With industrial policy back in fashion worldwide, the question is not whether governments should intervene (they already do), but how they should proceed when they do not know in advance what will work. The answer lies in directed improvisation: creating the conditions for experimentation where it câŠ
From Old San Juan's Spanish fortifications to Vieques' world-record bioluminescent bay, Puerto Rico's top destinations for every traveler
From Tokyo's clockwork rail network to Zurich's integrated tram grid, these cities prove that moving millions of people efficiently is very much a solved problem
The World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Prevention on Saturday unveiled a six-month Ebola response plan for outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ugan
With the World Cup just days away, 16 greats of the game have been appointed Football for the Goals (FFTG) Champions, using their profiles to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advocate for a better future for people and the planet.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is set to announce his final squad for next monthâs Fifa World Cup on Wednesday, 27 May. The team will be dominated by players from Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, and the recent silverware successes of these teams will be a great morale boost in the national teâŠ
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.
According to the top Russian diplomat, the continentâs economic and demographic trends, as well is its commitment to contribute to the resolution of the present-day pressing problems "determine Africaâs role as one of the pillars of the emerging polycentric world order"
The Congolese Association Football Federation added that FIFA pledged to consider refunding the countryâs football fans who purchased tickets for World Cup matches but were later denied US entry visas
The founder of a fast-rising Chinese tech firm has become known as Chinaâs âcrazy bossâ after a string of online stunts.
Yu Hao, 39, from Jiangsu province in eastern China, is the founder and CEO of Dreame Technology, a smart home appliance maker best known for high-end robot vacuum cleaners.
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A Chinese chip pioneer who made his name in Japan â sweeping its top awards and developing the core components of the worldâs most advanced production line â has returned to China, along with his team of researchers.
Da Bo, a semiconductor prodigy whose research underpins TSMCâs 3-nanometre chip proâŠ
African leaders and financiers gathered for the African Development Bankâs annual meeting on Monday as the continent faces shrinking aid flows, with this weekâs event in Congo Republic overshadowed by an Ebola outbreak across the border.
Overseas development aid from the worldâs richest nations to pâŠ
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At Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong (YCIS HK), a university offer is not a finish line but the first step in a life of service. The Class of 2026 demonstrates this belief: as of mid-April, graduates have secured pâŠ
The pontiff's first formal letter to the Catholic world warns of the dangers posed by autonomous weapons systems.
In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment.
A massive international study could upend 40 years of heart attack treatment. Researchers found that beta blockersâroutinely prescribed after uncomplicated heart attacksâoffered no real benefit for patients whose heart function remained normal, despite being given to millions worldwide. Even more suâŠ
Dozens of juiced athletes competed at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Most wonât admit what drugs they used.
On this Memorial Day, American servicemembers remain deployed across the world. Many are in harmâs way. This simple fact makes the day less abstract, more real. Memorial Day is not only about wars filed away in history, but also about lives lost in service to the nation and the obligations those losâŠ
Exclusive: Jimblebar processing facility would have produced higher quality iron ore sought by steelmakers around the world â themselves under pressure to curb pollutionWorldâs biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents revealRead more from the BHP âŠ
Exclusive: Mining giant says technology is not yet advanced enough to run a fully electrified fleet but experts say it is hooked on federal fuel tax creditsRevealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on worldâs biggest minerâs climate pushRead more from the BHP files investigation hereGeâŠ
Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABCâs Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisationRevealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on worldâs biggest minerâs climate pushRead more from the BHP files investigation hâŠ
Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate actionThe World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease.âWe arâŠ
Without a deal between Washington and Tehran, the fallout from Strait of Hormuz closure could deepen global crises.
Yamal, one of eight Barcelona players named in the 26-man squad, with seven Arsenal players picked by Luis de la Fuente.
Nothing makes the news like an unfancied or low-ranked team pulling off a shock result at the football World Cup.
Mexico says it has agreed to host Iranâs World Cup team after the US declined to allow the squad to stay.
