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The UN-sanctioned Board of Peace announced by Donald Trump earlier this year to rule Gaza is planning a sweeping grant of legal immunity for itself, according to a draft of the resolution obtained by the Guardian.
The draft language would also let the organization obtain public property in Gaza “free of charge”.
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Published on 27/06/2026 - 13:00 GMT+2 The UKMTO maritime agency raised its threat level in the Strait of Hormuz to "substantial" on Saturday following attacks on commercial vessels in the waterway.
The agency said earlier on Saturday that the "Master of Tanker" ship had reported being struck by an "unidentified projectile" in the Strait.
It said the vessel had sustained damage to its bridge but that the crew had reported as safe.
As millions across the world celebrate the football World Cup, one region remains cut off from the festivities.
With ongoing military attacks, intermittent access to electricity and infrastructure that has been all but devastated by a brutal war, Palestinian football fans in Gaza try to watch the ongoing tournament with an air of fear and sobriety.
The situation is especially severe for those with disabilities.
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The move, announced by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), broadens the list of travellers who can benefit from visa-on-arrival facilities and forms part of the country's wider strategy to strengthen tourism, business travel and global connectivity.
WarJune 27, 2026 2:21 pm • 2 min readThe satellite image of the Vtorovo oil pumping station in Russia's Vladimir Oblast.
(SBU / Ukrainian Pravda)Ukrainian forces struck the Vtorovo oil pumping station in Russia's Vladimir Oblast for the second time this month, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said on June 27.
The strike is part of a 40-day campaign approved by President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 25, which he said is aimed at "compelling" Russia to end the war.
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101 East101 East goes undercover to expose the playbook of Myanmar’s notorious scam industry.
Southeast Asia’s cyberscam industry has trafficked at least 300,000 people from more than 60 countries, and stolen trillions of dollars from victims across the world.
In this global exclusive, 101 East exposes how the industry is run with impunity.
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Digital Purchases Often Mean Licensed AccessdrmWhen a digital store labels a movie, game, or book as a purchase, the transaction is usually a revocable license rather than ownership of the file.
The store and rights holder retain substantial control.
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Imperfect survivors in an inadequate systemRakhi and Madhav's resistance also spills out through phone calls – made persistently to whomever they deem to be “figures of authority”.
ASI Parvati, for instance, was the investigating officer on the case when the FIR was filed in 2018.
Rakhi, Madhav and the kids seemed to take to her instantly, and she was their go-to for updates until she was transferred out of Netaji Subhash Police Station four years ago.
Water Matters Europe's water is under increasing pressure.
Pollution, droughts, floods are taking their toll on our drinking water, lakes, rivers and coastlines.
Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters, how our wastewater can be better managed, and to discover some of the best water solutions.
NPR's Scott Simon talks with strategic studies professor Phillips O'Brien of St Andrew's University in Scotland about whether Ukraine has gained the upper hand in the fight against Russia.
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The funding was approved under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, underscoring the UAE's long-standing commitment to providing rapid humanitarian assistance during global emergencies.
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Frenzied speculation surrounding the superstar singer and football player's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at one of New York's iconic landmarks.
Yet nearly a year after Kelce and Swift announced their engagement with the caption “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” they have disclosed little about their plans.
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On Wednesday, Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 reportedly unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it says can go head-to-head with Anthropic’s Mythos.
That’s the cybersecurity-focused AI model that is reportedly so powerful, the Trump Administration has currently banned it and its more restricted version, Fable 5, from the hands of non-Americans.
Earlier the same week Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based AI startup launched Fugu, a model named after the Japanese word for blowfish.
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Iran said it has struck US military targets in the Middle East region in response to US strikes around the Strait of Hormuz as tensions over the key waterway strain a peace deal between the two nations.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that it targeted US military positions, Iranian state media Press TV reported, with the foreign ministry accusing the US of violating their agreement.
The US military has not confirmed any strikes but the exchanges are the first since the memorandum of understanding was signed last week.
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The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Air Suvidha 2.0 on Thursday, a contactless digital platform that enables travellers to submit their health and travel information online before departure.
The move follows the World Health Organisation's declaration of the Ebola/Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democrat
Pete Buttigieg became a victim of a hoax call and got separated from his twins for a night.
