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• Mideast tense as US, Iran trade fresh strikes

  12-06-2026 03:14 via article.wn.com
  The situation in the Middle East remained tense after the United States and Iran exchanged strikes for the second day, with Tehran announcing the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a ceasefire and demanded "no more excuses" in a post on social media platform X on Thursday, noting that the region "is being pulled deeper into crisis". Guterres also underscored that the "restrictions on navigational rights and freedoms in and aroun
  
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• World Cup villains? Time for Americans to embrace being the bullies. (Opinion)

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. might be...
  
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• Where to watch Egypt vs. Belgium at the World Cup

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  The Egyptian national team, led by coach Hossam Hassan, is preparing to compete in the World Cup,...
  
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• UAE strongly condemns renewed hostile attacks by Iran on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the...
  
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• Trump says US will hit Iran "very hard" tonight

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump on Thursday said the...
  
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• Türkiye chalks out high-level security plan for NATO Summit in Ankara

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  A total of 70,000 personnel, including 55,000 police officers and gendarmerie forces, will be deployed as part of extensive security measures for the 36th NATO Summit to be held in Ankara on July 7-8. Preparations for the summit's security and transportation arrangements are continuing in the Turkish capital. Security measures across the city will be raised to the highest level during the...
  
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• Timmy, Germany's humpback whale, likely lived for only 5 days after controversial rescue effort

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  The humpback whale that kept Germany...
  
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• Thai princess dies at 47 following years-long coma, Royal Palace says

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  Bangkok Reuters — Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at 47, the royal palace said on Friday, after multiple health problems and nearly four years in a coma. The princess was hospitalized in December 2022 after a sudden loss of consciousness caused by a heart condition...
  
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• Thai princess dies at 47 after years in coma

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK—Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and a potential successor to the throne, has died at the age of 47, the royal palace said on Friday, after multiple health problems and nearly four years in a coma.The princess had been on life support since December 2022, when she collapsed in a park in Nakhon...
  
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• Spanish lottery vendor who cheated winner out of US$5 million jackpot faces jail

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  A lottery vendor has been...
  
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• Spanish lottery vendor who cheated winner out of €4.7m faces jail

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  A lottery vendor has been sentenced in Spain to three-and-a-half years in prison for cheating the ⁠winner of a €4.7 million jackpot out of his prize in 2012, court...
  
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• South Korea’s ex-president Yoon gets 30 years in jail 30 years over North Korea drone plot

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday over charges linked to sending military drones into North Korea, a move prosecutors argued was aimed at creating a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in December 2024, the Yonhap news agency reported.The Seoul central district court found Yoon guilty of...
  
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• Soccer WCup Palestinian Soccer Visa

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  FILE - Jibril Rajoub, president of the Palestinian Football Association speaks during the 65th FIFA Congress held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, May 29, 2015. ......
  
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• Saudi Arabia denounces Iran attacks on Jordan, Gulf states

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned Iran’s...
  
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• Red Sox head into matchup against the Rangers on losing streak

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  The Boston Red Sox look to stop their four-game skid when they play the Texas Rangers. ......
  
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• Protests swell as opposition to Kushner resort persists in Albania

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  TIRANA— Thousands took to the streets of Albania's capital Tirana on Thursday in the latest demonstration against the development of a ​luxury resort planned by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.The project, ‌expected to cost around 5 billion euros ($4.6-billion), has provoked outrage in the Balkan country because of its location near a protected wetland on the country’s Adriatic coast...
  
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• Pope Leo warns Europe’s migrant traffickers to repent or face hell

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo on Friday issued a stern...
  
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• Morning Briefing: June 12, 2026

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  Here's a rundown of all the news you need to start your Friday, including US President Donald Trump saying a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran could be signed as soon as this weekend, Britain’s defense secretary resigning after accusing the government of failing to provide the level of defense spending he believed was necessary to meet growing threats, and the Israeli government allocating $51 million to prepare construction plans for 69 illegal settlements and outposts in the occupie
  
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• Kenya holds a memorial service for 16 victims of last month's girls school fire

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil for a memorial service to honor the lives of 16 students who died in a school fire last month that police said was caused by arson. Authorities have arrested nine ......
  
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• Kaohsiung Tourism Surges: New International Campaign Set to Reach 28 Million Across Asia

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN - MediaOutReach...
  
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• Julio Le Parc obituary

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  Radical Argentinian artist who demanded the viewer participate in his kinetic art...
  
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• Italy PM says EU should be ready to impose new sanctions on Iran

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  The European Union should be ready to impose...
  
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• Israeli military responsible for majority of explosive weapons deaths in 2025, report says

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  PARIS — More than half of all civilian deaths caused by explosive weapons in 2025 were attributed to the Israeli military, according to a new report by the Explosive Weapons Monitor.The report found that of the 22,600 civilian deaths recorded globally...
  
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• Israel Pride Parade

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  People take part in the annual Pride Parade along the beachfront of Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 12, 2026. ......
  
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• Israel carrying out state-led campaign of ethnic cleansing in West Bank, says Amensty

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — The Israeli government is presiding over a deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and the Western governments have done too little to prevent the violence, a new report by Amnesty International has claimed.The report said the ongoing activities could not be blamed solely on rogue settlers or hawkish ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet.The damning report by Amnesty International comes as the UN...
  
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• Iranian woman among migrants deported from the U.S. to the Central African Republic

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  An Iranian woman is among around two dozens...
  
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• Iran says no deal finalized as Trump calls off strikes touting progress

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  DUBAI — Iran said on Fridaythat it had not reached a final decision on a deal to end the Middle East conflict, despite US President Donald Trump claiming an agreement could be signed in days..Trump claimed on Thursday the United States has “ended the war with Iran,” after announcing a “great settlement” that he said would resolve the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz but Iran countered that it had not reached a final decision on an agreement.Trump said Vice P
  
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• Germany's Hamburg airport terminal evacuated after security incident

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  The passenger terminal of Hamburg Airport in northern Germany was evacuated on Friday after a security...
  
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• Fury in India as its sailors become collateral damage in Trump’s war with Iran

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  The deaths of three Indian seafarers in a US strike on a commercial oil tanker has prompted public fury in India, and added new friction to an already strained phase between New Delhi and Washington. On Wednesday morning, the M/T Settebello was transiting the Sea of Oman, laden with Iranian oil, when a US aircraft fired precision munitions into its engine room –– causing a fire, sending smoke billowing into the air, and sparking a large rescue operation. The three men found dead foll
  
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• David Hockney, artist renowned for his pool scenes, has died at 88

  12-06-2026 13:42 via article.wn.com
  Artist David Hockney has died at 88. His paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art. Hockney was born in the north of England but lived much of his life in Southern California, making ......
  
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