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Scotland vs Brazil LIVE: World Cup 2026

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:00:53+00:00

Updates of Scotland vs Brazil, who have Neymar back from injury, via our buildup and text commentary stream coverage.

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LIVE: Scotland vs Brazil – World Cup 2026

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:00:53+00:00

Updates of Scotland vs Brazil, who have Neymar back from injury, via our buildup and text commentary stream coverage.

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Brazil vs Scotland LIVE: World Cup 2026

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:00:53+00:00

Updates of Scotland vs Brazil, who have Neymar back from injury, via our buildup and text commentary stream coverage.

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Exploit last North Sea oil and gas or risk mass job losses, Andy Burnham urged

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:00:52+00:00

British Chamber of Commerce boss Shevaun Haviland says transition to clean energy could be handled betterAndy Burnham should be ready to exploit the UK’s remaining North Sea oil and gas resources to avoid mass job losses in Scotland and the north-east, the director of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Shevaun Haviland, has said.The decision about whether to allow extraction at the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields now appears likely to fall to a Burnham administration. Continue reading...

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Member of cultlike Zizians group charged with murder of her parents

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:57:34+00:00

Michelle Zajko, in jail since February 2025 on other charges, has been charged in 2022 Pennsylvania killings of parentsA member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, who has denied killing her parents in Pennsylvania in 2022, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday.Michelle Zajko, who has been jailed in Maryland on other charges since February 2025, has been charged with murder, burglary and conspiracy charges in the deaths of Rita and Richard Zajko, Delaware county district attorney Tanner Rouse said at a news conference. The prosecutor said she did not act alone. Continu

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Israel says IDF is staying in southern Lebanon undermining Iran peace talks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:57:19+00:00

Defence minister says troops are not withdrawing even though Tehran sees end to conflict in Lebanon as part of any deal with USThe Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, has said that Israeli troops would not withdraw from southern Lebanon, further complicating Iran peace talks as fighting in Lebanon continues to be an obstacle to permanent peace.Speaking on stage in an interview in Tel Aviv, Katz said that Israeli troops would remain in south Lebanon – echoing sentiments from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading...

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Israel says IDF is staying in southern Lebanon, undermining Iran peace talks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:57:19+00:00

Defence minister says troops are not withdrawing even though Tehran sees end to conflict in Lebanon as part of any deal with USThe Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, has said that Israeli troops would not withdraw from southern Lebanon, further complicating Iran peace talks as fighting in Lebanon continues to be an obstacle to permanent peace.Speaking on stage in an interview in Tel Aviv, Katz said that Israeli troops would remain in south Lebanon – echoing sentiments from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading...

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Flash floods hit India’s Arunachal Pradesh

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:56:36+00:00

Torrential rain has triggered flash floods and landslides in India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Big tech spent millions on a single US congressional race. It won’t be the last time

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:55:25+00:00

Pro- and anti-AI groups spent $24m on a congressional contest in New York, but it’s unclear to what endUS politics live – latest updatesWhen the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th congressional district was called on Tuesday night, the result capped off one of the most expensive races of its kind in the state’s history. More than $24m poured into the Manhattan contest from tech-backed financial groups as the campaign turned into a battleground for pro- and anti-AI groups to test their influence.Much of the spending targeted candidate Alex Bores, a member of the state assembly who sponsored

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Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:49:27+00:00

The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.

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Farmers criticise plan that warns climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:47:55+00:00

Farm owners say government’s long-term direction fails to adequately fund a response to UK’s food security threatThe climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages, the government has warned in its new plan for British farming.But farmers criticised the plan, which outlines for the first time the government’s vision for the long-term direction of farming, for failing to adequately fund a response to this threat to the UK’s food security. Continue reading...

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Farmers criticise government plan to counter threats to UK food security

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:47:55+00:00

Plan warns climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages but farmers say it fails to adequately fund responseThe climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages, the government has warned in its new plan for British farming.But farmers criticised the plan, which outlines for the first time the government’s vision for the long-term direction of farming, for failing to adequately fund a response to this threat to the UK’s food security. Continue reading...

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Germany’s rail network brought to standstill by botched IT replacement

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:37:19+00:00

Deutsche Bahn widely criticised after hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded in operator’s latest setbackGermany’s rail network ground to a halt late on Tuesday as a result of maintenance work that went wrong, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers unable to get home as the national operator faced widespread criticism over the chaos.The Deutsche Bahn (DB) meltdown was initially thought to have been caused by a cyber-attack, but it later emerged that it was likely to have been triggered by a scheduled attempt to replace an ageing component in the railway’s internal communication netw

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Germany’s rail network brought to standstill amid IT maintenance

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:37:19+00:00

Deutsche Bahn widely criticised after hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded in operator’s latest setbackGermany’s rail network ground to a halt late on Tuesday as a result of maintenance work that went wrong, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers unable to get home as the national operator faced widespread criticism over the chaos.The Deutsche Bahn (DB) meltdown was initially thought to have been caused by a cyber-attack, but it later emerged that it was likely to have been triggered by a scheduled attempt to replace an ageing component in the railway’s internal communication netw

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Germany’s railways grind to halt as IT maintenance snag takes down network

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:37:19+00:00

Deutsche Bahn widely criticised after hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded in operator’s latest setbackGermany’s rail network ground to a halt late on Tuesday as a result of maintenance work that went wrong, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers unable to get home as the national operator faced widespread criticism over the chaos.The Deutsche Bahn (DB) meltdown was initially thought to have been caused by a cyber-attack, but it later emerged that it was likely to have been triggered by a scheduled attempt to replace an ageing component in the railway’s internal communication netw

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Did Brexit actually work?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:34:41+00:00

A vote that changed Britain forever. Ten years after Brexit, the UK is still grappling with its consequences.

