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Ukraine launches long-range strikes on military and energy sites in Russia
Stabbing suspect appears in court after anti-immigrant protests in Northern Ireland
UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent access to Iran nuclear sites
Vote looms in Switzerland to cap population at 10 million
Trump says he has called off latest threats to strike Iran
Netherlands soccer fans celebrate World Cup
After troubled World Cup lead-in, UN urges 'rethink' of US immigration policy
Pope honors Barcelona's sacred monuments
Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas
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Ukraine launches long-range strikes on military and energy sites in Russia
Stabbing suspect appears in court after anti-immigrant protests in Northern Ireland
UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent access to Iran nuclear sites
Vote looms in Switzerland to cap population at 10 million
Trump says he has called off latest threats to strike Iran
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – As the clock ticks down to the Netherlands’ opening World Cup match, soccer fans are gripped once more by orange fever.
GENEVA (AP) – The United Nations’ top human rights official called Wednesday for a “massive rethink” of immigration policies especially in the United States around the World Cup. Issues around “racial profiling, surveillance and immigration enforcement” were cited by U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk even before the 48-nation, 39-day tournament starts Thursday.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Pope Leo XIV honored Barcelona’s most sacred and beautiful monuments Wednesday by first leading a noontime prayer at a mountain-top abbey, hours before he was due to give an evening Mass at the famed Sagrada Familia Basilica on the centenary of the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudí.
Elon Musk is all about big numbers – millions, billions, even trillions – and there are plenty of them associated with SpaceX and Musk’s plans to take the rocket maker public.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The European Central Bank on Thursday became the first major central bank to raise interest rates in response to the Iran war as policymakers around the world including new U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh wrestle with how to confront the inflation fed by sharply higher oil prices.
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by a surge in energy prices after the start of the Iran war. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index – which captures inflation before it reaches consumers – jumped 6.5% from May 2025.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. would hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” threatening in a social media post to “assume total control” of Iran’s oil and gas industries, including the key Kharg Island, in the “not too distant future.”
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war. The president said in a social media post that he made the move “based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.”
LONDON (AP) – U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly quit on Thursday, saying the government is unwilling to spend enough on the military at a time of “rising threats.” The resignation dealt another blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is already facing demands from Labour colleagues to step down.
JERUSALEM (AP) - Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.
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