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Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi kicks the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty ImagesThere is a special type of fever around a men’s soccer World Cup. And the 2026 edition of the tournament is causing even more excitement, with 48 teams instead of the usual 32, and three host nations instead of the usual one.Matches will stretch from Vancouver to Mexico City from June 11 to July 19, marking the first time the games are…
Election officials sort through ballots at a counting station for the local elections in Seoul on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty Images)Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty ImagesSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung has chosen Han Seongsook, the country’s minister for small and midsize businesses and startups, to be prime minister, the presidential office said on Sunday. If approved by parliament, Han would become South Korea’s first female prime minister in 20 years.Han, who had also previously served as chief executive of South Korean internet giant Naver, is expected to lead the country’s AI…
The prime minister’s position has hardened since Andy Burnham said he would seek to enter any potential Labour contest. Source link
Sunday marks 100 days since the war in the Middle East began, and the conflict continues to drive substantial volatility across all asset classes in every region of the world as a lasting peace deal remains elusive. Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have stagnated, with Washington and Tehran sending mixed messages on the state of peace talks and both sides periodically exchanging bouts of military attacks. Nevertheless, a fragile ceasefire remains in place to allow for diplomacy to take place. As the conflict drags on, pressure continues to mount on certain economies and pockets of financial markets.Wall Street bulls…
In response, the MoD spokesman said that, since coming to power in July 2024, the government had signed more than 1,400 major defence contracts, adding it was providing “a generational increase in defence spending… ensuring no return to the hollowed out armed forces of the past”. Source link
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Rose Abuin | New York Daily News | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesAt least 12 people were wounded in a shooting near an Ohio festival, police say. A search for the suspects was ongoing following an outbreak of gunfire that sent crowds scrambling for cover.Two of the wounded were in critical condition, Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan said. He said it appeared there were at least two people firing weapons who were “probably shooting at each other.”The Toledo Police Department said the shooting happened near the Old West End Festival, an annual gathering of live music and home tours…
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Golden Tempo with Jose Ortiz up, wins the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes with with Commandment and John Velazquez up finishing second at Saratoga Race Course on June 06, 2026 in Saratoga Springs, New York.Al Bello | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesGolden Tempo proved his Kentucky Derby win was no fluke by coming back Saturday to take the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.The win made Cherie DeVaux the second woman to train a winner in the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The Saratoga Springs native joined Jena Antonucci, who won the…
US gives Hungary’s MOL more time for talks to buy Serbian oil firm NIS Source link