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• U.S.-Iran peace talks in Switzerland overshadowed by strait closure

  21-06-2026 16:15 via article.wn.com
  Buergenstock – U.S. Vice President JD Vance held peace talks with Iran at a Swiss resort on Sunday, overshadowed by Tehran saying it had shut the Strait of Hormuz and would not discuss nuclear issues because Washington had failed to halt fighting in Lebanon. The talks were the first to be held under the terms of a memorandum of understanding agreed a week ago, which calls for the strait to be reopened and a halt to all hostilities, including in Lebanon, which U.S. ally Israel invaded in Ma
  
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• WWE star Danhausen throws his hat in the ring for UK prime minister

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  WWE star Danhausen...
  
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• ‘World War Z’ Officially Returns With New Sequel in Development

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Although George A. Romero popularized the modern concept of a zombie with Night of the Living Dead...
  
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• Will keep Hormuz open, keep all ships ready for blockade if needed: Trump

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Will keep Hormuz open, keep all ships ready for blockade if needed: Trump ......
  
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• US student visas to come with expiry date soon. A worry for Indians?

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  US student visas to come with expiry date soon. A worry for Indians? ......
  
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• UN inquiry accuses Israel’s targeting children in Gaza, part of genocide

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  A United Nations commission of inquiry has alleged that Israel’s actions in Gaza have involved the deliberate targeting and killing of Palestinian children, describing the findings as amounting to genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Gaza, along with war crimes in the occupied West Bank.The report, released on Tuesday by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian...
  
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• UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Data centers to power AI could use more power than all but five countries by 2030, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said. ......
  
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• Ukraine’s drones are eroding Putin’s vision for Crimea

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Russian-installed authorities in Crimea have halted fuel distribution in vacation season as Ukraine isolates the peninsula. ......
  
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• Turkey arrests more than 200 in crackdown before NATO summit | Muscat Daily| Oman News |Business | Sports |Lifestyle

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Turkish security forces on...
  
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• Thailand to introduce common ticketing for Bangkok electric train services

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's cabinet approved measures on Tuesday to reduce commuter travel expenses by introducing a common ticketing...
  
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• Tesla faces federal probe after Model 3 slams into Texas home, killing a 76-year-old

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla that was reportedly using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it's opening a special investigation into the Tesla Model 3 crash on Friday near Houston, a significant probe because the car was allegedly using technology that Elon Musk considers key to the company's future. Watch NBC Bay Are
  
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• Sudanese Woman and Four Children Die in Riyadh Apartment Fire, Renewing Concerns Over Saudi Residential Safety

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  A Sudanese woman and her four children died...
  
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• Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League's activists arrested in Bangladesh as party marks founding anniversary

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  The party was...
  
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• Russia discusses importing fuel amid Ukrainian strikes, Crimea restricts public life

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Moscow ― Russia is considering importing fuel and subsidising it to cap prices as ways to mitigate supply disruptions of gasoline and diesel caused by Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, the Vedomosti daily reported on Tuesday, citing two unnamed sources. The city of Sevastopol in Russian-controlled Crimea said it had restricted the hours of public transport, shops, cafes...
  
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• Philippines temporarily blocks gaming app used by suspect in deadly school shooting

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  A police vehicle enters San Jose National High School a day after a shooting incident inside the school in Tacloban city,...
  
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• Philippines Tacloban School Shooting Weapons Traced to Police Officer and Security Firm

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Manila: Two students were taken into custody following a shooting incident at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on Monday. According to the Philippine...
  
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• Paul Kueker family: All we know as tragedy at Madison Square Garden Goose Concert kills ...

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Paul Kueker, a...
  
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• Neymar edges toward Brazil return as Scotland showdown looms

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Neymar could make his first appearance at this year’s World Cup in Brazil’s match against Scotland in Miami on Wednesday, with Carlo Ancelotti weighing whether the forward is fit enough to return after a calf injury that has kept him out of the finals so far. The match is in the early hours of Thursday SA time. The 34-year-old, recalled by Ancelotti after almost three years away from the national side, has yet to play at the tournament after suffering the injury more than five weeks
  
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• Murder probe launched after body of missing teen girl found in Wales park

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  A body believed to be that of a missing 14-year-old girl has been found in a park in Blaina, Wales, as a murder investigation has been launched ......
  
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• Low dam levels, global fuel uncertainty threatening power supply in Fiji: energy company

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  SUVA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) said it is facing one of the most difficult operating periods in recent years as low water levels at the Monasavu Dam, rising fuel costs and the threat of prolonged dry...
  
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• LISTEN: Mom’s 911 call helps feds tap out suspect in White House UFC terror plot

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Newly released 911 calls...
  
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• Israel secretly sent Starlink receivers to Iranian protesters, says former leader

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  A former Israeli prime minister says Israel smuggled Starlink internet receivers into Iran to help anti-government protesters, though he said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government failed to follow through on the plans. Naftali Bennett, who served as prime minister in 2021 to 2022, told an audience at the JNS International Policy Summit in...
  
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• Israel must ‘free itself’ of US dependence for weapons: Netanyahu

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel needs to reduce its dependence on American military assistance and develop a more self-sufficient defence industry.Speaking to reserve combat officers in Gush Etzion in the occupied West Bank, Netanyahu stressed the importance of building an independent weapons-production capability. He said Israel’s need for greater...
  
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• Iranian president lands in Pakistan as US-Iran teams work to finalize a war-ending deal

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Meanwhile, violence flared again in southern Lebanon as Israeli soldiers opened fire....
  
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• Iranian envoy says Strait of Hormuz fully open without charges

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  GENEVA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Ali Bahreini, Iranian ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Office at Geneva, announced on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels without...
  
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• Iran President Pezeshkian visits Pakistan as Tehran-Washington roadmap advances

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Iran President Pezeshkian visits Pakistan as Tehran-Washington roadmap advances ......
  
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• From Cristiano Ronaldo to Luka Modric, here are the 10 oldest players competing at the ...

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  There is nothing like the World Cup, and nothing can prepare someone more for the sport’s biggest tournament better than experience. Some of these...
  
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• France heat wave turns deadly as 54 departments face red alert

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  France heat wave turns deadly as 54 departments face red alert ......
  
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• Every AI Prompt Costs Water. Nvidia's 'Liquid Coolant' Tech Could Change That

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  As AI systems become more powerful, the data centres that run them require enormous amounts of energy and cooling. The United Nations has warned that by the end of this decade, AI data centres could... ......
  
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• Clashes erupt in S. Yemen as Houthis announce mobilization

  23-06-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  ADEN, Yemen, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Fierce clashes erupted Tuesday between Houthi militants and troops affiliated with the pro-secession Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the southern province of Al-Dhalea, a military official...
  
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