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Mexico City dazzles as 2026 World Cup kicks off in style 

11 June 2026

Fireworks, a sweeping light show and performances by Shakira, Burna Boy and J Balvin opened the 2026 World Cup before mo...

Trump administration sanctions Cuba’s national oil company, blasts Castros 

11 June 2026

The United States has levied additional sanctions against Cuba, this time targeting the Caribbean island’s state-owned...

Toronto police officer shot while investigating attack on US consulate 

11 June 2026

News|Police A police officer in the Canadian city of Toronto has been shot and killed while investigating a shooting att...

Israeli government mulling huge funding to expand West Bank settlement: NGO 

11 June 2026

The Israeli government has allocated a first tranche of an expected $388m in new funds for the construction of settlemen...

Drone strikes on central Sudanese city kill up to 23: NGO 

11 June 2026

News|Sudan war Drone strikes on the central Sudanese city of el-Obeid have killed up to 23 people, officials and a right...

Trump says US will ‘be taking’ Kharg Island in latest Iran war threat 

11 June 2026

United States President Donald Trump has said the US will be hitting Iran “very hard tonight”, adding the military w...

Firefighters on scene at Pentagon during ‘hazardous materials incident’ 

11 June 2026

Firefighters are investigating a hazardous materials incident at the Pentagon, Arlington County fire and rescue official...

Did US sneak 100 million barrels of oil out of Hormuz, as Trump claims? 

11 June 2026

Live on television, President Donald Trump, sitting in the Oval Office, told reporters on Wednesday that the United Stat...

‘Dignity has no passport’: Pope makes appeal for migrants in Canary Islands 

11 June 2026

Pope Leo has appealed to world leaders to treat refugees and migrants more humanely, warning in a visit to Spain’s Can...

Iran shuts Hormuz strait: But wasn’t it already closed? 

11 June 2026

Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz has been completely closed to all oil tankers and commercial ships in respo...