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An aerial view shows the site of a helicopter crash in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighbourhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 14, 2026. At least six people died in Brazil on June 14 after two helicopters crashed in western Rio de Janeiro, after a suspected mid-air collision, firefighters said.

US singer Oliver Tree aboard helicopter in deadly mid-air crash in Brazil

Geneva authorities had deployed a significant police presence, wary of a repeat of the violence seen here in 2003

'No-G7' coalition

Clashes as thousands protest in Geneva ahead of G7 summit in France

Khodadad Azizi celebrating with fans after Iran qualified for the 1998 World Cup

'Laser-focused' on the game

Iranian football legend Azizi puts peace above politics amid World Cup tensions

In Havana, fans of Brazil's national football team navigate power outages, searing heat and poor reception at Estudio 50 in the Cuban capital to watch the South American power house's opening match against Morocco

16 games broadcast

In crisis-hit Cuba, World Cup offers brief respite

Malawi commissioned buses to bring its citizens home

South Africa says 2,745 foreigners sent home in a week

Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke by phone with Donald Trump about peace efforts

Zelensky says will discuss Ukraine war with Trump at G7 summit

This British Ministry of Defence handout picture shows UK commandos carrying out the interdiction of the tanker

Sanctioned oil tanker

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel

Croatia's Donna Vekic celebrates winning the Queen's Club final

First title in 3 years

Vekic beats Raducanu in Queen's Club final to end title drought

Ferrari's British driver Lewis Hamilton triumphed in the Barcelona Grand Prix for his first win with the Italian team and in nearly two years

After two years

Hamilton claims his first Ferrari win at Barcelona Grand Prix

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held talks at Downing Street ahead of them both going to a G7 summit in France that starts Monday

'New era of cooperation'

London, Tokyo agree $24-bn investment deal

New York police officers detain a man during raucous celebrations after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs to win their first NBA championship in over half a century

Raucous celebrations

Dozens arrested in New York violence after Knicks win title

Kamui Kobayashi steers the Toyota under the chequered flag won win Le Mans

94th edition of famous 24-hour race

Toyotas pounce late to retake title in 24 hours of Le Mans

Heatwave possible

Temperatures set to soar in France and Luxembourg from midweek

China's capacity to strike Australia would grow over the next decade, according to a report from the Lowy Institute think tank

Long-range, hypersonic weapons

China direct strike threat to Australia 'growing': report

The latest escalation with Israeli strikes on Beirut came despite expectations that a deal between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war could be imminent

Amid US-Iran negotiations

Israel says strikes Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs

Encouraging young farmers

Christophe Hansen outlines EU protein plan at Bettembourg farm

Vinicius Junior (R) scored a superb equaliser

Global sporting event

Brazil held by Morocco in World Cup opener, Australia shock Turkey

Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks accepted the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award trophy with his father at his side

Ending a 53-year wait

Knicks' Jalen Brunson named NBA Finals MVP

New York's Jalen Brunson puts up a shot over De'aaron Fox in the Knicks' victory over the San Antonio Spurs to seal the NBA championship

Best-of-seven championship series

Brunson leads Knicks to first NBA title in 53 years

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's government is chasing an ambitious growth target despite high social spending

Losing foreign investment

Indonesian economy comes up for air but struggles to win back investors

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh (L) was nominated by US President Donald Trump and will be under pressure from him to reduce interest rates, despite rising inflation

No change expected

Between Trump and a hard place: Fed chair Warsh to lead first rate meeting

Cars drive past 77 Water Street, a former office building being transformed into luxury rental apartments in the Financial District of New York in April 2026

Increasing supply of affordable homes

Tight housing market boosts New York office conversions

Wednesday's strikes come a day after a Russian barrage killed 23 people across Ukraine, including in Kyiv, shown here

Strategies and tactics

Key developments as Ukraine war grinds through summer

Pedestrians walk along a street as smoke rises in the background, following Russian strikes in the city of Dnipro on June 3

Despite strikes on Ukraine, Russian advances slow, analysts say

This screen grab from a video posted by US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account on June 12, 2026, shows what President Trump says is a deadly strike on the leader of Tren de Aragua

Killed in US-Venezuelan raid

High-school drop out to big time crime boss, Venezuela's 'Nino Guerrero'

Wataru Endo is out of Japan's World Cup squad and has announced his retirement from international football

International career over

Japan coach sorry for 'hurt' after ending Endo's World Cup dream

A tarp covers the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington after Donald Trump's name was removed

Following ruling

Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center arts venue

Anthropic has been locked in a legal standoff with US President Donald Trump's administration for refusing to allow its technology to potentially be used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, leading the Pentagon to cut contracts with it

Three days after launch

Anthropic cuts access to AI models over US 'national security' order

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