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Democratic Republic of Congo fans set aside fears over the Ebola epidemic and celebrated their side's historic World Cup draw with Portugal

Securing precious point

Historic World Cup goal brings rare joy to DR Congo Ebola epicentre

Activists say LGBTQ rights are increasingly threatened in Africa

Further eroding rights

New wave of anti-LGBTQ laws sweeps Africa

A CycloTech drone on display at the VivaTech fair

Start-ups assemble

Innovations on show at Paris Vivatech fest

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te takes part in a briefing with foreign correspondents in Taipei on June 18, 2026

Rejecting unification

Taiwan president says hopes for $14 bn US arms sale 'as soon as possible'

Lying 4,000 kms southwest of mainland Australia, the sub-Antarctic volcanic Heard and McDonald Islands are fearsomely wild and a key breeding colony for elephant seals

Breeding colony

Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island

Protesters at the South Korean Olympic Handball Gymnasium

Fuelling political tensions

South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages

Lee Jae Myung and Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Evian

South Korean leader books golf with Trump after 'pinky promise'

Dorm doors were reportedly locked, preventing girls from escaping

A country in crisis

Why are Kenyan kids burning schools and killing their classmates?

The Oriv plant is exactly the kind of project that Ukraine hopes will Russia-proof its power grid

Ukraine hopes renewables can Russia-proof power grid

Palantir was founded with backing from the American CIA

Intelligence services

Palantir wants to 'defend the West,' but the West is wary

Parts of New York erupted in celebration after the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs

Heavy turnout expected

Jubilant New York on guard for Knicks parade

Morning Roundup

Iran deal signed, tiger mosquitoes spread, and heat alert extended in Luxembourg

Harry Kane moved onto 10 World Cup goals in his career

No more years of hurt?

Kane double fires England World Cup bid as Ronaldo's Portugal stumble

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters called for "restepc" in parliamnet

'Indahouse': New Zealand minister quotes Ali G in parliament

Crisis-hit Cuba is drastically rationing train and bus services across the country from Thursday to save fuel

'Priority system'

Drastic restrictions on public transport take effect in Cuba

Lee Myung-shik says he lives in constant pain and is challenginmg South Korea's laws for the right to die

Assisted dying ban

Pain-riddled South Korean man fights for right to die

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, seen here at a May 22 rally, is among those targeted by the latest round of US sanctions

Convened extraordinary plenary

Cuba approves economic reforms to boost private sector, investment: state TV

Herdsman Sawai Singh Bhati (C) sits under the shade of a tree in 44 degrees Celsius temperatures, near his house in Sanwata village, Rajasthan

Trying to adjust

India learns to live with hotter summers

Scotland fans have descended on Boston in huge numbers for their team's game against Haiti, the country's first at a World Cup since 1998

Where's the beer?

Tartan Army takes over Boston as Scotland fans relish World Cup return

A humanoid robot that can do a bit of everything is still years off

Robots pour cocktails and run marathons, but still can't multitask

Folarin Balogun netted twice for the United States on his World Cup debut

Controversial issue

Birthright citizenship helps spark US World Cup run

Ghana's midfielder #03 Caleb Yirenkyi (out of frame) scores his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup Group L football match between Ghana and Panama at the Toronto Stadium in Toronto on June 17, 2026.

Fifth minute of stoppage time

Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in World Cup opener after injury-time winner

Oil prices jumped Monday as the UAE came under missile and drone attacks after US warships crossed the Strait of Hormuz

Average of 8 per day

Recovery of ship traffic in Hormuz limited, but signs emerge

Marmots are thought to have spread the plague among ancient hunter-gatherers

Plague was killing hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago: study

Social network W will become available initially by invitation in the coming days

W marks the X-spot: European social network takes on Musk

The Airbus A350-1000ULR is a variant of its popular A350 plane with an extra rear fuel tank allowing it to fly very long distances

'Project Sunrise'

Qantas to launch non-stop Sydney-London flights in October 2027

US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has said he prefers for the central bank to communicate less about its decision-making process

Inflation at three-year high

US Fed chair Warsh vows reforms as central bank signals rate hikes on horizon

Hugo Broos took aim at "trash" critics after South Africa's 2-0 World Cup defeat to Mexico

All to play for

South Africa's Broos hits out at 'trash' talk, targets World Cup redemption

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