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  • Jul 2

    Two confirmed dead in Mexico City crowd crush during World Cup celebration, third fatality reported

    At least two people suffocated among a crowd of over a million gathered at Mexico City's Angel of Independence to celebrate Mexico's first World Cup knockout stage win in 40 years. Local media later reported a third death.

  • Jun 11

    World Cup 2026 kicks off tonight: Mexico vs South Africa opens the first 48-team tournament across three host nations

    The largest World Cup in history opens at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, launching 39 days of football across the United States, Mexico, and Canada with 48 teams and 104 matches.

  • Jun 11

    Mexico vs South Africa Kicks Off Expanded 48-Team World Cup 2026 in Mexico City

    The 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway on Thursday, June 11, as co-hosts Mexico face South Africa in a replay of the 2010 opener at the legendary Estadio Azteca.

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Britain grounds two thousand flights

Gulf strikes jolt oil markets as AI alarms, AfD gains and flight chaos test governments

Markets, parliaments and airports all spent the morning discovering that yesterday's problems had not clocked off. The Gulf moved closer to an energy shock, artificial intelligence labs aired their private fears in public, and European governments wrestled with migration, populism and broken infrastructure.

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  • Poland train derailment

    Derailed train in central Poland leaves one dead and 20 injured after colliding with a concrete mixer truck.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

EU approved a €3.2 billion Patriot interceptor tranche and both sides conducted large overnight strikes, but no diplomatic breakthrough or new weapons class emerged.

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