Volatile Summer Weather Threatens to Turn World Cup Into Test of Heat

By Angelica Medina and Janina Nuno Rios June 10 (Reuters) – The World Cup will kick off on ⁠Thursday ⁠under familiar North American summer threats: extreme heat, ⁠suffocating humidity and thunderstorms capable of delaying matches with little warning. Seasonal forecasts indicate above-normal temperatures across large parts of the ​United States, while moisture flowing north from …

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Pakistan Says All Aboard Military Helicopter Killed in Crash in Pakistani Kashmir

June ⁠10 (Reuters) – ⁠All personnel ⁠on board ​a ‌military ‌helicopter ⁠have been ⁠killed in a ​crash ​near Muzaffarabad in ⁠Pakistani ⁠Kashmir, ⁠Pakistan’s military said ​in a ​statement ⁠on ⁠Wednesday, without specifying the number ⁠of deaths. (Reporting by Tariq Maqbool, writing ⁠by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing ​by YP ​Rajesh) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

More Than 1,300 Migrants Have Died Trying to Reach the Spanish Coast in 2026, Says NGO

DAKAR, June 10 (Reuters) – More than 1,300 ⁠migrants ⁠have died trying ⁠to reach the Spanish coast in the first ​five months of 2026, according to an advocacy group that tracks ‌crossings from Africa along ‌perilous routes through the Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean ⁠Sea. • ⁠Caminando Fronteras, or Walking Borders, published the report on …

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At Musk’s Starbase, the Rise of SpaceX Brings Fortunes and Fractures

STARBASE, Texas, June 10 – The last time SpaceX launched a rocket in South Texas, charter boat captain Eddie Reyes was bobbing in a pontoon boat less ⁠than 2 ⁠miles from the pad with a group of paying passengers. A blast of flames erupted ⁠and shockwaves rattled the boat while the rocket climbed into the …

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Arson Trial Starts for Man Blamed for Los Angeles’ Deadly Palisades Fire

LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) – Opening statements were set to begin on Wednesday in the federal ⁠arson ⁠trial of a former Uber driver charged with deliberately setting ⁠a blaze that grew into one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record in Los Angeles. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, was indicted last ​October on one …

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Brazil’s Lula Widens Lead Over Flavio Bolsonaro Ahead of Presidential Vote, Poll Shows

SAO PAULO, June ⁠10 (Reuters) – ⁠Brazilian ⁠President Luiz Inacio Lula ​da Silva has widened ‌his lead over ‌opposition ⁠Senator ⁠Flavio Bolsonaro in the run-up to this ​year’s presidential race, recovering ground after ​reports linked the right-wing challenger ⁠to ⁠a disgraced ⁠banker, a ​poll showed on Wednesday. Leftist ​Lula ⁠would win a potential second-round runoff …

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Russia Praises Modi for Lifting Millions Out of Poverty During Record Rule

MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) – The ⁠Kremlin ⁠on Wednesday praised ⁠Narendra Modi for becoming India’s ​longest-serving elected prime minister, saying that 250 ‌million people had been ‌pulled out of poverty during ⁠his ⁠rule. The Times of India said Modi had on ​Wednesday surpassed Jawaharlal Nehru to become the longest-serving elected prime minister in modern ​Indian …

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A Glossary to Help Understand What Happens in an Initial Public Offering

Anyone following SpaceX’s plans to sell shares to the public is likely to hear terms thrown around that describe steps and components of an initial public offering. Here’s a quick guide. Initial public offering, or IPO A company’s first offering of stock to the public. It is the first time a company’s value will be …

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