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Saudi Arabia lifts 5-year ban on Lebanese imports, marking a thaw in Gulf-Lebanon ties 06/11/2026 06:56am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday the end of a ban it imposed on Lebanese imports five years ago, marking a major step in attempts to rebuild relations between Lebanon and Gulf countries. The kingdom slapped a ban on Lebanese fruits and vegetables in 2021, saying they were being used Photos show the aftermath of anti-immigration protests in Northern Ireland 06/11/2026 06:52am • photos-show-the-aftermath-of-anti-immigration-protests-in-northern-ireland Billie Jean King, Questlove and more: This year���s notable documentaries at the DC/DOX Film Festival 06/11/2026 06:42am • California may have Hollywood, and New York may have, well, New York City, but the nation���s capital has ��� Docuwood! This term is a nod to how the District is booming in the documentary industry, and from June 11 to 14, that notoriety comes to a head with the DC/DOX Film Festival. While only i First group of Nigerians returns home after anti-immigration protests in South Africa 06/11/2026 06:25am • LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ��� First group of Nigerians returns home after anti-immigration protests in South Africa. The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists 06/11/2026 06:19am • the-top-photos-of-the-day-by-ap-photojournalists-13 The Latest: Iran and US exchange fire for second day as hostilities escalate in Mideast region 06/11/2026 06:17am • Iran retaliated against U.S. air and cruise missile strikes as hostilities escalated Thursday with attacks against Kuwait and Bahrain in renewed fighting after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would ���pay the price��� for stalled negotiations. The exchange came shortly after the U.S. Hooker Furniture: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 06/11/2026 06:09am • MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) ��� MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) ��� Hooker Furniture Corp. (HOFT) on Thursday reported profit of $1.1 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Martinsville, Virginia-based company said it had net income of 10 cents per share. The home furnishings company posted revenue of $69.5 mil Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans 06/11/2026 06:04am • KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) ��� Japan has resumed operations at the world���s largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands during a global oil crisis, but the reboot highlights a big problem: Japan is running out of space for spent nuclear fuel and has no viable plans fo US hoping Folarin Balogun and his fellow strikers can end their traditional World Cup scoring woes 06/11/2026 06:00am • IRVINE, Calif. (AP) ��� Folarin Balogun chose to play for the United States precisely because of the opportunity he's about to get over the next few weeks. Balogun could have stuck with England, where he grew up and with which he began his international career at the under-21 level. He also consider Stadium upgrades in Toronto get positive reviews as biggest World Cup ever set to kick off 06/11/2026 06:00am • Everything about the 2026 World Cup is bigger and different, and the stadium in Toronto is no exception. Upgrades to the home of Toronto FC of the MLS and the Canadian Football League���s Toronto Argonauts were a part of $100-million renovation project that includes an additional 17,000 temporary se 'Horrific, indefensible allegation': Loudoun Co. superintendent pushes back on claim of 'child abuse' 06/11/2026 05:52am • Loudoun County's superintendent testified before a House committee on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, defending the Northern Virginia school system's policies and maintaining that it's following federal law as it faces several federal investigations. The hourslong hearing, called "Breaking Trust: Atta A mass funeral is held for 22 Pakistani soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in Kashmir 06/11/2026 05:31am • MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) ��� Rescuers recovered the remains of all 22 soldiers aboard a military helicopter that crashed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir the previous day, officials said Thursday, confirming there were no survivors, as senior government and military officials attended a mass fune Thai court sentences 2 Uyghur men to death over 2015 Bangkok bombing that killed 20 06/11/2026 05:25am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� A court in Thailand on Thursday convicted and sentenced to death two members of China���s Muslim Uyghur minority over a 2015 bombing at a Bangkok landmark that killed 20 people and injured more than 120. Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammad were arrested shortly after the Aug. 17, 201 Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup 06/11/2026 05:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs. A heat wave may be the most obvious health threat. But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd, and experts are set to scrutinize wastew Florida immigration arrests have quietly surged, with state and local agencies at the forefront 06/11/2026 05:04am • MIAMI (AP) ��� On a late March afternoon, a Florida Fish and Wildlife officer pulled up to a Guatemalan couple walking their dog in a park in the affluent beachside community of Bonita Springs, along the Gulf Coast. From his car, he asked to see the husband's identification and then ordered them to