being broadcast on a giant screen. Turkey won 2-1, propelling them to the quarter-finals of the competition in Germany.
(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelBritain's Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak on Wednesday kicked off the last day of campaigning before polls open in a national election, each warning voters of dire economic consequences if the other man wins.Opinion polls show Starmer's Labour Party is set for a big win that would end 14 years of Conservative government and hand the centre-left leader the keys to the prime minister's Number 10 Downing Street office on Friday morning.Fearful that voters could see the result as a foregone conclusion and stay at home when polling opens at 0600 GMT on Thursday or register protest votes with smaller parties, Labour issued a fresh rallying cry:"Don't forget the economic chaos for which the British people are still paying the price," Labour's campaign coordinator Pat McFadden said in a statement. "If you vote Conservative, nothing will change. If you don't vote at all or vote for another party, you run the risk of waking up on Friday to Rishi Sunak walking through the door to No. 10 once again. "The larger the scale of the supermajority, the easier it will be to ram through extreme policies - and the more tax rises will be inflicted on the British people," the Conservatives said in a statement.
Sir, Have we become so divorced from the natural environment that many people, including politicians, don’t see the need to make preserving it a priority (“Green issues polarise public, though many don’t care at all”, news, Jul 1)? You report that the public places the issue behind the economy, health and immigration, and that one interviewee said: “Neither of the two main parties are taking it seriously.” Most politicians continue to advocate economic growth as the answer to all our problems, without considering how long this is possible in a finite world where countries are competing for limited resources. More than 50 years ago, a landmark study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology concluded that there were limits to growth. There still are.
The Georgia football team received a heroes' welcome upon arriving in Tbilisi, Georgia, from the European Championships. Tens of thousands of people packed Tbilisi's central square to celebrate with the team. Georgia was the lowest-ranked team at Euro 2024 and exited the tournament after losing 4-1 to Spain in the round of 16. However, they went down fighting after taking the lead early on. Despite this being the country's first ever international tournament, Georgia seemed fearless and managed one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history by beating Portugal in the group stage.
Iran Presidential candidates Masoud Pezeshkian (L) and Saeed JaliliUPDATE, JULY 3:The Supreme Leader has acknowledged the historic low turnout in the first round of Iran’s managed Presidential election last Friday. UPDATE 1115 GMT:Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili will contest the runoff to become Iran’s President. UPDATE 0651 GMT:In the latest vote count, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian maintains a lead over hardliner Saeed Jalili, with the two men comfortably heading to a run-off. UPDATE Latest results released by the Interior Ministry show that presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian is now ahead of three other candidates, with 8,302,577 votes. #IranVotes2024 pic.twitter.com/ycr9LVdtsz — Iran Election 2024 (@PressTVElection) June 29, 2024ORIGINAL ENTRY: In a surprise development, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili are leading in the first round of Iran’s President election.
As Canada braces for a raging summer, Indigenous communities remain displaced – Daily Guardian3 Jul 2024Indigenous land is disproportionately affected by wildfire and their isolated nature makes aid access difficultWhen Robert Laboucan pictured his son taking his first steps he imagined it would be at home, maybe even in front of a camera in their living room. “It was really hard,” said Laboucan, a member of the Little Red River Cree Nation. Laboucan, his partner Jennifer, and their five children, aged one-16, are among dozens of fire evacuees still living at the hotel. While they will not get an exact replacement of the home they lost, Laboucan has been told that a new home will be ready for the family by July – approximately 14 months after the 2023 Paskwa fire tore through the Little Red River Cree Nation. Read More: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/03/canada-summer-wildfires-indigenous-displaced
Turkey fans were overjoyed as the national team's Euro 2024 last-16 game against Austria saw them advance to the quarter-finals. Fans watching the game on a giant screen set up in Istanbul's Kadikoy district celebrated wildly with flares and singing while celebrations also broke out across many cities in Germany, including Berlin, as thousands of Turks took to the streets.
