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The 2026 FIFA World Cup has reached the sharp end of the knockout phase, with the round of 16 now underway and only a dozen nations still able to win the trophy. Whether you call it football or soccer, the…
Iran’s national team used its official social media account to take a cheeky swipe at the United States after the Americans were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup, turning a sporting result into a pointed political joke. The U.S.,…
Hundreds of schools across the United Kingdom were forced to shut their doors in late June as Europe experienced record-breaking temperatures, exposing how unprepared Britain is for the extreme heat that climate experts say will become increasingly common. The closures…
French President Emmanuel Macron will soon visit Syria, making him the first Western leader to arrive in the country since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, Syrian state media announced Sunday. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency cited…
Tehran is witnessing an unprecedented display of collective mourning as millions of Iranians pack the nation’s capital for a historic funeral procession. The event, which began Monday, marks the most dramatic gathering of people at two of the city’s largest…
Donald Trump had largely stayed quiet on the World Cup despite the United States co-hosting the tournament, but that changed after FIFA made a shock call on Folarin Balogun’s suspension. The U.S. Striker’s one-game ban was suspended, allowing him to…
England’s dramatic 3-2 victory over World Cup co-hosts Mexico sparked wild celebrations among players and supporters alike, though the night took an unfortunate turn for one squad member. In a breathless last-16 clash at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday, July…
Canada manager Jesse Marsch has drawn criticism online after his post-match reaction to the national side’s World Cup exit divided opinion. Marsch, who took over the Canada team in May 2024, has guided the squad through one of its most…
Talk of England players considering Viagra to deal with conditions in Mexico City ahead of their World Cup clash with Mexico has prompted a firm response from manager Thomas Tuchel. England and Mexico meet in the World Cup round of…
Mexico fans dream of more wins in the World Cup, singing “What if we do?” as the national team prepares for a crucial match against England. The phrase, which translates to “¿Y si sí?” in Spanish, represents far more than…
A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years. The bus went out of…
A North Korean defector has opened up about the traumatic conditions he endured growing up in one of the world’s most closed-off states. Timothy Cho, now a UK-based human rights activist and Conservative politician, has described the brutal realities of…
A retired insurance executive volunteering at Britain’s National Archives has made what experts are calling an extraordinary discovery: a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence that has been lost to history for 250 years, hidden among papers seized from…
In southern Lebanon, a landscape ravaged by war and airstrikes, one man has become a lifeline for thousands of animals abandoned by their fleeing families. Houssein Hamze, founder of Mashala Shelter in Nabatieh, has refused to evacuate despite repeated warnings,…
On July 3, 1988, during the closing moments of the Iran-Iraq War, a routine commercial flight became one of aviation’s deadliest catastrophes when the USS Vincennes, a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser equipped with state-of-the-art technology, mistakenly fired two surface-to-air missiles…
In Kerala’s temple festivals, a mechanical revolution is quietly reshaping centuries of tradition. Life-size robotic elephants with flapping ears, swishing tails and water-squirting trunks are increasingly replacing the live pachyderms that have for generations been central to Hindu religious ceremonies…