Crude oil prices dropped about $5 per barrel Sunday evening in the first major trading since the emergence of rough and tentative outlines of a deal to end the U.S.-Iran conflict.Why it matters: The throttling of the Strait of Hormuz is raising energy costs and weighing down economies worldwide â inâŠ
U.S. Secretary of State underlines strategic alliance with India, calls Iran the âworldâs leading sponsor of terrorismâ, says Tehran has been holding civilian vessels hostage; S. Jaishankar calls for âsafe and unimpeded maritime commerceâ
A photographer shooting the final day of the World Surf League (WSL) in New â Zealand was injured by what organisers suspect was a sea lion or shark bite on Monday, forcing the event to be put on hold for several hours.
The New Zealand Pro semi-final between Brazilian world champions Yago Dora and ItâŠ
Xiaomi is betting on artificial intelligence to future-proof its sprawling hardware empire, pouring massive resources into open-source models to ensure its next generation of smartphones and electric vehicles (EVs) does not get left behind in an AI-driven market.
The Beijing-based firmâs latest AI mâŠ
In the global shift towards carbon-neutral mobility, a striking role reversal is taking shape on the pavements of the worldâs most populous cities. While geopolitical analysts focus on the high-altitude rhetoric of the Xi-Trump summit in Beijing, a more profound urban reality is unfolding at eye levâŠ
For decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has preached a mantra of peace and stability in the Middle East through the destruction of Iranâs Islamic Republic.
The obliteration of the ayatollahs, he prophesied, would lead to the normalisation of relations between Israel and the wider ArabâŠ
The Global Ocean Observing System informs weather forecasts and climate projections. But funding pressures could create data gaps leaving the world blind.
World Health Organization says outbreak poses âvery highâ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains lowCongolese authorities say that suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in the ongoing outbreak in the east of the country.The Congolese ministry of communication, in a post oâŠ
Leo XIV is to issue his thoughts about artificial intelligence in the modern world, using a centuries-old form of papal communication called an encyclical, the first since he became pope.
Mexico City unveiled a mural that earned a Guinness World Record ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Scientists have cracked open the âblack boxâ of feline cancer in a landmark study that genetically analyzed nearly 500 cat tumors from around the world. The research uncovered striking similarities between cancers in cats, dogs, and humans â including shared cancer-driving genes tied to aggressive bâŠ
Al Jazeera exclusive footage follows Iranâs national football team as they train for the World Cup in Turkiye.
As the World Health Organization raises the risk of Ebola to the highest level for the DR Congo, the African Union is warning that 10 countries are at risk of being affected by the virus.
The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks demonstrate that the world is still vulnerable to rapidly spreading infectious diseases, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned on Saturday at the close of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Iranian Football Federation president says relocation from Arizona to Tijuana resolves potential visa issues amid Middle East tensions; team will enter US for matches through Mexico
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After Iran says nuclear issues aren't part of current talks, former secretary of state Mike Pompeo compares terms to 2015 Iran deal, says it will let Tehran 'terrorize the world'
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The U.S. Secretary of State also stated that the U.S. is modernising its migration system and changes in immigration policy were ânot India-specificâ
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While in the past decade or so Linux desktop/laptop users likely have little to complain about boot times and there hasn't been much emphasis around trying to make boot times even faster on the Linux desktop especially in an era where many systems are always-on and suspend/resume working more reliabâŠ
The world needs peace to avoid a catastrophic, irreversible collapse, Kirill Dmitriev stated
Chinese robovans could generate twice as much revenue in Southeast Asia and the Middle East than in the domestic market, making overseas expansion a must for profitability, according to autonomous driving leader Zelos Technology.
The company claims to have built the worldâs largest robovan fleet sinâŠ
Scientists in Brazil are working on a lab-grown donkey collagen that might save the animals from being wiped out worldwide.
