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• Paraguay fueled by hope, says Alfaro

  05-06-2026 04:45 via article.wn.com
  ASUNCION, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Paraguay manager Gustavo Alfaro said Thursday his team will enter the FIFA World Cup with nothing to lose as it ends a 16-year absence from football's showpiece. "We don't have expectations, we have hope," Alfaro told...
  
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• Trump’s experiencing Republican resistance from Congress as midterm pressures build

  07-06-2026 18:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump's next significant challenge is likely to be his anticipated nomination of his former attorney, Todd Blanche, as permanent US attorney general
  
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• Trump storms out of NBC interview after being fact-checked about his $1.8B ‘slush fund’ and election fraud

  07-06-2026 18:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Let's call it quits, because I've had enough. Thank you, darling,’ Trump told Meet the Press host Kristen Welker
  
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• Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 7

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM/BEIRUT -- The Israeli air force began a series of airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb in Lebanon on Sunday afternoon, Israel's military said in a statement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel...
  
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• Uganda's Vipers SC part ways with Belgian head coach Minnaert

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  KAMPALA, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Uganda Premier League champion Vipers SC has mutually parted ways with Belgian head coach Ivan Jacky Minnaert following the expiration of his contract, the club...
  
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• Trump says he would not unfreeze Iran's assets, lift sanctions before deal is done

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Editor's Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog for the latest regional developments with the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect.] US President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News’ "Meet the Press" that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift any sanctions before...
  
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• Trump says he did not demand Lebanon be part of short-term deal with Tehran

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump said in a recent interview ‌with NBC...
  
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• Trump rejects unfreezing Iranian assets, or lifting sanctions upfront as part of deal

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
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• Three Lebanese Army members, including general, killed in IDF strike that could jeopardize US-brokered truce

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Israeli Defense Forces killed three members of the Lebanese Army in a car strike Saturday, jeopardizing a fragile cease-fire between the two countries brokered by President Trump just this week. The IDF strike targeted a military vehicle traveling in the Nabatieh area, killing a brigadier general, a captain and a soldier, according to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which lashed out after the...
  
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• Taiwan expels four Chinese ships after incursion into restricted waters

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
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• Surfer escapes death in jaws of Aussie shark — and says he used a simple ...

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A surfer has revealed the terrifying moment he was dragged underwater by a shark in Australia — and the simple trick he used to escape with his life. Alejo Santiñaque, 20, was waiting for a wave at Red Cliff when beast grabbed ahold of him. “I suddenly felt a hard hit and a strong pull on my foot,” the Uruguayan national recalled on Facebook....
  
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• Senegal World Cup 2026 team guide

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  A refreshed Lions of Teranga will aim to channel the smoothness of qualification rather than the chaotic aftermath of Afcon...
  
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• Search for suspects continues after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Search enters second day after Saturday shooting that wounded 12, two reported in critical condition, police say...
  
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• OPEC+ agrees fourth oil quota hike since Hormuz closure due to US-Iran war

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  OPEC+ agreed on Sunday a fourth increase in its oil output targets in as many months, OPEC said in a statement, even though the US war with Iran is still preventing several of the group's members from pumping more. The war has cut oil flows via the Strait of Hormuz,...
  
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• Nancy Guthrie update: Expert raises alarm over disturbing evidence, offers chilling theory: 'I'm fearful she didn't…'

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
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• McDonald’s bets on fancier chicken, airier restaurants to keep luring diners

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  McDonald’s is looking to cement itself as more diners’ first choice — not just for a quick meal on the go, but also for family outings and other occasions. ......
  
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• Look at sky tonight: Iran's blunt warning to Israel after Beirut attack

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Look at sky tonight: Iran's blunt warning to Israel after Beirut attack ......
  
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• 'It's still working': More are living with cancer as era of targeted drugs takes hold

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  A record 7 out of 10 cancer patients now survive for at least five years, up from less than half in the 1970s and 63% in the mid-1990s. ......
  
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• It’s Still Possible to Be Excited About the World Cup

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Photo: Vincent Carchietta/USSF/Getty Images I have been writing about my optimism and excitement over the future of the United States Men’s Soccer Team (USMNT) for so long that there are pieces than ran in this publication (“Leitch: Is 2014 the Year Soccer in America (Truly) Goes Mainstream?”) almost as old as players on the current team. I’ve long adored the USMNT because of its specific place in the American sporting landscape: It’s the only real national team we
  
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• Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs days after US-supported ceasefire deal

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Israel has struck Beirut's southern...
  
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• Israel kills at least nine in Gaza as Egypt hosts new ceasefire talks

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Israeli strikes on a Hamas-run police station and a vehicle in the Gaza Strip killed at least nine people and wounded 20 others, health officials said, as mediators began new efforts to salvage a fragile US-brokered ceasefire deal. One strike hit a police post adjacent to a large tent encampment of displaced families in Khan Younis in the south of the enclave, killing five people and wounding 16 others, medics said. They did not say how many of the casualties were police. Israel has stepped up a
  
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• Israel escalates war against Hezbollah with airstrikes on Beirut suburbs

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Attack on ‘terrorist headquarters’ comes as Trump says he will not demand Lebanon is included in ceasefire deal...
  
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• Iran’s World Cup team arrives in Mexico as US visa row continues

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
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• Iran’s World Cup squad lands in Mexico amid US visa row

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Iran’s World Cup squad has landed in Tijuana, Mexico ahead of the...
  
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• Iran’s soccer team arrives in Mexico for training ahead of the World Cup

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  TIJUANA, México (AP) — Iran’s soccer team arrived in Mexico on Sunday morning for training ahead of the World Cup, before three group matches in...
  
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• Iran receiving up to 2 mln USD on average from each ship transiting Hormuz Strait -- media

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran is currently receiving between 1.5 million and 2 million U.S. dollars on average from each vessel that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday. Citing Mohsen Zanganeh, a member of the Iranian parliament's planning and budget...
  
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• India flyover school offers lifeline to street children

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Beneath a busy flyover in India's financial capital Mumbai, a row of pastel-coloured shipping containers houses an unlikely school serving some of the city's most marginalised children. Despite laws guaranteeing free schooling for children aged six to 14, poverty and migration continue to keep many out of classrooms, particularly in sprawling cities like Mumbai where many families survive through low-paying informal work. Crippling urban poverty also means young children selling knick-knacks on
  
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• China rallies past Poland for third straight win at women's VNL

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  NANJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Host China rallied from a set down to beat Poland 3-1 on Sunday, securing its third consecutive victory at the 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL). After dropping the opening set 25-16, China bounced back to take the next three sets 25-18, 25-23 and 26-24,...
  
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• Case of Texas woman on death row over grisly murder back in spotlight

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  New film revives story of Taylor Parker, convicted in 2022 of cutting unborn daughter from womb of friend she killed...
  
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• Armenians vote in general election under Russian pressure aimed at preventing a drift toward West

  07-06-2026 17:59 via article.wn.com
  Armenians are voting in a...
  
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