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• Travellers bound for Britain hit by ETA system outage

  04-06-2026 07:06 via article.wn.com
  Before the outage, the approval process was generally swift. ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: Oddsmakers see clear top-tier favorites in 48-team field

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Who’s going to win the 2026 World Cup? There’s a clear pecking order....
  
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• Woman accused of administering 'noxious substance' at primary school nursery

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  The 37-year-old was arrested at Bitterley CofE Primary School, and has been released on bail ......
  
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• ‘We’ve moved at least 10 times’: Meet the parents trying to save their children from ...

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  A growing movement advocates for kids to...
  
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• ‘We need to deal with the Ayatollahs the same way the West dealt with Hitler’ ...

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  We spoke to Danny Ayalon, the former deputy foreign minister and Israeli ambassador to the United States, and asked him whether he thought this entire conflict had been a miscalculation for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. ......
  
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• US judge strikes down Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  June 5 - A federal judge on Friday ruled...
  
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• US Congress moves to tighten oversight of military affairs

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON: The US Congress is moving to tighten oversight of Pentagon leadership decisions and limit unilateral military action against Iran, in a rare bipartisan effort that underscores renewed tensions over presidential war powers and civilian control of the military. On Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee adopted a bipartisan provision that would require the Pentagon to notify Congress within five days whenever a senior military officer is dismissed, along with a written explanation
  
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• Putin sees "no point" in meeting with Zelenskyy to discuss ending war

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  President Zelenskyy chided Putin in his first public message to the Russian leader, who called it "boorish" on Friday. ......
  
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• Putin Rejects Zelenskyy’s Meeting Offer, Says There Is ‘No Point’ Amid Ongoing Ukraine War and Ceasefire Dispute

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir...
  
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• Prison staff noticed 'strong smell' before handcuffing female visitor

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Navneet Uppal was hauled before a judge after staff detected a "strong smell" off her during a visit last March. ......
  
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• Parks official accused of stealing $200K from kids' sports teams

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  A Massachusetts parks and recreation official is facing federal fraud and tax charges after prosecutors alleged he siphoned more than $200,000 from a local youth sports organization over a five-year period. Christopher Gerstel, 50, chairman of the Needham Parks and Recreation Commission, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 17 counts, including wire fraud and tax-related offenses, according to a June 5 release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District...
  
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• Opinion | Why U.S. Presidents Misjudge Putin

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  A scholar of the Russian dictator says he sees himself as his country’s eschatological defender against Satan and evil. ......
  
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• Manchester Airport check-in worker convicted in �30m Dubai cash smuggling ring

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  A corrupt check-in attendant at Manchester Airport helped a crime gang smuggle �30m in dirty cash to Dubai, hidden in suitcases on Emirates flights, in a major money laundering operation. ......
  
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• KSI’s departure from Sidemen triggers fresh debate after group releases clarifying statement

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Fans are still trying to process KSI’s departure from the Sidemen, and now the group has shared its side of the story. Days after KSI, whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, announced that he was leaving the popular YouTube group, the remaining members released a statement explaining what happened behind the scenes. Their message was aimed at answering questions from...
  
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• ISS astronauts urged to take shelter in SpaceX spacecraft after major evacuation warning

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Five astronauts aboard the International Space Station were told to take shelter in the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft as a leak at the iconic research lab worsened ......
  
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• Israel continues to strike southern Lebanon with no deal in sight

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Our international editor Lindsey Hilsum reports from Lebanon where she travelled close to the Israeli border. ......
  
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• Iran says US talks ‘at a deadlock’ as attacks continue across region

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  In Tehran, a senior advisor to Iran’s supreme leader has...
  
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• Fordingbridge rape boys spared jail despite judge's 'high risk of serious harm' ruling

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Three teenage boys spared jail for the rape of two girls in Fordingbridge will face a Court of Appeal review after the judge noted two were deemed a 'high risk of serious harm' to young females. ......
  
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• Florida police to beef up human trafficking enforcement at World Cup

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  AG James Uthmeier said his office is working with federal agencies in “surging more resources down here than we otherwise would.” . ......
  
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• Federal judge blocks Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S. In a ruling harshly criticizing the administration, U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. said the policy “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo,” and he accused the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
  
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• Explainer: What is behind EU's new migration push?

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) is tightening its migration policy by proposing new measures this week to boost deportations and curb irregular migration. The move comes as migration has become a key political issue in the EU, particularly after right-wing parties made gains in the 2024 European Parliament elections and amid continued difficulties in returning rejected asylum seekers. WHAT HAS THE EU PROPOSED? EU lawmakers and governments on Monday agreed on new rules allowi
  
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• DRC warns of 'rapid' community spread of Ebola; 71 new cases confirmed

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said on Friday that 71 new Ebola cases were confirmed in a 24-hour period and warned of rapid community transmission of the deadly disease. The new data, included in a daily situation report published by the health ministry, bring the total number of confirmed cases to 452...
  
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• Díaz-Canel denounces new U.S. threats and sanctions against Cuba

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  With these measures, the US government intends to "strengthen the blockade and the conflict between Cuba and the United States," he stated ......
  
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• Charting the nations that waited longest to return to the World Cup

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Two nations will return to the World Cup after more than a half-century wait: the Democratic Republic of Congo and Haiti. Both last appeared in soccer's World Cup in 1974, the longest gap among countries returning for the 2026 tournament, which starts June 11. Haiti was the lone CONCACAF representative in...
  
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• At Russia’s Davos, Putin Tells His Soldiers to Keep Fighting

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  The Kremlin chief rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to meet and appeared more interested in boosting relations with the American right. ......
  
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• ‘Americans need to give up something’ to resolve deadlock – Head of Iranian think tank

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  We spoke to Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh, head of the Tehran-based Iran Diplomatic House. ......
  
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• 5.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands -- GFZ

  05-06-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a...
  
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• Trump’s economic chief says inflation is falling. Data says otherwise

  05-06-2026 21:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  In April, inflation reached its highest level in three years
  
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• Democrats from AOC to Schumer are mired in abuse and Nazi tattoo claims over Maine man central to their Senate take-back

  05-06-2026 21:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  The dead-heat race between Susan Collins and Graham Platner just got a new wrinkle amid a slew of fresh news reports about a Maine oysterman’s treatment of women, as well as his infamous “Totenkopf” tattoo. Eric Garcia reports on the effect of it all on Democrats’ chances to flip the Senate
  
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• Dad arrested over murder of his 4-year-old son whose remains were buried in their backyard

  05-06-2026 21:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The foster family that cared for Aiden Bevins says they warned Child Protective Services not to return him to his biological family
  
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