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Jun 18, 2026 - World

Sweltering temperatures, rampant crime and unfriendly locals. That's what the soccer fans who have flocked to the U.S. for the World Cup were told to expect in America. Instead, international visitors tell The Washington Times they have fallen in love with great restaurants and bars, modern shops, supersized gas stations, historic sites and friendly Americans.

Jun 18, 2026 - World

Visitors to the Acropolis can now see the Parthenon's western side looking whole for the first time in about 220 years.

Jun 18, 2026 - World

‘Mastermind’ Dawie Groenewald given fine of 2m rand or four-year jail term almost 16 years after arrestTwo traffickers of rhino horns have been sentenced by a South African court in what police said was the world’s largest such case, partly bringing to an end an almost two-decade legal saga.Dawie Groenewald and Tielman Erasmus had faced more than 1,700 charges ranging from illegally hunting and dehorning rhinos to racketeering and money laundering. Continue reading...

Jun 18, 2026 - World

Russia's strategy has remained basically unchanged despite losing almost 500,000 soldiers in its four-year war with Ukraine, a former commander of U.S. Army troops in Europe said.

Jun 18, 2026 - World

The Major Oak, a tree in Britain's Sherwood Forest believed to have sheltered the legendary bandit Robin Hood, was declared dead Thursday.