Their goal is to meet the Chinese middle classâ insatiable demand for ejiao â a traditional Chinese medicine with purported anti-ageing benefits that is derived from donkey skiâŠ
Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) updated the death toll from the Ebola outbreak to 204 late on Saturday, hours after the Red Cross said three volunteers had died there and Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases.
A health ministry statement said 204 deaths had been recorded in threâŠ
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeekâs latest flagship model has been ranked as one of the worldâs best on an intelligence-per-dollar basis, far exceeding those from US heavyweights OpenAI and Anthropic in cost-efficiency after a 75 per cent promotional price cut was made permanent.
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Unsurprisingly, the Denver gorpcore brand that makes many of the best bags in the world has delivered a perfect backpack.
A decision to stave off litigation between Fox and FIFA turned into a bonanza worth hundreds of millions of dollars in discounted World Cup rights to the broadcaster.
The world heavyweight champion is pushed by the former Dutch kickboxer to 11 rounds in Egypt.
After many continental level appearances, Cape Verde are ready for their opening act on football's grandest stage.
Google's overhaul of the search bar this week washes away one of the last vestiges of the internet's halcyon era â when search tools felt empowering, social media and swiping were novel, and popular disillusionment had yet to set in.Why it matters: The AI era and the TikTok-ification of social mediaâŠ
The World Bank is warning that the Iran war is forcing more African countries to seek emergency financing.
Whalers buried in the Norwegian Arctic in the 1600s and 1700s are thawing out of the permafrost, underscoring the threat of climate change to archaeological sites around the world.
China appears to be close to launching the worldâs largest naval support ship.
On Thursday, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation released a picture of one of its shipyards on social media as part of a message marking a new Chinese solar term, which showed a massive hull in a dry dock in the backâŠ
France has â decided to ban Israelâs far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from French territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday, adding that this reflected âgrowing anger among governments around the world over the treatment of an activist flotilla heading to Gaza.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday called India a natural partner and invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, turning the page at least rhetorically on friction despite new-found US warmth towards China.
One week after joining US President Donald Trump on a state visit to BeijâŠ
Anthropic on Friday disclosed that Project Glasswing has helped uncover more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities across some of the most "systemically" important software across the world since the cybersecurity initiative went live last month.
Project Glasswing is a defensive âŠ
Police investigating an alleged home invasion71-year-old sustained a head injury, says reportsSwiss police are investigating an alleged robbery with reports that the four-times Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured during a home invasion. The Swiss tabloid Blick reported late on Friday thâŠ
Expensive tickets and transport prices and a US travel ban mean few Haitians will be able to attend the matches.
World Cup cohosts United States have warned Democratic Republic of the Congo team to isolate due to Ebola fears.
Hull City beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in Championship playoff final at Wembley to seal promotion and ease spy-gate scandal.
Monique Vledder gave no details on the âsize of the financing package being prepared, but it was clear that more funding would be âneeded â in coming months
At 38, one of the worldâs youngest leaders pitches for Indian film industry to shoot in Iceland, building trade through renewable energy
Pope Leo on Saturday called out companies who seek âdizzyingâ profits at the cost of environmental pollution, on a visit to an area in Italy known as a hotbed for illegal dumping of toxic waste.
On a visit to Acerra, âabout 220 km (137 miles) south of Rome, the first US pope urged the world to ârejeâŠ
To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.
Millions of people around the world use EFF's Privacy Badger. This browser extension blocks the hidden trackers that twist your web browsing into a commodity for Big Tech, advertisers, scammers, and data brokers. But did you know that weâre trying to solve an issue thatâs even bigger than creepy adsâŠ
The team, now in Belgium, must isolate there for 21 days or risk being denied permission to come to Houston for the World Cup, an official said.
Al Jazeera takes a look at the high-profile players who will play no part in the tournament in North America.
Parts of the Puebla stadium for high-profile warm-up for 2026 edition were closed to spectators due to FIFA sanctions.
The World Health Organization on Friday said the outbreak is spreading rapidly and now poses a âvery highâ risk nationally.
