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• UN chief warns AI is developing faster than rules can keep up

  06-07-2026 10:57 via article.wn.com
  Guterres, at the...
  
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• World Cup fever: After-hours matches leave Singapore bars, restaurants on the bench

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  With many late match timings, businesses are being selective about the matches they screen. ......
  
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• US seeks dismissal of Gautam Adani case, cites diplomatic concerns

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Washington: The United States Department of Justice has defended its decision to seek the dismissal of fraud charges against Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, telling a New York court that the case primarily concerns a foreign jurisdiction, falls outside its current enforcement priorities and could create unnecessary diplomatic tensions.In a filing before the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the department...
  
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• Urgent: Xi congratulates Keiko Fujimori on election as Peruvian president

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, July 6...
  
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• UN Chief warns AI is outpacing the world's ability to govern it

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  UN Chief warns AI is outpacing the world's ability to govern it UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the first-ever government-level global dialogue on AI in Geneva on Monday with a blunt warning: artificial intelligence is advancing faster than governments, institutions, or even its own creators can keep up with....
  
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• UK says aircraft carrier approached by Russian plane in Norwegian Sea

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  BANTING: The Form Three...
  
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• Trump Revives Feud With Italy's Meloni Ahead of NATO Summit Meeting

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Email:[email protected] Washington : US President Donald Trump has reignited his public dispute with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by sharing a mocking social media post just days before...
  
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• Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as wildfire burns

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  A wildfire burning out of control in southwestern France has forced the evacuation of 10,000 people from two dozen small towns and villages near the Spanish border and officials said strong winds on Monday would further fan the blaze. The fire has scorched some 4,600 hectares in...
  
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• The European Union Is Splintering—and Some Say That’s the Only Way to Revive It

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  The unity that defined the bloc became an impediment to growth. ......
  
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• Taiwan on alert as Super Typhoon Bavi closes in with 300 km/h winds

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Manila: Super Typhoon Bavi diverted away from the Philippines on Monday, avoiding a direct hit as it developed over the western...
  
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• STEVE MOORE: Politicians are blaming the wrong villain for America’s rising food prices

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  When food prices rise, politicians and activists alike instinctively look for a villain to blame. Amid current instability, many will be tempted to settle on domestic manufacturers as the scapegoat for skyrocketing prices. This narrative might be politically convenient for some, but it gets the economics of global supply chains exactly backwards. The real reason the price of key inputs in American food supply — like fertilizer — is rising is not corporate greed or mismanagement. It i
  
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• Sepp Blatter accuses Fifa of bowing to political pressure over Folarin Balogun red card decision

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Sepp Blatter has hit out at the decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban...
  
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• Racist commentary about Black players comes under scrutiny at World Cup

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Belgium coach Rudi Garcia’s description of Senegal as one of “those teams” that “tend to lose their tactical structure towards the end of the match” has reignited scrutiny of racially coded language at the World Cup. Garcia made the remarks after Belgium’s last-gasp comeback against Senegal on Wednesday. In a statement posted on social media two days later, Garcia said he had been “referring to teams unaccustomed to managing a lead in high-level World Cu
  
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• Philippine Senator Marcoleta Held on Plunder Charges Ahead of Duterte Trial

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Manila: Philippine Senator Rodante Marcoleta, a close ally of Vice President Sara Duterte, was arrested on Monday as the anti-graft court ordered his custody on a...
  
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• On this day: The first airship to cross the Atlantic, the British R-34, arrived in ...

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Following are some of the major events to have occurred on July 6: 1919 – The first airship to cross the Atlantic, the British R-34, arrived in New York. 1942 – Diarist Anne Frank and her family took refuge from the Nazis in Amsterdam. 1962...
  
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• Nepal's sluggish economic growth continues in Q3

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  KATHMANDU, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's prolonged sluggish economic growth is projected to have continued in the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2025-26, with the country's statistics body estimating growth at 3.51 percent for the quarter. The projected growth is lower than the 4.05 percent recorded during the same quarter of...
  
