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

   

   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. Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain as Iranian missiles and drones head for Gulf neighbours

   

   Bahrain's government said on Saturday that Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward it and Kuwait, as the Iran war escalates.

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

   

   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. Israeli forces kill Palestinian infant in occupied West Bank, health officials say

   

   The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said the infant was critically wounded after being struck in the jaw by the same bullet that injured his mother.

5. The Gordie Howe International Bridge is 'essentially complete.' The fight over it is not

   

   Newly obtained federal briefing documents show Canada finished building the $6.4-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge before a major legal challenge to the project is expected to reach trial.