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• Paris bans alcohol in public amid record-breaking heatwave

  26-06-2026 15:37 via cbsnews.com
  
  Authorities are attempting to reduce the pressure on hospitals as the city swelters under extreme heat.
  
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• U.S. strikes targets in Iran after drone attack on cargo ship

  26-06-2026 22:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
  
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• U.S. strikes Iran after Trump accuses Tehran of "foolish violation" of ceasefire

  26-06-2026 22:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites Friday after Iranian forces hit a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.
  
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• Framework agreement between Israel, Lebanon signed, Rubio says

  26-06-2026 21:48 via i24news.tv
  
  Israel and Lebanon are engaged in US-facilitated talks in Washington over a proposal that would see Israeli forces gradually hand over parts of southern Lebanon to the Lebanese Armed Forces. The plan centers on defined "pilot zones" where US-vetted and trained Lebanese troops would take control before moving on to the next area. Israel has said it intends to eventually withdraw to the Litani River, roughly 30 kilometers from the Israeli border, while maintaining a buffer zone along it.
  
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• Convicted rapist who faked death and fled U.S. has died

  26-06-2026 21:07 via cbsnews.com
  
  Nicholas Rossi​, 38, was serving at least 10 years in prison in Utah following his convictions in 2025 in two sexual assault cases.
  
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• Largest Chinese Banks Forcing Customers To Close Gold & Silver Short Positions. What Do They Know?

  26-06-2026 20:42 via kingworldnews.com
  China's largest banks are forcing customers to close gold and silver short positions. What do they know?
  
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• Race to find survivors as Venezuela's earthquake death toll soars

  26-06-2026 20:11 via cbsnews.com
  
  The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed more than 900 people, and that toll is likely to keep rising as frantic rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
  
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• Rapist who faked death and fled U.S. dies months after conviction

  26-06-2026 19:37 via cbsnews.com
  
  Nicholas Rossi​, 38, was serving at least 10 years in prison in Utah following his convictions in 2025 in two sexual assault cases.
  
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• Iran blocks ships in Hormuz, bars nuclear inspectors

  26-06-2026 19:37 via israelhayom.com
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  Iran has maintained its defiant stance against Washington by blocking maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and continuing its refusal to allow nuclear inspectors to enter facilities targeted by recent bombings on its territory.
  
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• Trump accuses Iran of "foolish violation" after ship struck in Strait of Hormuz

  26-06-2026 19:05 via cbsnews.com
  
  Hezbollah says Israel must withdraw forces from Lebanon and Iran strikes a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as negotiations toward a peace deal falter.
  
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• 4 people convicted over insecticide deaths of tourist family at hotel

  26-06-2026 17:39 via cbsnews.com
  
  Investigators initially suspected food poisoning, but that was quickly dismissed after Turkish media reported that their hotel was dealing with a bedbug infestation.
  
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• Ukraine launches huge drone attack on Russia and occupied Crimea

  26-06-2026 16:58 via cbsnews.com
  
  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will ramp up attacks on Russia in an operation "aimed at compelling it to end the war."
  
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• AI helps decode new secrets from scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius

  26-06-2026 15:55 via cbsnews.com
  
  An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable until recently.
  
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• Paris bans alcohol in public amid record-breaking heat wave

  26-06-2026 15:37 via cbsnews.com
  
  Authorities are attempting to reduce the pressure on hospitals as the city swelters under extreme heat.
  
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• Race to find survivors as Venezuela's earthquake death toll doubles

  26-06-2026 14:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed almost 600 people, and that toll is likely to keep rising as frantic rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
  
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• Royals reveal personal tax bills

  26-06-2026 14:44 via cbsnews.com
  
  The British royal family started paying income tax in 1992, but this year they revealed how much they actually paid. Meanwhile, King Charles is also upending royal tradition, saying he and Queen Camilla won't live at Buckingham Palace after its nearly 10-year renovation is completed.
  
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• Europeans seek relief from extreme temperatures amid deadly heat wave

  26-06-2026 14:30 via cbsnews.com
  
  Brutal temperatures are straining hospitals and other services amid a deadly heat wave continuing to sweep across western Europe. In France, drowning deaths have increased to 55 as people seek relief from the heat. Chris Livesay reports.
  
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• Inside Lebanon as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah

  26-06-2026 14:25 via cbsnews.com
  
  Violence has continued in Lebanon despite the U.S.-Iran agreement. Holly Williams went to Lebanon to see the destruction firsthand and spoke to those caught in the crossfire.
  
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• A look at the catastrophic damage after 2 powerful earthquakes strike Venezuela

  26-06-2026 14:15 via cbsnews.com
  
  Rescue crews are digging through the rubble for survivors after Wednesday's back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela. Cristian Benavides gives a look at the damage and rescue efforts.
  
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• Slow progress toward peace deal as Iran strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz

  26-06-2026 14:03 via cbsnews.com
  
  Hezbollah says Israel must withdraw forces from Lebanon and Iran strikes a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as negotiations toward a peace deal grind on.
  
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• Nude portrait by Amedeo Modigliani sets record at auction

  26-06-2026 13:01 via cbsnews.com
  
  The Modigliani painting "Nu assis au collier" (Seated Nude Wearing a Necklace) sold for $63.9 million, the highest price achieved for a work by the artist sold at auction in Europe, Sotheby's said.
  
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• Iranian national U.S. sought for $3.4 billion in hacking attacks arrested

  26-06-2026 12:41 via cbsnews.com
  
  An Iranian national who is wanted by the U.S. for mass hacking attacks that caused $3.4 billion in damage was arrested in Montenegro, police there say.
  
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• Race to find survivors after Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes

  26-06-2026 11:48 via cbsnews.com
  
  The back-to-back earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed more than 230 people, and the toll is likely to keep rising as rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
  
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• King Charles will not live in Buckingham Palace after $487 million renovation

  26-06-2026 10:15 via cbsnews.com
  
  The king and Queen Camilla have decided instead to continue living at nearby Clarence House, a smaller, stately home.
  
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• U.S. team suffers first 2026 World Cup loss, heads to knockout round

  26-06-2026 08:45 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. men's team had already clinched its spot in the Round of 32, the knockout round, with its 2-0 win over Australia on Friday.
  
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• U.S. men suffer first 2026 World Cup loss, 3-2 to Turkey before knockout round

  26-06-2026 07:51 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. men's team had already clinched its spot in the Round of 32, the knockout round, with its 2-0 win over Australia on Friday.
  
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• U.S. men suffer first 2026 World Cup loss to Turkey before knockout round

  26-06-2026 06:03 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. men's team had already clinched its spot in the Round of 32, the knockout round, with its 2-0 win over Australia on Friday.
  
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• U.S. playing for pride, momentum, a potential record in World Cup match against Turkey

  26-06-2026 01:47 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is facing Turkey in a match that, no matter the outcome, will be their last before moving on to the next round. But the stakes are still high, as Nicole Valdes reports, including pride, momentum and a potential record.
  
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• Heat waves push more Europeans to embrace air conditioning

  26-06-2026 01:37 via cbsnews.com
  
  Only 20% European homes have AC, compared to 90% in the U.S., but as the climate changes, that vast gulf may be set to shrink.
  
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• As heat wave smothers Europe, some hospital rooms lack AC

  26-06-2026 01:36 via cbsnews.com
  
  A heat wave has been smothering Europe for almost a week, smashing records, shuttering schools and claiming hundreds of lives tied to exposure and drownings. Chris Livesay reports from Paris.
  
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