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  1. Frustrations on multiple fronts set to collide with Mexico City World Cup opening day

    Masked men with sledghammer and pipes stand on a street.

    Several sectors and movements are planning to launch protests and blockades on highways across Mexico, targeting the FIFA World Cup's opening day in Mexico City on June 11.

  2. Russian drone hit nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says

    A blue, white and yellow building is seen with damage to one large section.

    A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's disused Chornobyl power ‌plant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, adding that radiation levels at the site remained stable. Russia has not publicly commented on the alleged attack on the facility.

  3. As Armenia heads to the polls, Russia warns against electing 'pro-European forces'

    An red, blue, orange Armenian national flag is held aloft in front of crowds of people in front of a large building lit up against the dusk sky

    Thousands of people gathered in Armenia’s capital this week to decry the alleged traitorous path plotted by their current government, waving flags and warning that a vote to re-elect would mean "living here with Azerbaijanis" — the country’s longtime rival, with whom the present administration has reached a tenuous peace. But a larger shadow looms over the upcoming vote: a historic break in the country's relations with Russia.

  4. Aid cuts have slowed fight to contain Ebola in central Africa, doctors say

    Shows people offloading supply from a World Food Programme warehouse in Congo.

  5. The FIFA World Cup is brought to you by Saudi oil. These fans and players want to stop it

    A young woman in a bright yellow soccer uniform sits against against a net, her arms on her knees, a football at her feet

    Environmental advocates, doctors, and even players themselves demanding FIFA to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry, which they say is adversely impacting players' health, and threatening the future of the sport itself.