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The BBC says the German discount grocer is targeting urban US markets such as Manhattan, while questions remain about whether its model can compete with Walmart.

France24 reports Argentina advanced in a quarter-final that ended 3-1 after extra time, with Switzerland down to 10 men; some color and causal framing in one version are not independently confirmed by the paired source.

Iran’s state broadcaster said the IRGC Navy ordered the temporary closure and warned vessels against using what it called an “illegal route,” while a separate report placed the move in the context of wider US-Iran conflict.

Reports agree that two people were killed at a Toronto street festival. The number of wounded and details about the police response vary across early accounts.