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Portugal golden visa suffers as citizenship wait period doubles

UPDATED: Fri., June 12, 2026

Investor interest in Portugal’s golden visa, Europe’s hottest residency-by-investment program, is cooling after the government doubled the time that foreigners must wait to qualify for Portuguese citizenship.

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Cuban leader Díaz-Canel announces sweeping economic reforms to fend off US pressure

UPDATED: Fri., June 12, 2026

Amid a tense standoff with the Trump administration, Cuba’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has announced sweeping reforms that would grant more autonomy to state enterprises, expand private-sector activities and allow Cubans on the island and abroad to invest on equal footing with foreign investors.

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Missing contacts obscure Congo Ebola outbreak’s true extent

UPDATED: Fri., June 12, 2026

Authorities are unable to determine the true extent of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo because emergency workers can’t find all the missing contacts of patients infected by the virus, Africa’s top health official said. Congo reported 676 confirmed cases and 136 deaths as of June 10, the National Institute of Public Health said. The outbreak has spread into three ...

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UK defense secretary’s ugly exit shatters Starmer’s legacy

UPDATED: Fri., June 12, 2026

In a rousing speech in Munich in February, Keir Starmer vowed to “spend more, faster” to counter the threat from Russia. Four months later, his defense secretary quit over the embattled U.K. premier’s failure to follow through, destroying his best shot at a lasting legacy.

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U.S. falls again in global peace rankings while Iceland tops list

UPDATED: Fri., June 12, 2026

When going abroad, travelers often consider a country’s peacefulness as a measure of safety.

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12 officers injured in second night of unrest in Northern Ireland

UPDATED: Thu., June 11, 2026

Twelve police officers were injured and 16 arrests were made in the second night of unrest in Northern Ireland following the Belfast knife attack, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said.

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US, Canada delay opening of new bridge after Trump raised objections

UPDATED: Thu., June 11, 2026

The U.S. and Canada have decided to delay the opening of a new $4.7 billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, that was set to open in the coming days after U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this year threatened to block the crossing.

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Ukraine’s drone commander wants to cut Crimea off from Russia

UPDATED: Thu., June 11, 2026

Deep in an underground bunker, where walls of screens stream live data from across the battlefield, the commander of Ukraine's drone forces is poring over terabytes of information to map out his next campaign: cutting Crimea off from Russia.

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U.S. launches fresh wave of strikes against Iran, straining truce

UPDATED: Wed., June 10, 2026

The U.S. military said it had launched strikes against “multiple” targets in Iran for the second day in a row after President Donald Trump accused the country of dragging out talks on an interim peace deal.

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Fresh strikes, surging inflation signal new phase of Iran war

UPDATED: Wed., June 10, 2026

U.S. retaliatory strikes against Iran will continue after its forces shot down an American helicopter, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, accusing the Islamic Republic of stringing him along over months of negotiations to end the war.

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World Cup referee, denied entry to US because of suspected ties to terrorists, hailed in return to Somalia

UPDATED: Wed., June 10, 2026

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry into the United States for the World Cup after enduring an 11-hour interrogation in Miami, according to media reports. Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House Task Force on the World Cup, indicated Artan was suspected to having ties to a Somali militant group.

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Iran team officials denied visas to enter U.S. for World Cup

UPDATED: Wed., June 10, 2026

The Iran national team has been granted visas to enter the United States for the 2026 World Cup, but several team officials have seen their visas denied.

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Trump threatens to attack Iran ‘very hard’ following latest hostilities

UPDATED: Wed., June 10, 2026

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States would strike Iran again if no peace deal is secured, threatening further escalation following one of the most significant exchanges of hostilities in two months.

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Trump blames Iran for hitting helicopter, says US must respond

UPDATED: Tue., June 9, 2026

President Donald Trump said the United States must respond after he blamed Iran for shooting down an American military helicopter off Oman, posing a new threat to the peace deal he’s said for weeks is close.

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U.S. launches strikes on Iran in response to downed Army helicopter

UPDATED: Tue., June 9, 2026

WASHINGTON − The U.S. military launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump vowed retaliation over the Islamic Republic downing an American Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

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How Epstein tried exploiting Haiti aid efforts for ulterior motives

UPDATED: Tue., June 9, 2026

For Jeffrey Epstein, the relief efforts following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and devastated the Caribbean nation’s economy were just another opportunity to promote himself.

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Congo reports more than 100 Ebola deaths

UPDATED: Tue., June 9, 2026

The number of confirmed deaths linked to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 101, officials said on Tuesday.

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Anti-immigrant protests flare up across Belfast after knife attack

UPDATED: Tue., June 9, 2026

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday, with some setting vehicles alight, after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left one person with serious neck and head wounds.

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he had a ‘positive’ conversation with Witkoff and Kushner

UPDATED: Mon., June 8, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday he had a "positive" conversation with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and praised what he called their readiness to work on a settlement of the Ukraine war in the coming weeks.

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UN chief heads to Haiti as displacement reaches record levels, electoral challenges mount

UPDATED: Mon., June 8, 2026

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Haiti next week to assess firsthand the impact of the country’s ongoing gang violence and the international community’s response. The one-day visit on Tuesday, June 16, will be Guterres’ second trip to the volatile Caribbean country following his first visit in July 2023. His visit comes amid a recent escalation in violence by ...

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Portugal golden visa suffers as citizenship wait period doubles

Cuban leader Díaz-Canel announces sweeping economic reforms to fend off US pressure

Missing contacts obscure Congo Ebola outbreak’s true extent

UK defense secretary’s ugly exit shatters Starmer’s legacy

U.S. falls again in global peace rankings while Iceland tops list

12 officers injured in second night of unrest in Northern Ireland

US, Canada delay opening of new bridge after Trump raised objections

Ukraine’s drone commander wants to cut Crimea off from Russia

U.S. launches fresh wave of strikes against Iran, straining truce

Fresh strikes, surging inflation signal new phase of Iran war

World Cup referee, denied entry to US because of suspected ties to terrorists, hailed in return to Somalia

Iran team officials denied visas to enter U.S. for World Cup

Trump threatens to attack Iran ‘very hard’ following latest hostilities

Trump blames Iran for hitting helicopter, says US must respond

U.S. launches strikes on Iran in response to downed Army helicopter

How Epstein tried exploiting Haiti aid efforts for ulterior motives

Congo reports more than 100 Ebola deaths

Anti-immigrant protests flare up across Belfast after knife attack

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he had a ‘positive’ conversation with Witkoff and Kushner

UN chief heads to Haiti as displacement reaches record levels, electoral challenges mount