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Two days of violence inside Negombo Prison involving inmates and reports of gunfire and roof collapse prompted emergency security measures and a government probe, according to international reporting.
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Benchmark yields edged lower at the start of the week as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s June meeting minutes and a full economic calendar, while attention also turned to the NATO summit underway in Turkey.
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Iranian authorities began a procession through Tehran for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose death in February was attributed by Iranian officials to a U.S. and Israeli airstrike, as mourning ceremonies and road closures extend through Thursday.
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Prosecutors say HD Hyundai Oilbank, SK Energy, GS Caltex and S-Oil violated the country’s fair trade law by allegedly coordinating pricing during a period of volatility after the U.S.-Iran conflict, with alleged anticompetitive sales totaling about 26 trillion won.
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Ukrainian officials said an overnight barrage involving missiles and drones damaged residential buildings, partially collapsing an apartment structure in the Podilskyi district as Kyiv prepared for NATO talks in Turkey.
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Ukrainian officials said air attacks hit apartment buildings and other sites in Kyiv on Monday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned a second major strike was coming. The attacks come as NATO leaders prepare to meet in Ankara.
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Energy traders and analysts say Iran may struggle to find buyers for crude already held in storage, as China’s demand trajectory shifts and competing supply expands after OPEC+ output plans.
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India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a stern notice to Meta’s Instagram over alleged child sexual exploitative and abuse material appearing in paid advertisements, while earlier this week it raised concerns about WhatsApp features that regulators say could worsen cybercrime risks.
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FIFA’s disciplinary committee lifted the one-game suspension days after President Trump contacted FIFA leadership, according to multiple reports, and Balogun is now eligible for the U.S. World Cup round-of-16 game in Seattle.
