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• Ebola infects more than 1,000 in Congo

  23-06-2026 11:17 via article.wn.com
  NAIROBI, June 22 (Reuters) - Ebola has now infected more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an outbreak that has spread to a third displacement camp and killed an 18-month-old girl, official reports showed. ......
  
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• Zelensky to skip key Ukraine conference in Poland over WWII row

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Email: KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will skip the upcoming Ukraine Recovery Conference in Poland as a diplomatic row over World War II memory...
  
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• World unlikely to return to pre-crisis energy situation: S&P's Jim Burkhard

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi: The world is unlikely to return to the pre-crisis energy situation as countries respond to recent disruptions by reassessing energy security ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: How England can be confirmed as group winners tonight after FIFA rule change

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Three Lions face Ghana in their second Group L fixture at Boston Stadium ......
  
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• Will mankind be able to harness AI for good?

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
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• Video shows Miami police shutting down Scottish 'Tartan Army' tradition

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  After a wild, warm welcome in Boston, Scottish World Cup fans got more of a … cooler reception by Miami law enforcement. Videos went viral over the weekend of Miami police officers shutting down various shenanigans from the "Tartan Army" ahead of Scotland's game in South Florida this Wednesday. in and around Boston as its team played two matches at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. They were praised for their behavior, enthusiasm and philanthropy, even by local law enforcement. The Tartan A
  
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• Ukraine and NATO Launch Initiative to Target Russian Airfields

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has announced another set of what it calls "offensive plans," or, as Ukrainian officials often describe...
  
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• The Strait of Hormuz\u2019s future is unsettled even as more ships venture through

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Tehran and Washington clashed over the Strait of Hormuz again this past weekend....
  
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• Swiss miss out on chance to save their nation from immigrant invasion

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Snow caps, yes: people caps, no. In a national referendum this week, the people of Switzerland voted against a hard cap of 10 million on the population. The vote was called by the conservative Swiss People’s Party in an effort to control the country’s population growth, which is driven entirely by immigration. Switzerland is a unicorn among the world’s nations: a successful multilingual state. The country was forged in the medieval and early...
  
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• Strait of Hormuz traffic rises after Iran-US deal, but toll fears linger

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Strait of Hormuz traffic rises after Iran-US deal, but toll fears linger ......
  
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• Soy allergy alert: Power Plate Meals recalls frozen meatloaf product nationwide

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
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• Russia foils double bomb plot targeting law enforcement officers

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday it had thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian special services to carry out a double bomb attack...
  
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• Porsche CEO asks investors for patience amid China slump

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Porsche under pressure to revive China business after profit collapse...
  
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• Paddy Power World Cup offer: 50/1 for a goal to be scored in England vs Ghana

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Paddy Power are offering enhanced odds of 50/1 on a goal being scored in England’s game against Ghana ......
  
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• One killed, two wounded by occupation fire in S. Lebanon | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  BEIRUT: Lebanon’s...
  
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• NJ Transit World Cup tickets aren't sold out. We looked into why

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Two of New Jersey’s eight World Cup matches came and went — and both times NJ Transit didn’t come close to selling out its 40,000 tickets to take people to and from MetLife Stadium. The agency moved more than 21,000 fans to and from the East Rutherford stadium during the first match, which took place on a Saturday, June 13, at 6 p.m., and about 26,000 during the second, which was a Tuesday, June 16, at 3 p.m. So why didn’t more people take it, especially after it performe
  
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• Niger begins ICC exit, alleges selective justice by Hague court

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Niger begins ICC exit, alleges selective justice by Hague court ......
  
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• Measles outbreak in Tenerife believed to have come from Brit boy on holiday

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Four cases of measles have been confirmed so far on Tenerife - the Spanish health ministry believes the outbreak orginated from a British boy on holiday ......
  
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• Man who 'collected human body parts' from graveyards tells police he ate them

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Detectives searching the man's flat discovered a house of horrors with skulls, a lower leg and a hand, as well as a reconstruction of a human face made from skin ......
  
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• Jordan crowd crush kills one at World Cup watch party

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  A crowd surge among Jordanians gathered near Amman...
  
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• Israel's 'deliberate targeting' of children part of ongoing Gaza genocide: UN probe

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children in what has become a key factor in an ongoing “genocide” in Gaza, United Nations investigators charged on Tuesday, in a report slammed by Israel. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry said it had found evidence that “Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted and killed by Israeli security forces”. This, it said, was a key factor in establishing “the genocidal intent of the Israeli auth
  
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• Israel, US parting ways? Netanyahu says Iran war 'not over', seeks arms independence

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for greater military self-reliance, saying Israel must develop its own weapons-production capabilities and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers as it continues to confront Iran and allied groups across the region.Speaking during a meeting with reserve combat officers in Gush Etzion in the occupied West Bank, Netanyahu stressed the...
  
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• Iran’s President Visits Pakistan as US-Iran Nuclear Talks Face Key Sticking Points on Inspections, Sanctions and Assets

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday in a high-profile visit that underscored Islamabad’s growing diplomatic role in efforts to secure a permanent agreement between Iran and the United States, even as differences emerged over key elements of the proposed deal..Pezeshkian was given a red-carpet welcome and guard of honour on arrival in Islamabad, where he was received by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari and senior Pakistani offic
  
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• Iran announces three-day holiday in Tehran for Ali Khamenei

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Irani announced...
  
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• Indian man jailed in Singapore for molesting flight attendant while friends laughed

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Indian man jailed in Singapore for molesting flight attendant while friends laughed ......
  
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• India eyes a risky Everest mission to recover the body of "Green Boots"

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  A Mount Everest veteran tells CBS News why retrieving "Green Boots," whose remains have become a grim waypoint for climbers, would be a perilous mission. ......
  
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• Hungary extends heat alert, raises warning to highest level from Saturday

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  BUDAPEST, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June...
  
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• Flash: Eiffel Tower in Paris set to close early Tuesday due to heatwave: media citing operator

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Eiffel Tower in Paris set to...
  
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• FIFA is making billions from World Cup 2026, and fans are paying the price in ...

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  By Rodrigo Cervantes MEXICO CITY — Not too...
  
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• European Leaders Bid Farewell as Starmer Prepares to Step Down

  23-06-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Leaders from across Europe have bid farewell to outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after he announced...
  
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