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“It won’t be easy at all,” South Africa coach Hugo Broos said last December upon learning his team would debut against one of the hosts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

COP31 hosts Turkey urged countries Tuesday to join a voluntary push to make electricity account for 35 percent of global energy demand by 2035 as it outlined its priorities for the UN climate talks.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Lord's regularly hosts two England men's Tests each summer and this year will stage its first women's Test, when England meet India.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Apple faces a high-stakes artificial-intelligence showcase next week when it hosts its Worldwide Developers Conference.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

King Eiddileg had given them round bronze bucklers; they were dwarf-size and, after his view of the marching hosts, Taran found them pitifully small.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander