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President Sheinbaum promises safe World Cup as host cities ramp up security after cartel violence scare and protests.
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Six months in, many teens are already back on platforms they were supposed to be blocked from. The ban’s benefits may fall to the next generation.
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Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the Sagrada Familia basilica’s newly completed central tower on Wednesday.
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Prosecutors say man deliberately started blaze that became one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history.
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With the World Cup facing growing crises, Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, struck a defiant tone on the eve of the competition’s start.
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President Trump said that the Iranians were taking “too long to negotiate” a deal to end the conflict launched by the United States and Israel four months ago.
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The pontiff celebrated a Mass in Antoni Gaudí’s iconic, unfinished basilica during his Spain trip. But for some Barcelona residents, completing the construction could mean knocking down their homes.
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The Hong Kong government announced on Wednesday that it charged seven people and two companies following an investigation into the deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in November 2025.
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The 25 charges include manslaughter and conspiracy. They are the first to emerge from a monthslong investigation into a blaze that killed 168 people.
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry said overnight clashes in the Gulf between Tehran and Washington showed how Iran will respond.
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Indian sailors aboard a tanker that was struck by a U.S. missile sent distress calls for more than two hours before being rescued by the Omani military. U.S. Central Command said the ship was trying to sail to an Iranian port.
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The fresh strikes come after weeks of relative calm in the restive border region between the two countries.
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SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 10 (IPS) – As ministers, diplomats and development officials assembled in Samarkand Congress Centre for a ceremonial family photograph, the mood carried unusual symbolism. Behind the smiles and formalities stood a region confronting a harder reality: rivers are shrinking, soils are tiring, temperatures are rising, and the old ways of managing land […]
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The US president warns Iran “will have to pay the price” for taking too long to agree a deal, after Tehran vows retaliation to any attacks.
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Cars and a bus were set on fire and families were driven from their homes as the stabbing attack caused tensions to spill onto the streets.
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There was unrest in Belfast and elsewhere after video of a brutal stabbing circulated online, amplified by far-right activists.
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The death of the officer appeared to add to a string of targeted assassinations of high-profile opponents of Ukraine inside Russia.
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There has been a heavy security presence in Muzaffarabad amid protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in recent days.
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President Trump said Iran would “pay the price” for taking “too long to negotiate” an agreement to end the war.
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NEW YORK, June 10 (IPS) – Martin Luther King Jr. , when he received the Nobel Peace Prize, reminded us of “The fact that most of the time human beings put the truth about the nature and risks of the nuclear war out of their minds because it is too painful and therefore not ‘acceptable’, […]
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LONDON, June 10 (IPS) – For a few days in May, Francesca Albanese could live more easily. On 13 May, a US federal judge ruled that sanctions the Trump administration imposed on her violated her right to free expression. The government was forced to remove the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories from […]
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UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (IPS) – Over the past few years, the humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region has expanded considerably, largely driven by a surge of violence—particularly in the Central Sahel. Although the crisis has been described by the United Nations (UN) as having “largely faded from the headlines” since its wake in 2012, […]
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No immediate comment from Pakistan as Taliban says 11 children are among the dead in strikes on border provinces.
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Bolivia approves military measures against nationwide protests.
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Last year, for the first time in a decade, Cuban asylum applications exceeded Venezuelan ones in sign of growing strain.
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President Donald Trump earlier accused Iran of shooting down the US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond.
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Families hope to recover their loved ones after the most powerful earthquake in 50 years to hit the Philippines.
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Judge Emily Marks had previously allowed the execution to proceed, arguing that no execution is entirely without pain.
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Somewhere in Africa today, a woman will spend more than 30 minutes collecting water that may make her and her children sick. At the same time, her government will face severe fiscal constraints that will limit its ability to provide clean water, among other basic services. Read the full story, “Reforming Global Finance Is Africa’s […]
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Three residents filed the case on behalf of a class estimated at more than 10,000 members.
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President Trump accused Iran of shooting down a US Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz
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President Trump blamed Iran for shooting down a U.S. helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to retaliate, while Israel launched a new wave of strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
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Much of the discussion about artificial intelligence focuses on economic disruption. But it could reshape political life, too.
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France will also bar far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entry as part of the measures, which Israel condemns as “disgraceful”.
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The threat of further U.S. attacks on Iran came as Israeli forces pounded southern Lebanon while targeting Hezbollah.
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The suspect, who the police said is 30 and Sudanese, was charged with having attacked another man in an assault in Belfast that was recorded and spread quickly online.
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WASHINGTON DC, June 9 (IPS) – When the world learned that Ebola was spreading across parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, one fact stood out above all others: there was no approved vaccine for the virus responsible. Read the full story, “We Knew About the Bundibugyo Ebola Virus for 20 Years. […]
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BRATISLAVA, June 9 (IPS) – As South Africa officially launches the rollout of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug, civic groups in the country have slammed the plan, saying it will not reach anywhere near enough people. Read the full story, “South Africa: Activists Call for Greater Access to Newly-Launched HIV Prevention Drug”, on globalissues.org →
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UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (IPS) – As ongoing military conflicts in Europe and the Middle East continue with no signsof winding down, there is increasing focus on nuclear weaponsamid heightened risks of escalation. Read the full story, “Amid Rising Military Tension in War Zones, World’s Nuclear Powers are Modernizing Their Arsenals”, on globalissues.org →
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