Joe Biden is to meet with Democratic governors today in an attempt to stave off growing discontent over his candidacy, with a congressional Democrat calling for him to withdraw from the presidential race. I decided to travel around the world a couple times, going through around 100 time zones ... before ... the debate,” he said. That’s no excuse but it is an explanation.”A Reuters/Ipsos poll released yesterday found that one in three Democrats believe Biden should end his re-election campaign. A House Democratic aide said last night that there were 25 Democrat House members drawing up a call for him to step aside. Lloyd Doggett, a congressman from Texas, yesterday became the first Democrat in the House of Representatives to publicly urge the president to step aside.
Hours after the ruling was announced, Trump's legal team said in a letter to the New York court that the immunity ruling vindicated Trump's position that he should not be judged for his "official acts," and reiterated his call for the conviction to be set aside. "The matter is adjourned to September 18, 2024, at 10 am for the imposition of sentence, if such is still necessary," Judge Juan Merchan said in a court filing to allow time for consideration of the bombshell Supreme Court ruling. The conviction in New York in May made Trump the first former US president ever convicted of a crime. "The impact of the Immunity Ruling is a loud and clear signal for Justice in the United States. But because the Supreme Court gave limited guidance in its ruling "it's hard to really know, what will count and what won't."
www.aljazeera.com/…After a few years working and living in England, this is my first up close look at their election season. Unhappy conservatives will either stay home or vote for the right-wing Reform UK Party as a protest. I fear that the next step is political violence, maybe just shy of a civil war, and the best example is the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "low-level war".
However, when I tried to sign her up for a Sparks card, so she can access any discounts and deals, we were told she needed an email and a smartphone. Other retailers offer physical cards for their loyalty schemes and this seems only fair for those who don’t have, or cannot use, a smartphone. SD, RayleighWhen you contacted M&S on social media you were told, among other things, that only existing Sparks members could continue to use physical cards. The section of its website devoted to Sparks inquiries also states “we no longer issue customers with a physical Sparks card”. “Although most customers choose to access Sparks through their desktop or app, Sparks is available to everyone.
Prominent U.K. figures in the arts, business, journalism, and politics have appealed to the Vatican not to impose new restrictions on the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, also known as the Traditional Latin Mass. Fashion designer Paul Smith, novelist Agatha Christie, historian Tom Holland. ShareThe letter explicitly echoed an appeal by artists and writers published by the Times of London in July 1971. The signatories of the earlier letter, including mystery writer Agatha Christie, novelist Graham Greene, and violinist Yehudi Menuhin, expressed alarm at reports of “a plan to obliterate” the pre-Vatican Council II Mass. That appeal reached Pope Paul VI, who is said to have exclaimed “Ah, Agatha Christie!” as he read the list of signatories.
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. More infoGirona have confirmed that three of their directors have resigned, which is set to clear the way for themselves and sister club Manchester City to both compete in the Champions League next season. UEFA have clamped down on multi-club ownership groups in recent seasons, shining a spotlight on the City Football Group after Girona secured a surprise qualification to the Champions League for 2024/25. The Catalan club, who have Pep Guardiola's brother Pere as their chairman, confirmed on Monday that three of their directors with CFG connections have now stepped down. City and Girona could face each other in the revamped Champions League format next season, where each club faces eight games against eight different opponents in the group stage.
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We also published the following articles recentlyBJPs Annamalai to study in Oxford University for a few monthsTamil Nadu BJP VP confirms K Annamalai's selection for Oxford University's Chevening Gurukul Fellowship. Annamalai seeks permission for the three-month program and in-charge appointment. Selvaperunthagai to Annamalai: Mind your words, otherwise we will reveal Sringeri mutt secrets and othersSelvaperunthagai challenges Annamalai to a debate on Congress and right-wing history. “We are proud of our state president, who has been selected for the scholarship.”Asked if an interim state president (in-charge) was likely to be appointed, Nagarajan said it was up to the party’s national leadership to decide. Incidentally, Annamalai’s tenure as state BJP chief ends on July 17.
