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Wimbledon prize money pot increased to £64.2 million
Wimbledon prize money pot increased to £64.2 million

Wimbledon's prize money pot has been increased by 20 percent to a tournament-record figure of £64.2 million ($85.7 million).

June 11, 2026

Iran's World Cup team finds supporters in Mexico
Iran's World Cup team finds supporters in Mexico

Iran's national football team walked out of their hotel in Tijuana to cheers on Wednesday, with Mexican supporters hoping to lift the spirits of a side whose World Cup campaign has been partly overshadowed by war.

June 11, 2026

Sweden withdraws controversial proposal to jail 13-year-olds
Sweden withdraws controversial proposal to jail 13-year-olds

Sweden's right-wing government withdrew Thursday a heavily contested proposal to lower the age at which children can be sentenced to prison from 15 to 13, citing a lack of support in parliament.

June 11, 2026

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Pope arrives in Spain's Canary Islands to meet migrants
Pope arrives in Spain's Canary Islands to meet migrants

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday to meet migrants, many of whom survived a dangerous Atlantic crossing to reach the archipelago.

June 11, 2026

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Thailand condemns Chinese Uyghurs to death for 2015 shrine bombing
Thailand condemns Chinese Uyghurs to death for 2015 shrine bombing

Two Chinese Uyghur men were sentenced to death Thursday for carrying out a 2015 attack on a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people, a long-awaited verdict in Thailand's deadliest bombing case.

June 11, 2026