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• Popovic targets more after Australia's historic progress

  26-06-2026 09:55 via article.wn.com
  SANTA CLARA, United States, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Australia manager Tony Popovic praised his players after they secured the Socceroos' first back-to-back appearances in the World Cup knockout stage on Thursday. A goalless draw against Paraguay at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium was...
  
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• 2026 isn’t the first time Christians have tried to claim the US as their own

  26-06-2026 23:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  More often than not, the insistence that the U.S. is ‘one nation under God’ is not a triumphant statement of success
  
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• Iran-US war latest: US military carries out strikes on Iran after ships struck by drones in Strait of Hormuz

  26-06-2026 23:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump accuses Tehran of 'foolish violation' of ceasefire after ships struck by drones in Strait of Hormuz
  
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• ‘Not the right place to go’: Republicans plot to stop RFK Jr. from taking over special education

  26-06-2026 22:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The U.S. Department of Education plans to transfer an office that helps people with disabilities find work to be controlled by the Department of Health and Human Services
  
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• ‘They will kill your people’: Trump warns of ‘godless Communists’ in 400-word Red Scare manifesto

  26-06-2026 22:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I’d be the Greatest Communist in History,’ the president wrote on Truth Social
  
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• You're more sensitive than a clitoris: German MP's clapback at far-right lawmaker

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  You're more sensitive than a clitoris: German MP's clapback at far-right lawmaker ......
  
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• Who is Ousmane Dembele hat trick star for France? What to know

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  PSG’s Dembele caps historic year with Ballon d’Or Triumph Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele was named the winner of the 2025 Ballon d’Or in a ceremony in Paris. unbranded - Sport Editor's Note: For live coverage of the match, go here. Ousmane Dembele...
  
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• What Europe can learn from the Gulf about surviving extreme heat

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  DOHA: While temperatures in the Gulf regularly climb above 40C in June, commuters waiting for the bus in Doha do so from the cool comfort of air-conditioned shelters.In Dubai, deli ......
  
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• Venezuelans take search for the missing into their own hands as earthquake death toll climbs

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) —...
  
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• Venezuelans sleep in cars and under trees as they question where they\u2019ll live after the earthquakes

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Experts warn that inspections of buildings won’t start any time soon....
  
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• Venezuelans sleep in cars and under trees as they question where they'll live after the earthquakes

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Thousands of Venezuelans are pouring into parks, plazas and even the shoulders of blocked...
  
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• Venezuelans search for the missing loved ones as earthquake death toll climbs

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  LA GUAIRA, Venezuela— Venezuelans took the search for missing loved ones into their own hands Friday in the aftermath of back-to-back earthquakes, citing the scarcity of government rescuers, as the human toll of the disaster climbed to at least 920 dead and more than 3,300 hurt. Citizens digging through the rubble of their homes said they have seen few state rescue teams in the areas hit hardest by the devastating 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes that struck late Wednesday, despite authorities
  
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• USA fans rage at Kamala Harris after World Cup stunner, Natalie Decker hits the pool ...

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Final Friday of June. We're here. We're doing it. One week from today, we'll be on the eve of our 250th birthday. How lucky are we that the Fourth of July falls on a SATURDAY this year? I'd wager to say that's arguably the best holiday to fall on a Saturday, right? What's the order? That last one can be workshopped. I'm open to suggestions. But the first three are pretty locked in. God, I love this country. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE...
  
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• UAE Discusses Hormuz Security With Iran In Rare Call Amid Ceasefire

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  The exchange, reported by state news agency WAM, marks a rare public contact between Abu Dhabi and Tehran following tensions linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran. ......
  
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• Trump Threatens 100 Percent Tariff Over Digital Services Tax

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said on June 26 that countries imposing a Digital Services Tax (DST) on U.S. firms...
  
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• Timbuktu without water or power for a week

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Timbuktu in northern Mali has been without running water and electricity for a week because of fuel shortages, local and official sources told AFP on Friday.Al-Qaeda-affiliated ter ......
  
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• Roundup: Expanding heatwave scorches Europe as records fall, wildfire risks rise

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Europe faced a widening heatwave on Friday as record or near-record temperatures scorched parts of the continent, prompting health and weather authorities to expand alerts while emergency rooms, transport networks and firefighting services came under growing strain. In Britain, the heatwave reached a new peak on Friday as a provisional temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius was recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, making it the hottest June day on record, the BBC reporte
  
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• Respect Our Institutions. Restore 24 Sussex.

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Commentary For more than a decade, Canada has allowed the official residence of its prime minister to sit vacant and...
  
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• Rents in Portugal rise in first quarter amid chronic supply shortage

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  LISBON, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The median rent on new lease contracts in Portugal reached 9.46 euros (10.78 U.S. dollars) per square meter in the first quarter of 2026, a 9.1 percent increase compared with the same period...
  
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• Pope Leo XIV opens consistory, asks cardinals to be ‘builders of Christ's communion’

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  VATICAN CITY (OSV News) – Pope Leo XIV opened the second extraordinary consistory of his pontificate June 26, urging cardinals to help him discern what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church today and reminding them they are not “guardians of particular interests,” but disciples called to communion in Christ. In his opening speech for the two-day meeting June 26-27, the pope told the cardinals gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, his ministry “cannot be carried
  
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• Pope Leo tells cardinals war is ‘never blessed by God’

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Opening the first day of his second consistory with cardinals from around the world, Pope Leo XIV condemned war as “never blessed by God” while urging the Church’s leaders to embrace a style of listening and collaboration. The June 26 gathering marked the opening of a two-day meeting focused on the implementation of the Synod on Synodality, the pope’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” and the Church’s mission in a rapidl
  
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• Photos show rescue efforts across earthquake-ravaged Venezuela

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Search and rescue...
  
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• OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Series in US-Only Preview At Government's Request

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  By securing early access to frontier models, US officials are aiming to identify threats ranging from cyberattacks to military misuse before the tools are widely deployed. ......
  
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• Netherlands Euthanises Sick Child Under 12 For First Time In History

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  The Netherlands introduced a legal change in 2024 allowing euthanasia for children aged between 1 and 12 who are facing severe and unbearable suffering from a terminal illness. ......
  
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• Live: Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed after US-mediated talks

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Live: Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed after US-mediated talks ......
  
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• Lebanon, Israel, US sign agreement to end war

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Washington: Lebanon, Israel and the United States on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time Middle East a ......
  
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• King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace after refit

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  LONDON: King Charles will not ​live at Buckingham Palace after its 10-year refurbishment ​finishes next year, royal officials said on Thursday, ending nearly two centuries of the L ......
  
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• Israel To Remain In South Lebanon Until Hezbollah Disarms: Netanyahu

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel would remain in south Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms, shortly after the announcement in Washington of a framework agreement with... ......
  
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• Israel orders residents in Lebanon town to leave

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  BEIRUT: Israeli forces dropped leaflets ​over the southern ​Lebanese town of Mansouri on Friday ordering residents to leave, Lebanese state media reported, the first such order iss ......
  
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• 'Israel must 'unconditionally' leave Lebanon'

  26-06-2026 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Beirut: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Friday said Israel has "no option" but to withdraw from Lebanese areas it occupies, adding that the Iran-US deal that reduced fighting with ......
  
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