Former US transport secretary Pete Buttigieg revealed a horrifying experience he had to undergo only because someone decided to target him.
He said he was forced to spend a night away from his children because of an anonymous allegation against him, which police say they later determined to be false.
Saying tech companies were “not doing enough” to keep youths under 16 off their platforms, the government announced tougher fines and new powers for a regulator.
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Every evening at 7 p.m., protesters return to the same square in the Albanian capital, Tirana, with the same symbols, making the same demands.
More than three weeks of uninterrupted daily demonstrations have turned the "Flamingo Revolution" into Albania's largest civic protest movement since the fall of communism.
It began when a government-approved luxury tourism project in Zvernec, a protected coastal area in southern Albania, triggered protests that soon evolved into a broader political movement.
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has drawn nationwide attention after an algae bloom turned its waters a vivid green within days of President Donald Trump’s multi-million-dollar refurbishment, casting a shadow over a project intended to beautify the city.
Trump has attributed the discoloration and other problems at the basin to acts of vandalism, and authorities say six people have been arrested in connection to the site.
Internal records, however, appear to undermine the president’s narrative.
Croatia veteran Ivan Perisic hopes their excellent record against African opposition can help them recapture their World Cup magic when they face Ghana on Saturday as they look to book their spot in the knockouts.
Croatia, 2018 runners-up and semi-finalists four years later, have three wins and a draw against African World Cup opponents since 2014, including their victory over Morocco to secure third place in Qatar.
"That's something that we commented on," Perisic said through an interpreter on Friday.
A cashier at a New York Dollar Tree store endured “severe and pervasive” sexual harassment by her manager, who sexually accosted her at work, uninvited, “on a near daily basis,” according to a federal lawsuit obtained by The Independent.
In a civil complaint filed June 23, Nasushon Taylor alleges the trouble began almost immediately after she started work in January 2024, but says higher-ups did nothing about it.
“[D]uring her first month of employment… [the store manager] would regularly come up behind [Taylor] while [she] was at her register and press his waist to [her] rear end, reach behind
Much of Germany and Poland were under extreme heat warnings on Saturday as the weather phenomenon driving this week’s record-breaking temperatures moved east.
The big-budget biopic La Bataille de Gaulle, which premiered at Cannes in May, has drawn the ire of French historians for liberties it takes with historical record.
But Julian Jackson, the British scholar whose biography inspired the film, says some things are more important than the details.
Jackson is Britain's leading authority on Charles de Gaulle and the author of the 2018 biography A Certain Idea of France, which inspired filmmaker Antonin Baudry's film.
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Published on 27/06/2026 - 15:16 GMT+2 Anthropic said on Friday that the US government had told the company it could restore access to one of its most powerful AI tools for select US organisations.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration issued a directive banning foreign nationals - including Anthropic employees - from using the AI firm's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, citing national security concerns.
In response, Anthropic said it would have to shut off access to all customers in order to comply with the order.
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Kyiv secured more than €10 billion ($11.4 billion) in international support and investment agreements at the Ukraine Recovery Conference held in Poland, in a fresh show of global backing for the war-torn nation as it fends off Russia’s invasion.
The conference, which aims to mobilize international support for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction, was held in Poland’s northern port city of Gdańsk from Thursday to Friday.
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Iran’s IRGC appears to have rejected US claims of a military hotline will operate between the two countries.
Tehran, Iran – Iran has indicated that there will be no direct communication between US and Iranian military officials as part of a hotline proposed by Washington designed to ease tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Hossein Mohebi downplayed reports on Friday of direct communications being established between the US and Iran to manage the strategically important waterway.
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If you read any personal finance forums late last year, there's a decent chance you ran across a question from someone who was desperately trying to lose money before the end of the year.
There are a number of ways someone could do this; one commonly suggested scheme was to buy put options that were expected to expire worthless, allowing the buyer to (probably) take a loss.
One reason people were looking for ways to lose money was that, in the U.
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Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be the first European to participate in Nasa's lunar programme, as part of the Artemis III mission in 2027.
He spoke to RFI about the challenges of such a mission, and the risks.
Issued on: 27/06/2026 - 15:34 4 min Reading time Nasa's Artemis III mission follows the successful Artemis II flight completed in April – the farthest humans have travelled from the Earth.
