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On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 985, Ramiro III, king of León passed away. In 1914, Laurie Lee, English author and poet (died 1997) was born. In 1927, The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island. In 1932, Dame Marguerite Pindling, Bahamian politician; Governor-General of the Bahamas was born. In 1941, World War II: Soviet planes bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the next day. In 1944, World War II: San Marino, a neutral state, is mistakenly bombed by the RAF based on faulty information, leading to 35 civilian deaths. In 1952, The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewide labour parties. In 2012, The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs burning 347 homes in a matter of hours and killing two people. In 2013, Riots in China's Xinjiang region kill at least 36 people and injure 21 others. In 2015, Five different terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait, and Syria occurred on what was dubbed Bloody Friday by international media. Upwards of 750 people were either killed or injured in these uncoordinated attacks. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Torrential rain from passing storm shuts down southern Taiwan

Reuters

June 26, 2026

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Tropical Storm Mekkhala brought heavy rains to the southern regions of Kaohsiung, Tainan and Pingtung in Taiwan as it skirted the island before heading toward southern Japan's Ryukyu Islands. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #rain #typhoon #taiwan Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4vxjU8h 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

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