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Football

Iran Demands Guarantees for World Cup Participation

Iran has said it will participate in the upcoming football World Cup but has demanded guarantees from FIFA and host nations. According to the Iranian Football Federation, the team will compete without compromising its beliefs.

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Naher Osten

Bahrain verhaftet 41 wegen angeblicher Verbindungen zum IRGC

Bahrains Innenministerium teilte am Samstag mit, 41 Personen festgenommen zu haben, die angeblich mit einer Gruppe verbunden sind, die mit der islamischen Revolutionsgarde (IRGC) im Iran assoziiert wird.

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Middle East

Bahrain rounds up dozens over alleged links to Iran’s IRGC

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday that it has arrested 41 people accused of being linked to a group associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to a statement from the ministry.

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Conflicts & Security

‘On level of atomic bomb’: Iran highlights Hormuz importance amid US talks

Iranian officials say control over the Strait of Hormuz is as significant as an atomic bomb, according to state-linked media. The United States is awaiting Tehran’s response to texts for an agreement.

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Travel

One Dead Being Struck by Frontier Airlines Plane in Colorado

A person has died after jumping an airport perimeter fence in the US state of Colorado and being struck by a Frontier Airlines plane, according to authorities.

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Africa

‘Watching us is like watching a cousin’: the online creators reshaping Africa’s news ecosphere

Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa gained 100,000 followers in three days after a viral TikTok video about South African peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to The Guardian.

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Middle East

Israeli Attacks Across Lebanon Kill 19 Despite Ceasefire

Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed at least 19 people despite a United States-brokered ceasefire, now in its third week, according to Al Jazeera.

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リーダー

4人、ハイチ大統領暗殺で有罪判決

米フロリダ州南部の4人が、2021年にハイチのジョベル・モイゼ大統領を暗殺したとして、5月18日、連邦裁判所で有罪判決を受けた。

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Big Tech

Pentagon Releases UFO Docs with Flashes and Hovering Objects

The Pentagon has released 161 previously classified documents detailing UFO sightings, including reports from Apollo astronauts who described flashing lights and mysterious objects, according to the BBC.

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Leaders

Four South Florida Men Convicted in Haitian President’s Assassination

Four South Florida men were convicted on Friday of plotting to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, according to court records from a Miami federal court trial.

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Arte

Empresario neoyorquino compara ‘gravar a los ricos’ con insultos racistas

Steven Roth, CEO de Vornado Realty Trust, comparó la frase 'gravar a los ricos' con 'insultos racistas repugnantes' durante una reciente llamada de resultados. Sus comentarios surgieron tras la crítica a la política de impuestos sobre segundas residencias del alcalde Zohran Mamdani.

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Kunst

New Yorker Immobilienmogul vergleicht ‘Steuer die Reichen’ mit rassistischen Beleidigungen

Steven Roth, Chef von Vornado Realty Trust, verglich den Ausdruck 'Steuer die Reichen' mit 'abscheulichen rassistischen Beleidigungen'. Seine Äußerungen folgten Kritik an der 'pied-à-terre'-Steuerpolitik von New Yorks Bürgermeister Zohran Mamdani.

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Staatschefs

Devil Wears Prada 2: 234 Mio. Dollar Start

Der Film Devil Wears Prada 2 erzielte weltweit 233,6 Mio. Dollar im Startwochenende – den zweithöchsten Auftakt des Jahres.

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Diplomatie & Handel

China fordert Ende des Irak-Kriegs: 200.000 Euro an humanitärer Hilfe

China ruft nach einer sofortigen Beendigung des Kriegs zwischen den USA und Iran und der Wiedereröffnung des Hormuz-Straits, wie eine Erklärung des chinesischen Auswärtigen Amtes zeigt.

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US-Politik

Schifffahrt fragt Sicherheit im Hormuz-Gewässer

Die weltweite Schifffahrt fragt, ob die sichere Durchfahrt durch den Hormuz-Streifen nach Trumps Plan gewährleistet ist.

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