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• Kayak protesters detained after trying to stop Shell oil rig

  15-06-2015 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard detained two dozen protesters who formed a blockade with kayaks and other vessels Monday to try to stop Royal Dutch Shell's drill rig as it left Seattle on its way to explore for oil in the Arctic Ocean.
  
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• US judge won’t block Trump’s UFC event at White House – US politics live

  12-06-2026 20:53 via theguardian.com
  Federal judge rules against Virginia residents who argued Trump’s administration exceeded its authority to host ‘UFC Freedom 250’ mixed martial arts event at White HouseA powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, the Wall Street Journal reported last night, citing people familiar with t
  
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• Middle East crisis live: final text of peace deal between US and Iran agreed, says Pakistan’s prime minister

  12-06-2026 20:36 via theguardian.com
  Islamabad working with both sides to finalise next steps, says Shehbaz SharifIran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has cautioned against media speculation about a potential memorandum of understanding to end the war, particularly on claims regarding the strait of Hormuz.IRNA reported that Iran will not surrender its control of the strategic waterway and the US will have no role in its future management.Contrary to some bizarre claims in the media, Iran in no way makes a commi
  
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• US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims

  12-06-2026 20:23 via theguardian.com
  US president dismissed Iranian media reports agreement was close, despite earlier suggesting a deal could be signed this weekendMiddle East crisis – live updatesProspects for an immediate end to the war between Iran and the US remained uncertain on Friday amid a chaotic series of conflicting claims and counter-claims by US and Iranian officials about ongoing negotiations.Donald Trump seemed to distance himself from his earlier comments that suggested a preliminary agreement could be signed
  
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• Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks

  12-06-2026 20:08 via theguardian.com
  Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulateAuthorities in Canada are investigating whether the killing of a Toronto police officer while he was executing search warrants related to a shooting at the city’s US consulate is linked a broader series of global terror attacks.Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, a member of the emergency taskforce, was killed on Thursday during a dawn search of an apartment building in the west of the
  
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• Chaotic talks on a US-Iran deal continue on the Trump rollercoaster

  12-06-2026 20:05 via theguardian.com
  Amid rhetoric, market uncertainty and tit-for-tat exchanges, the two sides are still trying to find a way out of the impasseGreat news! Donald Trump has said the US and Iran are on the verge of a peace agreement. Oil prices are down, and the stock market is up. This comes only hours after Trump warned Iran was about to be struck “VERY HARD”, a threat that had sent oil prices up and stocks down.It has been another ride on the Trump rollercoaster, keeping traders on edge, most of the w
  
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• Asylum seekers removed from Essex hotel targeted by far right as Home Office ends contract

  12-06-2026 19:59 via theguardian.com
  Bell hotel in Epping was scene of violent protests after asylum seeker living there sexually assaulted girl and womanAsylum seekers have been removed from the Epping hotel that became a flashpoint for anti-immigration protests across England last summer as the Home Office terminates its contract with the establishment.The hotel on the outskirts of the Essex town was the scene of increasingly large protests after an asylum seeker who was living there sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a wo
  
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• Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 19

  12-06-2026 19:48 via theguardian.com
  Police call for calm before anti-racist protests in Belfast and Glasgow as MPs warn of failure over online misinformationPolice said 19 people, including a 16-year-old boy, had now been arrested after two nights of rioting in Northern Ireland following a knife attack earlier in the week.The violence broke out after far-right activists called for demonstrations in response to the attack, which was captured in a graphic video. Continue reading...
  
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• British man jailed for goading American to kill himself on video call

  12-06-2026 19:46 via theguardian.com
  Dylan Phelan, 21, of Leeds, sentenced to more than six years for encouraging the suicide of 21-year-old Travis DyerA Yorkshire man has been sentenced to more than six years in jail after admitting encouraging a US citizen to kill themselves while on a video call.Dylan Phelan, 21, was sentenced on Friday at Leeds crown court after previously pleading guilty to intentionally doing an act that was capable of encouraging the suicide of another person.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacte
  
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• Starmer admits he must ‘turn things around’ as US adds to pressure over defence spending

  12-06-2026 19:40 via theguardian.com
  Prime minister promises to fight any leadership challenge as he faces escalating row over military spending Keir Starmer has admitted that he has to “turn things around” after the resignation of the defence secretary, John Healey, in an escalating row over military spending that has prompted recriminations across Whitehall and concern from the US.Downing Street and the Treasury traded blows with allies of Healey on Friday. No 10 expressed dismay that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had
  
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• UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps

  12-06-2026 19:28 via theguardian.com
  Measures to include restrictions on ‘safe’ social media apps, with some fearing banning some platforms and not others will lead to legal challengesTeenagers under the age of 16 are to be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions, under a sweeping government crackdown.Under-18s will also be banned from using romantic or sexual AI chatbots after a consultation on keeping children safe online. Continue reading
  
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• Texas shooting leaves one person dead and nine others in hospital

  12-06-2026 19:26 via theguardian.com
  Midland police reported that the suspected shooter was dead after a two-hour standoffSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA shooting on Friday in Midland, Texas, has killed one person and sent a further nine to the hospital with injuries, according to the city’s authorities.The possible suspect was in a standoff with officers for around two hours but later on Friday afternoon was reported deceased, police and the city’s mayor said. Continue reading...
  
