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LIVEWorld Cup: Livramento injury doubt; who starts for England v Croatia?All the latest news and updates as Scotland hold news conference before Tuesday’s matches, including France, Norway and Argentina.
Facebook/Semyon SkrepetskySemyon Skrepetsky was not immediately identified by police in eastern PolandPolice in Poland are investigating the execution-style murder of a Russian artist and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin.Polish prosecutors said Robert K, known as the artist Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot dead on Monday morning in the Polish city of Biała Podlaska, about 40km (25 miles) from the Belarusian border.The 44-year-old was shot five times in the head, chest and back in a car park in the city, located about 600m from the Belarusian consulate.Semyon Skrepetsky was the pseudonym used by Robert Kuzovkov. He was known for his caricatures…
Iran ‘most oppressed’ team at World Cup, head coach saysIran head coach Amir Ghalenoei says his team were told to leave LA “immediately” after their match against New Zealand.3 hrs agoWorld Cup
Getty ImagesProtests had erupted across India after the NEET 2026 exam was scrapped over allegations of a paper leakIndia has temporarily blocked the Telegram app over concerns it may be used for cheating, days before a crucial medical entrance exam is set to be reheld.Millions of students will retake the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET-UG) on 21 June after the exam held in May was cancelled over allegations of a paper leak.The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the exam, welcomed the move, saying that it was taken in response to the “organised use of the platform…
BBCRuth says she continues to suffer flashbacksWarning: This story contains details of sexual actsWhen Ruth O’Grady reluctantly joined a swinging website, having been persuaded by her husband, she says, she told him she would never have sex in a car with a stranger.However, within months she was doing exactly that, and filming it to send to him.She says she had sex with strangers more than 100 times through the website, over an 18-month period.She first approached us three years ago and now, after careful consideration, has decided to tell her story using her full name. She wants it to be…
AFP via Getty ImagesJapan’s central bank has increased its main interest rate to a new 31-year high after a surge in global energy prices. On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its so-called policy rate to 1% from 0.75% – a level not seen since 1995.The decision comes as some other central banks have raised interest rates this year as the US-Israel war with Iran pushed up the cost of living.Japan’s interest rates were cut aggressively in the 1990s to combat the fallout from a collapse in prices of assets like property and shares. They had been near zero…
BBC”Grace has been shown to us,” sing health workers at the epicentre of DR Congo’s Ebola outbreakIt is strange to witness singing and dancing in a place which has seen so much death but the successful treatment of an Ebola patient is cause for celebration at a hospital in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Just after midday on Friday, about a dozen healthcare workers in green scrubs sang songs of praise – “grace has been shown to us; grace has been shown to patients” – as they escorted Daniel Kitambala out of the clinic.Two negative Ebola tests confirmed…
Iranian-Americans protest against Iran team at World CupThe BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil was outside the Iran v New Zealand opening round match as protesters called for an end to Tehran’s clerical regime.34 mins agoMiddle East
What did Trump do differently to Obama on Iran?The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue looks at the contrasting approaches of the two presidents as Trump touts a new peace deal.5 hrs agoWorld
BBCSitting on a park bench in the eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen, Barbara Elek is nervously refreshing her emails. She and her husband Levi are waiting to find out if Barbara is pregnant, after their third round of IVF 10 days ago.”If it doesn’t succeed, then obviously I’ll be devastated, and then the last resort will be trying to make sure that, at least financially, we don’t lose everything,” she says.Like many other young Hungarian couples Barbara, 33, a social worker and Levi, 34, a chef, were eligible for tens of thousands of pounds in interest-free loans and subsidies when…