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• Torture Museums in Europe

  25-06-2026 04:15 via article.wn.com
  The endless security lines at the airport may seem torturous — but they are child's play compared with what heretics and criminals faced in the Middle Ages. Medieval torture was used both to extract confessions and to punish the convicted ......
  
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• World Drug Report 2026: UNODC Sounds Alarm on Potent Synthetic Opioids and Rising Global Drug Use

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Vienna: Drug use around the world is rising, including a worrying increase of new potent and dangerous synthetic...
  
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• World Cup surprise package Cape Verde has another underdog story: Its unheralded New York-based kit partner

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  While Cape Verde is taking on World Cup titans, so, too, is Capelli Sport in a tournament dominated by bigger brands ......
  
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• World Cup odds, best bets for Friday's matches including France-Norway

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Three more groups conclude on Friday including Group I and the marquee match between France and Norway. ......
  
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• White House denies report of Trump taking experimental weight-loss drug

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  The White House on June 23 denied that US President Donald Trump had received early access to an experimental weight-loss drug, after a STAT News report claimed a 79-year-old patient had obtained the medication through the FDA's "compassionate use" program. The STAT report found that the patient received access to...
  
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• What is a 'doublet' earthquake? The science behind Venezuela’s strongest quake in over a century

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast on Wednesday, killing more than 180 people, were part of a seismic phenomenon known as a “doublet”. The twin tremors marked Venezuela’s strongest earthquake in more than a century and left the country grappling with widespread destruction.Here is why the damage was so swift and severe.When two quakes strike as oneA doublet occurs when two earthquakes of comparable magnitude strike the same general area wi
  
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• Venezuela races to rescue hundreds trapped in rubble after two major earthquakes

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of people in Venezuela were trapped under rubble and many more remained unaccounted for on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes devastated areas in and around the capital Caracas, killing hundreds, damaging buildings and leaving thousands homeless. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck about 160km west of Caracas on Wednesday night, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, the strongest since 1900, according to the US Geological Survey. The disaster hit a country weak
  
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• Venezuela earthquakes kill 230-plus as La Guaira rescue race intensifies

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Venezuela earthquakes kill 230-plus as La Guaira rescue race intensifies ......
  
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• USA 2-3 Turkey: how Maurico Pochettino’s players rated in World Cup Group D match

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Berhalter was USA’s pass master, McKennie led the side well but back line struggled against Turkish attacks...
  
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• US Supreme Court opens the courthouse door to lawsuits tied to Cuba’s property seizures 6 ...

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  One law generally shields foreign governments and companies they own from lawsuits in US courts. Another lets many Cuban cases proceed, according to a new ruling. ......
  
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• US judge says lawsuit against Trump compensation fund can proceed

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Washington DC: US District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that a lawsuit challenging a $1.8 billion compensation fund for President Donald Trump’s allies...
  
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• UPS is losing ground to FedEx

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  The two logistics giants have similar strategies—and face a common threat | World News ......
  
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• Top DPRK leader oversees artillery, missile tests

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  PYONGYANG, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), oversaw on Thursday tests of multiple firepower systems in a bid to modernize the country's artillery and missile forces, the official Korean...
  
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• Tokyo stocks plunge on tech sell-off

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower on Friday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index briefly plunging more than 5 percent, logging its...
  
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• Theologian JD Hall Praises Ottoman Treatment of Christians – But What About the Historical Reality?

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  JD Hall praised Ottoman kindness...
  
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• The danger of US-Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  A strong deal would build in real penalties for going back to war: automatic, reversible costs that fall on anyone who restarts the fighting. ......
  
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• Taiwan's Evergreen says ship was hit by unknown object off Oman

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  A ship belonging to Evergreen Marine was hit by an unknown object off Oman but has now safely departed the Strait of Hormuz, the...
  
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• Students branch out and climb trees to learn up close how to care for them ...

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Cities benefit from trees, which can cool concrete sprawls and improve air quality. ......
  
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• South Korea's Ex-First Lady Jailed For 7 Years In Jobs-For-Gifts Case

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Kim Keon Hee was found guilty of accepting "high-value precious metals" in exchange for favours in personnel appointments, according to the livestreamed ruling. ......
  
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• Singapore to start jobs for 400 migrant workers after alleged abandonment

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Singapore to start jobs for 400 migrant workers after alleged abandonment ......
  
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• Should not feel like suburb of Islamabad: Denmark plans Azaan ban

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Copenhagen: Denmark’s government is considering a nationwide ban on the public broadcast of the Islamic call to prayer, or Azaan, and has launched a legal review to determine whether such a measure would comply with the country’s constitution. Immigration Minister Morten Bodskov said the government would examine whether a nationwide prohibition could be introduced without breaching constitutional protections for religious freedom. “The call to prayer should not be heard over Da
  
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• Seven arrested in Belgian synagogue blast probe

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Brussels: Belgian police arrested seven people connected with an attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of Liège earlier...
  
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• Saudi doctor jailed for life after killing six in German Christmas market attack

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Six people died in the attack that lasted just over a minute and involved a rented BMW X3 on December 20, 2024, in the German city of Magdeburg ......
  
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• Russia says it intercepted hundreds of Ukrainian drones in one of the largest reported strikes ...

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Moscow: Russia’s Defence Ministry reported on Friday that it intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones overnight over 12 Russian regions as well as the annexed Crimea, the Azov and Black Sea areas, in what appeared to be one of the biggest drone attacks on...
  
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• Russia says it intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in one of war's biggest attacks

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Russia says it intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in one of war's biggest attacks ......
  
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• POLL SHAKEUP: Analyst Says Bennett Rapidly Losing Support As Netanyahu Gains Momentum

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Israeli political analyst Shlomo Filber says Prime...
  
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• Pakistan committed to eliminating drug abuse, trafficking

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that Pakistan remains firmly committed to eliminating drug abuse and illicit trafficking, reaffirming the...
  
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• Pak digs its Indic roots for Indus waters, gets some Aussie, British help

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Pak digs its Indic roots for Indus waters, gets some Aussie, British help ......
  
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• Operation Amistad: India dispatches relief, medical aid to earthquake-hit Venezuela

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  India has launched 'Operation Amistad' to support earthquake-hit Venezuela, with two Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft carrying a field hospital unit and more than 35 tonnes of relief supplies, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced on Friday. In a post on X, announcing the operation, Jaishankar said, "Operation Amistad underway! Two @IAF_MCC C17s took-off today for Venezuela with urgent assistance to support their post-earthquake relief efforts." The relief mission includes an Indian Arm
  
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• Nancy Guthrie update: Annie, Tommaso Cioni's works in focus as ransom note claims Savannah's mom ...

  26-06-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Reports that a ransom...
  
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