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Egypt's recent inclusion into a global benchmark equity index is expected to attract about four billion U.S. dollars into its government securities market, according to officials from the north African nation. Egypt is among 13 countries included in the new FTSE Russell Frontier Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Series, which tracks local currency bond markets.

Football fans rejoice in France after the world champions beat Germany in a blockbuster Euro 2020 clash.

Jiuquan (China) (AFP) – Astronauts who will be blasting off on Thursday for China's first manned mission to its new space station meet the media. The mission will be China's longest crewed space mission to date and the first in nearly five years.

CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks with author and chef Alice Waters about her book "We Are What We Eat," and how food cultivation and dietary practices are a reflection of culture and society.

Jalisco (Mexico) (AFP) – A freight train derailed and toppled onto houses alongside the tracks in western Mexico on Tuesday, killing one resident and injuring three others, emergency services said.

The Israeli military struck targets in Gaza overnight Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement, citing incendiary balloons launched from Gaza earlier in the day. CNN's Hadas Gold reports.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray about his involvement in leak investigations during the Trump administration that reportedly subpoenaed Apple for data from key Democrats.

The United States and the European Union "need to write the rules of the road" for emerging technologies in order to prevent China from becoming the global rule-setter, says US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. "China doesn't share our values. They don't share our values around privacy.