Football offers escape for Gaza, but World Cup spirit dimmed
Palestinians in Gaza struggle to find World Cup joy amid displacement, power outages, and memories of previous lives.
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Palestine weekly wrap: Israel’s ‘quiet annexation’ grows louder
Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Gaza, West Bank mosques torched, as Israeli officials describe attempt to expand control.
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Algeria come from behind to win 2-1, knock Jordan out of World Cup
Goals from Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri steered Algeria to a 2-1 win over Jordan in Group J.
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Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate vows to challenge election result
Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda has vowed to challenge the results of the presidential runoff.
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Which teams have qualified for the World Cup 2026 knockouts, round of 32?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage format, criteria and rules for qualification. Find out who's in and who's out.
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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pizzaballa makes solidarity visit to Gaza
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pizzaballa visited Gaza in a show of solidarity with its Christian community.
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Iraq fans ‘proud’ and joyful despite World Cup loss to France
Iraqis in Philadelphia weather Mbappe and a storm, but still find happiness in their team's FIFA World Cup performance.
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Bullying investigated after rare Philippines school shooting kills three
Three students are killed and seven others wounded after a rare school shooting in the central Philippines.
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Five Eyes intelligence alliance warns of threats from new AI models
Frontier AI models are 'fundamentally transforming' offensive cyber capabilities, intelligence officials say.
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Last one, the best one? How Lionel Messi keeps doing it at the World Cup
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni, who has built an ecosystem around Messi, lauds the captain’s commitment to the team.
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Conservative radio host defends Trump, says he’s better than Vance
Prominent conservative radio host, spoke at the International Policy Summit to defend Trump’s handling of the Iran war.
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Alan Greenspan, former US Federal Reserve chairman, dies at 100
Alan Greenspan, one of the most influential economic policymakers in modern US history, has died aged 100.
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Haaland scores two as Norway beat Senegal 3-2, enter World Cup knockouts
Senegal fought back until stoppage time but couldn’t draw level and must beat Iraq for a chance to progress.
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US watchdog opens probe after Tesla crashes into Texas home, killing woman
Road safety regulator investigates crash involving a Model 3 that had been reportedly operating in self-driving mode.
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Ghalibaf: US and Iran can work together to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s chief negotiator said the Strait will never return to the way it was before the war.
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Israeli strike kills Palestinian girl on her way to sit exam
17-year-old Raghad Ashour was walking to school to take an exam when she was killed in an Israeli strike.
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Mbappe leads France to win over Iraq in lightning-delayed World Cup game
Kylian Mbappe scores France's first two goals, with Ousmane Dembele adding the other in a 3-0 win against Iraq.
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Messi becomes the World Cup’s all-time top goalscorer
Lionel Messi became the highest goalscorer in World Cup history after scoring his 17th and 18th tournament goals.
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How women steer youths away from gang violence in northeastern Nigeria
Women-led campaigns are helping curb gang violence by changing young people's mindsets in conflict-scarred communities.
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Iran war live: Ghalibaf says US to release $12bn in frozen Iranian funds
Trump says released funds will be used to buy US produce, a claim Tehran rejected immediately.
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Gaza surfers seek solace from war in the sea
Gaza’s surf community was nearly wiped out by Israel’s genocidal war. But some surfers continue to chase the waves.
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Video shows deadly shooting in Montreal, Canada
A police officer, a civilian and the suspected gunman were killed after a shooting in Montreal.
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Belgium’s Doku welcomes son during World Cup amid commentator controversy
Doku travelled to the UK as a French presenter who said fathers 'useless' at childbirth was stood down from her show.
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Egypt denied flight to Seattle ahead of final World Cup group match
Egypt's team will return to their training base in Spokane, about 450km east of Seattle, after rejected flight.
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US House committee reaches bipartisan deal on social media rules for kids
Committee leaders did not release details but said the legislation would 'hold Big Tech accountable'.
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