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• UK's likely next leader Burnham to unveil plan to shift power

  29-06-2026 03:39 via article.wn.com
  Andy Burnham, the Labour lawmaker expected to replace Keir Starmer as British prime minister, will outline his vision for Britain on Monday, his office said, promising to change how the nation is governed with power moving from London to the regions. Burnham, who returned to Westminster earlier this month after winning a parliamentary seat, is currently the only declared candidate to take over from Starmer and could be...
  
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• World Cup 'hydration breaks' have changed how soccer is played

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  This new format changes the sport significantly — and takes it further away from club football ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: What do you want to know?

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  We hope you’re enjoying the 2026 World Cup as much as we are at The Athletic. So...
  
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• Weekly rewind: Program connecting Tulsa Police, youth renamed for longtime officer

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Also, OU baseball wins first NCAA title since 1994; City’s Rapid Exit from Shelters strategy gaining momentum; City offering Cry Baby Hill for housing-focused development; and, State's temporary U.S. senator targets federal permit reform. ......
  
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• Venezuela earthquakes: Satellite images show significant destruction after twin quakes; death toll nears 1500

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  High-resolution satellite images from...
  
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• Venezuela Earthquake: Photos Reveal Massive Rescue Efforts, International Aid and Race to Find Survivors

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Rescue teams, soldiers and...
  
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• US official says Iran talks to continue, 'both sides' pausing strikes

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  The United States and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other and plan to meet and resume talks aimed at ending the Middle East war, a US official said late Sunday. US and Iranian forces traded strikes in recent days despite a fragile June 17 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that seeks a comprehensive end of the conflict that began...
  
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• US, Iran agree to halt attacks and renew talks, US official says

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Hezbollah says reserves right to 'defend its homeland' Hezbollah on Monday said it reserved the right to self-defence after several Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon despite a truce between the two sides and a US-Israel-Lebanon framework to end hostilities. In a statement, the group said that it "reiterates that what the enemy has done is a blatant violation of the ceasefire to which it has adhered until now and that it is monitoring and tracking these violations and reserves its right to defe
  
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• South Korea President calls for investigation after poor Fifa World Cup performance

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  South Korea president Lee Jae Myung is calling for an investigation into the country's poor World Cup showing and ensuing resignation of coach Hong Myung- bo. South Korea did not advance out of Group A while earning three points in three matches. South Korea beat the Czech Republic and lost to Mexico and South Africa. Lee...
  
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• Pakistan to arrest Afghan nationals without valid visas from July 10

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Ministry of Interior has directed authorities nationwide to immediately arrest any Afghan national found residing in the country without a valid visa from July 10, according to an official notification issued on...
  
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• Pakistan says Afghanistan strikes targeted militants; Taliban says dozens of civilians killed

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan carried out airstrikes overnight in eastern Afghanistan, Islamabad said on Monday, adding its operations had targeted militants as the Afghan government reported dozens of civilian casualties. Pakistan's information minister said the operations killed 25 militants and were aimed at a group that it blames for a deadly weekend attack in Karachi, though Afghan authorities have repeatedly denied their territory harbours militants. The strikes are the latest flare-up of violence between the
  
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• Pakistan launch deadly strikes along Afghan border

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan says its strikes were a response to...
  
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• Pakistan kills 29 militants near Afghan border after Karachi Rangers attack

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan kills 29 militants near Afghan border after Karachi Rangers attack ......
  
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• Is this World Cup now Europe v South America? Which giants fall today? Day 18 recap

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Sunday was the strangest day of this World Cup, in that there was only one match,...
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump and Tehran agree to halt attacks after exchanging strikes over Strait ...

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Iran and US to meet in Qatar to resume peace talks, according to reports...
  
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• Iran team to fly home Monday after Fifa World Cup exit

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Iran will fly home on Monday following their agonising elimination from the Fifa World Cup at the end of the group stage, team officials said. The Iranian squad will take off from the Mexican city of Tijuana — where they have been based during the competition — at 6pm...
  
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• Iran issues ‘serious warning’ to Bahrain as tensions prevail in West Asia

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Iran targeted a US Navy...
  
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• From rubble in Venezuela, an unexpected story of survival cuts through days of tragedy

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  In a miracle rescue, a man and his son are pulled out alive from under the rubble after four days ......
  
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• FIFA World Cup 2026: Carlo Ancelotti says Brazil need 'mind and heart' to beat Japan ...

