Premier David Crisafulli is standing by two of his ministers who have insisted they did not breach conflict of interest rules over their on-again off-again relationship.
NATO leaders announced over $72 billion in arms deals at a summit in Türkiye, signaling increased defense spending to meet US calls. Deals include European purchases from US firms and NATO buying from Sweden's Saab. US President Trump agreed to lift sanctions on Türkiye and offered F-35 jets, but also expressed disappointment with allies' support for the Iran war and didn't rule out further US troop withdrawals from Europe.
Egypt secured a stunning 2-0 victory over defending champions Argentina in a dramatic World Cup match. Goals from Ziko and a disallowed stunner from Mohamed Salah sealed the win, despite a late VAR decision that overturned Egypt's second goal.
Egypt takes a surprising 1-0 lead against Argentina in a World Cup match, with Yasser Ibrahim scoring a header from a corner. Lionel Messi missed a penalty, saved by Mostafa Shobeir, who also made several other crucial saves. Argentina struggled to contain Egypt's early attacks.
Egypt leads Argentina 2-0 in a live update match. A goal by Ziko in the 67th minute, assisted by Mo Salah and Haissem Hassan, secured Egypt's lead. Earlier, a stunning goal by Egypt was disallowed by VAR due to a foul on Lisandro Martínez.
Argentina manager Scaloni sees the World Cup as a leveller, with traditional powers struggling. Egypt's Salah achieves historic knockout stage qualification. Egypt coach Hassan uses press conference to appeal for Palestinian support.
Egypt took a surprising 2-0 lead against Argentina with goals from Ziko and Hassan, but Argentina fought back with a header from Cristian Romero and a late equalizer from Lionel Messi. A stunning goal by Egypt was disallowed by VAR.
