AFP The United States dominated Paraguay 4-1 in their opening match of the World Cup on Friday in Los Angeles with a first-half brace by striker Folarin Balogun for a dream start to their home campaign in Group D. “Amazing result,” US captain Tim Ream said. “It’s exactly the way we wanted to start the tournament.” The US broke through Paraguay’s vaunted defence in the seventh minute when Christian Pulisic deftly split two players and found Weston McKennie, whose crossing pass was kicked into the net by Damian Bobadilla for an own goal. Shortly after the first-half hydration break, Pulisic…
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This week, the Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public scoping period on a proposed oil and gas lease sale of up to 126,744 acres, including acreage on the Roan Plateau between De Beque and Rifle.The BLM is seeking public input on 114 oil and gas parcels in Colorado that could be included in a December 2026 lease sale. Several parcels included are on the Roan Plateau north of Parachute, an area that has been the focus of past legal battles over oil and gas development.In 2014, a landmark deal canceled federal oil and gas leases on the Roan…
The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party said Friday she hopes to maintain engagement with the United States on the island’s defense capabilities, speaking on a two-week US visit aimed at growing trust with Washington. Taiwanese opposition leader and Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun participates in a press conference at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2026. Photo: Alex Wrobleski/AFP. Addressing reporters in the US capital, Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun said the party has expressed support for Taiwan’s defense capabilities and hopes “to continue maintaining and deepening our cooperation with the US in this regard.” She did not…
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Programming Note: In addition to this monthly newsletter, Kate and Tim are regularly publishing dispatches and putting out podcasts, which you can find at thepolycrisis.org. The US–China presidential meeting in Beijing last month signified the end of a decade of trade and economic hostility. The countries agreed to establish joint boards of trade and investment, pledging their intention to achieve “strategic stability.” Sales of Boeing aircraft to China were announced (albeit fewer than expected). The possible resumption of rare earths exports to the US was floated, and China gave assurance that it wouldn’t provide arms to Iran. After years of…
August 26, 1978, left many permanent marks on the Capital, some good, some awful. Sunil Gupta, legal advisor, Tihar Jail, where Billa and Ranga were kept till they were hanged till death on January 31, 1982, says for many years the Vande Mataram Marg, along the Central Ridge where the children hitched a ride from Billa and Ranga and were abducted, was called Billa-Ranga Road. “They were the equivalent of Gabbar Singh, the fictional villain from Sholay, which was a huge hit in 1975. The killings struck terror in the hearts of middle-class parents,” he says.It changed the nature of…
Bangladesh’s new leader is set to visit Malaysia and China later this month in a trip that Dhaka says reflects its independent foreign policy – with the decision to skip India seen less as a snub than a bid to strike a diplomatic balance.Tarique Rahman, who became Bangladesh’s 11th prime minister in February, plans to visit Malaysia on June 21–22 before a three-day official visit to China from June 23 on his first overseas trip since taking office.The Malaysia leg, scheduled ahead of any visit to India, is expected to focus on migrant worker welfare, labour migration, recruitment costs and…
Jakarta. Indonesia’s benchmark stock index posted its strongest weekly gain in months, buoyed by easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, lower oil prices and renewed investor appetite for risk assets across Asia. The Jakarta Composite Index climbed 7.38% over the week to close at 6,007.6 on Friday, rebounding sharply from 5,594.7 a week earlier. Market capitalization on the Indonesia Stock Exchange surged by Rp 717 trillion ($40 billion) to Rp 10,524 trillion. Friday’s rally pushed the benchmark back above the psychologically important 6,000 level as investors returned to equities after US President Donald Trump signaled that a peace agreement…
Need to knowKatie Price has been desperately trying to get husband Lee Andrews out of Dubai’s notorious Al Awir prison, but he has now managed to get out after four weeks locked upKatie Price’s husband Lee Andrews has finally been released from prison after four weeks in(Image: @mistraesthetics/Instagram)Lee Andrews freed from Dubai jail – need to knowLee Andrews has been freed from Dubai’s notorious Al Awir prison after spending a month behind bars, with sources confirming he paid a £140,000 fine for his release.Katie, 48, had been desperately trying to get her husband Lee, 43, out of jail since learning…