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• World Cup 2026: Where to eat during tournament

  07-06-2026 13:27 via article.wn.com
  Most every nation is represented in this list. ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: 10 players everyone should know and watch

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  World Cup 2026: free fan festival to run for 23 days in downtown Miami Miami will host a free fan festival in downtown Miami for 23 days during World Cup 2026. The World Cup is being held in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with matches starting this week.Soccer legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are expected to play in their final World Cup.American star Christian Pulisic is under pressure to lead the host nation deep into the tournament. The World Cup opens this week with matches starting
  
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• Urgent: Iran's military says to "forcefully" respond to any aggression

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran's military warned on Monday that it will respond...
  
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• Ukrainian strikes hit oil sites in Russia and Crimea

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian forces have struck several...
  
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• Ukrainian mothers see a rising number of complications with their pregnancies, in photos

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is seeing a rising number of premature births, emergency cesarean sections and other pregnancy complications. ......
  
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• Ukraine turns to Europe as US steps back as mediator in peace talks

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of...
  
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• Trump says new Israel, Iran strikes won’t affect peace deal

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  TEL AVIV/DUBAI/NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey...
  
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• Today in History: June 8, dystopian novel \u20181984\u2019 is first published

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  George Orwell’s novel “1984” was first published....
  
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• Swiss FIFA World Cup team warns of rattlesnakes at San Diego base

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  ALBAWABA - Snakes in the grass for the Swiss National Team...
  
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• Seattle World Cup barge gives soccer's global language a waterfront home

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  EVERETT, Washington, June 8 - Every World Cup...
  
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• Rays host the Red Sox on home losing streak

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  The Tampa Bay Rays aim to break their three-game home skid with a win over the Boston Red Sox. ......
  
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• Quake sparks deadly tsunami alert in Mindanao

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  A powerful offshore earthquake struck the southern Philippines early Monday, killing at least 12 people, damaging buildings in General Santos City and sending coastal residents racing to higher ground after tsunami waves hit parts of Mindanao. The magnitude was placed at 7.8 by global monitors, while domestic bulletins initially listed the tremor at 7.4. The quake struck at 7.37am local time, with its centre at sea near Sarangani province, south-west of General Santos, at a shallow depth that in
  
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• OPEC+ to boost oil production as ceasefire in Iran remains elusive

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  The cartel of influential...
  
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• No watch party at Madison Square Garden with Trump attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  Police scuttled an NBA Finals watch party near Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks warned fans to get to Monday’s matchup at least two hours early as part of enhanced security measures with President Donald Trump attending the ......
  
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• Lawsuit aims to stop UFC fights at White House on Trump’s birthday

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — A political activist and a...
  
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• Israeli military kills four in Gaza and expands control zone, locals say

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO, June 8 - Israeli strikes...
  
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• Israel says military in continuous contact with U.S. amid escalation with Iran

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson Effie Defrin said on Monday that the Israeli and U.S. militaries have been in close contact regarding the...
  
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• IRGC says retaliated against U.S.-Israeli "aggression" targeting Iranian petrochemical company

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said its forces on Monday retaliated against a "U.S. and Israeli aggression" against a petrochemical company in...
  
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• Indian firm to export green methanol for bunkering in Sri Lanka

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  Indian project developer Agastya Green Fuels has...
  
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• Harassing Supreme Court Justice Barrett at Home

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  A ‘swatting’ incident underscores the growing threats to judges. ......
  
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• Flash: Air defenses activated in Iran's central province of Yazd -- media

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Air defenses activated...
  
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• Finnish court sentences two in country's largest human trafficking case

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  HELSINKI, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Lapland District Court in Rovaniemi on Monday handed down verdicts in Finland's largest human trafficking case, involving 78 Thai berry pickers. The court sentenced Jukka Kristo, former chief executive officer of berry company Polarica Marjanhankinta, to two years and six months in prison on 78 counts of human trafficking. His Thai business partner, Kalyakorn "Durian" Phongphit,...
  
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• Facebook payouts fuel Alberta separatist accounts

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  Facebook’s creator payment system has become entangled in Alberta’s separatist politics after an investigation identified overseas-run accounts impersonating local activists and publishing content that promoted breaking away from Canada. The accounts presented themselves as voices from inside Alberta’s independence movement, using names, profile images and language designed to appear local. Several were linked to operators outside Canada who appeared to be using divisive politi
  
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• EU approves sanctions on Iranian targets over maritime security concerns

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  NICOSIA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Monday approved sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities over allegations of disrupting maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, EU foreign policy chief Kaja...
  
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• Customers are giving billions to scammers. Tellers are intervening.

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  SCARSDALE, N.Y. — Karen Battista and Angela...
  
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• Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  Authorities have raced to slow the Ebola...
  
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• American Doctor Who Contracted Ebola Released From Hospital

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  The only American confirmed to have contracted Ebola in the ongoing outbreak in Africa has tested negative and has been released from...
  
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• Afghan police discover illegal drugs, smash drug processing labs

  08-06-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police in the drive against illegal drugs have discovered illegal drugs and also destroyed drug processing labs in the southern Uruzgan and western Farah provinces of the country, said a...
  
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• New Zealand capital orders people to evacuate waterfront homes as city braces for ‘dangerous’ swells

  08-06-2026 13:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Forecasters described conditions as rare and potentially dangerous
  
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• Palisades fires suspect due in court as scars of interno still haunt survivors

  08-06-2026 13:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trial is set to begin in Los Angeles for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire
  
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