US markets stumbled as inflation data sparked fears of interest rate rises in the coming months.
As the tournament kicks off, cohosts Mexico face South Africa in a replay of the 2010 edition’s opening game.
Israel uses war crimes to accelerate ‘annexation agenda and settlement expansion’ in occupied land, rights group says.
Video shows a Ukrainian-made ‘FP-5 Flamingo’ cruise missile flying deep inside Russia.
There has been a heavy security presence in Muzaffarabad amid protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in recent days.
The Delhi High Court grants bail to Kashmiri rights activist Khurram Parvez, jailed in India for nearly five years.
The first Somali picked to referee a World Cup rose from Mogadishu’s pitches, only to be barred at the US border.
As elections near, Israel’s PM finds himself squeezed between his voters, his allies, and his opponents.
Analysts say Iran seeks to deter US patrols on the Strait of Hormuz by attacking its assets across the Gulf.
Satellite data shows damage to residential areas, UNESCO Heritage buffer zones and Palestinian camps in Israeli attacks.
Political issues continue to dominate the build-up, with the US-Israel war on Iran overshadowing the World Cup.
