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Protestings teachers stormed the eduation ministry on June 1

Guaranteed 'peace and tranquility'

Mexico promises peaceful World Cup opening despite protests

Founded in San Francisco in 2015 as a nonprofit research lab by Altman, Elon Musk and others, OpenAI burst into the mainstream with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022

OpenAI makes move to go public one week after rival Anthropic

More than half a million people have received doses of the dengue vaccine this year, which was developed publicly in Brazil and approved by health authorities in November

Half a million people received doses

Brazil suspends dengue vaccine following two deaths

Peru's presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez, for the Juntos por el Peru party, gestures after a speech following the first results of the presidential election runoff in Lima on June 7, 2026. Voting stations closed on June 7, 2026 in Peru's presidential election, with exit polls showing four-time candidate Keiko Fujimori with the slenderest of leads over her leftist rival Roberto Sanchez.

Crime and political instability key factors

Leftist takes lead in Peru's too-close-to-call presidential runoff

Apple CEO Tim Cook wipes a tear during his final Apple Worldwide Developers Conference

Following stumble at first attempt

Apple tries again on AI, turns to Google for help

The 6.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cuba forced people out of their homes

20 seconds of shaking

Earthquake rattles Cuban capital Havana: AFP reporters

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme was launched in 2017 to replace the Rafale jet and the Eurofighter planes used by Germany and Spain

Due to disagreement

France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet project

Pope Leo XIV got a standing ovation from lawmakers after addressing the Spanish parliament

Unprecedented address

Pope promises abuse victims Church will do more to change

Michel Platini is suing Gianni Infantino in the latest chapter in a battle that began when scandal derailed the Frenchman's 2015 bid for the FIFA presidency

Suing Gianni Infantino

Platini switches to French courts in long-running FIFA feud

A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's name cannot be put on the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC

Performing arts venue

Kennedy Center drops Trump name from website

Bruno Guimaraes and Brazil are preparing to begin their World Cup bid against Morocco on Saturday

Five-time champions

Give Brazil the respect we deserve, says World Cup star Guimaraes

Each year, 52.1 million tonnes of plastic waste spills into the ocean, contributing to an estimated 24.4 trillion microplastic particles

UN warns of 'deepening crisis' in oceans, urges action

Australia's Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen will preside over the UN climate negotiations at the COP31 summit in Turkey in November.

Anxiety around fuel supplies

'We need to get off fossil fuels': COP31 negotiations chief tells AFP

A car from British autonomous driving technology company Wayve Technologies Ltd is pictured driving around the street, as the company says it will be ready to launch its robotaxi service this summer

Self-driving vehicles

Uber and Wayve set to launch first UK robotaxis in summer

The main offices of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which now has two suitors hoping for a merger

31 billion euros

Intesa roils Italian banking with rival bid for MPS

Somalia referee Omar Artan (R) will officiate at the 2026 World Cup finals

Despite valid visa

Somali referee denied entry to US for World Cup: official

Chemotherapie gegen Krebs könnte für manche Patienten künftig auch zuhause möglich sein: Der französische Pharmakonzern Sanofi hat die Zulassung seines Krebsmedikamentes Sarclisa in Form eines mobilen Spritzgeräts angekündigt.

Therapy at home

Sanofi wins EU green light for at-home injectable cancer therapy

The epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak was traced to northeastern DRC in mid-May

International health emergency

WHO chief praises Uganda's Ebola effort

Buildings including a Jolibee restaurant collapsed following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit off Mindanao island

Major quake off Philippines kills at least 35, dozen still missing

Die EU-Kommission hat Zugtickets für Reisen durch Europa an 40.912 junge Erwachsene vergeben. Die Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner können mit den Tickets von Juli dieses Jahres bis September des kommenden Jahres durch die EU reisen.

Over 40,000 rail passes awarded to European youngsters

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's push to forge closer ties with the West has angered the Kremlin

Despite threats from Moscow

Armenia PM wins vote, cementing Westward tilt

Afghanistan were rusty and need to play more Test matches to improve, their coach said after their heavy defaeat by India in a one-off cricket Test in New Chandigarh

'Rusty' Afghanistan need more Tests, says coach Pybus

This photograph taken on January 8, 2026 shows an Afghan burqa-clad woman walking with her child

Criticism from United Nations

Women detained in Afghanistan's Herat in clothing crackdown

India's Manav Suthar (R) celebrates with Yashasvi Jaiswal

Suthar stars on debut as India crush Afghanistan in biggest Test victory

Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz (R) and Australia captain Josh Inglis (L), ahead of the first of three ODIs

Bangladesh seek ODI upset against depleted Australia

American singer Pink hosts the 79th Tony Awards ceremony in New York

Highest honors in American theatre

'Liberation' and 'Schmigadoon!' top Tony Awards

In Bonn beginnen an diesem Montag zweiwöchige Verhandlungen auf Fachebene über die Senkung der Treibhausgasemissionen und die internationale Klimafinanzierung. Die Gespräche dienen der Vorbereitung der UN-Klimakonferenz im November in Antalya.

Bonn negotiations to set direction for UN climate summit in Antalya

Swiss healtcare facilities rely on foreign caregivers

Front and centre in the debate

Swiss healthcare united against immigration cap plan

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