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• Urgent: Jamaica experiencing island-wide blackout

  06-06-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Jamaica is facing an island-wide...
  
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• World food safety day 2026: 5 surprising food hygeine myths every Indian should know

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  On World Food Safety Day 2026, it’s time to...
  
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• WORLD CUP: SoFi Stadium workers authorize strike

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  UNITE HERE Local 11, a union representing more than 2,000 SoFi Stadium workers, voted to authorize a strike on Friday, a week out from the site's first scheduled World Cup match. ......
  
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• What China and North Korea stand to gain from Xi’s rare summit with Kim Jong Un

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Why is China's Xi Jinping visiting North Korea now?...
  
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• Voting underway in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Gilgit-Baltistan region for legislative assembly

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Voting is happening today in Gilgit-Baltistan for...
  
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• US raises alarm over increased Israeli spying on Trump's Iran negotiators

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Recent US intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on US negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, amid rising concern over a more general counterintelligence threat by Israel. Israel and the US have long known, and tolerated, that each was spying on the other. But an intensified Israeli effort to learn about US positions in talks with Iran has crossed a line, according to some US officials. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsAp
  
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• Trumpiana: Who is the GOATest of them all?

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Miffed at the Kennedy Center removing his name, Trump plasters his greatness everywhere!Wannabe ‘King Donald’ doesn’t need a mirror to tell him who is the greatest of them all. Trump knows. And his flattering courtiers are always there to endorse the boss who has ‘aced’ his cognitive tests with “a Perfect Score… four times in a row.”But the POTUS takes no chances. Miffed at “a Highly Conflicted, Crooked Federal Judge’s” order to
  
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• Tijuana awaits the Iranian national soccer team, who will commute to the US for World Cup

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  SAN DIEGO — Tijuana, Mexico, is set to become the Iran national soccer team’s base camp for the next several days, with the delegation expected to arrive on Sunday. ......
  
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• These are strange times to be an Iran fan. Team Melli can bring some welcome relief

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique football culture ......
  
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• The World Cup’s loudest star will be the one sitting behind a desk

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic,...
  
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• Strong wind at NCAA baseball tournament in West Virginia sends 5 people to the hospital

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Five people...
  
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• Singapore slams ‘xenophobia’, orders platforms to block posts targeting Indian community

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Among over six million...
  
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• Search for lesbian grandmothers who inspired children’s book

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  A search is under way for two lesbian grandmothers who inspired a new children’s book after a chance encounter with a pantomime dame at Blackpool Pride. The women, whose names are not known, attended a reading by the popular performer Mama G in 2021, complaining to her about the lack of diversity in young literature. Mama G said she had been reading books to children at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens when the women asked if there were any featuring lesbian grandmothers. The question left
  
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• Russian drone strikes kill two in Ukraine

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Russian drone strikes killed two people in Ukraine, officials have said, as world leaders gathered in London to discuss piling pressure on Moscow over its four-year war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet the leaders of France, Germany and Britain for talks on the way...
  
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• Rob Sand to rally in Iowa governor bid with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear as Democrats ...

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rob Sand will rally a crowd for the first time as the official Democratic nominee for Iowa governor on Sunday, kicking off a countdown to November with the support of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. ......
  
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• Pope Leo XIV jokes young Spaniards would pick Bad Bunny over him during Madrid visit ...

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV joked Saturday that he knows who would win if...
  
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• Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  The Pentagon has...
  
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• ‘Not seeking mediation from UK’: Nepal Foreign Minister downplays PM Shah’s remarks, calls partnership with India

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  In meetings with EAM S. Jaishankar, the Nepali FM described India as Nepal’s "most important partner." ......
  
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• New Zealand are the World Cup's lowest-ranked team. But their fans believe the Kiwis can fly

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique football culture ......
  
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• Nepal willing to resolve boundary dispute with India through diplomacy, open heart: Foreign Minister

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Khanal's remarks come...
  
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• Nathan Patterson urged to take World Cup shop window chance with Scotland amid Rangers links

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Everton great says tournament in US is perfect platform ......
  
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• Kim Jong Un's sister dismisses calls for denuclearisation as "anachronistic dream"

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Kim Yo Jang said Pyongyang's emergence as a nuclear power is "absolutely non-negotiable," ......
  
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• Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 10, civil defence reports

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Gaza's civil defence service reported that Israeli strikes killed 10 people on Saturday, with Israel's military saying one of the dead was a Hamas "terrorist cell commander". In Gaza City, a drone strike killed eight people and wounded 15 others in the Jawazat camp for displaced people, according to the civil defence, a rescue service that operates...
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Two more drones downed over Strait of Hormuz as Trump claims he ...

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  It comes as the US military said it downed six Iranian missiles in the Gulf...
  
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• India stays fastest-growing major global economy despite slipping to 6th GDP ranking

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  India has reinforced its position as the world's fastest-growing major economy, expanding 7.7 per cent in the 2025-26 fiscal year despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, elevated oil prices, a weakening rupee and slowing global growth. The strong performance comes even as the country remains sixth in the global GDP rankings in nominal dollar terms, a position largely influenced by currency movements and statistical revisions rather than economic fundamentals. The latest data from the M
  
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• Heat, altitude, travel: Why 2026 World Cup could be the toughest tournament in history

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  The 2026 World Cup will expose teams to an unusually complex mix of challenges across three countries, multiple climates, vast travel distances and potentially differing altitudes and time zones. It is unusual not because these challenges are new to World Cups, but because they may be more pronounced and variable then ever across a single tournament. Environmental and logistical challenges are part of international tournament soccer. Teams have long been required to adapt to demanding and often
  
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• Han Seongsook set to become country’s first female prime minister in 20 years

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Han Seongsook set to become country’s first female prime minister in 20 years South Korean President Lee Jae Myung officially nominated Han Seongsook to be the country’s next prime minister on Sunday. While currently serving as the country’s minister for small and medium enterprises, her...
  
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• First came Congress. Now a national redistricting battle may turn to statehouses and city councils

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  A national redistricting battle is about...
  
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• Employee asks for 6 months of paternity leave to support wife; boss dismisses it as ...

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  A workplace conversation about paternity leave...
  
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• Elon Musk cites data saying India’s fertility has dropped below replacement level

  07-06-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  New York: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said India’s birth rate has fallen below the replacement level, noting that the decline occurred earlier among the most educated...
  
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