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Iranian state TV and international media reported tens of thousands lining Tehran streets as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin traveled a roughly 10-kilometre route following two days of lying in state.
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Ukrainian officials said an overnight barrage involving missiles and drones damaged residential buildings, partially collapsing an apartment structure in the Podilskyi district as Kyiv prepared for NATO talks in Turkey.
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Ukrainian officials said air attacks hit apartment buildings and other sites in Kyiv on Monday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned a second major strike was coming. The attacks come as NATO leaders prepare to meet in Ankara.
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Energy traders and analysts say Iran may struggle to find buyers for crude already held in storage, as China’s demand trajectory shifts and competing supply expands after OPEC+ output plans.
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India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a stern notice to Meta’s Instagram over alleged child sexual exploitative and abuse material appearing in paid advertisements, while earlier this week it raised concerns about WhatsApp features that regulators say could worsen cybercrime risks.
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FIFA’s disciplinary committee lifted the one-game suspension days after President Trump contacted FIFA leadership, according to multiple reports, and Balogun is now eligible for the U.S. World Cup round-of-16 game in Seattle.
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FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee delayed a World Cup one-game red card sanction against U.S. forward Folarin Balogun and suspended the ban for a probationary period, making him eligible for the U.S. team’s round-of-16 match against Belgium. Multiple reports said President Trump pressed FIFA to review the decision soon after the U.S. played on Wednesday.
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A verdict in Marine Le Pen’s EU funds embezzlement case will determine whether the National Rally leader’s five-year ban on holding office is upheld, with implications for who could be France’s far-right presidential standard-bearer.
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Speaking during a military ceremony on Venezuela’s Independence Day, interim President Delcy Rodríguez said the state deployed rescue resources immediately after the June twin earthquakes, as officials reported rising deaths and injuries and residents continued to criticize the response timeline.