A landmark gathering of more than 57,000 participants â the largest in the history of the World Urban Forum â closed on Friday in Baku with an urgent call to rethink how the world houses its people, as a new roadmap urges governments, cities and communities to act collectively on a crisis affecting âŠ
Biased reporting on Israel is shaping a dangerous alternative reality with worldwide consequences for Jews.
The $19 billion Future Circular Collider would build on results from CERNâs Large Hadron Collider, currently the worldâs largest
UN Under-Secretary-General Miguel Angel Moratinos says the world today is more than the P5
Miguel Angel Moratinos says there are others that "want to really share and participate, and to be at the same level"
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
The redesigned mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he was taking the company public. It blasted off from âŠ
In 1957, the Soviet Union kicked off the Cold Warâs space race, shocking the world by sending Sputnik, the worldâs first artificial satellite, into orbit.
Four years later, it did the same to cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, making him the first human in space. In 1969, the US provided another image that defâŠ
Twenty-seven countries have moved since the Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could quickly access funding from existing World Bank programmes, according to an internal document viewed by Reuters.
The World Bank document did not name the âcountries or the total amount of fundsâŠ
Scientists in Shanghai have used stem cells to create the worldâs first laboratory-grown sinoatrial node â the tiny structure that acts as the heartâs natural pacemaker.
Capable of beating autonomously, the organoid is a breakthrough that researchers say could transform cardiac disease research and âŠ
A mock political party erupted across Indian social media this week, becoming a symbol of Gen Z disillusionment with the countryâs political establishment and anger over a worsening jobs crisis in the worldâs most populous nation.
The Cockroach Janta Party, as the satirical movement is known, has alâŠ
For many Indonesians who have built careers abroad, Nadiem Makarim once represented a particular kind of homecoming success story.
The Brown and Harvard University-educated co-founder of Gojek had walked away from the start-up world to serve in government, bringing with him the aura of Indonesiaâs tâŠ
Thirteen-year-old figure skater Alexander Plushenko is changing his sporting citizenship and will now compete for Azerbaijan. This is a common practice among figure skaters who feel they have little chance of making the Russian national team â they switch to countries where figure skating is less deâŠ
The worldâs oceans are rising at an accelerating pace, and scientists now say they can fully explain whatâs driving it. Warming seawater is the biggest factor, while melting glaciers and polar ice sheets are increasingly pouring more water into the oceans each year. Researchers also solved a puzzlinâŠ
Since Russiaâs full-scale invasion four years ago, Ukraine has become the worldâs most consequential defense laboratory, trialing innovations that can strengthen European resilience. But the country has also demonstrated that national security depends as much on cultural identity as on military streâŠ
Too many governments around the world are responding to affordability concerns by treating the symptoms rather than the underlying causes. Negotiating marginal price reductions with retailers might create the appearance of responsiveness, but the results will inevitably disappoint.
This is todayâs edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of whatâs going on in the world of technology. Anthropicâs Code with Claude showed off codingâs futureâwhether you like it or not At Anthropicâs developer event in London this week, Code with Claude, attendeesâŠ
From the assembly line to the smartphone, these are the companies whose inventions became so embedded in daily life that the world before them is almost impossible to picture
Witnesses in Ituri province say the first cases appeared in mid-April, weeks before the outbreak was declared by officials and the World Health Organization.
The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled that the right to strike is protected under a core International Labour Organization (ILO) convention, in a landmark advisory opinion settling a long-running dispute between workers and employers worldwide.
The 1846 volume, believed to have been compiled by Lady Judith Montefiore, includes some of the earliest documented cheesecake recipes in Jewish culinary literature
The post National Library acquires worldâs earliest known kosher cookbook appeared first on The Times of Israel.
On May 23-25 of this year, athletes from around the world will compete enhanced with drugs banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency
Cuba does not threaten, challenge, or provoke the United States or any other country in the world, Diaz-Canel emphasized
This decision has been made after careful and responsible consideration of the current geopolitical situation in the region
The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is âspreading rapidlyâ and now poses a âvery highâ risk at the national level.
WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency was revising upwards to âvery highâ its assessment of theâŠ
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The challenges of conducting open-source research in China are well-documented. Consistently named one of the most digitally oppressive countries in the world, China blocks some of the worldâs largest social media platforms, such as Facebook, Google, and YouTube. Those that are still accessible are âŠ
Two former executives of a call-tracking and analytics company pleaded guilty to concealing a years-long tech support fraud scheme that victimized individuals worldwide. [...]
Exclusive: With warnings world oil supplies are expected to hit âred zoneâ by August, the Albanese government has outlined its powers to enforce daily purchase limits for motoristsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has outlined plans for retail fuel ratâŠ
Situation described as âdeeply worrisomeâ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede respondersThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a âvery highâ risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards.The outbâŠ
During Tuesdayâs Google I/O keynote, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, proclaimed that we are currently âstanding in the foothills of the singularity.â It was a striking statementâthe singularity is the theoretical future moment when AI rapidly exceeds human intelligence and dramatically tâŠ
The world's most epic cruise itineraries, from chasing solar eclipses over Iceland to spotting elephants on an African river safari
Football supporters and online creators are using artificial intelligence to produce viral World Cup anthems, reshaping fan culture and sparking debate over music rights and authenticity.
There is something magical about that in-between stage when everyone is still setting up for RMB Latitudes Art Fair: ladders everywhere, technicians tweaking lighting, paint still drying, the artworld surviving on caffeine, and a sense of community second to none. It runs from 22 to 24 May at ShepstâŠ
K-pop boy band BTS will perform at Hong Kongâs Kai Tak Stadium for three days in March next year as part of their comeback tour, with tickets to sell for up to HK$3,299 (US$420) each.
The dates for the boy bandâs performances in the city were announced by event organiser Live Nation HK on Friday. ThâŠ
Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepalâs southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the worldâs highest peak.
âThey fell ill while descending at high altitude. We are working out how to retrieve the bodies,â Nivesh Karki, director âŠ
Last week, Instagram ended its opt-in, and therefore rarely used, end-to-end encryption feature. Years after publicly promising to provide the privacy protections of end-to-end encryption across its platforms by default, it instead gave up on that technical challenge. Now, we've all lost an option fâŠ
U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested and charged a Canadian man with operating the KimWolf distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet, which infected nearly two million devices worldwide. [...]
Sticking points to build beauty powerhouse included which family would hold balance of powerBusiness live â latest updatesThe US cosmetics company EstĂ©e Lauder has ended merger talks with its Spanish rival Puig over plans to create a fashion and beauty group worth almost $40bn (ÂŁ30bn/âŹ34.5bn) after âŠ
Japan have beaten Germany, Brazil, England and Spain since 2022, but may struggle to sustain a genuine title push.
Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold also left out, while Saudi-based Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney the surprise inclusion.
Listen to the session or watch below AI companies want to build systems that understand the external world and overcome the limitations of LLMs. Recent developments have brought world models to the forefront of the AI discussion. Watch a conversation with editor in chief Mat Honan, senior AI editor âŠ
From Angkor Wat's world-record temple to Easter Island's 1,000 moai standing 2,200 miles off the coast of Chile
From Baghdad to Tenochtitlan, these cities once sat at the center of global power, trade, and knowledge â and their rises and falls still shape the world today
Developers in Morocco are bidding to become significant players in the global gaming industry.
With the worldwide market said to be worth some 300 billion dollars, the challenge for many companies at the gaming expo in Rabat is how to take a one percent slice of the action.
