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• AP Trending SummaryBrief at 4:41 p.m. EDT

  10-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users ......
  
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• Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, June 11

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN -- Iran has approved no draft for a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States on ending the war, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday, citing an informed source close to the Iranian negotiating team. Minutes later, Fars added on social media platform X that as the United...
  
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• World News in Brief: Turk condemns Northern Ireland riots, jobs at risk over animal disease ...

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
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• World Cup what to know: Mexico starts with big win while U.S., Canada prepare for openers

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  Mexico opened the World Cup in style with a dominant 2-0 win over South Africa in front of a boisterous home crowd at Azteca Stadium. The U.S. and Canada both get their opportunity for a fast start in front of ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: Mexico’s opening ceremony and El Tri’s winning start – in pictures

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  The best images from Mexico City Stadium as the 2026 World Cup got under way, with Shakira and Burna Boy starring in the first of the tournament’s three opening ceremonies before El Tri made easy work of their opener against Bafana Bafana ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: Every result and the top goalscorers so far

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  The 2026 World Cup is officially underway, with co-hosts Mexico kicking off the tournament with a 2-0 win against South Africa in the opening match at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Thursday 11 June. The hosts took the lead after just nine minutes by pouncing on a poor touch from South Africa defender Yaya Sithole, leading to Julian Quinones slotting home the first goal of the 2026 World Cup from inside the box. Mexico dominated the chances before South Africa were reduced to ten men in th
  
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• World Bank downgrades global growth on energy shock risks

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  AgenciesThe World Bank on...
  
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• Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia’s waning aura provides others a genuine chance

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  For a long time in women’s cricket, ahead of an ICC World Cup the big question would be who Australia would play in the final. If not who Australia would beat in the final. ......
  
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• War and Circuses

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  Trump juggles Iran, a World Cup, and a UFC cage fight. ......
  
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• US, Canada delay opening of new bridge after Trump raised objections

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. and Canada have decided to delay the opening of a new $4.7 billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, that was set to open in the coming days after U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this year threatened to ​block the crossing. A formal ribbon-cutting had been planned for Friday for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, according to invitations seen by Reuters. “Canada and the United States have agreed to delay ⁠the opening of...
  
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• Ukraine’s drone commander wants to cut Crimea off from Russia

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  Deep in an underground bunker, where walls of screens stream live data from across the battlefield, the commander of Ukraine’s drone forces is poring over terabytes of information to map out his next campaign: cutting Crimea off from Russia. Ukraine’s escalating drone strikes across Russian-occupied parts of the country have disrupted military logistics and fuel supplies, prompting authorities last month to introduce fuel rationing in Crimea. Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine&rsquo
  
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• Trump reverses course and calls off planned attacks on Iran

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
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• Trump expects deal 'as soon as this weekend'

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump Thursday said the United States and ​Iran could sign a peace deal ‌as soon as this weekend that would reopen shipping traffic through the Strait of ‌Hormuz. The agreement, if ⁠finalised, would be the ‌most significant diplomatic breakthrough yet to end the ‌three-month-old war, which has killed thousands of people and sent global energy prices sharply higher. Iran's semi-official Fars ⁠news agency reported that Tehran is likely to appr
  
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• Trump cancels planned strikes against Iran

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
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• Trump Backpedals on Planned Iran Strikes, Citing Deal Progress

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  But Iranian news reports that Tehran has not yet agreed to a deal. ......
  
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• Three die after car hits group of Dutch schoolchildren on cycling trip

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
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• Thailand Expects Malaysian Tourist Arrivals To Remain Resilient

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  WORLD > NEWS Thailand Expects Malaysian Tourist Arrivals To Remain Resilient 11/06/2026 09:43 PM TAT Deputy Governor for International...
  
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• Taking the kids: Let’s celebrate Juneteenth

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  The message took a long time to get to the destination. More than two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, and months after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Union troops finally arrived in Galveston, ......
  
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• Singapore Monitoring West Asia Developments, Ready To Assist If Needed - DPM Gan

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  WORLD > NEWS Singapore Monitoring West Asia Developments, Ready To Assist If Needed - DPM Gan...
  
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• RTM Celebrates FIFA World Cup Opening, Gathers Football Community At Angkasapuri

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  GENERAL > NEWS RTM Celebrates FIFA World Cup Opening, Gathers Football Community At Angkasapuri 12/06/2026 02:26 AM KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- Radio...
  
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• Real Madrid confirms Mourinho return on three-year contract

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid has confirmed Jose Mourinho on Thursday as its new first team coach with the Portuguese returning 13 years after his last spell at the club. The...
  
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• Raúl Jiménez seals Mexico’s win against nine-man South Africa in World Cup opener

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  Was that it, then? Was Sphephelo Sithole being caught in possession nine minutes into the opening game, Julián Quiñones running on to lash the ball through Ronwen Williams’s legs, was that when the football took over, the moment when concerns over the aggression of the major co-host faded away and...
  
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• Opinion | The Revolt of Britain’s Defenders

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  Key ministers resign over Labour’s failure to fund the military. ......
  
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• NASA defends all-male Artemis III mission

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
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• Nancy Guthrie's grave found in Mexico? What we know as anonymous tip sparks massive search

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  The search did not...
  
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• Mexico kick off World Cup with win over South Africa amid three red cards

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
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• Mexico get World Cup party started with win over nine-man South Africa

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  Mexico got the World Cup party started as the co-hosts swept away South Africa 2-0 on Thursday in an encounter with three red cards as the quadrennial ‌football extravaganza got underway at the Azteca stadium. Julian Quinones's early strike ​set the tone for ‌a dominant Mexican display in the Group A encounter with ‌Raul Jimenez's header ⁠midway through ‌the second half removing any lingering ‌tension for...
  
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• Mexico defeats South Africa in World Cup opener at Estadio Azteca after scoring in ninth minute

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  The first of 104 World Cup matches was won by the country that hosted the start of the tournament. Mexico took down South Africa, 2-0, in Mexico City after Estadio Azteca played host to the World Cup opening ceremonies. Mexico was the better team from the jump, scoring in the ninth minute after already having two corner kicks. WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE A...
  
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• Mexico beats nine-man South Africa in FIFA World Cup opener

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez scored in each half as co-host Mexico beat nine-man South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday. Quinones capitalized on a turnover to give his side an early lead in the Group A clash before Sphephelo Sithole received a red card for...
  
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• Man charged with kidnap and murder of Sydney woman whose body has not been found

  12-06-2026 01:05 via article.wn.com
  Woman, 58, was last heard from Monday afternoon and her car was found the next day...
  
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