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 Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized democracies will discuss ways to support sustainable economic growth on Wednesday as they grapple with the strain the warin Iran is placing on the...

  Boston: The unexpected points earned by underdogs like Qatar and Cape Verde are encouraging Iran to pull off a surprise of their own in their World Cup opener against Norway on Tuesday....

The executive director of the White House World Cup task force has defended the decision to deny Somali referee Omar Artan entry to the United States. "The one referee you're referring to,...

The UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva on Monday,with issues such as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the occupied Palestinian Territories on the agenda.  The 47...

Electronic banking services in Iran were severely disrupted on Saturday after a cyberattack targeted several state-owned banks, temporarily preventing online payments. According to a report by the...

Mexico City: Football governing body FIFA has stood by its World Cup attendance figures despite several empty seats during the second match of the tournament between South Korea and the Czech Republic...

The German Football Federation (DFB) has apologised for delivery delays of national team shirts to fans, speaking of huge demand and supply bottlenecks. The DFB said that the issue concerned...

Vinícius Júnior has roughly 60 million followers on Instagram but he must now also fulfil the hopes of 200 million Brazilians at the World Cup from Saturday onwards. Brazil are record champions with...

  Washington: President Donald Trump is not planning to attend Team USA's World Cup opening match against Paraguay, according to multiple media reports published on Wednesday. US media...

World Cup referee Omar Artan of Somalia was denied entry into the United States for the tournament owing to security concerns, broadcasters CNN have reported. CNN said they were told by an official...

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to 45, while 630 people were injured and 17 remained missing, a civil defence official said on Wednesday. Most of the...

The number of confirmed deaths linked to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 101,officials said on Tuesday.  According to a statement by the Congolese Ministry of...

 A powerful earthquake struck near the southern Philippine island of Mindanao early Monday, prompting tsunami warnings across parts of the region. The quake struck at 7:37 am (2337 GMT on Sunday)...

Tehran: Iran's armed forces have said their missile attacks onIsrael targeted military installations. The Ramat David airbase, located south-east of the city of Haifa, wasattacked with ballistic...

Leading European politicians are set to hold a summit with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the coming days, following his offer to Russian President Vladimir Putin of direct peace talks,...

 Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company SpaceX is seeking to raise about $75 billion in what would be the largest initial public offering (IPO) on record, according to an updated prospectus...

 Barcelona star Lamine Yamal could make Spain's World Cup finals opener against Cape Verde after positive news on hisongoing fight for fitness. The 18-year-old has been ruled out of Thursday...

 Airbus, the world's largest aircraft manufacturer, on Tuesday said that the first of 12 modified A350 aircraft ordered by Australian airline Qantas had completed its maiden flight. Qantas...

US President Donald Trump said a framework agreement with Iran could be reached "over the next week," US broadcaster ABC News reported on Monday. ABC reported that Trump told one of its...

Anthropic, the AI firm and rival of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, may soon become a publicly traded company, allowing people to buy shares in it. The company said on Monday it had confidentially submitted...