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• Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Afghanistan

  01-07-2026 21:45 via article.wn.com
  Afghanistan's Jurm region was shaken by a magnitude 5.5...
  
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• World Cup 2026: USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina – in pictures

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Mauricio Pochettino’s side take on Bosnia and Herzegovina for a place in the last 16. We look at the best action from the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium ......
  
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• US-Iran Talks in Qatar: Communication Channel Agreed to Support Ceasefire and Nuclear Deal Progress

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump said...
  
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• U.S. federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after deadly hurricane

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  A U.S. federal audit released...
  
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• Three people run onto field and stop play during the World Cup match between Belgium ...

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  SEATTLE — Three people ran onto the field during Wednesday’s World Cup match between Belgium and Senegal in the round of 32, causing a stoppage of play. The people disrupted the game in the 32nd minute. Roughly a...
  
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• Spain confident but not complacent ahead of Austria clash: De la Fuente

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente said his team is growing in confidence ahead of their FIFA World Cup round-of-32 match against Austria, while warning that there is no room for complacency in knockout football. Spain will face Austria in Los Angeles on Thursday after finishing top of Group H, while Austria advanced as Group J runners-up. "The team knows where it is and feels very confident," De la Fuente told a pre-match press conference on Wednesday. "When...
  
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• Some ransom notes sent in Nancy Guthrie case still being investigated as legitimate, FBI says

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  The FBI has discounted some of the...
  
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• Senegal boss Thiaw sees lessons in World Cup exit

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  SEATTLE, United States, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Senegal manager Pape Thiaw said football could be "cruel" after his side's World Cup campaign ended with a 3-2 extra-time defeat to Belgium on Wednesday. Senegal led 2-0 through goals either side of halftime from Habib Diarra and Ismaila Sarr. The African side...
  
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• Russia strikes Ukraine capital with missiles and drones, wounding five

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Russian missile and drone strikes have rocked Kyiv, setting off fires and wounding at least five people, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive attack”. Russia has routinely launched waves of missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, during its more than four-year invasion, which has become Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. The attack came after the Ukrainian air force warned that ballistic missiles
  
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• Palantir CEO Alex Karp crashes out during bizarre TV news appearance: ‘I feel like I’m ...

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  The CEO of the data...
  
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• Mexican soccer fans celebrate advancing in the World Cup by wailing on each other in ...

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  One of the best parts of the World Cup has been watching all the fanbases having the time of their lives, and while there have been some real standouts (shoutout Tartan Army), I don't think anyone celebrates like they do down in Mexico. It's no secret that...
  
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• Melbourne stabbing: teenagers arrested after boy left outside Craigieburn hospital dies

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Fifteen-year-old unable to be saved after being left outside Craigieburn medical centre...
  
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• League in FIFA's home nation Switzerland rejects World Cup-style mandatory drinks breaks

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  BERN, Switzerland — The soccer league in FIFA’s home country Switzerland is not interested in World Cup -style mandatory drinks breaks splitting games into four quarters. The Swiss Football League said Wednesday “hydration breaks” are not planned in its games next season. It starts July 25 with two 6...
  
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• Khamenei body in cold storage as feared Basij mobilizes ahead of historic Iran funeral

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Tehran is preparing for the July 9...
  
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• Kane Strikes Twice as England Knocks Out Congo in World Cup

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Harry Kane logged 11 legendary minutes for the Three Lions at the World Cup on Wednesday, and...
  
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• Hope fades, hunger grows a week after Venezuela quakes

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Hope of finding more survivors faded Wednesday as Venezuela marked a week since twin earthquakes killed almost 2,300 people, while many who lived through the disaster were running desperately short on food. As the death toll mounted, Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez declared seven days of mourning, saying the country's "soul is torn apart by the human losses." Tens of thousands of people remain unaccounted for. The majority of collapsed buildings in the hardest-hit city of La Guaira
  
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• High-impact crash kills 5 in southern Brazil

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  SAO PAULO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed Wednesday in a high-impact collision between a car and...
  
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• Harry Kane 'feeling as good as ever' and quietly playing some of the best soccer ...

