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Jun 11, 2026 - World

With some matches being held in nearby Miami, a Cuban response to US military action could mar the tournamentAs Cuba crumbles under a nearly five-month-long US oil blockade, many on the island hope that the World Cup might save the island from US attack – or at least offer a respite until the competition ends on 19 July.“The beginning of the World Cup will make it more difficult for the United States to carry out a military action in Cuba,” said Carlos Alzugaray, Cuba’s former ambassador to the EU. “Cuba is very close to the US, and can hit many targets inside the US, especially in south Florida, with drones or other weapons.” Continue reading...

Jun 11, 2026 - World

Twenty people were killed and 120 injured in the attack at the Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist destinationA Thai court has handed out death sentences to two Uyghur men from the north-western Chinese region of Xinjiang for a 2015 bombing in the centre of Bangkok that killed 20 people.The explosion occurred at the Erawan Shrine in the centre of Bangkok, an area popular with foreign tourists. As well as the 20 people killed, another 120 were injured. Five of the dead were from mainland China and two from Hong Kong. Continue reading...

Jun 11, 2026 - World

Lawyers ask prosecutors to upgrade charges from manslaughter in light of text messages discussing fire riskLawyers for victims of the deadly New Year’s Eve fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have formally asked prosecutors to upgrade the charges against the bar’s owners after text messages emerged discussing the danger.Forty-one people were killed and 115 injured in the blaze at Le Constellation bar, which investigators believe started in the basement when sparklers attached to champagne bottles were held too close to sound-insulating foam on the ceiling. Continue reading...

Jun 11, 2026 - World

Local emergency services say two children and an adult were killed in the rural southern Netherlands when a car struck a group of cyclists who were at a school camp

Jun 11, 2026 - World

A Toronto police officer has been shot and killed by a suspect linked to an attack on the U.S. Consulate in March