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• Mumbai rains kill 13 in 4 days, Maharashtra orders probe after building collapse

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  The Maharashtra government has ordered an inquiry into the collapse of a three-storeyed building, which resulted in the death of six people, including five children, following heavy rains on Sunday night. The structure collapsed in Mankhurd in northeastern Mumbai. Two others were also killed elsewhere in the city, which faced the fury of the late onset of the monsoons. Girish Mahajan, the state’s disaster management minister, said 13 persons had been killed in rain-related...
  
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• Maharashtra Monsoon Fury: 11 Dead, Mumbai-Pune Corridor Hit, Flights Cancelled as Rains Trigger Landslides and Flooding

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Relentless monsoon rains battered Maharashtra on Monday, killing at least 11 people, crippling road, rail and air transport, and triggering landslides, flooding and building collapses as authorities warned residents to stay indoors and avoid all non-essential travel..Three members of a family were killed when a pre-dawn landslide buried their home in Patan village in Pune’s Maval tehsil, while eight others died in separate rain-related incidents in Mumbai, including six people &mdas
  
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• Kremlin claims complete capture of Kostiantynivka as Kyiv rejects reports

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Russian forces are attempting to seize the frontline city of Kostiantynivka, a critical hub in the “fortress belt” of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, sparking conflicting claims over its control. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters late on 3 July that Russian forces had fully captured the city, though he provided no evidence. The Kremlin also released an undated video showing Russian President Vladimir Putin thanking soldiers and stating that the capture of Kostian
  
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• Iranian mourners call for vengeance on Trump during Khamenei funeral procession

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  July 6 - Crowds of Iranians marched...
  
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• Global shares are mixed and oil slips after OPEC+ plans August output hike

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  European shares have advanced after a...
  
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• Ghana: 'We Either Win or We Learn' - Carlos Queiroz Bids Emotional Farewell to Ghana

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  In a heartfelt statement shared on his social media page, the veteran Portuguese tactician expressed pride in what his team accomplished during his tenure, while insisting there is still room for greater ambition and progress ......
  
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• Foreign investment into Vietnam surges 61 pct in H1

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam secured 34.65 billion U.S. dollars in foreign investment commitments in the first half of 2026, a year-on-year jump of 61 percent,...
  
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• Flash: Xi extends congratulations to Keiko Fujimori over election as president of Peru

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Xi extends congratulations to Keiko Fujimori over election as president of Peru...
  
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• Escape the heat with these 5 non-European summer destinations

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  When summer temperatures across the Gulf rise above 45�C, cooler destinations become more appealing than ever. Here are five of the best places to visit for a refreshing escape from the summer heat. 1. Georgia (Kazbegi, Gudauri & the Greater Caucasus) If you're looking to escape the summer heat, Georgia is hard to beat. Summer temperatures in Kazbegi and Gudauri usually stay between 10 and 20�C thanks to the high elevation of the Greater Caucasus. You might not expect it, but e
  
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• Egypt finds 2,000-year-old coastal tombs and desert Byzantine city

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a series of nearly 2,000-year-old tombs on the Mediterranean coast and the remains of a planned Byzantine-era city in the western desert, the tourism and antiquities ministry said. The coastal discovery was made at Marina El-Alamein, about 100 kilometres (62 miles)...
  
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• Cyprus sends two firefighting aircraft to aid France with wildfires

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  The Republic of Cyprus is dispatching two Air Tractor firefighting aircraft to help French authorities...
  
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• China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  China’s navy has test-launched a...
  
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• Afghan forces thwart firearms smuggling attempt, seize 20 pistols

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces have intercepted a cache of firearms, including 20 pieces of pistols and four assault rifles, in...
  
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• 5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines; no damage reported

  06-07-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southern Philippines on Monday, July 6, according to the country's Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The quake struck at...
  
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