Still ranked 25th in the list of tallest buildings, the Sears Tower â completed on May 3, 1973 â was the tallest in the world for nearly 25 years. A.S.Ganesh takes you as close as possible to the tower from this distance, while also revisiting an urban legend about measuring the height of a buildingâŠ
All the world's a stage, and all the packages are merely players
According to Peter Kuznick, Xi Jinping and Putin demonstrated not only "their open and explicit embrace of multipolarity," but also their rejection of unilateral force
Tiberio Graziani opined that diplomacy between Moscow and Beijing should be viewed in a broader context
Acccording to the analysis by Rapidan Energy Group, if the Strait reopens in July, an average oil demand reduction of 2.6 million barrels a day and the spot-market price for benchmark Brent crude peaking near $130 a barrel over the summer could be expected
The press service of the Russian Security Council said the sides "will discuss the current situation worldwide from the perspective of the Middle East conflict and the situation in Asia-Pacific"
The Iran war has baked in stagflation and starvation through big reductions in the supply of oil and fertilisers. This inflationary pressure will only increase. As inflation sucks liquidity out of financial markets and into the real economy, bond yields are being pushed up across the world. If bond âŠ
As the war in Iran disrupts global oil and chemical supplies, Chinaâs coal-heavy energy sector is seizing an unprecedented opportunity. Dannie Peng visited the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in northern Xinjiang â one of Chinaâs four major bases for large-scale, modern coal-chemical production. IâŠ
Israel said on Thursday it had deported all the foreign activists seized by its forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, as the first group arrived in Turkey following global outcry over their treatment in custody.
Hundreds of activists from countries around the world were placed in detention in Israel afâŠ
As robots become more advanced to carry out complex tasks, they are set to be at the forefront of the next phase of Singaporeâs goal to become a world-class artificial intelligence hub.
The city state hopes to position itself as a hub for âphysical AIâ â robots and autonomous systems that can clean âŠ
The imagery of Europeâs history is often invoked to justify white supremacist violence around the world.
An obscure Belgian soccer player arguably made a bigger mark on the world game than stars such as Diego Maradona and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Astronomers using NASAâs James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a rare world unlike anything in our solar system â a giant planet about the size of Saturn with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures and an atmosphere packed with methane. The planet, TOI-199b, sits more than 330 light-years away andâŠ
Fan-made football anthems are raking in millions of plays on social media, rivalling FIFA commissions from musicians.
New York City is launching a lottery for 1,000 discounted World Cup tickets priced at $50.
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo leads Al-Nassr to Saudi Pro League title in last game before World Cup 2026.
Decades of misguided economic policymaking have left China in a demographic hole that it seems incapable of climbing out of. As the âworldâs factory,â the country is churning out everything except the people whom it will need to sustain its economic development and social stability over the long terâŠ
A new wave of gang violence in the Haiti's Ouest and Artibonite departments has left dozens dead and displaced thousands, according to the World Food Programme.
According to the news outlet, Elon Musk remains the worldâs richest businessman, but his fortune declined by $33.9 billion
Russian President Vladimir Putinâs visit this week offered China another opportunity to showcase its diplomatic weight after hosting US President Donald Trump.
But behind the display of solidarity and trust, the packed trip appeared to yield few concrete gains for Moscow â notably no deals on the clâŠ
On the field, football has the power to bring cultural unity. But crackdowns on immigrants and soaring costs will make it more difficult to attend.
China dictates the pace and areas of its cooperation with Russia.
While FIFAâs revenues have exploded as fans pay higher-than-ever prices, the relative share of money going to support global soccer development has decreased.
Israelâs far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been detained as they tried to sail to Gaza with aid. The video has been widely condemned by world leaders, including the Italian prime minisâŠ
Demands grow for launch of formal discussion process on how country should address legacies of enslavementEmmanuel Macron is under pressure to open discussions on reparatory justice for Franceâs role in hundreds of years of enslavement of African people as he makes a key speech on the legacy of slavâŠ
Iliman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson and Ismaila Sarr are other key players joining Mane in Senegal's World Cup forward line.
Manuel Neuer to start for Germany in World Cup on his return, despite Oliver â Baumann long being labelled first choice.
Afghanistan women's refugee team will tour United Kingdom in June and be guests at July's World Cup final at Lord's.
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has announced on social media that he is not going to World Cup 2026.
