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• Analysis: China's ballistic missile launch was a message for the US

  10-07-2026 07:27 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK (AP) — When China launched a ballistic missile into the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, it was a rare test of a nuclear-capable weapons system that drew international rebuke. ......
  
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• Urgent: 3 injured by falling shrapnel after alleged Iranian attacks: Qatar's ministry of interior

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  DOHA, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Three people were...
  
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• Turkiye fines over 100 doctors for Caesarean deliveries

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  ANKARA: Turkiye’s health ministry has fined more than 100 obstetrician-gynaecologists for carrying out Caesarean sections, suspending them from duty and forcing them to undergo training, BirGun newspaper reported on Saturday. The country has the highest rate of C-section births among the OECD’s 38 nations,...
  
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• The Secret Science of Pigeon Navigation

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  Pigeons have an annoying advantage over humans. Drop a pigeon hundreds of kilometres from home and, more often than...
  
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• Switzerland fumes after Breel Embolo red card in World Cup quarterfinal loss to Argentina

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  Switzerland's Breel Embolo was sent off...
  
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• Security forces uncover weapons, ammunition cache in E. Afghanistan

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces have seized a significant cache of weapons and ammunition in Dand Patan district of eastern Paktia province, the...
  
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• Qatar's Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies at 74

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  DOHA, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's Father Amir and former amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani...
  
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• Qatar Confirms Three Injured, Including Child, After Iran-US War Interceptions and Debris Fallout

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  Qatar’s Ministry of Interior said security authorities and Civil Defence teams activated emergency response procedures following Iranian attacks.The Ministry of Interior...
  
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• Lionel Messi’s World Cup scoring streak ends, but his assist sparks Argentina’s win over Switzerland

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  Lionel Messi's World Cup scoring...
  
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• In Sicily, drones at work to predict volcanic eruptions

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  Scientists are...
  
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• Heat dome spreads across US, bringing dangerous days, little relief at night

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  An intense heat wave spread across parts of the western and central United States on Saturday, with triple-digit temperatures forecast from the Intermountain West into the Northern Plains and dangerous heat and humidity lingering in parts of the Southeast. The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center said the heat would continue through much of the coming week as a strong upper-level ridge stretched from the western United States into the Midwest. Several days of well-above-normal te
  
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• Green councillor condemned for ‘globalise intifada’ sign

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
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• FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal schedule: Mbappe meets Yamal, Messi faces Kane - Final 4 ...

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  Messi faces Kane and...
  
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• FIFA World Cup 2026: Argentina 3-1 Switzerland match report and highlights

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  After suffering for...
  
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• Fifa says 'no evidence' ball hit wire on regulation England goal against Norway

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  England's lone regulation goal in its eventual 2-1 extra-time defeat of Norway in a World Cup quarterfinal Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla., was not without controversy. Norway argued — and video replay appeared to show — that a goal kick from their goalkeeper Orjan Nyland bounced off a wire supporting...
  
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• England, Argentina set up Fifa World Cup showdown after quarter-final wins

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  England and Argentina set up a blockbuster World Cup semi-final showdown on Sunday after battling past Norway and Switzerland to book their passage to the last four. In sweltering Miami, two goals from Jude Bellingham gave England a nervy 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway to send the Three Lions into the semi-finals for only the fourth time in history. Defending champions Argentina later sealed their place in the last four after a nail-biting 3-1 win over 10-man Switzerland at Kansas City's Arr
  
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• At World Championships in Delhi why badminton needs Gen Z, Gen Alpha watchers

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  For the upcoming...
  
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• Argentina tops Switzerland and England beats Norway in World Cup quarterfinals, in photos

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  Lionel Messi's World Cup scoring streak ended at nine games, but he still led defending champion Argentina to the semifinals. Julian Alvarez scored the go-ahead goal in extra time and Messi assisted on Argentina's first goal in a 3-1 win ......
  
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• Argentina keeps playing with fire. Will anyone at the World Cup make it burn?

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  Erling Haaland on putting Norway on the World Cup map Erling Haaland reflects on Norway's unforgettable World Cup run and what it means to have put the nation on the global stage. KANSAS CITY, MO — The book is out on Argentina. Three consecutive teams with little else in common have complicated life for the reigning champion: Cape Verde in the round of 32, Egypt in the round of 16 and, Saturday, Switzerland in the quarterfinals. It may not matter. After a 3-1 win in extra time, Argentina i
  
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• AP News Summary at 1:41 a.m. EDT

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran lashes out again at Gulf Arab states ......
  
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• 1st LD Writethru: Qatar's Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies at 74

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  DOHA, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's Father Amir and former amir Sheikh Hamad...
  
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• 120000 reasons not to forget: Poland slams Ukraine over Volhynia genocide, 'Reconciliation isn't '

  12-07-2026 08:51 via article.wn.com
  Polish President Karol Nawrocki said reconciliation with Ukraine must not come at the cost of...
  
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• US Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71

  12-07-2026 08:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Graham was a prominent Republican senator from South Carolina
  
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• Qatar’s former ruler who abdicated after turning tiny Arab nation into global powerhouse dies at 74

  12-07-2026 08:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani mastermind the Persian Gulf state’s transformation from a quiet backwater into an influential international crossroads in less than a generation
  
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• World Cup top scorer: How will Messi, Mbappe, Kane Golden Boot race be decided?

  12-07-2026 08:07 via article.wn.com
  Argentina's Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe top the list of World Cup goalscorers. ......
  
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• World Cup: Alvarez’s late goal helps pushes Argentina past Switzerland

  12-07-2026 08:07 via article.wn.com
  KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Julian Alvarez sent defending champion Argentina back to the World Cup...
  
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• World Cup 2026: reaction to England’s quarter-final win over Norway and more – live

  12-07-2026 08:07 via article.wn.com
  ⚽ All the latest as the quarter-finals conclude...
  
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• Who’s playing in the World Cup today? TV schedule for July 11

  12-07-2026 08:07 via article.wn.com
  Getting your Trinity Audio player ready Here’s who is playing in the 2026 men’s World Cup today, July 11, as the quarterfinals come to a close. MORE: 2026 men’s World Cup bracket World Cup TV Schedule July 11 Quarterfinals Norway vs. England, 5 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. PT, Miami Stadium (FOX, Telemundo, Peacock) Argentina vs. Switzerland, 9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT, Kansas City Stadium (FOX, Telemundo, Peacock) Note: Matches on Telemundo and Peacock are in Spanish....
  
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• What comes next for Christian Pulisic, the U.S. soccer star who can never live up ...

  12-07-2026 08:07 via article.wn.com
  Off the field, Pulisic starred with Messi, on it he is being held to a standard set by ad executives rather than his own very good abilities ......
  
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• Water World to reopen Sunday after evacuation; police find ‘no credible threat’

  12-07-2026 08:07 via article.wn.com
  Getting your Trinity Audio player ready Police found “no credible threat” against Water World after evacuating the water park in north metro Denver on Saturday because of safety concerns. Water World will reopen Sunday following the evacuation and investigation that started around noon on Saturday, park officials said on social media. Park officials evacuated guests after the Federal Heights Police Department responded to a “potential threat” at the park at 8801 N. Pecos
  
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