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• Norway vs England predictions, tips, best bets and World Cup preview

  09-07-2026 18:00 via article.wn.com
  Football betting tips: World Cup Tom Carnduff 1.5pts Elliot Anderson 2+ total shots at 23/10 (Coral, Ladbrokes) Joe Townsend 2.5pts England to win in 90 minutes at 17/20 (General) 0.5pt England to win and both teams to score at 13/5 (bet365) 1pt Bukayo Saka 1+...
  
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• Judge recruits random courthouse visitors for jury duty after running out of potential jurors

  10-07-2026 01:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The judge later postponed the trial
  
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• Zelenskyy says Ukraine to receive US PAC-3 missiles, produce Patriots

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters on Thursday that Kyiv will receive a package of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles from Washington within days, adding that he had reached separate agreements with European partners following the NATO summit in Ankara, T�rkiye. Zelenskyy said Ukraine...
  
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• 'You made Arab world proud': Sheikh Mohammed lauds Morocco at World Cup quarterfinals

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Morrocco's World Cup dreams were dashed on Thursday as France eased into the semi-finals of the World Cup by defeating the Atlas Lions 2-0. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, called their performance...
  
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• World Cup: Not all is beautiful | READER COMMENTARY

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Reader commentary: Shootouts are no way to decide a scoreless soccer game no matter what FIFA rules may say. ......
  
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• World Cup: Mbapp\u00e9 has a goal and an assist as France beats Morocco

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Mbappé has 20 goals in 20 World Cup matches, one behind Argentina’s Lionel Messi....
  
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• World Cup 2026: Mbappé's breakthrough sends France past Morocco to semi-finals

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  France booked their place in the semi-finals for...
  
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• What we know about the World Cup semifinals qualified teams, schedule

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  The World Cup bracket is trimming from eight to four. Quarterfinal matchups are ongoing, as France punched its ticket to the semifinals first with a commanding 2-0 win vs. Morocco. Kylian Mbappe logged his eighth goal of the tournament while Ousmane Dembele netted his fifth. Watch NBC Bay Area News...
  
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• UN demands halt to 'tit-for-tat' as Iran strikes Gulf bases

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Thursday demanded an immediate halt to the escalating tit-for-tat violence gripping the Gulf region, warning that only a return to diplomacy can prevent further destabilization. "Look, this tit-for-tat needs to stop,"...
  
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• The week in 37 photos

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Masked members of the White nationalist group Patriot Front marched through Washington, DC, on Saturday, July 4, injecting a display of extremism into celebrations marking...
  
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• Syria says it arrested suspects behind the Damascus bombings during Macron’s visit

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Last week, an explosive device detonated in a cafe near Damascus’ main judicial complex, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 20 ......
  
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• Syria says it arrested IS-linked suspects behind the Damascus bombings during Macron's visit

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Syrian authorities have arrested several...
  
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• Syria denies Russian logistics center reports at Tartus Port

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Mazen Alloush, director of public relations at Syria's General Authority for Borders and Customs, said Thursday that reports claiming Russia established a commercial logistics center at Tartus Port are "baseless," warning media outlets to verify...
  
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• Syria arrests cell behind Damascus 'terrorist bombings'

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced Thursday that authorities have arrested the cell behind Tuesday's "terrorist bombings" in Damascus, confirming the...
  
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• Sarajevo honors 10 Srebrenica victims ahead of July burial

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Thousands of Sarajevo residents joined state officials and diplomats on Thursday to honor the remains of 10 Srebrenica genocide victims during an emotional farewell ceremony in the capital, as the coffins began their final journey toward the Potocari Memorial Cemetery ahead of the 31st anniversary burial. The victims, killed by Bosnian Serb forces under convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic in July 1995, were identified through DNA analysis...
  
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• On global AI governance, China fills a vacuum

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  World leaders and...
  
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• Netanyahu says Iran war 'has not ended' amid new US strikes

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Thursday that the war with Iran "has not ended," warning of new security challenges as he addressed graduating air force cadets amid renewed military exchanges between Tehran and Washington in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.Netanyahu's warning...
  
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• Museum honors a late artist by covering its floor in enough peanut butter to make ...

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Wim T. Schippers first created the Pindakaasvloer, or peanut butter floor, in 1969. ......
  
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• Kylian Mbappé has goal, assist as France beats Morocco in World Cup quarters

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Kylian...
  
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• Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been laid to rest months after U.S. and ...

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been laid to rest months after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes killed him. ......
  
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• Iran, Saudi FMs discuss regional fallout from US strikes

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed the latest regional developments on Thursday during a phone call, according to Iran's Mehr News Agency. The conversation...
  
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• Iran reports strikes on 2 military sites; US denies conducting new attacks

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Iranian state media said two military facilities in southern Iran...
  
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• Iran holds funeral prayers for slain leader Khamenei in Mashhad

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Iran held funeral prayers in the eastern city of Mashhad on Thursday for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike in February, concluding a week-long procession that drew thousands to...
  
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• ICE ‘pressuring’ Lorenzo Salgado Araujo shooting witnesses to self-deport. It’s a tactic the Trump team ...

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Deporting crime witnesses has upended criminal prosecutions and trials, according to members of Congress...
  
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• Germany agrees to deal to buy long-range US Tomahawk missiles, Merz says

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Tomahawks are used to strike targets deep inside enemy territory. ......
  
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• Fifa World Cup: Kylian Mbappe fires France past Morocco

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty but curled in a superb goal on the hour as...
  
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• Explosions rock southern Iran as US strikes target military sites

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Iranian media reported at least seven explosions across southern Iran on Thursday evening as military tensions with the United States intensified, with local officials confirming that air defense batteries activated near strategic...
  
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• Experts say Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as death toll reaches 600

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the “fastest growing” ever, African health authorities say, as the World Health Organisation said the virus had killed 600 people. Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths. “This is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, not only among the previous Bundibugyo outbreaks, but all the di
  
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• Earth sees second-warmest June on record

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The globe experienced its second-warmest June on record in 2026, while the global ocean surface temperature reached a record high for the month, according to an analysis released Thursday by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The...
  
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• District court judge blocks new Montana GOP bylaws

  10-07-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  A restraining order has been issued against...
  
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