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• Live: US-Iran Negotiations End, Technical Talks To Continue; Netanyahu Issues Warning

  22-06-2026 06:07 via article.wn.com
  US Vice President J D Vance leads talks with Iran in Switzerland to discuss the interim agreement aimed at ending regional conflicts, with Pakistan and Qatar mediating. ......
  
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• Trump team delays health funding with new screening process that uses AI to check for words like ‘culture’ and ‘gender’: report

  23-06-2026 00:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Democratic senator said the new process is ‘undermining America’s edge in research’ and ‘denying resources and services to communities because of politics’
  
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• World News in Brief: Pope Leo urges action on hunger, humanitarian strain deepens in Gaza, ...

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo called on the international...
  
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• World Insights: Historic heatwaves sweep Europe, shattering records from Iberia to Balkans

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, June 22 (Xinhua) -- A powerful and unusually early heatwave has swept across much of Europe, sending temperatures toward or beyond 40 degrees Celsius from the Iberian Peninsula to the Balkans. The grilling weather is disrupting daily life, fueling wildfire risks and prompting warnings that extreme heat is becoming a feature of the continent's climate. Authorities across Southern and Western Europe have issued heat alerts affecting tens of millions of people. France placed 49 departments
  
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• Why Democrats Need a Politics of Joy

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  The joylessness of metrics-obsessed, achievement-oriented elite culture is eroding the simple joys of living, the novelist Gary Shteyngart argues on “The Ezra Klein Show.” And, he says, this antipathy toward pleasure is a problem for Democrats. ......
  
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• Who is Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi? Fugitive mastermind of $3.7 billion Medicare scam captured in Turkey, ...

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  The FBI has...
  
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• Washington’s Reflecting Pool to be drained again as Trump warns vandals face prison time

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  Peeling paint ​and algae growth have ‌been visible in the pool since soon after Mr.. Trump declared the renovation project complete on June 6 ......
  
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• USMNT’s Alex Zendejas, yet to play at World Cup, readies for his moment: ‘I’m sure ...

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  Club América star did not appear in first two US games...
  
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• USMNT World Cup notebook: Christian Pulisic returns to training, Folarin Balogun eyes Golden Boot race and U.S. Soccer explains ‘Country Roads’ anthem

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  GOAL takes a look at the big storylines and takeaways in the latest installment of the USMNT notebook....
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashes in Alaska

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter...
  
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• US and Mexico Approve Conceptual Plans for World Trade Bridge Expansion in Laredo

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Commissioner Chad McIntosh of...
  
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• Urgent: 3 dead in Canada's shooting

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  OTTAWA, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Three people,...
  
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• Two killed and several injured as tornado rips through southern Illinois

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  Officials say Sarita Kimble, 62, and Delores Shelton, 83, killed in Mount Vernon as several buildings destroyed...
  
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• The Radical Act of Enjoying This Life

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  On “The Ezra Klein Show,” the Times Opinion columnist Ezra Klein asks the novelist Gary Shteyngart about his philosophy of enjoyment and why it can feel like such a radical act to simply be present. ......
  
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• ‘The largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in the Bronx’ Bronx Pride celebrates 28 years of acceptance

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  It’s Pride month and ahead of Manhattan's big parade on June 28, which sees upwards of two million people each year, the outer boroughs conducted their own festivities. In the Bronx, Borough President Vanessa Gibson led the 28th official Pride parade along the Grand Concourse on Saturday along with cheering marchers. “In this climate where we're seeing a denigration of immigrants, of undocumented individuals, of the LGBT community, of people of color, of women. We're seeing the Supre
  
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• Teenage girl on the way to a high school in Gaza killed in Israeli strike, ...

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  Relatives say that a teenage girl in Gaza say was killed in an Israeli strike as she was making her way to her high school exam. The Israeli military said the strike, which was carried out in Gaza City on ......
  
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• Starmer quits

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
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• Sports media gatekeepers try to dictate which American fans are allowed to cheer for Team ...

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  The World Cup is here, the United States men's national team has already won its group, and American fans finally...
  
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• Saudi crude oil exports fall to record low in April: database

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports fell for the second consecutive month in April to their lowest level since January 2002,...
  
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• Russia preparing hybrid attacks on NATO's eastern flank, intelligence warns

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  Latvian intelligence is warning that...
  
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• Rubio to visit Kuwait as US suspends Iran oil sanctions | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON/BURGENSTOCK:...
  
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• Romanian parliament rejects PM-designate Adrian Vestea's government

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  BUCHAREST, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Prime Minister-designate Adrian Vestea's proposed government failed to win parliamentary approval on Monday. According to Romanian media HotNews, the proposed cabinet...
  
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• Playing England is easiest type of match, says Ghana coach

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  BOSTON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz said on Monday that taking on strong opponents like England at the World Cup is "the easiest kind of match to prepare for". "When you're about to play a match against England, against France or Germany, you don't need to say anything to the players. They're fully motivated, they're excited," said Queiroz, whose side will play England in...
  
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• Oman, Iran stress de-escalation, maritime security amid ongoing diplomatic efforts

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  MUSCAT, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Oman and Iran underscored on Monday the importance of seizing the current diplomatic momentum to advance peace efforts during a visit by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to Muscat, the Oman News...
  
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• Namibia regulator upholds rejection of Starlink licence bid

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  WINDHOEK, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's communications regulator on Monday upheld its decision to reject licence applications by Starlink Internet Services Namibia, maintaining the satellite internet provider's exclusion from the local market. Speaking at a media briefing in Windhoek, Emilia Nghikembua, chief...
  
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• Lionel Messi becomes top scorer in World Cup history with two more goals for Argentina

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  Lionel Messi now has the World Cup scoring record with 18 goals in his career after scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Austria. He scored in the 38th minute and again in stoppage time after missing a penalty kick ......
  
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• Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be drained for repairs in wake of peeling paint, algae issues

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on...
  
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• Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  Some election officials have raised concerns about its accuracy and security. ......
  
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• Iraq, Türkiye discuss oil exports, Development Road project over phone

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  BAGHDAD, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call on Monday, during which they discussed...
  
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• Iraq arrests over 1,000 suspects linked to human trafficking so far in 2026

  22-06-2026 23:54 via article.wn.com
  BAGHDAD, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Interior Ministry said Monday that the country has dismantled...
  
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