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• World Cup: Paraguay edges Turkey, clinching Group\u00a0D for U.S.

  20-06-2026 09:34 via article.wn.com
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran says it is closing Strait of Hormuz days after Trump deal due to ‘ceasefire violations’

  20-06-2026 15:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pakistan's interior minister also heads to Tehran for meetings on Iran-US talks as five killed in Lebanon in Israeli strikes
  
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• World Refugee Day 2026 in numbers: UNHCR reports decline in global refugee numbers amid escalating crisis

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  On World Refugee Day 2026, UNHCR’s data provides a look at the trends that are shaping the current crisis ......
  
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• White House clears new visa rule impacting foreign students: Here's how Indians will be impacted

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
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• US, Qatar explore release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, claims report

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. and Qatar are developing a plan to release $6 billion of frozen Iranian assets for humanitarian spending, aimed at providing economic support while facilitating nuclear discussions. ......
  
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• UK police probe cause of train collision that killed driver and left 9 in critical condition

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
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• Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill at least 7, police reports

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  Twin roadside blasts killed at least seven people in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday. "A private pickup truck carrying passengers was targeted with a remote-controlled IED," said Yasir Afridi, a police officer in Bannu district,...
  
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• Two Missing US Citizens Found Dead Near Mexico City

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  Email:[email protected] Mexico City: Mexican authorities are investigating whether two bodies discovered in a clandestine grave near...
  
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• Trump’s Second Gamble on Iran

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump’s war against Iran began with one gamble and ended with another. Initially, the president bet that he could stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions by bombing Iran’s revolutionary regime out of existence. So he spent tens of billions of dollars, and upended the global economy, only to sign a memorandum of understanding undoubtedly weaker than any deal he could have struck before the war. Embedded in this document is a new gamble: that if Iran’s revolutionaries can&rsqu
  
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• Trump’s new Iran deal faces nuclear blind spot over uranium stockpile, experts warn

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump’s new Iran framework is drawing warnings from...
  
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• Trump unveils Qatar-donated luxury jet for Air Force One fleet

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a new Air Force One converted from a former Qatari-owned Boeing 747, calling it a "flying White House" while touting the aircraft's luxury interior.The plane, which the Qatari government donated last year as an "unconditional" gift to the United States, will serve as a...
  
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• Switzerland says U.S.-Iran talks continue at Bürgenstock, declines to identify participants

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  The Swiss Foreign Ministry ​said that no ‌further details would be disclosed about participants and ‌the content ​of the talks, citing ⁠confidentiality. ......
  
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• Switzerland says continues to provide discreet, reliable setting for U.S.-Iran talks

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  GENEVA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland on Saturday said that it continues to provide a "discreet and reliable setting" to facilitate talks at the central Swiss resort of Burgenstock on the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and...
  
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• Spanish PM

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR: Rapid KL has...
  
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• 'She wants to be friends again': Trump repeats Meloni asked for photo 'over and over' at G7

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  United States President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his claim that Italian PM Giorgia Meloni had 'begged' him for a selfie, saying she asked him 'over and over' for a photo during the G7 summit in France.Trump, apparently miffed by being given a cold shoulder by European allies during the Iran war, said Meloni's popularity has taken a dip ever since she refused the US access to Italy's landing strips or...
  
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• One dead after freight trains collide on Munich bridge

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  One dead after freight trains collide on Munich bridge One person died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich early Saturday morning, causing two carriages to derail and crash onto the street below. The collision occurred at 1:40am in Munich's northern district of Milbertshofen as both...
  
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• Next World Cup match in Philadelphia brings France star power

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  Brazil, Haiti fans celebrate historic World Cup match in Philadelphia Brazil and Haiti fans joined together before a historic match in Philadelphia June 19, to cherish their shared history. Brazil came to Philadelphia and demonstrated its renowned soccer skill on June 19 with a 3-0 win over...
  
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• Nearly 5,000-yr-old architecturally unique tombs uncovered south of Cairo

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered two tombs dating to the Early Dynastic Period (3100 BC-2686 BC) in Minya province, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Saturday in a statement. Hisham Elleithy, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the first tomb...
  
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• Italy Pope Mining

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  FILE - A front-end loader transports phosphogypsum in Phalaborwa, South Africa, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. ......
  
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• Italian woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in fire at Dominican Republic luxury resort

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  SANTO DOMINGO — A huge fire at a luxury beach resort in the Dominican Republic killed one woman and forced nearly 1,700 tourists to be evacuated on Friday, authorities said.Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old Italian woman, was...
  
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• Israel recorded highest child rights violations in conflict zones in 2025: UN report

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  A new United Nations report has stated that Israel recorded the highest number of grave violations against children in armed conflicts during 2025, with government forces identified as the leading perpetrators of such violations for the first time since the UN’s Children and Armed Conflict monitoring system was established three decades ago.The annual report of the UN Secretary-General on children and armed conflict documented 38,558 verified grave violations against children in 2025, mark
  
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• Is the USMNT a genuine World Cup contender? We asked our experts

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  The USMNT's brilliant performances at a home World Cup have sent hopes soaring, so is Pochettino's team a genuine contender to win it? ......
  
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• Iran Got a Great Deal That It Could Still Squander

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran appears to have ended the war on terms favorable to the Islamic Republic. It releases frozen Iranian assets, relaxes restrictions on Iranian oil sales, and lifts the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz—in exchange for Iran ending its closure of the waterway. In other words, Iran receives things it didn’t have before the war in exchange for giving up something it wasn’t doing before the war. But as good as
  
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• International departure fee goes up to RM142 at six Thailand airports from Saturday (June 20)

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  CHIBA, (Japan): The...
  
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• India's Cockroach Party supporters bang plates to call for education minister's resignation

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
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• In the least Jewish World Cup in history, he is Israel's best representative

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  Statistically, this is the World Cup with the fewest Jews among the various national soccer teams, putting aside officials and wheeler-dealers. In fact, even among the power brokers, Jews are not especially prominent at this World Cup. One of the only such figures, believe it or not, was the Jew, on both sides of his family, who helped establish Curaçao's national soccer team and even served...
  
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• Ghana: Ghana Eyes Trade, Investment Gains From World Cup

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  Ghana is set to leverage the global platform of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to attract foreign direct investment and expand trade opportunities through a series of business forums and exhibitions in Canada and the United States. ......
  
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• Ghana: Coca-Cola Kicks Off FIFA World Cup 26™ Campaign

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  Coca-Cola on Wednesday officially launched its FIFA World Cup 26™ campaign in Ghana with an electrifying Watch Party for Ghana's opening match against Panama, at the Coca-Cola Experience Zone at the Ghud Park, Accra Mall. ......
  
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• Germany Train Incident

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  Two cars of a freight train are lying on a road after falling off a bridge in Munich, Germany, Saturday, June 20, 2026. ......
  
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• Europe swelters under heatwave, prompting crisis talks in France

  20-06-2026 15:12 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR: Rapid KL has...
  
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