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Fuel price cuts extended in Australia; Australians mark the winter solstice around the country; and in football, Germany advance to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time since 2014. 

US envoys in Switzerland for Iran talks as the Lebanon ceasefire faces another test; farmers groups on alert amid concerns of the impact of H5 bird flu on local species; and in football, the Netherlands beat Sweden to top Group F in the World Cup.