Category: 4. World

South Africa suffered a 2–0 defeat to hosts Mexico in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup on 11 June, leaving Bafana Bafana under immediate pressure in Group F. Supporters watching in Johannesburg reacted with disappointment,…

Mexico opened the 2026 FIFA World Cup on 11 June in Mexico City under tight security after students and activists clashed with police near the stadium hosting the opening match between Mexico and South Africa.

Albania witnessed another large demonstration on 11 June as thousands of people gathered in Tirana for a twelfth consecutive day of protests against a proposed luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President…

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12/06/2026 – 9:17 GMT+2

Israeli warplanes carried out an airstrike in the Nabatiyeh area of southern Lebanon on Friday morning,…

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12/06/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2

A journalist was killed in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Thursday, hours before the country hosted the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.

Published on 12/06/2026 – 8:32 GMT+2•Updated
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Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol has died aged 47,…