World Cup opening ceremony: Who’s performing, when it starts, how to watch
The 2026 World Cup begins with historic ceremonies across the US, Canada and Mexico, launching a record tournament.
Venezuelans flood capital Caracas streets, demanding free elections
Venezuelan workers, students and opposition party members marched to the US Embassy in Caracas.
Tickets for Iran fans revoked, says federation
Iran’s football federation says its allocation of tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the tournament.
Kenyan police fire tear gas at protest against US Ebola quarantine centre plan
Protesters are concerned about cross-border infection risks and the lack of transparency from the government about the treatment centre.
Man accused of killing mother-in-law with poison-laced satay
Indonesia police allege the man killed the woman as he felt disrespected by her.
Hundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could rise
Dozens of people are dead and hundreds more injured following an earthquake in the country’s south.
Scientists use inactive virus to safe-deliver spasticity-reversing spinal genes
Muscle spasticity is a common and often debilitating consequence of spinal cord injury that can significantly affect mobility and quality of life. Spasticity is a
Moderate alcohol consumption linked to premature death and chronic illness
Even what many Americans consider moderate drinking is linked to an increased risk of death, disability, and chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease
New non-invasive tool lowers cancer DNA tracking threshold to 5%
Blood tests have proved to be a promising tool for detecting and monitoring cancer. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg
Pharmacist prescribing could unlock $1 billion in savings; free 10 million GP visits and prevent 30,000 hospitalizations annually
New national modelling identifies pharmacist prescribing as a practical, scalable reform to improve access to care at a time when GP workforce shortages are projected
Protein repair defects linked to hidden heart failure
Researchers in the del Monte Lab at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) are the first to observe defects in the protein repair system
Rubio notified as ‘Sleepy Don’ Trump mocked for appearing to sleep at NBA Finals
President Tweety McTreason made a high-profile appearance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday — and video quickly spread
China is drafting a $295bn plan to build AI data centres, and to lock Nvidia out of them
China wants to win the AI race on its own hardware. A new plan shows just how much it is willing to spend, and how
Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasts Mississippi’s Supreme Court over racial bias
Justice Sonia Sotomayor rebuked the Mississippi Supreme Court for applying a problematic standard in the case of Tony Terrell Clark, a Black death row inmate