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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 | An improbable relationship that has overcome many obstacles

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 | An improbable relationship that has overcome many obstacles

By the time Argentina’s players emerged from the tunnel on Wednesday evening, familiar songs had already begun rolling around the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The crowd came from Buenos Aires and Cordoba, from Rosario and Mendoza. But they also came with unmistakably different accents from Kolkata and Dhaka, from Kochi and Varanasi, from South Asian immigrant neighbourhoods…

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 | France is bossing it but Paraguay may be no pushover

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 | France is bossing it but Paraguay may be no pushover

This combination picture shows Paraguay’s midfielder Julio Enciso at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 12, 2026, and France’s forward Kylian Mbappe at the Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia on June 22, 2026. Paraguay and France will meet in a 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match at the Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia…

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Pentagon chief denies U.S. facing munitions stockpile shortage

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Pentagon chief denies U.S. facing munitions stockpile shortage

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to enlistees after they swear an oath to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, during an Enlistee Recognition Ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz | Photo Credit: ELIZABETH FRANTZ U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the American…

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The View From India newsletter: ‘No kings’ rallies and a growing anti-war sentiment  

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The View From India newsletter: ‘No kings’ rallies and a growing anti-war sentiment  

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) Over 8 million people are estimated to have gathered in protest, at the ‘No Kings’ rallies held across the United States and in over a dozen other countries, against the Trump administration. American commentators point to a…

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U.S. military reports series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

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U.S. military reports series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

A file image of the aftermath of a airstrike on Syria. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The U.S. military on Saturday (February 14, 2026 reported a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter. U.S. Central Command…

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Telugu student held in US for mid-air fork attack on teenagers

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Telugu student held in US for mid-air fork attack on teenagers

Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli A Telugu person has been charged in the United States for allegedly stabbing two teenage passengers with a metal fork during a Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, forcing the aircraft to divert to Boston. The accused, identified as Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, 28, was arrested on October 25, 2025 and charged in…

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Biden calls these ‘dark days’ as he urges Americans to ‘get back up’

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Biden calls these ‘dark days’ as he urges Americans to ‘get back up’

Former President Joe Biden speaks after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, on October 26, 2025, in Boston. | Photo Credit: AP Former President Joe Biden called these “dark days” as he urged Americans to stay optimistic and not to check out in response to what he…

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White House starts demolishing part of East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom

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White House starts demolishing part of East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom

Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, on October 20, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. | Photo Credit: AP The White House on Monday (October 20, 2025) started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the…

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From Abbottabad to Trump: The unbroken chain in U.S.–Pakistan military relations

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From Abbottabad to Trump: The unbroken chain in U.S.–Pakistan military relations

On a chilly evening in January 2006, enroute from Islamabad to Muzaffarabad in my host’s hatchback car, we passed through a small town called Abbottabad which is part of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Abbottabad for all practical reasons is an extension of Pothwari-speaking area of Pakistan, which includes Islamabad-Rawalpindi area and northern Pakistan-occupied Jammu and…

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Trump’s Canada ’51st State’ Jab Ahead Of Hockey Match

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Trump’s Canada ’51st State’ Jab Ahead Of Hockey Match

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump took a slap shot at Canada on Thursday, again suggesting a US takeover of the northern neighbor as a “fifty first state” and urging the US hockey team to prevail in a closely watched grudge match. Tensions have soared in the run-up to a tournament final in the…

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