Uruguay's national team experienced a travel delay from Cancun to Miami on the eve of their World Cup 2026 match against Saudi Arabia due to an airline permitting error. FIFA blamed the airline for paperwork issues preventing the aircraft's clearance to fly, while the Uruguayan FA blamed FIFA for the disruption.
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U.S. and Iranian officials announced a deal to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Global leaders including the UN Secretary-General, European nations, and Australia have welcomed the agreement, with emphasis on nuclear non-proliferation and freedom of navigation.
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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that under-16s will be banned from social media, citing concerns that platforms make children unhappy, enable bullying and abuse, are designed to be addictive, and interfere with activities essential to child development such as homework, reading, playing, and sleep.
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A Mexican man was caught on video making a slanted-eyes pose toward a South Korean content creator during a World Cup match in Guadalajara; after the clip went viral online with over 65,000 comments and 120,000 shares, he apologized and was removed from his position as president of a Mexican engineering guild.
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US alt-pop musician Oliver Tree, 32, died in a helicopter collision over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday along with five others, including Argentine content creator Gaspi. Tree was on a world tour at the time of the crash, which saw one helicopter fall onto a car park, igniting around 20 vehicles.
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Marius Borg Høiby, 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison by Oslo District Court. The court cleared him of two other rape counts but convicted him of numerous other offences.
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Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed 782 Ebola cases, including 181 deaths, after 72 new cases were documented in 24 hours. The outbreak, confined to three eastern provinces, has spread to two new health zones for the first time.
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The United States deported an Iranian pro-democracy activist to the Central African Republic, according to her lawyer, who described the transfer as "super dangerous" because the activist has no connection to the country. The Iranian American Legal Defence Fund had warned that three Iranian women fleeing persecution faced deportation risk.
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Patrick Bruel, a 67-year-old French singer and actor, has been placed under judicial investigation on counts of rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and harassment after two days in custody. Bruel has consistently denied the charges; being placed under investigation means an examining magistrate will review the case more closely, with most such procedures resulting in trial.
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A tourist train wagon overturned in Cártama, Spain on Saturday evening, injuring 17 people, four of whom were evacuated to hospital including three children. The accident occurred during an annual tapas festival event and the cause remains unknown.
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Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million, with early projections showing 55% voting against it. The right-wing Swiss People's Party backed the measure, which risked jeopardizing Switzerland's free movement agreement with the European Union.
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Romanian President Nicusor Dan has nominated Adrian Vestea, a National Liberal Party member and former mayor, as prime minister to form a new government after the previous nominee withdrew. Vestea, 52, is the county council president of Brasov and a former development minister, and said he aims to lead a political government focused on reforms and keeping Romania on a pro-Western path.
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British forces have seized the Russian oil tanker Smyrtos, which was sailing under a Cameroon flag and attempting to transit the English Channel. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the operation "delivers yet another blow to Russia" and hampers funding for Russia's war in Ukraine.
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