Watch: Why Fifa dropped plans to sell stakes in the World Cup
BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil explains why Fifa president Gianni Infantino has backed down on his controversial investment proposal for the football governing body’s major competitions. Infantino said it had become clear the project had «created…
Cory Booker argues New Jersey noncitizen error doesn’t justify SAVE Act
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., argued the discovery that roughly 6,600 noncitizens were mistakenly eligible to vote in New Jersey does not justify passing President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act, insisting the…
Why Iran’s power structure complicates a ceasefire
In the five months since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, each pause in fighting has underscored the complexities of ending it. The June 17 memorandum of understanding opened a 60-day negotiating period over the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions and Iran’s…
US admits Reflecting Pool damage due to botched renovation, drops charges against former Olympian
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had been botched. David Hearn, 67, had been charged…
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least nine, Ukraine officials say
At least nine people have been killed in Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, local officials said. A further 28 people were injured in the attack on the Ukrainian capital on Saturday morning, according to the country’s State Emergency…
Building for 131°F: How Europe is preparing for extreme heat
On the Eurostar platform at St Pancras International station in London, Great Britain, on 1 November 2025. Stephane Mouchmouche | Afp | Getty Images Gripped by drought, raging wildfires and a summer of weather extremes, countries across Europe are…
Why did Riyadh join US strikes on Tehran’s allies in Iraq?
Following months of military restraint, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday joined the US in striking Iran-backed militias in Iraq, marking Riyadh’s first direct military involvement alongside Washington since the Iran war erupted in late February. US…
Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Israelis in the West Bank are still subject to Israel’s civilian law and enjoy widespread freedom of movement, while Palestinians are subject to Israel’s military occupation and military courts, and are tightly restricted by road closures and…
Fed’s Warsh sounded dovish. His words point to a rate hike: Analysis
A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters…
Russian attack on Ukrainian capital kills at least nine people
Russian attacks on Ukraine‘s capital killed at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, local officials said on Saturday, with strikes damaging homes and causing fires across the city. Russia and Ukraine have ramped up attacks on…
