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World Cup kickoff today after pre-tournament turbulence

MEXICO CITY: The World Cup kicks off today (Thursday) with Fifa betting that the enduring appeal of the greatest footballing show on earth can rise above mounting anger at ticket prices and a US immigration crackdown...

A street vendor shows a souvenir shaped like the Fifa World Cup trophy to a passerby on a street in Mexico City. — AFP

US plans travel ban affecting 43 countries: Report

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NASA, SpaceX launch rocket to bring back stuck astronauts

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Cuba suffers fourth nationwide blackout in five months

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Fire aboard US airliner, 12 injured

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Maradona medical team on trial for his death

Jana Maradona, daughter of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, leaves the courtroom

Greenland votes under shadow of Donald Trump

Election posters are seen outside the polling station in Nuuk, Greenland. — AFP

Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to 'win' US war

Canada's Liberal Leader and Prime Minister-elect Mark Carney speaks after being elected as the new Liberal Party leader, in Ottawa . — AFP

US cancelling 83 per cent of USAID, says Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) boards a military airplane, in Homestead, Florida. — AFP

Phone bans sweep US schools despite skepticism

Eighth-grader Ja’ Nae Dorsey unlocks her cell phone pouch after school

Mark Carney: Canada's next PM

Canada's Liberal Leader and Prime Minister-elect Mark Carney

Colombian guerillas release hostage forces

Soldiers leave after local communities force them out of the military base El Plateado, Colombia. — AFP

How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada talk came to be seen as serious

In a call to Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, President Donald Trump reportedly said did not believe that the treaty that demarcates the border between the United States and Canada was valid and that he wants to revise the boundary. (Amber Bracken/The New York Times)

Women's rights face unprecedented threats worldwide: Study

A student demonstrates her karate skills during an event ahead of International Women's Day at a college in Amritsar, India, on Thursday. - AFP

Zelensky ready for talks and deal, says Trump

People gather during a rally in support of Ukraine near Philadelphia City Hall, in Philadelphia. s— AFP

Trump makes 13-year-old cancer survivor a Secret Service agent

Cancer survivor Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel gestures as he is made an honorary Secret Service agent
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