Somali Soccer Referee Denied US Entry, Will Miss World Cup Debut

June 8 (Reuters) – The United States denied ⁠entry ⁠over the weekend to ⁠soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been ​expected to be the first Somali to officiate at a World ‌Cup match. A FIFA spokesperson said ‌on Monday that Artan will not be able to ⁠train and ⁠officiate at the World Cup – …

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Peter Laviolette Will Be the LA Kings’ Next Head Coach, AP Source Says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Laviolette will be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday. The 61-year-old Laviolette is expected to get a three-year contract to take over his seventh NHL team. The Kings have made the playoffs in five …

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U.S. Steel Pledges up to $2.5 Billion in Upgrades to Mon Valley Works

U.S. Steel plans to invest up to $2.5 billion into upgrades to its Mon Valley Works, which it forecasts will generate $1.7 billion for the state, according to a Monday report from the steelmaking giant. The economic impact is expected to include the combined dollars spent on things such as wages and construction costs associated …

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North Korea, China Agree to Expand Cooperation in Various Sectors, North Korea’s State Media Says

SEOUL, June ⁠9 (Reuters) – ⁠North ⁠Korean leader ​Kim Jong ‌Un and China’s ‌Xi ⁠Jinping ⁠had a summit on ​Monday in Pyongyang ​and agreed to ⁠expand ⁠cooperation between ⁠the two ​countries in various ​sectors, ⁠North Korea’s ⁠state media KCNA said on Tuesday. The ⁠two leaders agreed to develop bilateral relations into a new ⁠chapter, KCNA …

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ICC Prosecutor Suspended Pending Wider Vote on Misconduct Allegations

By Stephanie van ⁠den ⁠Berg THE HAGUE, June ⁠8 (Reuters) – The International Criminal ​Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan ‌has been suspended pending ‌a vote by ⁠member ⁠states on his fate, the court’s governing ​body said on Monday following a probe into accusations ​of sexual harassment made against him. A ⁠diplomatic source ⁠briefed on ⁠the …

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US Leads Record Rise in Spending on Nuclear Arsenals, Campaign Group Says

GENEVA, ⁠June ⁠8 (Reuters) – Spending ⁠on nuclear weapons by the ​world’s nine nuclear-armed states rose by almost ‌a fifth in ‌2025 to $119 billion, a report ⁠by ⁠the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ​said on Tuesday. The 19% increase from 2024 produced the highest expenditure on nuclear ​weapons since the campaign group began …

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