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• Second Night of Unrest in Belfast Over Asylum-Seeker Attack

  11-06-2026 19:14 via article.wn.com
  For a second night, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland,...
  
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• Trump taps former SEC chair to be his head of National Intelligence after Congress rejects Bill Pulte

  11-06-2026 20:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Congressional Republicans, unenthusiastic about Pulte’s elevation to DNI, were unable to extend FISA legislation without Democratic votes
  
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• Trump’s Todd Blanche nomination might force Republicans to do the unthinkable: Tell him no

  11-06-2026 20:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Even after Trump betrayed many Republicans, and his Pam Bondi replacement choice infuriated still more with the ‘weaponization fund’ push, the president’s attorney general pick could still sail through the Senate, Eric Garcia writes. Here’s why
  
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• Portland hands out 69,000 tickets in just over half a year as city plans to add more speed cameras

  11-06-2026 20:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  The cameras were installed at sites with histories of serious and fatal crashes
  
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• Trump plans to meet with defense industry execs over dwindling US missile supply, report says

  11-06-2026 20:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president has privately expressed anger over the shrinking stockpile and the White House sit-downis probably ‘going to be ugly,’ according to NBC News
  
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• 'You Will Be Stuck For Years': Iran Issues Stern Warning As Trump Vows To Seize ...

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the US against further military action, saying it could trigger years of instability and market turmoil. ......
  
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• World Cup set to break attendance records: FIFA

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada is on track to break attendance records, football's...
  
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• World Cup fever hits Calgary with citywide watch parties

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  Calgary may not be a...
  
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• World Cup begins with Mexico hosting South Africa in opening match

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The largest World Cup in tournament history kicks off Thursday with co-host Mexico taking on South Africa in the opening match. ......
  
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• World Cup begins in Mexico amid a missing persons crisis

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  In Mexico, Guadalajara is preparing to host matches and thousands of fans for the 2026 Fifa...
  
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• World Cup 2026: Why are there 'cooling' breaks midway through each half?

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  There are mandatory breaks for players to hydrate throughout every game at this year's World Cup ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: Siya Kolisi and Springboks rally behind Bafana Bafana with gwijo

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  Double World Cup-winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has wished his football counterparts, Bafana Bafana, well ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup, saying they are behind the team like the rest of their countrymen. Bafana will face Mexico in the opening match of the global showpiece at...
  
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• World Cup 2026 rules explained: Heat break, VAR, substitutions and new throw-in change

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  There are a number of rules set to be introduced at this year's World Cup ......
  
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• World Bank says two-thirds of economies face hit from Iran war

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  The world economy will expand 2.5% in 2026. ......
  
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• World Bank lowers 2026 global growth forecast to 2.5 pct

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank on Thursday lowered its global growth forecast to 2.5 percent for 2026, down from 2.9 percent in 2025, marking the lowest rate since late 2019. The bank's semi-annual Global Economic Prospects report cited higher energy prices, steeper inflation and increased borrowing...
  
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• Who is Louis Rossmann and why tech influencer has threatened Samsung with a lawsuit

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  Louis Rossmann threatened...
  
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• Where to watch Mexico vs. South Africa World Cup game today: FREE live stream, channel, time

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
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• US universities becoming immigration pathways? Viral Reddit thread sparks H-1B row; ‘Without OPT…’

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  A Reddit thread debates whether US universities prioritize immigration pathways over education. ......
  
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• US, South Korea Bolster Coordination as Pyongyang Expands Nuclear Program

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  U.S. and South Korean officials met in Seoul on June 11 to strengthen nuclear deterrence and military readiness as North Korea expands...
  
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• US embassy employee found dead in Yangon hotel, Thai woman detained

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  A male employee of the US embassy in...
  
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• UK Pushing for Social Media Powers in ‘Times of Crisis’

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  The UK government is preparing new powers to control content online during “times of crisis,”...
  
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• Trump launches ‘massive leak hunt’ after report claims aides held Epstein strategy meeting without him

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  President Trump has...
  
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• Trump cancels strikes against Iran on June 11, hints at peace deal signing

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump said he has canceled planned strikes against Iran on Thursday, hours after threatening more bombings and a desire to "take" oil export hub Kharg Island. Iran exports most of its oil via Kharg Island with volumes usually accounting for around 2% of global supply and flowing mainly to China. "Based on...
  
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• Trump Calls Off Planned Strikes on Iran

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said he called off his planned evening strikes against Iran as a deal appears to be near. “Based...
  
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• Tragedy as missing pregnant mum found dead by side of the road with 'blunt force injury'

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  Makala Pendley was reported missing with her seven children back in February but has been found dead by the side of a dirt road ......
  
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• Three choices now define Trump's Iran war and all of them have a cost

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  In the months leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, I served as a strategist at the Pentagon, where I had unusual access to military thinking, intelligence assessments, and senior-level discussions. I regularly attended meetings hosted by Secretary of...
  
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• Thailand condemns Chinese Uyghurs to death for 2015 shrine bombing

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  Two Chinese Uyghur men were sentenced to death Thursday for carrying out a 2015 attack on a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people, a long-awaited verdict in Thailand's deadliest bombing case. A Bangkok court convicted Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed of premeditated and attempted murder for their role in planting a bomb at the popular Erawan Shrine in the capital's commercial heart. The blast tore apart the site where worshippers and tourists had gathered, wounding more than 100 people and leav
  
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• Texas widens New World screwworm quarantine areas after new cases

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  USDA confirms three additional cases of screwworm in the US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said that three additional cases of New World screwworm had been confirmed in the U.S., including two in Texas. Texas has placed parts of seven counties under quarantine to restrict animal movement to help combat the growing number of New World screwworm cases in the state. The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) Executive...
  
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• South Korean YouTuber sentenced to 18 months in prison after attacking fellow content creator

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  A South Korean female YouTuber has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after attacking a male content creator whom she believed she was dating. The case has drawn attention online after details of the court’s decision were reported by Dexerto. According to the report, the incident happened in September 2025 during or shortly after one of the man’s live broadcasts. Prosecutors said the...
  
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• Putin's War In Ukraine Has Now Outlasted World War I

  11-06-2026 20:23 via article.wn.com
  According to polls, about half of the Ukrainians believe that the war will continue longer and not end before next year. This would push the duration of the war closer to that of World War II, which... ......
  
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