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This handout photograph taken and released on June 9, 2026 by Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) shows Pakistan's Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (R) speaking with General Rodolphe Haykal, Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces during their meeting in Rawalpindi.

Boosting cooperation

Pakistan, Lebanon army chiefs meet as Middle East mediation drags on

The giant replica of the Trojan horse was given to the city of Canakkale after the making of the film 'Troy' in 2004

Gift from film set

Between Homer and Hollywood: Troy a source of Turkish pride

A banner in favour of the immigration cap initiative reading 'Preserve what we love' in German. Trade unions and business leaders alike are united against the proposal

Business, unions unite against Swiss immigration cap push

Over period of five years

Luxembourg pledges €50 million to new international climate fund

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, on June 9, 2026

Following strike exchange

Trump says in 'final throes' of reaching Middle East peace deal

Morning Roundup

Tripartite signed, public invited to National Day ceremony, and Trump booed at NBA Finals

A loud wave of boos met Trump as he appeared on the screen during the singing of the national anthem

At Madison Square Garden

Trump gets cold hometown welcome at NBA Finals in New York

US captain Tim Ream was a seven-year-old during the 1994 World Cup, and only remembers 'bits and pieces' of the event -- but enough to know that a home World Cup is 'a once-in-a-career opportunity' that comes with pressure

High expectations

Hopes soar for US fans as hosts assemble at World Cup camp

New US research links the mass adoption of smartphones since the dawn of the iPhone in 2007 to declining birth rates

Fertility rates dropped dramatically

Killing the mood: smartphones reduce birth rate, studies say

Lyhanna's killing has ignited calls in France for tougher handling of allegations of sexual abuse

Judicial lapses

French justice minister refuses to resign over girl killing case

Serena Williams's shock return has captured the imagination of the sporting world

Serena Williams to return to tennis in Queen's doubles on Tuesday

Folarin Balogun is expected to lead the US line at the World Cup, playing as a lone striker

World Cup is 'full circle' for London-raised US striker Balogun

Somali referee Omar Artan has been removed from the list of World Cup referees after he was refused entry to the United States

Somali referee is dropped from World Cup after turned back at US border

Kane Evans (2nd right) seen here being tackled while playing for Paramatta Eels against Brisbane Broncos in the NRL 2020

Second man in sport

Former rugby league star in Australia comes out as gay

British pharma giant AstraZeneca had previously struck a deal to delay tariffs by pledging to invest in US manufacturing

Lucrative business

Encouraging trial results for AstraZeneca's new weight-loss pill

Stormy seas pound the coastline of Island Bay, a suburb of the New Zealand capital Wellington

State of emergency declared

Hundreds evacuated as waves batter New Zealand capital

Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz raises a bottle with gasoline as he speaks after signing the enactment of the law regulating states of emergency, in La Paz on June 8, 2026, after weeks of protests against him

Close to state of emergency

Bolivian president says 'narcoterrorists' behind crippling protests

Protestings teachers stormed the eduation ministry on June 1

Guaranteed 'peace and tranquility'

Mexico promises peaceful World Cup opening despite protests

Founded in San Francisco in 2015 as a nonprofit research lab by Altman, Elon Musk and others, OpenAI burst into the mainstream with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022

OpenAI makes move to go public one week after rival Anthropic

More than half a million people have received doses of the dengue vaccine this year, which was developed publicly in Brazil and approved by health authorities in November

Half a million people received doses

Brazil suspends dengue vaccine following two deaths

Peru's presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez, for the Juntos por el Peru party, gestures after a speech following the first results of the presidential election runoff in Lima on June 7, 2026. Voting stations closed on June 7, 2026 in Peru's presidential election, with exit polls showing four-time candidate Keiko Fujimori with the slenderest of leads over her leftist rival Roberto Sanchez.

Crime and political instability key factors

Leftist takes lead in Peru's too-close-to-call presidential runoff

Apple CEO Tim Cook wipes a tear during his final Apple Worldwide Developers Conference

Following stumble at first attempt

Apple tries again on AI, turns to Google for help

The 6.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cuba forced people out of their homes

20 seconds of shaking

Earthquake rattles Cuban capital Havana: AFP reporters

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme was launched in 2017 to replace the Rafale jet and the Eurofighter planes used by Germany and Spain

Due to disagreement

France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet project

Pope Leo XIV got a standing ovation from lawmakers after addressing the Spanish parliament

Unprecedented address

Pope promises abuse victims Church will do more to change

Michel Platini is suing Gianni Infantino in the latest chapter in a battle that began when scandal derailed the Frenchman's 2015 bid for the FIFA presidency

Suing Gianni Infantino

Platini switches to French courts in long-running FIFA feud

A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's name cannot be put on the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC

Performing arts venue

Kennedy Center drops Trump name from website

Bruno Guimaraes and Brazil are preparing to begin their World Cup bid against Morocco on Saturday

Five-time champions

Give Brazil the respect we deserve, says World Cup star Guimaraes

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