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• TANVI RATNA: How Trump's multi-front pressure is shrinking Putin's operating space

  13-06-2026 16:10 via article.wn.com
  A sanctioned Russian LNG tanker from the Portovaya project idled near Singapore in May 2026 with no buyer. At the same time, Ukrainian drones had already knocked roughly 700,000 barrels per day of Russian refining capacity offline across 16 major facilities. Europe had locked in a binding legal phase-out of Russian gas. And just four months earlier, U.S. forces had captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. These are not isolated events, but connected parts of a strategic vise squeezing Russia
  
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• Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, June 13

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN -- The funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is scheduled to begin here on July 4, Iranian media reported Saturday. Farewell ceremonies will be held at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall in Tehran on July 4-5, followed by funeral processions in the...
  
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• World Cup: Qatar salvages draw with Switzerland with late goal

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Boualem Khoukhi’s...
  
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• World Cup matches in US face heat advisories, storm threats

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Both United States coasts were under...
  
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• World Cup: Iran win four staff visa appeals but 11 banned

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Four members of Iran's 15-strong World Cup delegation have won appeals against having their visas to the US rejected but 11 more members of party have been denied entry ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: Qatar stuns Switzerland with late equaliser

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Switzerland was caught off guard in a dramatic draw...
  
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• Why Scotland has its own World Cup team explained

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  First World Cup hat trick scored by Team USA's Bert Patenaude Bert Patenaude, Fall River native, scored the first World Cup hat trick in 1930; FIFA officially credited it in 2006. The Tartan Army has come to New England to see their team play in the FIFA World Cup, bringing an infectious excitement to the region. With the Scottish national football team set to face off against the Haiti national football team inside Boston Stadium tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, some fans going to the game or wa
  
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• VIDEO — World Cup: U.S. Men's National Team Prays Together After Major Win

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Men's National Team took a moment to...
  
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• US-Iran deal: Before Strait of Hormuz reopens, Tehran wants these conditions met

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  The US president suggested that once a deal is signed, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen, easing one of the biggest concerns caused by the war between the two countries. ......
  
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• U.S. and Iran to close deal within a day, Trump says, but Tehran yet to confirm

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  An agreement would extend the ceasefire and pave the way for a longer truce, leaders said, though an Iranian official denied a deal will be signed Sunday. ......
  
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• Urgent: 5.0-magnitude quake hits 33 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines -- USGS

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0...
  
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• Trump names James M. McDonald to lead powerful New York federal prosecutor's office

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump says he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan after the attorney who holds the job was tapped this week for the role of director of national intelligence. ......
  
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• Trump and Pakistan say Iran deal could be signed Sunday but Tehran signals more time ...

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Momentum for a deal to end the Iran war is growing. Pakistan says an agreement is closer than ever, and U.S. President Donald Trump asserts it will be “signed tomorrow. Iran is making some of its most optimistic statements yet. ......
  
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• The Iranian Enforcer Driving Tehran’s Hard Bargaining With the U.S.

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  The pugilistic new paramilitary commander is seen as a power broker who is asserting control over negotiations even as the two sides appear near a deal. ......
  
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• Tens of thousands join Pride marches in Romania, Bulgaria to call for equality

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ supporters march in Romania and Bulgaria for annual pride parades ......
  
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• Russia 'on brink of social explosion' as opposition MP warns Vladimir Putin to end Ukraine war

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Vyacheslav Markhayev has hit out at the way young Russian men are still being sent to their deaths by Vladimir Putin’s 'obsession' with the on-going war in Ukraine ......
  
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• Romania Pride Parade

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Participants in the Bucharest Pride Parade kiss in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 13, 2026. ......
  
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• Police investigate theft of England equipment at World Cup, 2 people in custody

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Two people have been detained in connection with the theft of equipment from the England national team’s vehicles during their move from a pre-training base in Florida to Kansas City, where the Three Lions will have their permanent World Cup ......
  
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• Peru police disguised as World Cup mascots arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Two Peruvian police officers disguised as World Cup mascots Clutch and Maple have helped to arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima. Colonel Carlos Alcántara, the head of the Green Squadron, says the operation took place on Thursday during the ......
  
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• One Extraordinary Photo: U.S' Alex Freeman leap over Paraguay

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Jayne Kamin-Oncea been an Associated Press freelance photographer in Los Angeles for the past 10 years. She began her photo career as an AP stringer in Miami in 1978 while at the University of Miami. She also spent 27 years ......
  
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• On a ‘dreamy’ night at the World Cup, the USMNT’s biggest stars electrified the biggest stage

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Twenty-four years ago, the U.S. men’s soccer team scored three goals in the first half of a World Cup game. ......
  
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• Mirjam Swanson: US soccer makes stirring first impression, delivers big unifying World Cup win

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The U.S. men's soccer team chose an incredible day to have an incredible day. ......
  
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• Mexican police investigate body found outside Tijuana stadium where Iran prepares for World Cup

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Mexican authorities are investigating how a corpse ended up outside a stadium in the border city of Tijuana, where Iran's national team has been training for its upcoming World Cup match against New Zealand. ......
  
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• Khoukhi late show earns Qatar dramatic World Cup draw against Switzerland

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Qatar snatched their first ever World Cup point with a stoppage-time goal to draw 1-1 against Switzerland in an energetic Group B opener....
  
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• Global HIV prevention declined drastically after Trump aid cuts, U.N. finds

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Cuts from the U.S. and others have hit hard, with the number of people receiving PrEP dropping by 38% from 2024 to 2025, according to data from 62 countries. ......
  
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• Gary Neville accuses FIFA 'dictatorship' of VAR cover-up after Switzerland's controversial penalty against Qatar at ...

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Switzerland were given the spot-kick when Remo Freuler, who had run onto a header into his path by Breel Embolo, was brought down by�Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada. ......
  
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• FIFA World Cup 2026: Qatar shock Switzerland with late equaliser, claim historic first-ever point

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  Switzerland were expected to make a strong start in a group that also includes Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, who had played out a 1-1 draw a day earlier. ......
  
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• David Raya praises Unai Simón and downplays goalkeeping debate ahead of Spain's World Cup opener

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  David Raya toned down the debate over the starting goalkeeper for Spain at the World Cup, praising teammate Unai Simón on Saturday and saying La Roja is in good hands with him. ......
  
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• Chinese Proverb of the Day: 'One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of '-A ...

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  A Chinese proverb highlights how seeing the ocean changes...
  
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• Brazil vs Morocco prediction, picks, analysis: World Cup live updates, game time

  14-06-2026 00:18 via article.wn.com
  If you hadn't watched the previous World Cup, you might expect this matchup pitting 2022 semifinalists and a team hoping to put the pieces together for a run this time around to have the roles reversed. But it's North African squad Morocco coming in after a historic World Cup and Brazil hoping to get the mix right. Legendary club manager Carlo Ancelotti is leading Brazil, and, as usual, he has plenty of top players he can select to put on the historic yellow shirt. However, a call for veteran at
  
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