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• Europe has replaced most US cuts within NATO: Commander

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Stringer, a former Royal Air...
  
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• Zelenskyy rejects Russian claim of capturing Kostiantynivka

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected Russian claims that Moscow had captured the front-line city of Kostiantynivka in the eastern Donetsk region.Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "choosing to lie to the world" about the...
  
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• Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council condemns Iran flight to Sanaa, urges international action

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH — Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council held an emergency meeting in Riyadh on Saturday to discuss the serious consequences of Iran operating a direct flight to Sanaa International Airport, which is under Houthi control, calling it a blatant violation of...
  
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• World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Paraguay vs. France Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: Knockout Preview

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Paraguay vs. France Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: Knockout Preview - originally posted on Sportslens.com France enter this World Cup 2026 Round of 16 clash against Paraguay as heavy favorites, priced at -525 with leading operators. Paraguay, who knocked out Germany on penalties in the round of 32, face a France side that has scored ten goals in four World Cup matches without conceding until the knockout phase. The central question for World Cup 2026 Round of 1
  
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• World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Mexico vs. England Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: Knockout Preview

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Mexico vs. England Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: Knockout Preview - originally posted on Sportslens.com Mexico host England at the iconic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on July 5, 2026, with kickoff scheduled for 6:00 PM local time in a World Cup 2026 Round of 16 clash that carries enormous weight for both nations. England enter as the betting favorite at +149, while Mexico, buoyed by a perfect four-match group-stage record and a passionate home crowd, are pric
  
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• World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Canada vs. Morocco Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: Knockout Preview

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Canada vs. Morocco Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: Knockout Preview - originally posted on Sportslens.com Canada and Morocco meet at NRG Stadium in Houston on July 4, 2026, in a World Cup 2026 Round of 16 fixture that remakes a group-stage rivalry from Qatar 2022. Morocco enter as the bookmakers’ clear choice at -115 best available, while Canada, playing in front of a partisan home-continent crowd, are available at +425 at BetOnline to extend what is alrea
  
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• World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Brazil vs. Norway Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: Knockout Preview

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Brazil vs. Norway Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: Knockout Preview - originally posted on Sportslens.com Brazil and Norway meet in the World Cup 2026 Round of 16 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 5, with kickoff at 4:00 PM ET. Brazil enter as narrow match-odds favorites at -120, while Norway arrive having already beaten Ivory Coast 2-1 in the round of 32, making the World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Brazil vs. Norway predictions a genuine talki
  
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• Ukraine says strikes have disabled nearly 43% of Russia's oil refining capacity

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  KYIV — Ukraine claimed on Saturday that its strikes on Russian energy infrastructure have disabled 42.74% of Russia's oil refining capacity as of early July.Ukraine's General Staff said on Telegram that its forces had struck eight...
  
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• UK, France ready multinational mission to secure Strait of Hormuz

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — Britain and France announced late Friday that they are prepared to deploy a multinational military mission to help secure navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, despite repeated Iranian warnings against a foreign...
  
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• Trump says Iran eager to reach deal as US pauses talks for Khamenei funeral

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Tehran was eager to reach a settlement with Washington, adding that the United States had temporarily paused negotiations to allow for the funeral ceremonies of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, which officially began in Iran.Speaking...
  
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• Transgender people finding it hard to win at US Supreme Court

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  Legal experts said the ruling, represented another setback for transgender people fighting a growing array of state and federal restrictions targeting them — and for gay rights more generally. ......
  
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• Thousands gather in Tehran as week-long funeral rites for Khamenei begin

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN — Thousands of mourners gathered at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran on Saturday as Iran began week-long funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The ceremonies opened with the national anthem, Quran recitations and religious eulogies, Iran's...
  
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• Switzerland began planting black locust trees around 1750 to stabilise eroded hillsides and railway embankments, but today scientists say the invasive trees are replacing species-rich grasslands and changing their soil chemistry

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  Plants can help solve environmental problems, but one species planted in parts of Switzerland for environmental reasons has created another ecological problem there.Robinia pseudoacacia, or the Black Locust, a plant native to the North American continent, has been extensively grown in parts of Switzerland since the middle of the 18th century for erosion control, strengthening railway embankments, and producing durable wood. More than 250 years later, ecologists say the plant is spreading beyond
  
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• Congo's Ebola cases surpass 1,500 as death toll rises to 473

  04-07-2026 16:21 via article.wn.com
  KINSHASA — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 1,500 after more than 40 new infections were reported, according to official data released on Friday, as health authorities continue response and surveillance...
  
