Argentina face the prospect of disciplinary action from Fifa after their players celebrated the World Cup semi-final win against England with a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands.

The defending world champions produced a dramatic late comeback in Atlanta, scoring twice to defeat Thomas Tuchel’s side 2-1.

After the final whistle, Argentina players celebrated while holding a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”, which translates as “The Falklands are Argentine”.
The Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the south-west Atlantic Ocean, remain the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina.
The two nations went to war over the group of islands, situated 300 miles off Argentina’s east coast, from April to June 1982. The 74-day conflict led to the deaths of 655 Argentine and 255 British servicemen. Three people from the islands also died.

In 2014, Fifa fined the Argentine Football Association £20,000 after its players held up a banner with the same message before a friendly against Slovenia.World football’s governing body said the gesture had breached rules on political action and team misconduct.

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Protests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky’s surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

A tech savvy, young, ambitious minister, Mr Fedorov has become the face of Ukraine’s hugely successful drone warfare campaign. But did he push too hard, and clash with the more traditional heads of the military? 

We answer all your questions on who he is, why he was removed and what it all means on the battlefield. 

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The US military has launched a fresh wave of of attacks against Iran for the fifth day in a row.

US President Donald Trump has warned power plants and bridges could be hit if Tehran doesn’t accept a deal, while Iran says it could intensify its attacks to include other oil and gas exporting routes.

With this escalation, what are the prospects for re-establishing peace negotiations?

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The actor Sam Neill, known for his roles in the Jurassic Park films and Peaky Blinders, has died aged 78.

His family says “the loss was sudden and unexpected”, adding he died in Sydney “surrounded by family, and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life”

In 2023, Neill said he had been diagnosed with cancer, but in April this year revealed he was cancer free,

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