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In a World Cup co-hosted by a country waging war on their homeland, the odds were always stacked against Iran’s Team Melli, who narrowly missed out on the knockout stage despite being undefeated. Their players departed North America on Tuesday, mocked by a senior official in the Trump administration but greeted by fans at their … Read more
In an interview with FRANCE 24, DR Congo’s government spokesperson and Minister of Communication Patrick Muyaya accused Kigali of not having the “political will to implement” the 2025 US-brokered peace deal between the two countries. Muyaya also called for stronger international pressure on Rwanda. “The United States should use more tools on Rwanda (…) It’s … Read more
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the importance of a “strong military” and swore to “uphold the party’s absolute leadership” of the armed forces in a speech marking the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. Fighting corruption was also a priority, Xi said, after a recent anti-graft purge gutted the military’s top ranks. Source … Read more
Skip to next section Raid on dubious perks linked to football host cities 07/01/20261 July 2026 Raid on suspicious allowances linked to football host cities German authorities have launched a nationwide raid over suspected improper allowances linked to Euro 2024. Police said in a statement. More than 150 officers from the criminal police office of … Read more
The 12,000-year-old Hambach Forest has lived through many eras, but perhaps none as consequential as the last half century. Locals and environmentalists have been fighting for 50 years to save the forest – which lies between the western German cities of Aachen and Cologne – from becoming an open-pit coal mine. At times, protesters took … Read more
Since a 2021 coup ousted Myanmar’s democratically elected government and triggered a civil war, 100,114 people have been killed across the country, according to a report by monitoring group Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) released Wednesday. Source link
The European Union on Wednesday imposed a €3 ($3.40) levy on low-value e-commerce imports to prevent unfair competition from online retailers, especially Chinese companies like Shein, Teemu and AliExpress. It comes as the number of such parcels entering the bloc under a previous exemption for goods worth less than €150 has increased dramatically from 1.4 … Read more
Trump earned over $1 bn from crypto ventures in 2025 Source link
The world’s appetite for energy continues to grow, not least driven by the electrification of the economy. Data centers – which are essential for artificial intelligence (AI) – have driven this demand to a great extent. Nuclear fusion appears to be the ideal solution. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that by 2050, the fusion … Read more
France secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sweden in the World Cup round of 16. France will face Paraguay in the round of 16 on 4 July. Source link