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  ATLANTA — Harry Kane delivered for England once again, not that any of his teammates doubted he would. Even though England trailed for the opening 75 minutes of its Round of 32 match against Congo on Wednesday, Kane remained confident. While big names like Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé have garnered most of the headlines, Kane has quietly been playing at the top of his game. That was clear on Wednesday, as the 6-foot-2 forward came up big when England needed it most with a pair of
  
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• Ebola cases top 1,406, death toll rises to 438 in DR Congo

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  KINSHASA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 1,406 confirmed Ebola cases, including 438 deaths, the government said in an update...
  
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• Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi nearly leads his team to a shocking upset of England at ...

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  ATLANTA — Lionel Mpasi blocked shots with his right hand, his left hand, even took one a bit below the belt. At one point, England midfielder Jude Bellingham gave him a hug of respect with Mpasi sprawled on the World Cup turf, the ball safely in his grasp. In the end, though, the Congo goalkeeper couldn't stop Harry Kane. The England striker scored...
  
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• China has accused Japan of ‘reckless militarism’. What’s behind the latest tensions?

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  China has denounced Japan’s ‘reckless new militarism’, while Tokyo has protested what it claims are Beijing’s defensive incursions, as relations sour...
  
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• Bristal Assisted Living residents take pride in Lake Grove native Joe Scally playing for USMNT

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Residents of the Bristal Assisted Living at Lake Grove typically go to bed early. But with Joe Scally, a Lake Grove native, playing for the United States in the World Cup, six-year resident Susan Lomangino said the community is staying up late and talking. “That's what we all talk about in the dining room,” said Lomangino, who has lived on Long Island her whole life. “We go, ‘Are you watching the game? Yeah, I'm watching the game.’ It's nice to have things where we
  
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• Belgium stuns Senegal with late comeback to reach last 16

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  SEATTLE, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Youri Tielemans converted a penalty deep into extra time as Belgium recovered from two goals down to beat Senegal 3-2 and reach the World Cup last 16 on Wednesday. Senegal raced to a two-goal lead at Seattle Stadium after goals either side of halftime from Habib Diarra and Ismaila Sarr. Pape Thiaw's side looked set for victory before Romelu Lukaku and Tielemans scored in the last five minutes of normal time. Tielemans' 125th-minute spot kick...
  
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• Belgium converts late penalty to beat Senegal 3-2 in extra time in the round of ...

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  SEATTLE — Down to its final last-gasp chances, Belgium came through with goals — three of them. The Red Devils overturned a two-goal deficit with two scores in the final minutes of regulation time and then added a third in the final seconds of extra time to somehow claw back into the game and beat Senegal 3-2 Wednesday in the round of 32 at the World Cup. Youri Tielemans scored the equalizing goal in the 89th minute and then converted from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of stop
  
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• Beckham hails Harry Kane as ‘true leader’ after England win against DR Congo

  02-07-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  The thrilling Wednesday fixture saw England stage a remarkable comeback...
  
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• Palantir CEO Alex Karp crashes out during bizarre TV news appearance: ‘I feel like I’m gonna get kicked out of the room!’

  02-07-2026 03:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  The CEO of the data mining giant accused major AI labs of having an ‘effing insane’ business model that threatened their partners
  
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• Former NBA star Malik Beasley pleads not guilty in gambling scandal

  02-07-2026 03:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Beasley’s lawyer said the indicted former NBA star ‘wants to move on with his life’ following the arraignment
  
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• World Cup fans brave heat, watch USA at watch party in downtown Detroit

  02-07-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  Detroit soccer fans are braving temperatures in the mid-90s to root on the U.S. men's national soccer team in the first knockout round of the 2026 World Cup. Detroit City FC, the city's professional soccer club, is hosting a watch party at Campus Martius Park in...
  
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• World Cup: Belgium gets iffy PK late to beat Senegal. Vs. U.S. in Seattle next?

  02-07-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  Speedy Senegal dominated older Belgium for 85 minutes. Then Romelu Lukaku — and luck — brought the Belgians back, and into the round of 16. ......
  
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• World Atlas names 11 California small towns with unmatched friendliness

  02-07-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  See our top must-attend summer music festivals in SoCal From the Joshua Tree Music Festival to Head Trip, here are 10 summer and fall music festivals in Southern California to explore in 2026. With summer in full swing, there's no better time for a spontaneous California getaway. If you're looking for a destination with small-town charm, World Atlas has you covered. The publication recently rounded up a list of California's small towns with unmatched friendliness — places where visitors ar
  
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