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U.S. ​and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline...

BOSTON: Germany will look ⁠to start their World Cup campaign with a big win over Curacao, with the four-time ​champions out to repair their ​damaged international reputation following...

DUBAI/LONDON:  The United Arab Emirates has agreed to ​unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state...

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Residents of Haiti's capital have ⁠been cleaning streets and building makeshift seating areas as the Caribbean nation prepares for ​their first World Cup appearance ​in 52...

TORONTO: For long spells of Canada's ⁠World Cup Group B opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina it looked like the co-hosts would ​come up short but striker ​Cyle Larin came off the bench and...

ATLANTA: There might have been ⁠three red cards in Thursday's opening game, but the possibility of players missing the World Cup final ​through suspension has been greatly reduced ​after...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will not be ⁠in attendance when the United States opens its World Cup competition ​against Paraguay on Friday ​in Inglewood, Calif. That was confirmed by...

SANTA CLARA, California, Qatar take on Switzerland in their World Cup opener on Saturday eager to shake off the pressure of expectation, coming in as back-to-back Asian champions with an urgent need...

NAIROBI: The UN refugee agency confirmed the first Ebola-related deaths in a displacement camp in eastern Congo, as aid workers warned of a high risk the disease could spread rapidly in overcrowded...

TORONTO: Jesse Marsch has a simple message for anyone wondering whether his Canada side are ready for the weight of a home World Cup: they are not just ready for it, they want it. Canada will arrive...

Mexico: FIFA reported an attendance of ​44,985 for Thursday's ​World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Guadalajara, but swathes of empty seats around the stadium renewed...

Mexico: South Korea rallied from a goal down to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and make a winning start to their World Cup Group A campaign thanks to goals by Hwang In-beom and Oh Hyeon-gyu on...

MEXICO CITY: Mexico got the World Cup party ⁠started as the co-hosts swept away South Africa 2-0 on Thursday in an encounter with three red cards as the pyrotechnic smoke of the opening ceremony...

  WASHINGTON: The United States will hit Iran "very hard tonight" and will soon take ⁠control of the Middle ⁠Eastern country's oil and gas infrastructure and markets, US President Donald...

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: The ​United States and Iran traded air attacks on Thursday, and President Donald Trump threatened more strikes if Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal, but Iranian...

MUMBAI: India is ⁠expected to receive below-average rainfall over the next two weeks, especially in central and northern ​regions, as "western disturbances" have slowed the ​progress of the...

DUBAI:  ⁠Efforts to reach a preliminary deal between ​Iran and the ​U.S. have intensified, three Iranian sources and a European official told Reuters on Thursday, despite strikes launched by...

 The number of people displaced worldwide ​by conflict and persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade, but levels of refugees facing long-term displacement remain unacceptably high, a...

 Indian investigators are expected to delay issuing a final report into a deadly ​Air India Boeing 787 crash by the ​one-year anniversary on Friday, citing the need to complete an analysis of the...

WASHINGTON: ​U.S. ​forces began launching additional strikes against ⁠multiple targets ⁠in Iran at 5:15 ‌p.m. EDT (21:15 ​GMT), U.S. ⁠Central ​Command said ‌in ​a post on X on...