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Coach Carlo Ancelotti stated that Brazil must play with "mind, heart, and a clear idea" in their World Cup Round of 32 clash against Japan. Reflecting on his success in European knockout tournaments, he noted how unpredictable these matches can be. ......
  
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• Canada promises toughest World Cup test for next opponent

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Canada celebrated its historic progression to the FIFA World Cup round of 16 on Sunday after edging South Africa 1-0, with goalscorer Stephen Eustaquio promising the team's next opponent its toughest test of the tournament. Eustaquio struck in second-half stoppage time to send the co-host into...
  
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• Bitcoin at ‘critical technical battleground' with potential 30% further drop, strategists say

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Bitcoin's $60,000 level will be critical to watch in the coming months, one strategist says. Another sees downside to $40,000. ......
  
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• Anger directed at Venezuela's official response to earthquake recovery

  29-06-2026 07:05 via article.wn.com
  Residents in quake-affected areas have expressed anger over the state's efforts to locate survivors and help victims, the BBC's Orla Guerin reports. ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin admits ‘problems’ in invasion and warns of fuel shortage from Kyiv’s strikes

  29-06-2026 06:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Putin admits fuel supply problems have created shortages in Russia as Kyiv continues attacks on his oil refineries
  
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• World Cup 2026: What’s next for Seattle, U.S. men as knockout rounds begin?

  29-06-2026 06:21 via article.wn.com
  Here’s a rundown of what to expect as the tournament enters its next phase. ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: Hugo Broos says Canada defeat exposed Bafana Bafana’s lack of power and speed

  29-06-2026 06:21 via article.wn.com
  Hugo Broos believes Bafana Bafana’s Fifa World Cup elimination against Canada ultimately exposed the physical realities of modern football. South Africa’s historic World Cup campaign came to an end on Sunday after defeat to the Canadians in the knockout stages, with Broos admitting the difference in power, speed and intensity between the sides proved decisive. After guiding Bafana to the last 32 for the first time in the...
  
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• With time running out, Venezuelans comb rubble for survivors

  29-06-2026 06:21 via article.wn.com
  RESCUE workers carry a baby rescued from the rubble in La Guaira.—Reuters • Death toll from deadly quakes rises to 1,450, with tens of thousands still missing • Newborn, two boys pulled out alive from rubble after three days LA GUAIRA: Rescue crews raced on Sunday to find survivors in the rubble of Venezuela’s powerful earthquakes as the death toll reached 1,450 and hopes dwindled more than three days after the earth roared and rumbled. Tens of thousands of people were repo
  
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• Vietnam ramping up arrests to crush dissent, says rights group

  29-06-2026 06:21 via article.wn.com
  Vietnam is increasingly using broadly written laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others that authorities consider a threat to the Communist party’s rule, according to a new analysis released Monday by a human rights group. The 88 Project, which focuses on rights issues in Vietnam, documented 56 such arrests in 2025, the third consecutive year of increases and double the number in 2022. The report includes only arrests where the defendant could be identified by name and the case track
  
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• Victorian premier blames ‘inflation not corruption’ for Big Build cost blowouts amid fresh allegations

  29-06-2026 06:21 via article.wn.com
  Jacinta Allan has resisted growing calls for a royal commission into alleged corruption on Victoria’s $100bn Big Build, declaring “inflationary pressures on projects is not corruption”. It comes after an investigation by Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes reported allegations that money from the state’s Big Build infrastructure projects was being paid to gangland figures and that the state government was warned about cost blowouts due to Construction, Forestry and Maritime Em
  
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• Venezuela Earthquake: 72 Hours Gone, Hope Fading -Then Rescuers Find Father And Son Alive

  29-06-2026 06:21 via article.wn.com
  The US Geological Survey estimated the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes could have caused more than 10,000 deaths, which would rank among Latin America's deadliest disasters in a century. ......
  
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• US weighs shifting Gulf bases after strikes

  29-06-2026 06:21 via article.wn.com
  • May move some military assets in Middle East farther west, potentially to Israel • Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain among most affected sites, says WSJ • Estimates suggest $5bn damage across 11 US military installations WASHINGTON: The United States is weighing the relocation of parts of its military footprint in the Middle East further westward, potentially to Israel, as Iranian missile and drone strikes expose serious vulnerabilities in...
  
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