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• Xinhua Headlines: Cool innovation: made-in-China appliances chill Europe's heatwave

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Children play at Prater Hauptallee amid a heatwave in Vienna, Austria, June 25, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling) *According to market research firm Euromonitor International, Chinese manufacturers Haier, Gree and Midea are projected to account for a combined 32 percent of the European retail air-conditioner market by sales volume. *Despite recent frictions in China-EU trade relations, the surging air conditioner sales indicate that the strong underlying logic of the market outweighs any narrative aimin
  
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• Xi Jinping promotes new generals after anti-corruption crackdown shakes up military

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  One of the newly...
  
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• World Cup round of 16 matches ranked: The best and worst knockout games

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  The insane drama of the round of 32 has given way to the expectation of more tense moments with the stakes even higher in the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup. We have already seen European powers Netherlands and Germany knocked out. England got a major scare from DR Congo. Meanwhile, France cruised past Sweden, Norway got a dramatic defeat of Ivory Coast and Belgium staged a dramatic rally to get past Senegal. But the best moments were saved for last. Portugal rallied to get past Croatia with
  
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• World Cup Round of 16 bracket: Updated schedule, results for second 2026 FIFA knockout round

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  The World Cup field has now been reduced from 48 teams to just 16. A total of 32 progressed through the group stage to reach the first knockout round, and half...
  
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• World Cup live scores and games today: Round of 16 kicks off with Mbappe and more in action

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  The 2026 World Cup will kick off the round of 16 on Saturday, July 4. Saturday is America's 250th birthday and also the beginning of the last 16, as Canada faces Morocco and France takes on Paraguay. The round of 32 featured several thrilling matchups, and we can only hope there will be more of the same in the next round. The 2026 World Cup is the largest ever, and USA TODAY is going all in with reporters on the ground in all 16 host cities across three countries to cover 48 teams vying for...
  
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• World Cup Daily live: Cape Verde overshadow Taylor

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Enjoy all the features, news, video analysis and color from around the 2026 World Cup as the Round of 16 begins. ......
  
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• Why Singapore’s skyscrapers are covered with gardens instead of bare concrete

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Land is one of the scarcest resources in Singapore, a small island nation packed with more than five million people, yet walk through its business district and you will see trees sprouting from car park facades, gardens wrapped around office towers and entire walls dressed in green. This is not accidental landscaping, it is the result of a deliberate, decades long government push known as skyrise greenery, a strategy of growing plants on rooftops and vertical walls instead of only at ground leve
  
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• Why Pakistan’s first advanced stealth submarine is a gamechanger for balance of power with India

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan’s newly inducted...
  
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• Why a smallest coffin at Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral became its most powerful image?

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  The funeral itself was staged with precision, built to...
  
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• When their interests align, Trump and Roberts both win at Supreme Court

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Chief Justice...
  
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• Warren Buffett's 11-word stock market warning amid investor optimism and fear

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Warren Buffett warns...
  
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• Venezuela FM visits Indian field hospital; expresses gratitude for earthquake relief work

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Working alongside Venezuelan authorities, Indian rescue and medical teams are providing emergency medical care and conducting search and rescue missions, the Indian embassy said ......
  
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• Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the target is key infrastructure...
  
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• ‘Trump accounts’ for children go live today: What parents need to know

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Trump accounts-primarily a savings vehicle named after the US President and endorsed by House and...
  
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• Thousands of Iranians gather in Tehran to mourn Khamenei

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Tens of thousands of Iranians crowded a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran to view the coffin of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for 37 years before he was killed at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Mourners held up posters and A4 printed sheets with pictures of Khamenei and his son and successor as supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. Iran is staging mass funeral processions for Khamenei in a show of public devotion to the Islamic Republic's theocratic state and r
  
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• The simpsons\u0027 Egypt world cup \u0027Prediction\u0027 takes social media by storm

  04-07-2026 15:18 via article.wn.com
  ALBAWABA – A viral video claiming that the long-running animated series...
  
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