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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared on Monday that Israel's "shaky Zionist regime" has only a limited time remaining, his remarks coming amid a sharp escalation that saw Tehran launch missiles at northern Israel and Israeli warplanes strike multiple Iranian cities including the capital.Hakan Fidan held talks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Saturday, with Turkish diplomatic sources confirming the high-level meeting as the fourth stop on the foreign minister's ongoing tour of Asia-Pacific nations that began at the start of June.Hakan Fidan was welcomed by his counterpart Sugiono in Jakarta on Wednesday, with the two sides set to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, boosting trade and defense ties, and addressing regional security challenges during the Turkish minister's Asia-Pacific tour.Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 2 to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation, with both sides emphasizing the importance of enhanced partnership between Ankara and the Southeast Asian city-state, according to diplomatic sources.New Zealand activist Mousa Taher, part of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla attacked by Israeli forces, said he was subjected to torture and humiliating treatment. "The Israeli occupation forces really tortured me this time," he said, showing injuries on his face and leg.

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Spain reach EURO 2020 semifinals after beating Switzerland

10:04, 03/07/2021, Saturday

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Spain reach EURO 2020 semifinals after beating Switzerland

Unai Simon (23) of Spain celebrates after winning the UEFA EURO 2020 quarter-final football match against Switzerland at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia on July 2, 2021. ( Dmitriy Golubovich - Anadolu Agency )

Spaniards to play against Italy or Belgium

Switzerland took on Spain in the first UEFA EURO 2020 quarterfinals on Friday.

The game started fairly slow until Jordi Alba's strike deflected off Denis Zakaria that brought an early lead to Spain in the eighth minute in Saint Petersburg Stadium.

Spain missed the chance to make it 2-0 with Koke's near-miss freekick shot in the 17th minute.

The Fighting Bulls missed another chance as Cesar Azpilicueta headed the ball to the hands of Swiss goalie Yann Sommer in the 25th minute.

The referee ended a slow-paced first half with this score.

Switzerland seemed more effective in the second half.

They missed several goal chances, and finally, Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri found the equalizer in the 68th minute.

The Swiss seemed more hopeful for a win until they are down to 10 men as Remo Freuler was shown a red card in the 77th minute.

Spain played more attacking after the red card but could not score the winning goal against their 10-men opponents.

The match ended with a 1-1 draw.

In the extra time, Spain continued their attacking play.

Spaniards' numerous attacks on Switzerland were deflected by Swiss goalkeeper Sommer.

They could not manage to break the tight defense of the Red Crosses in the extra time and the match went to penalties.

Spain beat Switzerland 3-1 on penalties.

The former world and European champions will face Belgium or Italy in the semifinals on July 6.

Titles :Spain EURO 2020 Switzerland

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