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• Louisiana jury awards $1.1bn to woman who sued over childhood molestation in 1960s

  12-06-2026 19:25 via theguardian.com
  ‘Lookback law’ allowed Pamela Lockridge to seek damages against late stepfather who abused her starting at age fourA north-west Louisiana jury recently awarded a staggering $1.1bn in damages to a woman who sued over childhood sexual molestation at the hands of her late stepfather in the 1960s and 1970s – a verdict that the plaintiff says “sends a message that children are precious” and “deserve protection”.The outcome in Pamela Elaine Lockridge’s l
  
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• Latest US release of UFO files reveals strange lights but few hard facts

  12-06-2026 19:20 via theguardian.com
  New batch of government documents takes no position on origin of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)A possible UFO sighting over a busy southern African airport, and yet more mysterious glowing orbs in the sky above the US, feature in the latest batch of previously classified documents released by the Pentagon on Friday in its stated quest for “transparency” amid the irrepressible debate about the chances of extraterrestrial life.In keeping with the first two document drops of gover
  
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• Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

  12-06-2026 18:32 via theguardian.com
  Trump administration created fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returnsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA federal judge in Virginia has extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8bn slush fund, saying the administration’s public statements that the fund was dead were not assuring enough.The US district judge Leonie Brinkema, an appointee of Bill Clinton, said she would lift her order if the acting attorney genera
  
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• Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urge G7 to take action on Gaza

  12-06-2026 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Paris meeting draws up proposals and calls for urgent diplomacy towards two-state solution at summit next weekPalestinian and Israeli civil society groups meeting in Paris on Friday have urged G7 leaders to act at their summit in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains next week to save the narrowing chances of a two-state solution.The groups called for specific action on enforcing a ceasefire, disarming Hamas and starting reconstruction in Gaza, and said the various peace processes includ
  
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• NDIS changes ‘retrogressive’ and out of step with review, MPs say

  12-06-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Report by Labor-led joint human rights committee says cuts to the $50bn scheme could limit support for those in needGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSweeping changes to the NDIS appear “retrogressive” and lack alignment with a landmark independent review to improve the $50bn-a-year scheme, a Labor-led committee has found.The 57-page scrutiny report from the joint human rights committee, released on Friday, examined the proposed changes under the Albanese gov
  
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• Liberals are scaring first-home buyers with warnings of negative equity – but experts believe there’s little to worry about

  12-06-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Economists say falling house prices are largely in the more expensive parts of Sydney and Melbourne’s markets and are less likely to affect first-time property ownersFears that first-time buyers with tiny deposits will find their mortgages are worth more than their homes may be assuaged by new data showing falling prices are concentrated in the top end of the Sydney and Melbourne property markets.Climbing inflation, interest rates and worries about the economic fallout from the
  
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• Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average

  12-06-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’Antarctica’s west coast is missing an area of winter sea ice the size of France, sparking concerns for threatened penguins other marine life and global sea levels.One expert said the loss of ice in the Bellingshausen Sea was “depressing” and the failure of ice to form could have intensified a heatwave over the continent’s pen
  
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• Spain’s former PM faces tax fraud inquiry as police find €1.3m of jewellery

  12-06-2026 16:12 via theguardian.com
  José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, already under investigation for alleged influence-peddling, facing questions over items found in office safeThe former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is being investigated for possible tax fraud and smuggling after police discovered jewellery valued at more than €1.3m (£1.1m) while searching his office safe as part of a separate inquiry.Zapatero, who led two socialist governments between 2004 and 2011, is a
  
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• ‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing

  12-06-2026 16:09 via theguardian.com
  
  With more than 177,000 people forcibly disappeared since 2011, short doc Maybe Tomorrow captures ‘the violence of waiting’ experienced by familyWhen Wafa Mustafa was a child, she remembers her father playing the music of Umm Kulthum non-stop at home in Syria, humming along to the legendary Egyptian singer’s melodic tones. One day, in an effort to encourage his daughter to appreciate music, he asked her to take a pen and paper and write the lyrics of a song she loved. Wanting to
  
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• France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP

