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Venezuela’s Maduro says Trump’s comments on land and oil reveal his true motives

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that his US counterpart Donald Trump had revealed his true motives toward the South American country with his claim that that it had stolen US “oil, land and other assets.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/iHys6Oh

International soccer’s 148th-best team is pulling crowds of nearly 50,000 people

On a steamy Tuesday night in June, 42,570 Hongkongers packed into a spectacular new harborside stadium located in their city’s urban heart. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/S71DE2f

Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 word of the year captures an ‘unhealthy’ modern phenomenon

Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on “parasocial,” used to describe a connection that people feel with someone they don’t know, or with an artificial intelligence. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/bkGCvr9

A US plan for Gaza with big ambition and scant detail faces crucial UN vote

The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a resolution to take Gaza beyond the fragile truce that took effect last month to a more sustainable peace and reconstruction. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/JcKkj5d

Chile’s presidential race headed to tense runoff between communist and hard-right candidates

The communist candidate of Chile’s center-left government, Jeannette Jara, and a hard-right veteran politician, José Antonio Kast, will vie for the country’s presidency in a runoff vote next month after neither gained a winning margin in a polarized election on Sunday, the government said. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/xY0le4a

Suspected Haitian gang members exchange fire with Marines protecting US Embassy in Port-au-Prince

A group of suspected Haitian gang members fired this week on American forces protecting the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, a spokesman said Saturday, in an incident that highlighted the tense security situation in the Caribbean nation. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/dwHzT7y

Why an email about cows is intensifying concerns about academic freedom in India

One of India’s most prestigious universities has been accused of compromising its academic freedom by cancelling a seminar on democracy the same day it issued a directive to staff to promote a summit on cow welfare. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/qc94ytP

China used its trade juggernaut to withstand US tariffs. Can it keep its edge?

Whether China can maintain its level of exports to the rest of the world – and expand back into the US market after the recent truce, is a consequential question for the world’s second-largest economy from World | CNN https://ift.tt/RShaxrA

Russia intensifies deadly attacks on Kyiv

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Cleveland pitcher Emmanuel Clase pleads not guilty to federal charges alleging he rigged pitches

Cleveland Guardians star pitcher Emmanuel Clase pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he took bribes to help gamblers win bets on his pitches. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/NM46PRn