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Brazilian federal police arrest Spanish citizen at São Paulo airport for racism

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:34:36+00:00

Woman detained at airport after allegedly making racist remarks directed at workers unloading baggage, police sayBrazil’s federal police have detained a Spanish citizen in São Paulo’s international Guarulhos airport for racism, in the latest of a series of high-profile arrests of foreign tourists on similar grounds.Brazil has some of the strictest anti-racism laws in Latin America. Insulting a person on the basis of race carries a penalty of imprisonment from two to five years and a fine. Continue reading...

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Police officers took eight minutes to discover Henry Nowak’s stab wound, evidence shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:31:43+00:00

Transcript of body-worn camera footage reveals moment officers realised handcuffed Nowak was seriously injuredPolice officers who arrested Henry Nowak took about eight minutes to discover his stab wound, newly released evidence shows.Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years for Nowak’s murder after falsely claiming the 18-year-old had racially abused him in Southampton. Nowak was stabbed multiple times while walking back to his student accommodation alone after a night out. Continue reading...

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Taïwan, l’île qui résiste au récit de Pékin

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-24T17:30:05+00:00

Jean-Pierre Cabestan, spécialiste du monde chinois, revisite dans son ouvrage « Taiwan. Une démocratie face à la Chine » certaines idées reçues à propos de cette île, afin de les démentir et d’analyser les enjeux géopolitiques de la région.

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US says chemical giant Chemours to pay $450m to settle ‘forever chemicals’ case

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:29:47+00:00

Agreement is first by federal government to resolve enforcement claims against a major Pfas manufacturerThe Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains. The settlement is the first by the federal government to resolve enforcement claims against a manufacturer of harmful chemicals known as Pfas.Under the agreement, filed in federal court in West Virginia, Chemours will pay a civil penalty of $22.5m for alleged vio

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The children Gaza lost

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-24T17:19:59+00:00

What does a new UN report documenting the killing and suffering of Palestinian children in Gaza reveal?

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Au Pérou, le risque d’une crise politique après la victoire attendue de la candidate de la droite autoritaire, Keiko Fujimori, à la présidentielle

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-24T17:15:04+00:00

Alors que le décompte des voix du second tour touche à sa fin, l’avance de 43 000 voix de la fille de l’autocrate Alberto Fujimori sur le candidat de gauche, Roberto Sanchez, est irrattrapable. Son adversaire dénonce une « fraude ».

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О чем говорил Медведев на пленарном заседании ПМЮФ-2026

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-24T17:04:36+00:00

На пленарном заседании Петербургского международного юридического форума зампред Совбеза РФ Дмитрий Медведев заявил о кризисе международного права, необходимости признать колониализм преступлением против человечности и готовности России добиваться международного равноправия. Он также высказался о конфликте на Украине, статусе Владимира Зеленского и планах Москвы подать иск против стран Прибалтики. «Ведомости» собрали основные его заявления.

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Bedford crash occurred after train passed red signal, investigators believe

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T16:59:38+00:00

Interim report says other train it hit had halted on line because warning system wrongly caused it to brakeThe train whose driver died in the Bedford rail crash passed a danger signal without stopping – while the train it hit had halted on the line because a fault in its warning system had caused it to brake, investigators believe.An initial report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) into the crash, which also injured more than 100 people, said it was not yet clear whether the train’s automatic warning system (AWS) had alerted the driver of the southbound Luton airport express fro

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le pays appelle à la vigilance quant aux « exercices de mobilisation » dans la région de Grodno, en Biélorussie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-24T16:56:54+00:00

« Du 20 juin au 2 juillet, le commissariat militaire du district d’Achmiany convoque environ 2 000 conscrits et met en place des points de rassemblement préliminaires », écrit le ministre des affaires étrangères ukrainien, Andrii Sybiha, sur le réseau social X. Ce district, faisant partie de l’oblast de Grodno, est frontalier de la Pologne.

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Fan of TV show Dexter killed and dismembered two men in Cornish woodland, jury hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T16:51:50+00:00

James Desborough told team searching for missing men he enjoyed gory scenes in serial killer series, prosecution says A fan of the television serial killer show Dexter murdered two men before dismembering and burning their bodies in Cornish woodland surrounding the cabin where he lived, a jury has heard.James Desborough, 40, allegedly killed Claudio Aquilino and Daniel Coleman and hid their bodies in the dense undergrowth close to his cabin near St Austell. Continue reading...

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Europe heatwave live: UK breaks temperature record for June as parts of France hit 40C – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T16:51:29+00:00

West Sussex reports temperature of 35.8C, beating previous record from 1976; red weather alert extended to 72 of France’s 96 mainland departmentsGrahame Madge, a Met Office spokesperson, said the agency is forecasting 39C as a headline maximum temperature on Thursday in the UK, most likely for somewhere in London or the south-east.“It is possible we could see temperatures higher than the 39C if the final values are at the upper end of our narrow range,” he said, according to the Press Association. Continue reading...

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Has the worst of the Hormuz crisis passed?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-24T16:50:57+00:00

Ships are moving again through the Strait of Hormuz, with oil prices falling. But relief for consumers may take longer.

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France Identifies Its First Case of Ebola

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-24T16:50:22+00:00

A doctor who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo was infected, the French health ministry said. The authorities said the risk to the wider population was low.

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Il ruolo limitato delle basi italiane nell’offensiva Usa contro l’Iran

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-24T16:38:05+00:00

Rutte ha detto che ci sono state 500 sortite di velivoli americani dal nostro Paese: nel 1999 durante la Guerra del Kosovo sono state circa 24 mila. Oltre 10 mila durante il conflitto in Iraq del 2003

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