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• UK-EU ‘reset’ summit may still happen next month despite delay speculation

  05-06-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  EU’s Maroš Šefčovič says summit will ‘probably’ be in July but sources say it could be put back as talks deadlocked...
  
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• Zelensky calls for direct talks with Putin to end all-out war

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian�President�Volodymyr�Zelenskyy�has�suggested�a�personal�meeting�with�Russian�President�Vladimir�Putin�to�negotiate�an�end�to�the�more�than�four-year-long�conflict....
  
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• Xi set to visit N Korea in push for deeper ties

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  China said yesterday President Xi Jinping would visit North Korea on a two-day ​trip from June 8, his first ‌in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to reassert ties with Pyongyang, its ‌only formal treaty ally. Xi will meet North Korean ‌leader Kim Jong-un and exchange ‌views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern, China’s foreign ministry said. “Both sides will use the visit as an opportunity to promote greater development of China-North Korea
  
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• World War II military rounds discovered in Tacoma yard after bomb squad call

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  A routine home renovation in Tacoma took an unexpected turn Wednesday when workers found World War II-era military rounds buried on the property, which led to a visit from the bomb squad. Shelbie Boyd, spokesperson for The Tacoma Police Department, told The News Tribune the house is in the 1300 block of North Hawthorne Street, and TPD received a call about a suspicious object during the evening of June 3. In a Thursday Facebook post, TPD said it sent some officers, as well as its Explosive Ordna
  
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• World Cup: Thomas Tuchel reveals plan for England stars to complete summer transfers

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  Several of England’s World Cup squad could move clubs this summer ......
  
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• Witkoff, Kushner meet nuclear experts at national lab in Tennessee, source says

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, June 5 - U.S. President Donald...
  
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• Uzbekistan starts construction of 1st nuclear power plant

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  TASHKENT, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the start of construction of the first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan was held in the country's Jizzakh region overnight Thursday, according to the Uzbek presidential press service. The ceremony...
  
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• US V-P Vance blames murder of British student on migrant ‘invasion’

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  Henry Nowak was killed by Vickrum Digwa, who lied that he had suffered a racist attack. ......
  
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• U.S. measles cases exceed 2,000 for 2nd consecutive year

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Measles cases in the United States have surpassed 2,000 for the second consecutive year, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In...
  
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• US judge invalidates Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully barred applicants from 39 travel-ban countries from receiving ‌decisions on asylum, work permits, green cards ​and citizenship, a ‌US federal judge ruled yesterday. Chief US District ‌Judge ⁠John McConnell ‌in Providence, Rhode Island, ruled ‌that the US...
  
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• UN voices concern over protests against its agencies in Libya

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations is deeply concerned by Thursday's protests against its agencies in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, said a UN spokesperson on Friday. "We are deeply concerned by the violent protests that took place yesterday outside the...
  
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• Scotland in for summer cold snap as temperatures drop

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  Latest weather maps show temperatures are expected to drop well below the seasonal average ......
  
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• Russia's Rosatom says Ukrainian drone hit engineers demining areas around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  June 5 - Russia's nuclear energy...
  
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• Renewed violence in eastern DRC threatens civilians amid Ebola outbreak: UN

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Increased deadly attacks in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this week isolate communities and threaten Ebola response, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the intensifying violence is claiming civilian lives and severely...
  
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• Putin says he sees no point in personal meeting with Zelensky

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he does not see the point in a personal meeting with Ukrainian President...
  
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• Pope Leo to meet Catholic abuse survivors on Spain trip, Vatican says

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  VATICAN CITY, June 5 -...
  
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• Poland to restrict smartphone use in elementary schools

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  WARSAW, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Poland will restrict smartphone use in elementary schools across the country from Sept. 1 to protect young people from digital addiction and harmful content, the Polish government has announced. According to a draft amendment to the...
  
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• Norway crown princess put on waitlist for lung transplant

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from an incurable lung disease, has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant, ushering in a period of great uncertainty regarding her health. Mette-Marit, 52, was diagnosed in 2018 with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis that causes breathing difficulties, which has repeatedly forced her to take sick leave or scale back her official duties. Her condition has deteriorated significantly over the past six...
  
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• Mojtaba Khamenei's aide has a ‘test’ for Trump amid war with US: ‘First time Iran ...

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  Iran claims...
  
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• Lusail International Circuit joins UN Sports for climate action framework

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  Lusail�International�Circuit�(LIC)�has�become�a�signatory�of�the�United�Nations�Framework�Convention�on�Climate�Change�(UNFCCC)�Sports�for�Climate�Action�Framework,�formalising�its�long�term�commitment�to�sustainability�and�climate�action�on�World�Environ
  
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• Lebanese president criticizes Iran, Hezbollah chief over war, ceasefire stance

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday slammed Iran for using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the United States and criticized Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem, saying the Lebanese people were tired of war and deserved to live in peace. Aoun made the remarks in an interview with CNN chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour, which was released by the Lebanese Presidency on Friday. On Thursday, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Co
  
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• Ladbrokes World Cup 2026 offer: Bet 35, get £30 in free bets for the World Cup

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  Ladbrokes are one of the UK’s best-known football bookmakers and we’ve taken a look at their World Cup offers ......
  
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• JD Vance blames UK student murder on 'mass invasion of migrants'

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  US Vice President JD Vance on Friday waded into a British ​dispute that has erupted over the murder ‌of a student, blaming his death on what he said was civilizational decline ‌and the failure to ⁠stop the 'mass invasion of migrants'. Last ‌year, Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old white man, ‌was handcuffed by police as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist ⁠attack. The killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison.
  
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• Iran\u2019s World Cup team approved for visas to play games in the US, officials say

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  The team had moved its training base to Mexico because of visa problems....
  
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• Iran World Cup players granted visas

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  Iran's World Cup soccer players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official ‌told Reuters yesterday, just 10 ​days before their first...
  
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• Iran dismisses uranium transfer claim -- media

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's semi-official Fars news agency on Friday rejected a report by Saudi-owned Al Arabiya network that Tehran has agreed to transfer its enriched uranium to a third country. Citing an informed source close to the Iranian negotiating team, Fars said nuclear issues were basically not on the current agenda of the talks between Tehran and...
  
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• India's central bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25 pct

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Reserve Bank of India, the country's central bank, announced on Friday that it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent. Repo rate is...
  
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• India lures foreign investors with zero taxes on bonds

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  India has abolished taxes on foreign investors’ earnings from certain government bonds and relaxed investment restrictions in a bid to read more India lures foreign investors with zero taxes on bonds ......
  
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• IAEA chief calls for restraint, adherence to ceasefire near Zaporizhzhia

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  VIENNA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for maximum military restraint and full adherence to the localized ceasefire on Friday, after Russian personnel were reportedly injured near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The IAEA said it has been informed that some Russian military personnel were injured...
  
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• How much is each World Cup player being paid? Full salaries revealed as FIFA publishes ...

  05-06-2026 23:57 via article.wn.com
  The final payouts will take into strict account the exact duration of each individual player's involvement in the tournament, including the group stages and knockout rounds. ......
  
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