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Spain’s Church Hopes Pope Trip Will Stem Secular Tide

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-12T18:26:37+00:00

Leo XIV’s visit to Spain, which ended on Friday, has spurred expectations among Catholic leaders of a spiritual revival.

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Guerra Ucraina - Russia. Lunedì l’avvio dei negoziati per l’adesione di Ucraina e Moldavia a Ue

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-12T18:24:06+00:00

Zelensky: “Grazie ai partener europei, apertura cluster è sostegno significativo”. Kiev: “Probabilità di un attacco russo con Oreshnik nelle prossime 24 ore”. Due morti e dieci feriti in un attacco ucraino a Bryansk. Mosca gela gli ambasciatori di Parigi, Londra e Berlino: “Dai vostri Paesi iniziative contro la pace”

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US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-12T18:23:58+00:00

US president dismissed Iranian media reports agreement was close, despite earlier suggesting a deal could be signed this weekendMiddle East crisis – live updatesProspects for an immediate end to the war between Iran and the US remained uncertain on Friday amid a chaotic series of conflicting claims and counter-claims by US and Iranian officials about ongoing negotiationsDonald Trump seemed to distance himself from his earlier comments that suggested a preliminary agreement could be signed as soon as this weekend, with a series of angry social media posts describing the Iranians as “very dishon

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India’s West Bengal pushes out Muslim Bangladeshis

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-12T18:21:15+00:00

Thousands of Muslim Bangladeshis have been detained or deported under West Bengal's new BJP government.

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La independencia tecnológica como cuestión de supervivencia nacional

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-12T18:20:19+00:00

El director general de IndraMind, Ignacio Martínez, sostiene en el foro WIP dedicado a la defensa europea que la soberanía tecnológica es una condición indispensable para la seguridad del continente

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U.S. and Iran close to signing peace deal, officials say

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-06-12T18:19:54+00:00

After days of uncertainty and tit-for-tat military strikes, "text of the peace deal has been reached,” according to Pakistan's prime minister.

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Рейтинг університетів Scopus 2026: МАУП – №1 серед приватних ЗВО України

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-12T18:11:00+00:00

Нещодавно було оприлюднено результати щорічного рейтингу українських закладів вищої освіти за показниками наукометричної бази Scopus. Серед приватних університетів України Міжрегіональна Академія управління...

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Giannini sta con De Gregori: “Gli artisti parlino meno di politica”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-12T18:10:12+00:00

Al Taormina Film Festival l’attore difende il cantautore: “Già i politici fanno fatica a spiegarsi”. E presenta “Baracoa”, road movie cubano girato tra blackout e pochi mezzi

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Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-12T18:08:37+00:00

Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulateInvestigators in Canada are probing whether the death of a Toronto police officer, who was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate, is linked a broader series of global terror attacks.Constable Marc Pinizzotto, a 43-year-old member of the emergency task force, was killed on Thursday during a dawn search of an apartment building in the city’s west. Continue reading...

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Repubblica delle Idee: “Il mondo si può curare”. L’abbraccio di Bologna

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-12T18:01:00+00:00

Standing ovation di una Piazza Maggiore commossa per il monologo di Lino Guanciale nel primo giorno del nostro festival. E sui mali contemporanei le parole di Concita De Gregorio, Recalcati e Lingiardi. Alla fine si ride con le maschere di Ubaldo Pantani

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Asylum seekers removed from Essex hotel targeted by far right as Home Office ends contract

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-12T17:59:43+00:00

Bell hotel in Epping was scene of violent protests after asylum seeker living there sexually assaulted girl and womanAsylum seekers have been removed from the Epping hotel that became a flashpoint for anti-immigration protests across England last summer as the Home Office terminates its contract with the establishment.The hotel on the outskirts of the Essex town was the scene of increasingly large protests after an asylum seeker who was living there sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a woman. Continue reading...

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Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 19

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-12T17:48:07+00:00

Police call for calm before anti-racist protests in Belfast and Glasgow as MPs warn of failure over online misinformationPolice said 19 people, including a 16-year-old boy, have now been arrested after two nights of rioting in Northern Ireland following a knife attack earlier in the week.The violence broke out after far-right activists called for demonstrations in response to the attack, which was captured in a graphic video. Continue reading...

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Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-12T17:47:18+00:00

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.

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Briton jailed for goading US man to kill himself on video call

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-12T17:46:51+00:00

Dylan Phelan, 21, sentenced to six years and four months for encouraging the suicide of 21-year-old Louisiana native Travis DyerA British man has been sentenced to over six years in jail after admitting to encouraging a US citizen to commit suicide in 2024 while on a video call.Dylan Phelan, 21, was sentenced on Friday at Leeds crown court after previously pleading guilty to intentionally doing an act which was capable of encouraging the suicide of another person. This was after 21-year-old Louisiana native Travis Dyer took his own life following a call between the pair and two other men. He a

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British man jailed for goading American to kill himself on video call

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-12T17:46:51+00:00

Dylan Phelan, 21, of Leeds, sentenced to more than six years for encouraging the suicide of 21-year-old Travis DyerA Yorkshire man has been sentenced to more than six years in jail after admitting encouraging a US citizen to kill themselves while on a video call.Dylan Phelan, 21, was sentenced on Friday at Leeds crown court after previously pleading guilty to intentionally doing an act that was capable of encouraging the suicide of another person.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988

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Starmer admits he must ‘turn things around’ as US adds to pressure over defence spending

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-12T17:40:34+00:00

Prime minister promises to fight any leadership challenge as he faces escalating row over military spending Keir Starmer admitted that he had to “turn things around” after the resignation of the defence secretary, John Healey, in a escalating row over military spending that has prompted recriminations across Whitehall and concern from the US.Downing Street and the Treasury traded blows with allies of Healey on Friday, with No 10 expressing dismay that the Ministry of Defence had wanted £18bn to plug funding gaps in major projects – while those close to the former defence secretary accused Star

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Iran: No timeline yet for signing US deal

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-12T17:39:03+00:00

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says a "final, agreed upon text" of a US-Iran peace deal has been reached.

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US judge won’t block Trump’s UFC event at White House – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-12T17:30:29+00:00

Federal judge rules against Virginia residents who argued Trump’s administration exceeded its authority to host ‘UFC Freedom 250’ mixed martial arts event at White HouseA powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, the Wall Street Journal reported last night, citing people familiar with the matter.“It should be done because I did nothing wrong,” Trump said when asked about the resolution in a phone call this w

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"Звучало досить абсурдно": у норвежців склалися дивні стереотипи про українців, - біженка

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-12T17:26:00+00:00

Норвежська система адаптації імігрантів виявилася не готовою приймати українців, бо вони дуже відрізняються від інших груп мігрантів.

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Louisiana jury awards $1.1bn to woman who sued over childhood molestation in 1960s

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-12T17:25:50+00:00

‘Lookback law’ allowed Pamela Lockridge to seek damages against late stepfather who abused her starting at age fourA north-west Louisiana jury recently awarded a staggering $1.1bn in damages to a woman who sued over childhood sexual molestation at the hands of her late stepfather in the 1960s and 1970s – a verdict that the plaintiff says “sends a message that children are precious” and “deserve protection”.The outcome in Pamela Elaine Lockridge’s lawsuit caused waves among Louisiana’s legal community, illustrating how much civil juries are willing to award to plaintiffs for cases tried under t

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