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Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:02:26 GMT
Iran says Trump agreed to deal terms 'out of desperation' as US Democrats blast agreement
US Vice President JD Vance says he doesn’t know if he’ll be headed to Geneva on June 19 where he was due to attend a signing ceremony for an initial deal to end the war in Iran. But an agreement has already been signed by Donald Trump and Irania...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:01:09 GMT
World Cup 2026: Switzerland close in on qualification for round of 16
Switzerland cruised to a 4-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina to bounce back after their opening draw against Qatar. The Nati are now close to securing a place in the round of 16.

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:59:13 GMT
Japan's men told to clean at home, not just the World Cup
FIFA lauded Japanese fans this week on social media platform X for their "impeccable manners" that saw them tidy up the stands post-game, with pictures of men in blue avidly picking up trash. Similar images have since proliferated online, but one X...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:25:09 GMT
French court confirms Moroccan football star Hakimi will stand trial for rape
In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-de-Marne region southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her. The PSG right-back and captain of the Moroccan national team, whose second match of the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Friday a...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:07:16 GMT
Deadly Philippines quake turns seabed into shore
When he opened his eyes, he saw a once-familiar shoreline changing in real time, with swathes of previously submerged coral suddenly pushing above the waterline. The June 8 quake, driven by a shifting of the nearby Cotabato Trench, toppled building...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:41:45 GMT
Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi to be tried in France for rape, appeals court says

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:53:11 GMT
South Korean leader says told Trump sanctions on North are 'ineffective'
Lee and Trump met at a G7 summit in France this week, where they discussed the long-running standoff between South Korea and its northern neighbour. "I told him sanctions and pressure are ineffective," Lee told reporters in Seoul. "The effectivene...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:17:10 GMT
Indonesia to capture last-known wild Bornean rhino for IVF
Just two Bornean rhinos are known to exist in the world, both female: Pahu in Indonesia's Kelian rhino sanctuary, and Pari, living wild in Kutai Kartanegara regency. Bornean rhinos are a subspecies of Sumatran rhinos, and officials believe they are...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:09:14 GMT
USA, Australia eye World Cup knockout rounds, Brazil in action
After tournament co-hosts Mexico sealed their place in the last 32 on Thursday with a 1-0 victory over South Korea, the USA or the Socceroos can join them with a victory in their Group D game in Seattle. After an unconvincing build-up, the American...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:44:24 GMT
🔴Middle East live: US-Iran talks postponed as Israel carries out deadly strikes in southern Lebanon

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:27:18 GMT
AI museum brings sights, sounds and smells of the rainforest
Data collected from those visitors -- their movements, their heartbeats and even the temperature of their skin -- will feed the computer that is creating the immersive display, using a network of sensors, including those on the wrists of ticket-hold...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:21:10 GMT
Iran to lodge complaint with FIFA over World Cup restrictions
Iran wanted to fly from their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, to the United States two days before their next match, against Belgium in Los Angeles on Sunday. But a spokesman for the Iranian federation said its request was turned down. "Despite havi...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:05:18 GMT
Fossils challenge assumptions on how animals adapted to land
But new research out Thursday in the journal Science challenges that conventional assumption. It presents analysis of rare fossils which scientists say fill knowledge gaps on the development of the creatures that gave rise to the first land-dwelling...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:01:15 GMT
New Zealand minister defends fishers after two orcas killed in net
Fishing minister Shane Jones described the deaths of the critically endangered mammals in separate incidents as an "unpleasant outcome", adding he "thought orcas were quite intelligent". "It's not a happy outcome for the whale, but these things hap...

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