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• Brazil's Raphinha sidelined by hamstring strain

  21-06-2026 04:11 via article.wn.com
  NEW JERSEY, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Raphinha will undergo treatment on a hamstring injury in an effort to return to action during the World Cup, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)...
  
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• Zelenskyy returns highest Polish honor as historical row deepens

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President...
  
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• U.S. Vice-President Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear programme

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  The framework was signed last week, and now top U.S. and Iran negotiators are in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details ......
  
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• US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its ...

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran. ......
  
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• US-Iran War News Live Updates: Vance Heads For Key Talks With Iran

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  IRGC has announced closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but the US military says the waterway is open to all vessels. ......
  
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• US disputes Iran's claims about closing Hormuz strait as negotiators head to Switzerland

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Negotiators from the United States and Iran were set to start peace talks in Switzerland on Sunday, even as US officials disputed Iranian claims about closing the key Strait of Hormuz. High-level officials from Iran arrived in Switzerland for peace talks with the US, Iranian state media reported, as US Vice President JD Vance departed Washington for meetings that Pakistan said will begin on Sunday. Although the U.S. and Iran had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire while negotiations take place, Tehran'
  
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• Urgent: U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland for talks with Iran -- media

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  GENEVA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice...
  
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• Trump threatens US tolls if final deal not reached in 60 days as Iran closes ...

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Iran does not control the...
  
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• Thousands join International Yoga Day events worldwide

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  International Day of Yoga is celebrated globally on June 21 every year, since its adoption by the United Nations in 2014 ......
  
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• The 2026 World Cup team of the tournament so far (without the superstars)

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  We pick an XI of players who have impressed during the initial rounds of games in Canada, the US and Mexico...
  
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• ‘Stung’ Spain have digested shock start but know repeat is not an option

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  European champions were frustrated by Cape Verde and know there is little margin for error against Saudi Arabia...
  
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• Starmer under pressure amid Burnham leadership threat

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Keir Starmer is under sustained pressure amid reports he could stand down next week as a leadership threat from Andy Burnham looms. The British Prime Minister has repeatedly vowed not to walk away from his post, even as public talk of a leadership contest or handing power to Mr Burnham has gained pace among Labour figures since he won the Makerfield by-election on Friday. The number of Labour MPs calling for Mr Starmer to go has since topped 100 - just under a quarter of the party's MPs - and in
  
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• Scientists develop new way to control quantum light sources

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, June 21 (Xinhua) -- International researchers have developed a new way to control quantum light sources, which is one of the key elements needed before quantum technologies can be used...
  
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• Red alert issued in France and alcohol banned from festivals amid heatwave

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  France has issued a red alert for a heatwave across more than a third of the country, also banning the consumption of alcohol during the annual Fete de la Musique festivities that day. The ferocious heatwave, which began earlier this week, has disrupted the country, forcing the...
  
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• Reality Money Check simulation engages students in real world financial decisions

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Nearly 70 Upward Bound students gained hands-on experience managing real-life finances during the Reality Money Check. ......
  
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• Randy's Natural World: The grapevine beetle

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  The grapevine beetle is among the most interesting of beetles. ......
  
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• Pics: Texas To Times Square, Yoga Day Sees Huge Participation Across US

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Yoga is practiced by tens of millions of Americans and has become one of the most visible examples of India's cultural influence in the country. ......
  
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• Paris’s Left Bank is dying

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  In the heart of Paris’s Left Bank, the Café de Cluny has witnessed many tumultuous events in modern French history. During the liberation of Paris in 1944, it was surrounded by barricades. In May 1968, the café’s terrace was on the front lines of the student riots that nearly toppled the French government. Today, the old café is closed and boarded up. For the past three years the corner location on Boulevard Saint-Michel has resembled a desolate urban ruin in a L
  
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• ‘An insane memory': New World Cup super hero plays in Miami but not with Messi

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Curacao better make some room for a new national super hero. Eloy Room delivered for his tiny Caribbean nation one of the finest performances in World Cup history on Saturday night, making 15 saves against a relentless Ecuador attack and helping The Blue Wave earn its first-ever point with a 0-0 draw against La Tri. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE The outcome also allowed Germany, which beat Ivory Coast earlier in the day, to clinch Group E. “It’s going to be
  
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• Karmelo Anthony update: New surveillance footage, bodycam video of arrest released days after sentencing

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Newly released bodycam...
  
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• JD Vance lands in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear programme

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  The framework was signed last...
  
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• Iranian delegation arrives in Switzerland for US talks

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
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• Iran hit with fresh World Cup plane chaos as FIFA leave them high and dry ...

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Iran's chaotic World Cup campaign took another twist when their players were left waiting - with their bags packed - after FIFA's attempt to fix their travel woes failed. ......
  
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• International Yoga Day: PM Narendra Modi Urges Indians to Make Yoga a Daily Habit for Health and Well-Being

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Kolkata: On the occasion of the 12th International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people across the country to adopt yoga as a part of their daily...
  
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• How to buy Germany World Cup knockout round tickets in Boston

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Germany fans will likely need to wait until the final day of group stage play to know the team's opponent for...
  
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• How England are using rugby-style ‘finishers’ to give them an edge at the World Cup

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Thomas Tuchel is being highly strategic in his use of substitutes - and it paid off with Marcus Rashford's goal against Croatia ......
  
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• France’s big Rafale F5 push! UAE plan revealed – why India holds the key?

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Instead of building a completely new stealth fighter, France is upgrading the Rafale into a “super Rafale” configuration with enhanced strike range, survivability and weapons capability. ......
  
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• France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports amid heat wave

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  France is putting emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert because of a heat wave affecting parts of Europe ......
  
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• Fifteen saves, one point: Room leads Curacao to Fifa World Cup history

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room needed two minutes to make one of the Fifa World Cup's most impressive saves so far, stopping Ecuador forward Enner Valencia from close range and setting the tone for a career-defining performance that created history on Saturday. Room made 15 saves in the 0-0 draw with Ecuador in Group E, the most in a 90-minute match in the tournament's history, hauling the smallest nation ever to play at a World Cup — with a population of about 156,000 — to their first
  
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• Feature: Photo exhibition showcases enduring China-Serbia friendship and cooperation

  21-06-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  BELGRADE, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Through a panoramic and multi-dimensional presentation, a photo exhibition at the Chinese Cultural Center in Belgrade offers visitors a vivid glimpse into the ironclad friendship and fruitful cooperation between China and Serbia. Titled "Let the Light of Ironclad Friendship Illuminate the Road of China-Serbia Cooperation -- A Photo Exhibition of the Friendship Between the Chinese and Serbian People," the exhibition features around 70 photographs, capturing memorable
  
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