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Venezuela leader jeered as rescue efforts hamperedNewsFeedVenezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez has been jeered by residents as she visited a neighbourhood in Caracas devastated by the earthquakes.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by years of economic collapse and strained infrastructure.
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Immigration attorneys speak about a new issue Texas H-1B visa holders are facing.
Immigration attorneys said they are getting a lot of complaints from Texas that H-1B visa holders are being refused by the Texas government when they are going for a renewal of their driver's license as officials said their visa stamping has expired.
Attorney Emily Neumann said there is no rule in Texas that warrants such a move and if the situation continues, there will be litigation.
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Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a new framework agreement after four days of marathon talks in Washington, DC, brokered by the United States, trying to end the months-long conflict.
Israel has been occupying almost 20 percent of Lebanese territory in the south and has killed more than 4,000 people since fighting erupted on March 2.
A previous bout of fighting ended in a ceasefire in November 2024, but Israel carried out almost daily attacks and refused to end its occupation in breach of the deal.
Jordan’s arrival at the World Cup is the culmination of decades of patient effort by one man, but also a moment of solidarity for his nation and its diaspora.
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will see the eight best third-place teams advance to the knockout stages of the tournament.
So far, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Ecuador, Paraguay and Senegal have already secured their places in the round of 32 after finishing third in their groups.
The eight best sides are determined first by points and then by goal difference, with the final standings to be decided on Saturday night.
Grocery shopping in California is about to get a little less confusing.
Starting July 1, a new state law will simplify food date labels, making it easier for shoppers to know whether a date is about quality or safety.
This will also help reduce the billions of pounds of edible food thrown away each year, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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UAE-India airfares ease ahead of July rush.
(AP Photo)Airfares on key UAE-India routes have shown signs of declining after weeks of steep increases, offering some respite to Indian expatriates planning summer travel.
The decline comes as airlines gradually restore capacity, add frequencies and bring more seats back into the market ahead of the peak July-August travel season.
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The UK interior ministry has announced it will create new legal routes for asylum seekers, including allowing community organisations to sponsor refugees based on a similar system in Canada.
A route for employers to sponsor refugees is also expected to open next year, the Home Office said in a press release.
Germany is grappling with widespread disruption as a severe heatwave, which has already scorched western Europe, moves across the central and eastern parts of the continent.
Authorities have reported highway damage and widespread train cancellations as temperatures are forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius.
The extreme conditions led to the evacuation of dozens of residents from a nursing home in Dormagen, western Germany, due to dangerous indoor temperatures reaching 35C.
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An icon of the Italian way of life, the Vespa was celebrating its 80th birthday on Saturday, as thousands of riders paraded through Rome on the legendary scooters.
A few donned biker jackets despite the scorching heat while others opted for t-shirts, the hum of their machines filling the capital with a colourful buzz.
Some rode solo, others in pairs, whizzing through the city centre – even along streets usually closed to private traffic.
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Today's links Zuckerberg's increasingly bizarre war on whistleblowers: Under no circumstances should you rush out and read the book that prompted Mark Zuckerberg to demand $111m and eternal auctorial silence.
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Updated on: June 27, 2026 / 11:04 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google A Chinese political dissident who fled to South Korea last month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada, his friend said on social media Saturday.
Dong Guangping was aboard a 10.8-foot inflatable boat in the waters off a western South Korean island in May when he was detained by South Korea's coast guard for allegedly violating the country's immigration law.
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A new agreement between Lebanon and Israel could block victims of Israeli war crimes in Lebanon from pursuing accountability and hinder future efforts to give the international criminal court jurisdiction in the country, legal experts have said.
Lebanon and Israel signed a 14-point framework agreement in Washington on Friday designed to work towards an end to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Article 13 of the deal says Israel and Lebanon will “cease all hostile or negative actions in international political or legal forums” to establish good faith between the two sides.
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Every morning Marisol Winfrey Herrera’s three-and-a-half-year-old daughter Jo reminds her to turn off the tap while washing her hands and brushing her teeth.
When they leave home, she reminds her mother to keep a bottle of ice with them to offer it to homeless people, who they sometimes find wilting in the Tucson heat.
At first, they press the ice-filled bottles on the homeless folks to help them revive, then they offer the water to drink and hydrate.