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 Los Angeles, United States: - Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the United States, world football's...

Tehran's international airport has reopened and flights carrying hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia have landed, Iranian news agencies reported early Tuesday."The deputy head of airport operation of...

 The world saw the highest number of state conflicts since the Second World War in 2025, a Norwegian study said on Tuesday, warning of a surge in attacks targeting civilians.The annual "Conflict...

* Zverev says cramps helped him overcome nerves and win first Grand Slam ⁠title* Zverev credits his long-standing team for support through injuries and setbacks* Cobolli praises Zverev after close...

 Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since a ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect two months ago, despite US President Donald Trump calling for restraint.The...

Yemen's Houthis announced a missile attack on Israel on Monday and declared a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, raising the spectre of a return to major disruption on the key route."We...

 Newark, United States: The Brazilian football federation (CBF) announced on Sunday injured full-back Wesley will be replaced in the World Cup squad by midfielder Ederson.Wesley suffered the injury...

 In a remote South African village, Paulina Mhlongo sits in the yard as health workers in green protective gear move briskly through her home, soaking the walls with anti-mosquito insecticide.Her...

COLLEGE STATION, United States: Argentina eased to a 2-0 victory against a lacklustre Honduras in the reigning champions' penultimate World Cup warm-up game in Texas on Saturday.Lautaro Martinez...

PARIS, France: Portugal and Belgium both won in front of their home fans on Saturday ahead of their latest attempts at World Cup breakthroughs.Portugal beat Chile, who are not going to the World Cup,...

 OPEC+ ministers meet Sunday to weigh higher production quotas in a bid to cap oil prices that have surged since the Iran war effectively choked off Gulf crude shipments.But even if the cartel...

 Tijuana, Mexico: Eduardo Jaramillo Iran's World Cup squad is expected to arrive in Mexico early Sunday under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington, after the...

 Paris, France: Jed Court Mirra Andreeva said winning her first Grand Slam title on Saturday at the French Open was "so much better" than she had imagined and that she wants to add to her tally as...

Berlin: A German hospital on Saturday said it has discharged a US man who caught Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after 17 days of antiviral treatment and medical care cured him of the often...

A ​potential ​agreement between Washington and Tehran ⁠hinges on ⁠US President Donald ‌Trump's administration agreeing ​to ⁠release $24 ​billion in frozen ‌Iranian assets,...

By Jeremy Tordjman & Susannah WaldenFranco-Iranian author and film director Marjane Satrapi, renowned for her graphic novel and film 'Persepolis', has died aged 56, a year after the passing...

The UN on Friday more than doubled its aid appeal for Lebanon as the country reels from Israel's war against Hezbollah, saying nearly $640 million was needed over six months.Three months into the...

SEOUL: The head of South Korea's election commission resigned on Friday, hours after riot police cleared protesters from a Seoul polling station following a near two-day blockade sparked by a...

India's economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the first three months of 2026, driven by strong government spending and a robust services sector, official data showed on Friday. However,...

LAUSANNE: Clubs whose players go to the World Cup, or appeared in qualifying, will receive increased compensation this summer, Fifa, the governing body of world football, announced on Friday.Fifa said...