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• Go away with AtHeart

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  For the K-pop group AtHeart, traveling around the world is a perk of their job that they don’t take for granted. “Even though I had been to Los Angeles before, I had only been there as a tourist,” said ......
  
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• ‘You’re an idiot’: Trump enjoyed ‘sport’ of watching Bessent tear into Lutnick right in front ...

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  President Donald...
  
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• World Cup What to Know: Cristiano Ronaldo Aiming to Get on Track

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbapp� and Erling Haaland have...
  
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• World Cup watch parties boost local economies: Indonesia's minister

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Jakarta (ANTARA) - Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir said FIFA World Cup watch parties, or "nobar" events, are helping stimulate local economies across Indonesia while providing entertainment for football fans. Thohir praised strong public enthusiasm for 2026 World Cup watch...
  
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• Why BlackRock and Other Major Institutions Pay Attention to Blockchain Tech: Aptos CBO Solomon Tesfaye Interview

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  The tokenization narrative is not only growing, but it’s also evolving. While early conversations focused on whether the real-world asset sector could move on-chain, institutions are now asking a very different question: can blockchain infrastructure support financial markets at scale? This shift is becoming increasingly visible across multiple networks, including Aptos. Securitize-related assets have reportedly surged 632% in June to reach $276 million. As major products such as BlackRock
  
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• When David Narey scored a screamer for Scotland against Brazil – and Jimmy Hill put ...

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Narey’s goal at the World Cup in 1982 was a spectacular, unexpected and beautiful strike. But was it a toe poke?...
  
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• US supreme court blocks Rastafarian man’s lawsuit over forced head-shaving in prison

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  In a 6-3 opinion, the court says Louisiana prisoner cannot sue guards after he grew his hair for more than 20 years...
  
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• UN blames Myanmar’s military for over 700 civilian deaths during election period

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  UN human rights agency flags air strikes as deadliest form of violence...
  
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• UN agency says an evacuation plan to begin that will see 11,000 stranded seafarers transit ...

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  UN agency says an evacuation plan to begin that will see 11,000 stranded seafarers transit through the Strait of Hormuz. ......
  
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• Ukraine says it hit a railway bridge to Crimea, seeking to isolate the Russian-held peninsula

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  The peninsula was seized and illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014. ......
  
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• Turkey Detains 209 in Raids in the Capital Ahead of July’s NATO Summit

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Security forces in the Turkish...
  
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• Tasmanian devils, swift parrots, black swans: the animals at risk if bird flu takes off ...

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Federal government identifies more than 150 native and unique bird species and 10 mammal species at ‘very high risk’...
  
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• Scotland vs Brazil World Cup 2026: Kickoff Time, How to Watch, Odds and Team News

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Scotland face Brazil on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is the final round of Group C, and for Steve Clarke’s side it could be the most important ninety minutes in the nation’s football history. A draw would almost certainly send Scotland into the knockout rounds of a World Cup for the very first time, while Brazil arrive as clear favorites, chasing top spot and a flawless record of reaching t
  
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• Putin Says Russia Ready for Ukraine Talks Based on Istanbul Agreements

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia remains ready for negotiations with Ukraine based on...
  
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• Pune Groom Death Mystery: Missing Passport, Failed Bali Trip and Alleged Murder Plot at Lohagad Fort

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Nearly two weeks before Pune businessman Ketan Agrawal died after falling into a 400-foot gorge at Lohagad Fort, a planned pre-wedding trip to Bali mysteriously collapsed when only his passport went missing..Police now suspect the incident may have been part of a wider plot that culminated in Agrawal’s death on June 18..Pregnant woman dies after fall in Delhi, family alleges foul play.According to News18 and NDTV, investigators are examining claims that Ketan’s fiancee, Siya G
  
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• Portugal v Uzbekistan: World Cup 2026 – live

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  ⚽ Kick-off: 12pm local/1pm EST/6pm BST/3am AEST...
  
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• Portugal 'at risk of World Cup civil war' due to Cristiano Ronaldo

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Portugal are reportedly at risk of a World Cup civil war amid concerns over Cristiano Ronaldo’s influence. The 41-year-old was expected to bow out of international football after the 2022 World Cup, a tournament in which he only scored one goal, but he has made it to 2026 and he remains Portugal’s starting centre forward despite his recent decline. The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus attacker scored 30 goals in 37 games across all competitions for Al-Nassr last sea
  
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• Pakistan PM says Iran ballistic missile program not part of Islamabad MoU

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz...
  
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• Niger becomes third country to leave the International Criminal Court

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  The decision unfolds against a backdrop of escalating instability in the region...
  
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• NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious ...

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  NASA's plan to deorbit the International Space Station in coming years has fallen under the scrutiny of a government watchdog group and stirred up a wave of reaction by a leading ocean conservation organization. As presently blueprinted by NASA, the International Space Station will be de-orbited via a series of actions. Firstly, in early to mid-2028, the ISS will start to be lowered through a combination of Earth's natural atmospheric drag and the execution of re-entry maneuvers by the ISS's Rus
  
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• Merz backs plans to raise Germany’s retirement age to 70 in pension changes

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Recommendations from commission propose gradual rise in retirement age by the early 2090s...
  
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• Luke Bryan-Jason Aldean lawsuit: Country music stars and Adam LaRoche sued for $1.4M after closing ...

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Lawsuit claims Jason...
  
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• Lebanese president reaffirms rejection of Israeli occupation as new talks begin

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  BEIRUT, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday reiterated Lebanon's rejection of the continued Israeli occupation of its territory, stressing that restoring full national sovereignty remains a top priority as a new round of Lebanese-U.S.-Israeli negotiations gets underway. "We will accept nothing less than the end of the Israeli occupation and the elimination of all forms of external tutelage, because our only choice is national...
  
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• Labor’s tax deal with the Greens is a crucial win – but its NDIS changes ...

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  The victory may have dinged Labor’s chances of easily passing its significant cost-cutting reforms to the NDIS through the Senate in August...
  
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• Jon Stewart on Trump and Middle East: ‘Iran is a circumcision away from becoming Israel’

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  The late night host slammed the US peace deal with Iran, discussed JD Vance’s snub by leaders and the ‘Mountain Dew green’ reflecting pool...
  
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• Israel smuggled Starlink into Iran to help protesters but ‘incompetent’ Netanyahu didn’t use them, says ...

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Naftali Bennett said the receivers were meant to help protesters topple the regime...
  
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• France records its hottest-ever day with an average temperature of 29.8 C (85.6 F), national ...

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  France records its hottest-ever day with an average temperature of 29.8 C (85.6 F), national weather agency says. ......
  
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• Forty mayors sign onto data center development pact

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  About half of participating mayors are from the U.S....
  
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• Former Pinochet agents convicted over Washington DC 1976 carbomb murder

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  Attack targeted former Chile ambassador Orlando Letelier and his US colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt...
  
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• Fewer people are naming their baby Donald than at any point in US history, report says

  23-06-2026 18:46 via article.wn.com
  The popularity of...
  
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