Gunmen Abduct Seven Students in Northwest Nigeria, Police Say

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, ⁠June ⁠4 (Reuters) – Gunmen have ⁠abducted at least seven students of ​a polytechnic in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, ‌police said on Thursday, ‌the latest incident highlighting insecurity ⁠in ⁠the region. • The attack occurred in the early hours ​of June 3 when suspected bandits stormed off-campus student accommodation on the outskirts …

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Brazil Could Buy Another 20 Gripen Jets, Sweden Says

STOCKHOLM, June 4 (Reuters) – ⁠Brazil ⁠has expressed ⁠an interest in potentially ​buying 20 additional Gripen model ‌E and F ‌fighter jets ⁠from ⁠Sweden’s Saab, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson ​said on Thursday. The aircraft would be manufactured in Brazil, ​Jonson told a joint press ⁠conference ⁠in Stockholm with ⁠his ​Brazilian counterpart, Defense Minister Jose …

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Clashes Break Out at Belgian Protest Against Education Reforms

BRUSSELS, June 4 (Reuters) – Clashes ⁠broke ⁠out between ⁠protesters and police in Brussels ​on Thursday, as a demonstration against ‌planned reforms to ‌part of the country’s ⁠education ⁠sector turned violent. The Brussels police department advised people ​on its X account to avoid the area around Brussels’ central ​station, while Reuters TV crews and ⁠photographers …

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Argentines Go Into World Cup With Atypical Mood: Tempered Hopes

BUENOS AIRES, June 4 (Reuters) – Felipe Mujica is heading into this month’s soccer ⁠World ⁠Cup feeling less anxious than usual. Mujica, a 39-year-old ⁠architect in Buenos Aires, typically watches World Cup matches yelling and swearing, getting so tense that “frankly, it’s ​not good to be near me,” he admitted. But this time around, Argentina …

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Tasmanian devil named Mary still missing 3 days after escaping wildlife park in Australia: “A mystery”

A Tasmanian devil named Mary successfully eluded searchers equipped with a thermal-imaging drone for a third day on Thursday after escaping from an Australian wildlife park. Keepers discovered the furry, carnivorous marsupial was missing from her enclosure at Paradise Country wildlife park on Queensland’s Gold Coast on Tuesday morning. A dozen wildlife experts backed by …

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Night Owls Are More Prone To Anxiety, Loneliness

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, June 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The wee hours of the morning might not be so good for the mental health of night owls, a new study says. People with later sleep schedules have more anxiety and feelings of loneliness, researchers will report at an upcoming joint meeting of the …

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Putin Faces Rival Visions of War and Peace at Russia’s ‘Davos’

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin faced two rival outlines ⁠of ⁠Russia’s future as he hosted his premier annual investment conference with ⁠the war in Ukraine unabated. Some participants at the glitzy St Petersburg International Economic Forum said Russia should fight on and gird for …

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