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• Chinese-style clothing grows popular in US stores

  05-06-2026 04:02 via article.wn.com
  A new trend of Chinese-style clothing, especially the so-called "Mandarin jacket", traditionally called tangzhuang, has become popular in the United States and abroad this spring and summer in clothing stores like Zara. The aesthetic, dubbed "Neo-Chinese Style" in English, appears under the hashtag xinzhongshi on social media and has been declared a major 2026 fashion craze on TikTok and Instagram among Generation Z and other age groups. "These jackets are clearly Asian-inspired," Desiree Jones,
  
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• Brewery brings back George Washington’s beer recipe to celebrate 250 years of America

  06-06-2026 14:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  America’s first president recorded the recipe while he was serving as a colonel in the Virginia militia
  
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• West Asia On Edge: Kuwait Intercepts Incoming Missiles, Drones Days After Airport Attack

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  This comes days after Kuwait airport was attacked earlier this week killing one Indian national and injurinh several others. ......
  
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• 'We Continue To Operate Freely': Iran Claims To Target US Warships, Washington Fact-Checks

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Iran claims it fired warning missiles at US warships in the Gulf of Oman, forcing retreat, but US Central Command denies any attack as wider Iran-US tensions persist. ......
  
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• Water supply network inaugurated in Afghanistan's Logar

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Authorities have put into operation a water supply network in eastern...
  
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• Vehicle Carrying Lebanese Army Personnel Struck By Israel After Suspected Hezbollah Threat

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  IDF strikes vehicle in southern Lebanon near Tebnit, later finds two Lebanese Army officers and one soldier inside, says it targeted suspected Hezbollah activity. ......
  
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• US Shoots Down Iranian Drones Near Strait Of Hormuz, Strikes Radar Sites In Goruk, Qeshm Island

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  US officials suspect these one-way drones were targeting commercial vessels transiting regional waters or US forces operating in the vicinity. ......
  
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• US-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates: Several Lebanese Soldiers Killed As Israeli Strike Hits Military Vehicle

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  US-Israel-Iran War News Today Live Updates: An air raid alert was issued in Bahrain after new US airstrikes in Iran. ......
  
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• UK Foreign Secretary Pushes India Partnership On Maritime Security, Critical Minerals During Visit

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper visits India, launches RMSCE and GSCO with Indian partners, boosting India UK Vision 2035 ties on maritime security, critical minerals and AI. ......
  
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• Turkmen Textile Expo 2026 held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  People visit the Turkmen Textile Expo 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, June 5, 2026. (Photo by Cui Jiaxin/Xinhua) This photo taken on June 5, 2026 shows exhibits at the Turkmen Textile Expo 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. (Photo by Cui...
  
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• Trump Weighed A High-Risk Mission To Recover Iran’s Uranium, Then Changed Course. What Stopped Him?

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump said Washington considered sending troops into Iran to recover enriched uranium but abandoned the plan as too risky. ......
  
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• Trump Shares AI Video Showing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Filled With ‘Liberal Tears’

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Trump shares AI video of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool filled with liberal tears, tied to 2017 meme, as $13.1 million restoration nears completion amid preservation criticism. ......
  
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• Trump Says Iran Has Just 21% Of Missiles Left, Insists Tehran 'Has No Choice' But ...

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Trump said the US had "totally destroyed" Iran's military capabilities, but acknowledged that Tehran still possesses the ability to launch attacks. ......
  
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• Trump-Netanyahu Rift Deepens? US Officials Carry Burner Phones In Israel Amid Spying Fears

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level, described as "critical". ......
  
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• 'Sole Breadwinner': Indian Killed In Kuwait Drone Strike Was Coming To Ujjain To Attend Niece's Wedding

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Manzoor Ahmed, who had been working as a tailor in Kuwait for nearly 30 years, was killed in an Iranian strike that targeted Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday ......
  
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• Sam Altman's OpenAI, Trump Admin In Talks Over Government Stake In AI Startup

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Altman pitched the idea to the President Donald Trump-led administration in 2025, and the talks have been ongoing for over a year now ......
  
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• Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects Ukrainian leader’s offer to meet, saying he sees \u2018no point\u2019 ...

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
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• Russia Intercepts 25 Drones Near St Petersburg Amid Key Economic Forum

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Russian air defence shot down 25 drones over Leningrad region near St Petersburg, Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko says combat operations continue during SPIEF. ......
  
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• Return Of The Screwworm: Can The Flesh-Eating Parasite Found In US Cattle Infect Humans?

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  A parasite once pushed out of the US has been detected again in livestock, prompting quarantine measures and a wider containment push in cattle-rich Texas. ......
  
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• Putin Rejects Zelenskyy Meeting Proposal, Says ‘No Point’ In Face-To-Face Talks

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Putin rejects Zelenskyy talks and ceasefire, links stance to Luhansk drone attack, defends Russias economy, says Western sanctions hurt dollar and euro, touts multipolar order. ......
  
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• Putin Offers Joint Production Of 'World's Best' Sukhoi Su-57 Jet To India: 'No Restrictions'

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Putin reaffirmed Russia's readiness to cooperate with New Delhi on the export and joint production of the stealth aircraft, Sukhoi Su-57. ......
  
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• Putin Hails India As Global IT Powerhouse, Calls New Delhi ‘Key Partner’

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Putin praises India as a key strategic partner and leading IT power, highlighting its major role in global software and digital economy and deepening Russia India tech ties. ......
  
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• Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny in Spain and weighs in on national soccer rivalry

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV acknowledged...
  
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• NASA Reverses 'Safe-Haven' Order For Five Astronauts After ISS Air Leak Prompted Evacuation Alert

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Air leak in Zvezda module doubled air loss on Friday, prompting NASA to briefly move five astronauts to SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. ......
  
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• 'Live In Real World': Iran Rejects Trump's Suggestion Of Meeting Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejects Donald Trumps idea of meeting Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, saying expectations are unrealistic amid ongoing US Iran tensions. ......
  
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• Kosovo set to hold third election in 18 months as frustration grows over political impasse

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Voters in Kosovo are heading to the polls this weekend for the third time in 18 months. Frustration is growing over a political impasse in the small Balkan country, which aspires to move closer to the European Union and NATO. ......
  
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• JD Vance Blames 'Mass Invasion Of Migrants' After Indian Stabs UK Teen; Britain Calls It ‘Interference'

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  The remarks came after Vance suggested that migration policies were partly responsible for the circumstances that led to the killing. ......
  
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• 'It's Really Not Much Of A War': Trump Says Iran Negotiations 'Going Quite Well'

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Trump reiterated that the central objective of the US campaign had been to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, suggesting that the goal had largely been achieved. ......
  
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• Istanbul bans forest entry to prevent summer wildfires

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  ISTANBUL, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkish authorities have banned entry to forested areas across Istanbul...
  
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• Iran World Cup players get U.S. visas, official says, some staff waiting

  06-06-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  This is the first World Cup in which a host nation will receive a country with which it is at war. Secretary of State Marc Rubio said no IRGC affiliates allowed in the U.S. ......
  
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