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• Norway v England: World Cup 2026 quarter-final – live

  11-07-2026 21:09 via article.wn.com
  ⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 5pm EDT/10pm BST/7am AEST...
  
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• World Cup semifinals bring together soccer\u2019s heavyweights

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  Argentina, Spain, France and...
  
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• World Cup 2026 Semifinals: Spain, England, France and Argentina Battle as Final Four Giants

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  The road to football immortality has...
  
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• US Military Strikes Iranian Targets Again Amid Escalating Gulf Tensions Over Shipping Attacks

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  The US Central Command (CentCom) said its forces launched a fresh wave of...
  
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• US announces fresh set of strikes 'to hold Iranian forces accountable'

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  The latest strikes come in an effort to degrade Iran's ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said ......
  
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• Traffic accident in Mexico leaves 9 dead and 10 injured, four of them Americans

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  July 12 - A multi-vehicle...
  
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• Spanish wildfires claim 13th victim as British woman, 93, dies of injuries

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  LOS GALLARDOS, July 12 - A British...
  
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• Senator Mitch McConnell says he is unable to return to US Senate yet

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  McConnell, 84, said he is now at a rehabilitation centre. ......
  
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• Oil Rises After Weekend of Back-and-Forth Strikes by U.S. and Iran

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  The renewed hostilities posed fresh risks to ships seeking to navigate the Strait of Hormuz. ......
  
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• 'Mitch McConnell hospital photo taken today': Washington Post's sports section in Senator's hands emerges as 'proof'

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  Mitch McConnell's...
  
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• Latest US strikes have ‘rendered futile’ recent diplomacy: Iran

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  Their statement came after the US military announced a fresh wave of strikes against Iran on July 12. ......
  
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• It Takes Coordination (and Many Arms) to Unfurl a World Cup Flag

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  Teams of stagehands work to coordinate how the giant flags are brought onto the field and displayed before each match. The prep takes days. ......
  
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• Israel to hold general elections on Oct. 27 -- media

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Israel's ruling coalition announced on Sunday that the general elections for the Knesset, the country's parliament, will be held as originally scheduled on Oct. 27 and will...
  
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• Iranian authorities say passage through Hormuz Strait currently not possible

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) announced on Sunday that due to the U.S. military forces' recent "illegal movements" in the region, passage through the waterway is not currently possible....
  
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• In terrifying seconds, a bison charges campers at Yellowstone in the US

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  A man, Carl Isom-McDaniel, suffered multiple broken bones after being tossed into the air. ......
  
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• Fire engulfs popular Bangkok pub, killing 27 people and injuring dozens

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  Fire is one of the deadliest such incidents in the popular tourist destination in \u2060recent years....
  
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• Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, July 13 - European...
  
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• Disney’s live-action Moana fails to make a splash at box office with underwhelming opening

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  The Walt Disney Company’s live-action remake of Moana may be the No 1 movie at the North American box office but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters. The movie, which cost a reported $250m (£187m, A$360m) to produce, earned just $43m from ticket sales in the US and Canada, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Internationally, it earned $52m from 50 markets, adding up to a $95m (£71m, A$137m) global debut. Moana review – Dwayne Johnson’s
  
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• Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 4,490

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela – death ​toll from the two earthquakes that ⁠struck...
  
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• Cyclospora outbreak spreads to 32 states: Symptoms and how to protect yourself

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  A fast-spreading stomach parasite has sickened thousands of people across more than 30 US states. ......
  
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• Bangkok pub fire kills at least 27 people, officials say

  13-07-2026 02:08 via article.wn.com
  PUTRAJAYA: A...
  
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• Atlanta officials throw away tents and medication belonging to homeless people near World Cup spot: report

  13-07-2026 01:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Homeless advocates argued that the city's efforts to present a good face to World Cup visitors have been at the expense of the homeless community
  
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• World Cup: Spain vs France a 'final before the final’— De la Fuente

  13-07-2026 01:32 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, United States — Spain coach Luis de la...
  
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• While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 13, 2026

  13-07-2026 01:32 via article.wn.com
  While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 13, 2026. ......
  
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• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy dismisses Prime Minister Svyrydenko after only a year

  13-07-2026 01:32 via article.wn.com
  KYIV > Ukrainian President...
  
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• The US launches more strikes on Iran as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalates

  13-07-2026 01:32 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. military has launched several waves of strikes on Iran over Tehran's attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing earlier in the weekend. Iran responded on ......
  
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• Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silence

  13-07-2026 01:32 via article.wn.com
  Senator says in statement he has undergone battery of tests after weeks of mounting speculation about his health...
  
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• Mitch McConnell gives health update, shares photo from hospital; 'Was briefly unconscious, had mild pneumonia'

  13-07-2026 01:32 via article.wn.com
  After four weeks...
  
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• Middle East crisis live: US launches new wave of strikes on Iran; Tehran says attacks ...

  13-07-2026 01:32 via article.wn.com
  Iran has sought to establish a permanent system for collecting fees in the strait of Hormuz and warned vessels not to sail without its authorisation...
  
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• Lindsey Graham tributes from Israel and Ukraine point to complicated, often bloody legacy

  13-07-2026 01:32 via article.wn.com
  Republican senator, who died Saturday, had a global reach few could rival and was vital in shaping Trump’s worldview...
  
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