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World News - EU sends $3.6 billion to Ukraine as first part of support loan - June 25 (UPI) -- The European Union released $3.6 billion in funds of the Ukraine Support Loan for budget and defense needs, the bloc said Thursday.

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World News -- Latin America's conservative right adds two new governments -- Colombia and Peru have elected two of Latin America's most conservative right-wing leaders after electoral authorities confirmed the victories.

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World News -- Europe still struggling with record-breaking heat wave -- The heat wave gripping Europe is still raging in the west but moving eastward and is expected to hit eastern countries in the next few days.

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World News -- Oil close to pre-war price as Iran oil hits market, ships transit strait -- Global prices fell to near their pre-Iran war level after the United States unblocked international Iranian oil sales and ships transit Hormuz Strait.

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World News -- Half of stranded S. Korean ships exit Strait of Hormuz as transit gains pace -- Half of the South Korean vessels stranded inside the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of the Middle East conflict have successfully exited the strategic waterway, officials said Thursday.

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FIFA World Cup: USA defeats Australia

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Takaichi speaks at service for anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

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Fans go all out in support at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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World News -- U.S. plastic exports to China fuel global pollution concerns -- As global concern over plastic pollution intensifies, a growing share of the problem is tied not to where waste is discarded, but where it begins.

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World News -- KOSPI spikes over 5 pct, briefly topping 9,000 level again on chip rally after Micron earnings -- South Korean stocks soared by more than 5 percent Thursday, briefly topping the 9,000-point level again, driven by a tech rally ignited by U.S. chip giant Micron Technology's expectation-beating earnings report.

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World News -- Mongolia can do more than mediate in bringing peace to Korean Peninsula: ex-PM -- Mongolia is well placed to serve as a bridge in broadening regional dialogue to help establish peace on the Korean Peninsula, the country's former prime minister has said.

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World News -- Strong earthquakes hit Venezuela's capital region, killing dozens -- Two major earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, hit near the Venezuelan capital on Wednesday, collapsing buildings and causing widespread damage.

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World News -- Israeli military: Dozens of Hezbollah fighters trapped underground -- The Israeli military has surrounded an underground base in Lebanon in which dozens of Hezbollah militants are trapped, Israeli officials said.

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World News -- France confirms first case of Ebola in doctor who had worked in Congo -- A doctor who traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo was being treated for Ebola at a hospital in France, French officials said Wednesday.

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World News -- Germany's rail system recovers from nationwide outage -- Deutsche Bahn, Germany's government-owned rail system operator, said workers switching out a component caused a nationwide outage.

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World News -- U.S. airstrike kills senior ISIS leader in Syria -- A U.S. airstrike launched last week in northwest Syria killed a senior Islamic State leader, U.S. military officials announced Wednesday.

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World News -- France suffers power outages, drownings in historic heat wave -- Massive power outages and record drownings have put extra strain on France during a record-breaking heat wave that's gripping much of Europe.

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World News -- Chile strengthens position as top U.S. salmon supplier -- Global aquaculture production reached a record high, while Chile maintained its position as the leading supplier of salmon to the United States.

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World News -- U.S. investment in Latin America falls 11% as Europe gains ground, ECLAC says -- Investment from the United States in Latin America and the Caribbean fell 11% in 2025, although the country remained the region's leading source of foreign direct investment.

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Judge requests explanation for Kennedy Center tarps

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Judge blocks USPS plan to refuse to deliver mail-in ballots

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Democrats accuse Trump of skirting Congress on Turkey arms deal

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Strong earthquakes hit Venezuela's capital region, killing dozens

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Court permanently blocks key provisions of Trump's voting order

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