  12-06-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Cyber agency says BlackCore targeted John Swinney, as well as interfering in New York and French electionsFrance’s cybersecurity agency has accused the Israeli tech company BlackCore of interfering in the Scottish elections earlier this year by targeting the first minister, John Swinney.The disinformation detection agency Viginum said BlackCore had this year used proxy social media accounts to target Swinney, the Scottish National party, and the Scottish government on four occasions. Conti
  
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• Expert warns of 'general escalation' of fighting if Houthis resume Red Sea campaign

  12-06-2026 15:47 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. has hit back against threats to now block another Middle East waterway by Iranian terror proxy, the Houthis.Earlier this week, the group declared a complete ban on Israeli-owned ships using the Red Sea, declaring them to be "legitimate targets".The Red Sea and the waterway through its narrow Bab-el Mandeb strait, has become the main route for oil to ship out of the Middle East to Asia since the Strait of Hormuz has effectively stopped functioning as the main route of navigation for ship
  
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• Shakira body double conspiracy goes viral after World Cup performance, Joba is back & world's biggest pizza

  12-06-2026 15:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Let's get the World Cup rolling, the weekend rolling, the middle of summer rolling and much more rolling with a Friday edition of Screencaps. I know you guys aren't soccer fans, but you have to pretend, just a little bit, over the next month.Guys, you have to stop and just appreciate the sights and sounds from the World Cup, like Shakira and her Cup anthem that she performed Thursday in Mexico to kick off the festivities. Half the time I have no idea what she's singing, but it just feels right.
  
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• USA soccer legends Landon Donovan, Tim Howard share how far they think this year's team can go in World Cup

  12-06-2026 15:12 via foxnews.com
  
  For the first time in 32 years, the United States men’s soccer team will be playing a World Cup game on home soil Friday night.The popularity of the sport in the U.S. changed dramatically following the 1994 World Cup, due largely to the Stars and Stripes making it to the knockout round for the first time since 1934. It could be déjà vu this year (the New York Knicks were in the NBA Finals the last time the U.S. hosted), as this year’s team is probably the best in recent
  
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• How to watch USA vs Paraguay: Live stream the 2026 FIFA World Cup

  12-06-2026 15:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Mexico defeated South Africa, 2-0, in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday. Now, the U.S. men's national team is set to launch its World Cup campaign on home soil Friday night in Inglewood, California.The USMNT and Paraguay will kick off at 9 p.m. ET from Los Angeles Stadium. The USMNT, coached by Mauricio Pochettino, enters Friday at the No. 17 spot in the FIFA World Rankings.WATCH USA VS PARAGUAY ON FOX ONELate last month, the Americans defeated Senegal, 3-2, in a World Cup
  
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• An ideological tug-of-war: the pressures facing Iran’s World Cup squad in US

  12-06-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Flag bans, travel headaches and a religious regime video among bumps in road, as team prepares to be first to play in country with which it is at warIran will present a major challenge to Fifa’s “football unites the world” slogan on Monday by becoming the first country in World Cup history to compete on the soil of a host nation with which it is at war.The national team’s opening match against New Zealand in Los Angeles will kick off amid continuing hostilities between Ir
  
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• ‘60 Minutes’ devoted lots of time to aiding Democrats over the years

  12-06-2026 15:00 via foxnews.com
  
  In a New York Times podcast interview, fired CBS correspondent Scott Pelley claimed to be utterly nonplussed at the idea that people thought CBS was biased, as Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss suggested. He said he told her: "Do you have a poll? Is there market research? What are you talking about? We felt that she was making statements that she couldn’t back up and was coming into the news division with hardened preconceived notions that didn’t seem to be thought through."Pelley is foolin
  
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• California accused of blocking federal voter roll audit as DOJ escalates probe of election fraud claims

  12-06-2026 14:51 via foxnews.com
  
  The Justice Department is escalating its clash with California over voter-roll access, accusing state officials of blocking a federal audit — though Golden State officials warn the demand threatens voter privacy and oversteps federal authority.The dispute centers on voter roll maintenance and access to registration records, not any publicly identified allegation of impropriety in a specific California race."If California genuinely wants voters to trust its elections, it should open its rec
  
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• Royals pitcher drilled in head with terrifying 107 mph liner, and the batter who hit it pulled a rare move

  12-06-2026 14:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Kansas City Royals pitcher Seth Lugo exited Wednesday's game after taking a 107 mph liner off his head in another one of those "hold-your-breath" scenes out of Major League Baseball.I feel like we get about five of these a year, and they're all tough to watch. Frankly, I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. I've always been surprised by that. I played baseball for 15 years at every single level, and I NEVER saw a pitcher take a line drive off the head.Again, I feel like it should happen way
  
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