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• Pakistan posts 459 mln USD current account surplus in May

  17-06-2026 13:11 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan recorded a current account surplus of 459 million U.S. dollars in May, reversing a deficit of 276 million dollars in April, according to data...
  
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• Yirenki’s late goal gives Ghana victory over Panama at World Cup

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Caleb Yirenkyi tapped in a...
  
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• Wyoming governor sues Board of Equalization, asks court to enforce property tax cap

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has filed a lawsuit against the State Board of Equalization to force them to certify residential property tax values. The board recently refused due to disparities caused by a 2024 tax cap. Gordon's lawsuit aims to ......
  
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• World Cup returns to Mexico but many locals feel left out

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY - Born in 1986, the last time Mexico hosted a World Cup, Eduardo Marin likes to joke that he’s measured his life not in years, but in soccer tournaments. ......
  
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• Watch: Ghana stuns Panama with late World Cup winner

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Just when it looked like Ghana and Panama were heading to a scoreless draw in their World Cup opener on Wednesday, June 17, Ghana came through with a dramatic stoppage-time winner to snatch all three points in Toronto. The goal came from a great passing sequence from the Black Stars, starting when Antoine Semenyo sprang Brandon Thomas-Asante with a ball out wide. Thomas-Asante beat a sliding Panama defender and then found Caleb Yirenkyi with a cross for an easy finish. At the 95th minute, it was
  
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• Wang urges concrete implementation of Iran-US memorandum

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  During a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that a glimmer of peace has emerged in the United States-Iran conflict, and the next crucial step is for all parties to translate their commitments into concrete action and to remove disruption from...
  
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• Vodafone outage live: Users across Australia limited to SOS calls

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Users across major Australian cities have reported issues with the network provider and Vodafone is investigating the outage - affected customers say they are only able to make emergency calls ......
  
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• US stocks sink on worries about a possible hike to interest rates this year by ...

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  U.S. stocks dropped on speculation...
  
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• US Releases Full Iran Memorandum as Trump Warns Deal Remains Conditional

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump attends a working lunch with the leaders of G7 and the Middle East during the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool The United States on Wednesday published the full text of its memorandum of understanding with Iran, ending days of speculation over the undisclosed agreement as US President Donald Trump cautioned that military action could resume if Tehran fails to comply with its commitments. Once the agreement is s
  
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• U.S. officials say Iran deal calls for diluting uranium at minimum, waiving sanctions, opening strait

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  U.S. officials dictated the language to journalists on Wednesday after days of secrecy. ......
  
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• U.S. is interested in a Polish offer for a permanent U.S. military base, Polish official says

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  A senior Polish defence...
  
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• U.S. interested in a Polish offer for a permanent U.S. military base, Polish official says

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  WARSAW, Poland — A senior Polish defense official said Wednesday that the United States has expressed interest in potentially establishing a permanent U.S. military base in Poland. ......
  
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• UN calls for deeper cooperation on land restoration

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Pressure on fighting land degradation and drought globally is intensifying despite progress made over the past decades, the chief scientist of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification has said. Barron Joseph Orr called for intensified international cooperation in land restoration to aid resilience, biodiversity and long-term food security as the world marked Desertification and Drought Day on Wednesday. "There is much greater awareness today that land degradation and drought are s
  
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• Trump’s pick to lead FEMA pledges to be ‘fair and reasonable’ in assessing disaster aid requests

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — Cameron Hamilton, President...
  
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• Trump signs MoU with Iran to end war

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...
  
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• Trump ramps up Education Department's dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  The DOJ will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while DHHS will oversee special education. ......
  
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• Trump defends Iran MoU, but says ‘if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting’

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump jokingly declared “I’m the boss” as he strode into a G7 meeting in France Wednesday amid criticism in Washington that he is being bossed over by Iran in a prospective deal that purportedly lists several immediate US obligations while allowing Tehran to punt the core nuclear issue down the road.Determined to counter the growing backlash at home that the self-proclaimed master negotiator will be signing an MOU that
  
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• Teenager dies after being thrown from horse-drawn carriage in NYC’s Central Park

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK — A...
  
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• Senior US officials dictate memorandum with Iran to journalists

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Senior U.S. officials dictated the...
  
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• Read the transcript of the deal between the U.S., Iran

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Senior U.S. officials...
  
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• Putin faces 'nukes on his doorstep' as NATO country lifts long-standing weapons ban

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Finnish lawmakers voted to lift the country's ban on nuclear weapons but the government has said it has no plans to host the weapons of mass destruction at this time ......
  
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• Pakistan PM confirms US-Iran deal ceremony to be held in Switzerland on Friday

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Geneva / Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has confirmed that the official signing ceremony for the US‑Iran peace...
  
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• Oklahoma pastor who was backed by Trump exits GOP House runoff after reports of inappropriate texts

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma...
  
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• "Not Our Money": Trump Defends Release Of Iran's Frozen Assets

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, Trump said that while the United States had frozen significant Iranian assets. ......
  
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• Los Angeles warehouse fire prompts shelter-in-place orders due to hazardous air

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  A fire at a massive...
  
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• Iran's official news agency releases full text of US-Iran MoU

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN - Iran's official news agency IRNA on Wednesday evening published the full text of a recently finalized memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Washington on ending the war. According to the released text, by signing the MoU, Iran and the United States, along with their allies, will jointly agree to end the war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, immediately and permanently, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or military operation against
  
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• Iran Says Hormuz Won't Return To Pre-War Conditions

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Iran's chief negotiator on Wednesday repeated Tehran would charge ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz after a 60-day fee-free period stipulated in a memorandum of understanding with the US. ......
  
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• Independent report into grooming gangs in UK says majority of perpetrators from Pakistan

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  LONDON: An independent report into grooming gangs in UK reveals that the majority of the perpetrators were Pakistani Muslims. At least 250,000 white British girls - some as young as 11 - have been subjected to gang rape, trafficking, pregnancy and forced Islamic conversion in the UK since the 1950s, it states.MP Rupert Lowe's report covers how the perpetrators, 'mostly Pakistanis', built operations...
  
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• Honolulu Building Permits Moving Faster For Homes, Slower For Businesses

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Honolulu's new building permit...
  
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• Harry Kane ties England's record for World Cup goals in 4-2 win over Croatia

  18-06-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Harry Kane scored twice to equal the English record for World Cup goals, Jude Bellingham added another two minutes into the second half and England beat Croatia 4-2. Martin Baturina and Petar Musa answered each of Kane’s first-half goals in ......
  
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