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Bones of contention: More research needed on
More research is needed to determine whether bones buried beneath a Dutch church belong to d
"Once-in-a-generation" expedition launched to survey 2 legendary shipwrecks
Researchers will travel to the bottom of the North Atlantic to survey two legendary shipwrecks, once tied to a pair of iconic 19th-century polar explorers. ...
Catholic Church excommunicates 6 bishops from ultra-conservative society
The Vatican says bishops from the ultra-conservative Catholic SSPX society were automatically excommunicated after ignoring Pope Leo's plea for unity. ...
How local NJ businesses are faring during the World Cup
Watch as English fans sing before the Panama vs England World Cup game Vindaloo rhymes with "score more than you" in this English World Cup anthem sung by fans on June 27 at American Dream in East Rutherford. “Everyone was expecting this big turnout, it is
World Cup 2026: Throw open London's pubs for England v Mexico game, Sadiq Khan urges ...
London bosses are also urging Sir Sadiq to consider running the Night Tube into the early hours of Monday morning so fans can get home ...
Portugal, Spain inaugurate new cross-border electricity link
LISBON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Portugal and Spain on Thursday inaugurated a new high-voltage electricity interconnection, representing an investment of 70 million euros (79.8
Russian Embassy in Sweden reports drone attacks
HELSINKI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Embassy in Sweden said Thursday that two drones had hit its mission in Stockholm at around 2 a.m. local time (0000 GMT). According to a
Israel Breaking Up With Its Main Sponsor: Netanyahu's Grand Gesture To Cost the Country Dearly
Statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the possibility of ending financial support from Washington represent a political move aimed at
Labor Market Not a Source of Inflationary Pressure, Latest Report Shows
The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2 percent, but average hourly earnings were steady, giving Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve chairman, room to focus on fighting inflation. ...
Urgent: WHO chief says cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak "over"
GENEVA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- World Health Organization
Dover Port boss warns of summer chaos without EES solution
Doug Bannister says if no workable solution is identified, the local impact could be
Could Cyprus host a World Cup?
While featuring as a pundit during televised coverage of Wednesday evening’s World Cup last 32 tie between DR Congo and England, President Nikos Christodoulides suggested that Cyprus could one day host football’s showpiece event itself. “We organised and
Indian student denied entry to the US because of a WhatsApp group? A viral post asks international students to be alert
A viral post urged international students to execise caution before they join any WhatsApp grpup, citing a case of an Indian student being denied entry to the US over WhatsApp activity. The post did not detail what exactly happened but claimed that a student
Most Americans support social media ban for children under 16, survey finds
More than half of American adults now support banning social media use by anyone under 16, according to a 2026 Pew Research Center survey of 9,750 US adults conducted between May 26 and June 1. However, the survey found that 56% of respondents support the ban
Trump reignites NATO spending row with sharp criticism of European allies
President Donald Trump has once again renewed NATO spending debate while slamming European
Rescuers race to save man, hunger grows after Venezuela quakes
Hundreds of rescuers raced Thursday to save a 43-year-old man trapped beneath a collapsed building for eight days after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela, killing nearly 2,300 ...
Vatican excommunicates members of right-wing Catholic group
The Vatican said Thursday it had excommunicated priests and lay Catholics belonging to a breakaway right-wing group that ordained bishops without the approval of Pope Leo XIV, decl ...
‘It was a massacre’: Haiti gangs carry out mass killings across the country
The Guardian has found evidence of a massacre that left at least 70 civilians dead as the country’s security forces struggle to control even the main roads to the capital
‘Birth tourism’ in Trump administration’s sights after supreme court setback | First Thing
Federal prosecutors to focus on issue despite court backing constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. Plus: Greek priest whose metal music has become cult smash
The deep sea, America’s 250th and a caning: photos of the day – Thursday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world ...
FDA issues most serious recall alert for potato chip brands over salmonella risk
An estimated 650,000 bags of potato chips are affected as US agency upgraded recall of several popular brands
Papua separatists kill American pilot in ‘message’ to US and Indonesia
Rebels shoot pilot and set his civilian plane on fire amid long-running low-level battle for independence in region
‘I can still hear the children’: Canada’s residential schools survivors welcome chance to reclaim sites
Former Mohawk Institute in Ontario latest to become a museum, as survivors hope preserving sites will prevent horrors they witnessed from being forgotten
MPs seek to end UK broadcast of Russian ‘soft power’ cartoon Masha and the Bear
Cross-party group writes to ministers of concerns children’s show contains unsubtle ‘propaganda content’
At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession
Charges yet to be filed over incident in Mukdahan involving 11-year-old, as police seek to establish circumstances
EU Slashes Steel Import Quotas and Raises Tariffs to 50 Percent
The European Union has nearly halved its tariff-free steel import quotas and imposed a 50 percent duty on excess
UK Business Morale Slumps to 4-Year Low, Survey Shows
British business morale slumped to its lowest depth since 2022 as the Iran war pushed up costs and drained
Nine Thai monks killed after boy drives truck into procession
An 11-year-old boy drove his parents’ truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand on Thursday, killing nine monks and seriously injuring around 10 others, police and local authorities said. A group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a
As World Cup fever swirls, war-torn Yemen gets its own football miracle
Thousands of miles from North America, where the FIFA World Cup is bringing together football fans from countries that are otherwise at odds, one of football’s least heralded nations is experiencing its own moment of unity. In a stadium in the ancient city of