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US confirms it denied entry to Somali referee set to take part in World Cup 

08 June 2026

The United States has denied entry to a top Somali referee who was set to participate in the FIFA World Cup, raising con...

UN human rights leader calls for Cuba sanctions to be ‘lifted immediately’ 

08 June 2026

Volker Turk, the high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations, has issued some of his harshest criticism yet...

France and Germany scrap fighter jet in hit to European defence cooperation 

08 June 2026

News|Military France and Germany have announced that they are to scrap a landmark project to jointly develop a sixth-gen...

US congressman demands probe into Israel’s 1967 attack on USS Liberty 

08 June 2026

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has urged the United States to reopen its investigation into a 1967 Israeli attack ...

UN watchdog, Western nations call on Iran to restart nuclear cooperation 

08 June 2026

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has called on Iran to “re-engage” with inspections of its nuclear...

WHO chief lauds Uganda’s response to Ebola outbreak 

08 June 2026

News|Ebola The director-general of the World Health Organization has praised Uganda for its response to the Ebola outbre...

US imposes restrictions on 100 Nicaraguan officials after activist’s death 

08 June 2026

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has increased its sanctions on Nicaraguan officials following...

NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia, extending Ukraine spillover fears 

08 June 2026

NATO fighters have scrambled to shoot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace from Russia. The Latvian military said ...

Race tied between left- and right-wing rivals in Peru’s presidential vote 

08 June 2026

News|Elections The left- and right-wing contenders in Peru’s presidential race were neck and neck as counting of the v...

How Lebanon became the breaking point for the Iran war ceasefire 

08 June 2026

After weeks of warning that continuing Israeli attacks on Lebanon would jeopardise diplomacy, Iran launched its first di...