Africa and Asia back Infantino for unique fourth term as FIFA president
Confederations back Gianni Infantino’s run in 2027 to remain head of football’s global governing body.
Category: World
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to serve rest of prison term under house arrest
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, state television announced Thursday night.
Saudi Arabia to end LIV Golf funding, while league appoints new chairman
League says it wants to move towards an investment model involving multiple partners and team franchises.
Occupied West Bank violence leaves students ‘afraid to attend school’
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank say they fear for their children’s safety after an attack at a school killed two people, including a 14-year-old
Suspect in stabbing of 2 Jewish men had been flagged by U.K. counterterrorism program
The British government on Thursday said the country was facing an antisemitism “emergency” and pledged funding to increase security for Jewish communities, but also faced
Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been in detention since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021.
Man sentenced to death for murder of toddlers at Ugandan nursery
Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.
Trainee driver crashes bus into River Seine
The driver hit a parked car and veered off the road into the river – about 12 miles south of Paris – early on Thursday.
The King and Queen in the Big Apple: What the royals did on their third day in the US
After visiting the 9/11 Memorial, Queen Camilla read to children at the New York Public Library and King Charles visited a community organisation in Harlem.
U.K. suspect accused of stabbing 2 Jewish men was previously flagged by counterterrorism program
The British government on Thursday said the country was facing an antisemitism “emergency” and pledged funding to increase security for Jewish communities, but also faced
Oil prices hit new wartime high before easing, as few signs of breaking stalemate with Iran
The price of Brent crude oil briefly surged past $126 US a barrel early Thursday before coming back down as stalled U.S.-Iran talks raised doubts
US military equipment worth billions of dollars destroyed in Iran war
The United States lost aerial equipment worth up to $2.8bn, according to a US-based think tank.
Indonesian soldiers accused of acid attack. What happened and why?
Analysts say the attack is part of a wider pattern of repression amid concerns over the growing role of the military.
Has the US Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act – and how?
Ruling, called ‘big win’ by Trump, will result in redistricting in Louisiana, but it will have farther-reaching effects.