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By Doyinsola Oladipo and Aishwarya Jain NEW YORK, June 11 (Reuters) – Hours before the World Cup kickoff, the boost to travel and tourism expected from this year’s biggest sporting event has yet to materialize. For years, the tournament was expected to deliver a windfall for America’s travel industry, now grappling with declining international visitors …
Rising inflation could have an impact on the price of gold. J Studios/Getty Images The price of gold broke numerous records multiple times in 2025, but since the end of last year, things have been more volatile. While the precious metal did set a new price record back in January, the rest of the year …
We are not alone in space – and maybe not even on Earth. At least that’s what the public believes. Most Americans believe intelligent life exists on other planets, and one in five think they’ve already made contact with us. For those who don’t think that’s happened yet, many expect contact at some point in …
MOSCOW, June 11 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday shrugged off the prospect of new European Union sanctions against its banks, saying they had already been operating under sanctions for a long time and this had not stopped them from making a profit. The EU has proposed a new package of sanctions against Russia for its …
LONDON/NEW DELHI, June 11 (Reuters) – India’s shipping ministry said all 20 Indian crew members were safe after a suspected U.S. strike on the asphalt tanker Jalveer off Oman on Thursday following two similar strikes involving Indian crews in the region this week. Three Indian sailors died in a U.S. strike on the Settebello tanker …
The U.N. refugee agency said forced displacement of people due to conflict or persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade. But the agency warned in its annual report Thursday that 118 million people who had to flee their homes or nations is still alarmingly high. A look at the agency’s Global …
Five Mexican police officers were shot dead and five others wounded Wednesday in violence-hit Michoacan state on the eve of the World Cup opener in Mexico City, local authorities said. The officers were attacked by unknown assailants in an Indigenous region of the western state, which is plagued by cartel violence, the state government reported. …
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers recovered the remains of all 22 soldiers aboard a military helicopter that crashed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir the previous day, officials said Thursday, confirming there were no survivors, as senior government and military officials attended a mass funeral for the victims. The helicopter crashed Wednesday in Muzaffarabad, the regional capital, apparently …
MUZAFFARABAD, June 11 (Reuters) – At least 22 personnel were killed in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash in Pakistani Kashmir, security sources said on Thursday, as funeral processions were held in the territory’s capital Muzaffarabad. Videos from the crash scene showed plumes of thick, black smoke rising from behind the buildings where the helicopter went down. …
Washington — House Republicans on Thursday will move forward on what’s expected to be a futile effort to extend a key spy authority until early July, after President Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence rattled lawmakers. The authority, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is set to expire Friday after …