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People attend the “Great American State Fair" on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2026

Another political battlefront

No corn dogs? Trump's 'Great American State Fair' threatens to be a flop

DR Congo coach Sebastien Desabre

Eyes on the prize

DR Congo have 'nothing to lose' in England World Cup clash

Football coach Juan Cordero is using the football fever whipped up by the World Cup to try bring a little joy to children whose lives were turned upside down by the disaster

Between tents and ambulances

Football brings joy to Venezuelan kids displaced by quakes

A device exploded on Monday, wounding a couple and a teenager in the Mediterranean microstate

Unprecedented attack

Police hunt for Monaco bomber after Ukraine-born tycoon wounded

The UN said food and shelter is needed urgently in Venezuela

Over 1,700 dead

Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter as toll rises to nearly 2,000

The CIA director accused US adversaries of seeking to 'to steal and to manipulate America's advancements for their own ends and gains'

'Frontier models'

CIA boss compares cutting-edge AI to nuclear weapons

A wildfire in Canada's Northwest Territories forced an evacuation order for a town of 1,200

1,200 residents evacuated

Canada crews battle northern wildfire after crash kills 3

This file picture shows an oil tanker truck transporting fuel from a refinery in Mexico's Oaxaca state

Millions at stake

US Treasury sanctions target alleged drug cartel-linked fuel smuggling ring

Residents are relying on water trucks delivering supplies

Taps run dry in Hungarian village as heatwave bites

People cool off at Crown Fountain in Millennium Park as temperatures topped 90 degrees on June 29, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois

Furnace-like temperatures

Tens of millions swelter as heat wave blasts US

Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces long-delayed Defence Investment Plan

Over next four years

Starmer boosts budget to modernise UK military before exit

The UN estimates that the number of missing in Venezuela could be as high as 50,000

Crucial moments

'Where is she?' The desperate search for Venezuela's missing

Eagerly awaited decision

US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship

Germany's state-run rail operator faces growing criticism for delayed trains and creaky infrastructure

Paving way for foreign companies

German rail regulator backs Italian firm in competition spat

The pope urged the traditionalists to pull back from their plan

Pope appeals to Catholic traditionalists to avoid schism

Opponents of the laws say they single out a tiny number of vulnerable students for exclusion and discrimination, turning children's participation in school sports into a national political battleground

Hailed by Trump

US Supreme Court upholds transgender sports bans

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann leads his players off the pitch after losing to Paraguay in a penalty shootout

Four-time champions

Germany questions footballing identity after fresh World Cup failure

Spiro's Ugandan management is accused of severely beating employees

Complaint filed

Africa EV firm Spiro accused of torturing Uganda employees

The authorities are trying to keep tourists cool in Rome

'Worse than India'

Tourists soldier on in Rome despite heatwave

Men, women and children have queued in the streets to obtain documents

Amid EU crackdown

Over 1 million migrants apply for Spain's mass regularisation

The mercury could climb to 38C in Ukraine this week

Moment of peace

Escaping heat, forgetting war: Kyiv locals hit the beach

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory telescope was launched in 2004, and was originally designed for a two-year mission

NASA robot mission aiming to rescue space telescope

Temperature records for May were broken in France and Britain

Costly inaction?

UN says transport infrastructure must adapt to climate

President-elect Keiko Fujimori, seen here on June 24, 2026, won the June 7 run-off by the slimmest of margins but secured the top office after her fourth campaign run

Conservative resurgence

Peruvian political heir Fujimori wins presidency

A job centre in Berlin. Despite thousands of vacancies, German firms are struggling to find candidates to fill them

'Need people now'

Germany's labour market dilemma: rising unemployment despite vacancies

So far, Europe's long-promised visa liberalisation scheme, that would allow Turks to travel to the borderless Schengen zone without a visa, has failed to materialise with applicants facing long delays

Large crowds gather

'Waiting like torture': Turks despair as Schengen visa delays mount

Members of the Philippine religious group Iglesia ni Cristo stage a demonstration that snarled traffic across Metro Manila

'Selective justice'

Thousands from Philippine sect protest pro-Duterte senator's graft case

Monaco's Prince Albert II described the incident as a "heinous crime" and "a shock to the entire Monegasque community

Super-safe principality shaken by the act

Monaco parcel bomb blast wounds Ukrainian oligarch

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