Australian leaders cautiously welcomed an expected plea agreement that could set free Julian Assange, who was pursued for years over WikiLeaks' publication of a trove of classified documents. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday there was nothing to be gained by keeping the Australian incarcerated. A plane thought to be carrying Assange landed Tuesday in Bangkok as he heads to the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific midway between Australia and Japan, where he is expected to appear in a U.S. federal court Wednesday local time.
The opening few seconds of Fifa’s official highlights video of the 2006 World Cup semi-final between France and Portugal shows a 21-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo in full flight, being chased down valiantly by Les Bleus right-back Willy Sagnol.
It is time for England to show why they were the pre-tournament favourites at Euro 2024, writes Phil McNulty.