- Ecuador upset Germany to reach World Cup last 32 as Curacao eliminated
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Ecuador kept their World Cup campaign alive as Gonzalo Plata's winner completed a memorable come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany to send them through to the last 32 on Thursday.
June 25, 2026
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Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso said he was committed to Aston Martin on Thursday despite being linked to other teams, but did not rule out leaving Formula One to race in a different series next year.
June 25, 2026
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French authorities banned public alcohol consumption in Paris and warned hospitals faced "saturation", echoing warnings from health authorities around Europe as it baked in a deadly heatwave on Thursday.
June 25, 2026
A heatwave sweeping Europe was starting to peak in Germany on Thursday, with several open-air events cancelled and temperatures expected to top 40C through the weekend.
June 25, 2026
The controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center -- a costly Florida facility that became a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive -- has shut down after less than a year in operation, officials said Thursday.
June 25, 2026
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Czech striker Patrik Schick said his international career was over on Thursday, hours after the Czech Republic bowed out of the World Cup with a 3-0 loss to Mexico.
June 25, 2026
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Colombia's hard-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Thursday gave the country's guerrilla groups one month to surrender, taking a tough stand on an issue that helped propel him to victory.
June 25, 2026
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The US Supreme Court sided with multinational giant Bayer on Thursday, overturning a lower court ruling that exposed the company to thousands of claims that the Monsanto weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
June 25, 2026
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The UK suffered its hottest ever June day Thursday, with temperatures reaching 36.7C in the southwest, breaking a record set earlier that day as the extreme heat stretched London's ambulance services.
June 25, 2026
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