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• World Environment Day 2026: Why Scientists Are Sounding A New Climate Alarm

  05-06-2026 14:50 via article.wn.com
  World Environment Day 2026 comes amid fresh warnings from scientists about accelerating Climate Change, ecosystem decline and growing environmental risks. ......
  
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• Worth USD 142,000, over 100,000 ‘illegal cockroaches’ seized in Australia

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
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• World Cup venues, Condom Hut movie, McKee ad. Journal's top stories

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
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• US military says it shot down four drones and struck Iranian radar sites

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• US military says Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain

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• U.S. job market posts surprising increase in May, but prospects unclear amid price hikes

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The rising oil prices and lingering tariff uncertainty have clouded the outlook for the U.S. employment market, despite its recent rebound, experts have warned. The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.3 percent, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday. The data...
  
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• U.S., Iran Exchange Fire as Hormuz Tensions Persist

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  The skirmish was the latest in a string that has tested the two-month-old ceasefire. ......
  
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• UAE mediates new Russia–Ukraine prisoner swap

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  The United Arab Emirates has announced the successful mediation of a new prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, resulting in the release of 185 prisoners from each side. According to...
  
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• UAE Joins Arab Group and OIC in Condemning Israeli Settlement Expansion

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  The United Arab Emirates, in coordination with the Arab Group and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, has strongly condemned ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and related developments in the occupied...
  
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• UAE and World Bank Align on Climate-Resilient

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  DPR Ambassador Ghasaq Shaheen held a productive meeting with Maria Dimitriadou, the World Bank’s Special Representative to the UN and...
  
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• 'Thought I Would Perish': Everest Survivor Dawa Sherpa Recounts Ordeal

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Dawa Sherpa, 57, disappeared in brutal conditions on the upper slopes of the world's tallest mountain on May 30 during one of the final climbs of the spring season. ......
  
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• The women forced to risk death so their babies can live – and the fight ...

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
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• Saudi Arabia sets new rules for foreign companies buying property under investor guide 2026

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Saudi Arabia has introduced new requirements for...
  
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• Saudi Arabia launches national programme to protect whistleblowers, witnesses and victims in corruption cases

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Saudi Arabia has introduced a new national framework to protect whistleblowers, witnesses, experts and victims involved in criminal and corruption-related cases, as the Kingdom moves to strengthen safeguards for individuals whose cooperation with authorities could expose them to retaliation or harm.The programme, established under the Law on the Protection of...
  
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• Sanctions threats against India would boomerang under PM Modi, says Putin

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Speaking at the annual St Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Vladimir Putin praised the strong and robust trajectory of New Delhi’s international engagement and diplomatic outreach. ......
  
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• North Korea to build 10,000-ton destroyer, state media says before Xi visit

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  North Korea plans to build a 10,000-ton destroyer and develop secret underwater weapons, state media said on Saturday, ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Rodong Sinmun newspaper, reporting on a Thursday naval test supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, said he ordered the...
  
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• Neymar expected back in Brazil training 'next week' as Carlo Ancelotti remains hopeful of injured talisman featuring at World Cup

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
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• Man dies from shark attack while fishing with family in Australia

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  A 35-year-old man was bitten by a suspected 4.5m shark in Western Australia while spearfishing with his family and couldn't be saved by paramedics ......
  
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• Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli strike, army says

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Several soldiers have been killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon, Beirut's military said Saturday, days after the two countries announced a conditional truce following talks in the United States. "A number of military personnel, including an officer, were martyred in a barbaric Israeli raid targeting a military vehicle on the Khardali–Nabatieh road," the Lebanese army said in a statement posted to X. A ceasefire...
  
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• Kuwait resumes air traffic after precautionary airspace closure

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  KUWAIT CITY, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait resumed air traffic operations at 6:15 a.m. local time (0315 GMT) on Saturday after a two-hour closure of...
  
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• Kuwait reopens airspace after Iran attack; 11 diverted flights return

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Kuwaiti air traffic resumed after an Iranian attack caused a temporary, 2-hour closure of Kuwaiti airspace, and the diversion of 11 flights. The closure, from 4.15am to 6.15am on Saturday, was a "precautionary measure" following the Iranian attack which involved missiles and drones, the country's...
  
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• Kuwait Condemns Attack on UNIFIL Position in Lebanon

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  The State of Kuwait strongly condemned an attack targeting a position affiliated with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which resulted in the death of a peacekeeper from the Republic of...
  
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• Kuwait and U.S. Review Longstanding Strategic Cooperation

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Shaikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met in Washington with Brian Mast, where both...
  
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• International Association for Business Excellence Opens 2026 Excellence Award to Businesses Worldwide

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Free to apply and open to organizations of every size in every market, the IABE Excellence Award recognizes outstanding ......
  
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• Inside the India-Bangladesh no man's land: Shifting rivers, 150-yard rules, and the reality of border farmers

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Discover the geography of the 4,096.7 km India-Bangladesh border. Learn how the 150-yard No Man's Land rules, Zero Line, and BSF farming regulations work. ......
  
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• Hundreds join protest led by India's viral 'Cockroach Party'

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of young students gathered in New Delhi on Saturday for the first street protest by the satirical “Cockroach People’s Party” over alleged irregularities in recent major examinations. Carrying paper cockroach masks and pamphlets, the protesters called for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who has faced criticism over the irregularities, including question paper leaks and technical glitches. “We want accountability from the government,”
  
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• FIFA dramatically U-turns AGAIN as water bottle ban lifted for World Cup after huge backlash

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  FIFA has lifted its...
  
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• Doha, Paris Push for De-escalation in Middle East

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is the Prime Minister of Qatar received a phone call from Jean‑Noël Barrot, during which both sides discussed bilateral relations and ongoing regional developments. The two...
  
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• Canada will not let injuries define their World Cup. They are healthier than you think

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  More concerning for Jesse Marsch is profligacy in the final third, but injuries do not complicate the team's difficulties scoring ......
  
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• Burner phones, cautious hotel stay: Pentagon fears Israel spying on US officials

  06-06-2026 11:43 via article.wn.com
  Burner phones, cautious hotel stay: Pentagon fears Israel spying on US officials ......
  
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