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• US Central Command claims commercial ships continuing to transit through Hormuz Strait, denies closure

  11-06-2026 04:58 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON -- US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday that...
  
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• World Cup watch parties kick off at Harrisburg-area restaurants and bars

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  FIFA World Cup soccer fever has arrived in the Harrisburg area. ......
  
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• World chess body suspends Russia, once the game’s leading power

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  The governing body of world chess has suspended Russia – for decades the dominant force in the game – after a successful legal challenge by Ukraine. An international tribunal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, in March upheld a complaint by Ukraine that Russia’s chess federation had usurped control of the game in areas of Ukraine captured by Russian forces since 2022. It gave Russia 90 days to relinquish control of chess bodies in five regions of Ukraine and stop holding tour
  
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  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
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• US scholar with history of activism in Myanmar arrested in China on suspicion of espionage

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Chinese authorities have arrested an...
  
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• UN Special Rapporteur urges Colombia to address discrimination faced by leprosy patients

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  A UN expert on Wednesday called on the Colombian government to urgently address the ostracization faced by individuals suffering from leprosy, a neglected public health challenge that continues to affect thousands of people across the country, exacerbating poverty and social exclusion despite the availability of effective treatment. In remarking on the sheer gravity of the issue, Beatriz Miranda-Galarza, UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination...
  
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• UK defence minister Healey quits, says PM Starmer’s plans fail to keep country safe

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  British defence minister John Healey quit on Thursday in a dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmerof failing to commit the government resources that are needed to defend the country at a time of heightened threat. The unexpected resigation, accompanied with a scathing public letter, compounds the pressure on Starmer when he is facing a likely leadership challenge and exposes the crisis at the heart...
  
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• Trump Push for Europe to Pay More as US Plans Major NATO Force Reduction

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  The Trump administration is...
  
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  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
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• SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Few business leaders have been as deeply embedded in popular culture as Elon Musk, the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in internet culture and amassed a fortune that has made him the world’s first trillionaire. At a time when concerns about inequality are high and public attitudes toward the ultra-wealthy have soured, Musk has managed to retain a loyal following despite his stratospheric net worth and without the folksy persona that endeared other tycoons such as War
  
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• SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL INCREASES SHARE REPURCHASE AUTHORIZATION

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  HOUSTON, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --...
  
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• Philippines protests China’s sanctions against its defence chief as ‘an unfriendly act’

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  The Philippine government said Friday that...
  
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• One Nation Event Relocated After Protest Prompts Police Warnings in Melbourne

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  A One Nation fundraising event featuring leader Pauline Hanson and MP Barnaby Joyce was relocated in Melbourne’s north-west...
  
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• New AP-NORC poll shows Trump losing support among independent voters in second term

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  This shift has effectively...
  
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• Mark Gongloff: The White House’s top science goal is ignorance

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Shutting down scientific inquiry because it discovers things you don’t like is a bit like turning off all the instruments on your plane because they warn you there’s a mountain ahead. It may satisfy your immediate urge to live in ......
  
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• Long Beach fire reports spark fear among California residents: ‘Smoky as hell’

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  People appearing to be...
  
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• Kenya Law Society files contempt of court application against government

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  The Katiba Institute (KI), together with the Law Society of Kenya (the Law Society), filed a in the High Court of Kenya in Nairobi on Wednesday against the Kenyan government for “openly, wilfully, deliberately, and contumaciously disobeying and violating” court orders demanding full disclosure of “documents, agreements, and safety protocols” in respect of a US-sponsored ebola quarantine and treatment facility. Characterizing the violations as tantamount to a...
  
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• Japan flagship rocket lifts off after earlier failure

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
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• Japan Flagship Rocket Carrying 6 Satellites Successfully Lifts Off

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] TOKYO: Japan's flagship H3 rocket successfully launched into space on Friday morning, successfully carrying a payload of six small satellites into orbit. The Japan Aerospace...
  
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• Iranian woman among migrants deported from the US to the Central African Republic

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Attorneys say an Iranian woman is among a group of people who have been deported to the Central African Republic from the United States. The exact number of migrants on the flight that left Louisiana late Thursday is unclear. The ......
  
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• Iran peace deal could be signed this weekend, Trump says

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States and Iran could sign a peace deal as soon as this weekend that would reopen shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The agreement, if finalized, would be the most significant diplomatic breakthrough yet to end the three-month war, which has killed thousands of people and sent global energy prices sharply higher. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported that Tehran is likely to approve the agreement,...
  
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• India summons US diplomat for 2nd time over attacks on tankers off Oman cost

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  India on Friday summoned US Charg...
  
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• India on high alert as Jamaat plans protests near border over repatriation of illegal Bangladeshis

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  India is on high alert along the Bangladesh border as Jamaat-e-Islami plans massive protests and disinformation campaigns over the repatriation of illegal immigrants. ......
  
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• India on high alert as Jamaat plans border protests over illegal Bangladeshi repatriation

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  India's intelligence and security agencies are on high alert as Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies plan protests near the India-Bangladesh border over the repatriation of illegal Bangladeshi nationals. ......
  
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• Independents helped Trump win his second term, but many have since soured on him, a ...

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Independents helped Trump win his second term, but many have since soured on him, a new AP-NORC polling analysis finds. ......
  
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• ICC women's T20 World Cup 2026: Nasser Hussain backs India over Pakistan, names key players ...

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Former England captain Nasser Hussain has...
  
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• How poplars, pistachios, and micro-forests are helping Afghanistan bring back lost forests

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  For decades, Afghanistan's environmental story was dominated by war, deforestation, and shrinking forests. From the pistachio woodlands of Badghis to the poplar-lined valleys of the northeast, millions of trees disappeared as conflict, fuel shortages, illegal logging, and poverty reshaped the country's landscapes. Researchers estimate that around 50 per cent of Afghanistan's forest cover was lost between the 1979 Soviet invasion and the early 2000s. Yet a quieter transformation is now taking pla
  
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• Hamburg airport evacuated due to 'police situation' - all flights cancelled

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  All passengers in the airside section of the airport, after security, have been evacuated while passengers already seated on planes were made to disembark as cops searched the airport ......
  
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• France's CPI up 2.4 pct in May

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- France's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.4 percent year on year in May, up from 2.2 percent in April, according to data released by the French National...
  
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• Flash: U.S., Iran nearing memorandum of understanding early next week: reports

  12-06-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Flash: U.S., Iran nearing memorandum of understanding early next week: reports...
  
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