England vs DR Congo LIVE – FIFA World Cup 2026
Follow updates from the round of 32 clash – including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game.
UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent meeting on Sudan crisis
The emergency session follows warnings that 500,000 civilians around el-Obeid are at risk of large-scale atrocities.
Fire at Antwerp apartment block kills at least six
A man is seen clambering through a window to escape black smoke in the block where some 200 people live.
Canada will take part in Eurovision Song Contest 2027
The country becomes the first new participant since Australia joined the contest in 2015.
Three die in Mexico City World Cup celebrations
More than one million people took to the streets of Mexico City on Tuesday to mark the country’s win over Ecuador.
New soft robotic heart accurately mimics the complex movements of human valves
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a fully synthetic soft robotic heart that reproduces the complex movements and internal structures of the human heart, opening
New AI framework outperforms conventional biomarkers in predicting cancer survival
Digestive system cancers, including hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal malignancies, remain a major global oncological burden. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors have changed the treatment landscape for some
Study links severe COVID to higher TB risk, and vaccination appears to blunt the link
A nationwide Chilean cohort study of more than 3.6 million adults found that severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalization was associated with more than an eightfold higher
New HIV vaccine shows unprecedented success in primate studies
A groundbreaking new HIV vaccine has shown unprecedented success in primates-and data published in Nature suggest the vaccine has the potential to protect humans from
Botanical prebiotics may steer skin microbes toward healthier balance
Researchers tested plant-derived prebiotic candidates against selected skin-associated bacteria and found that garlic, flaxseed, and mango ginger extracts inhibited S. aureus or acne-associated C. acnes
Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ scientists warn
Temperatures on the ocean surface hit a record high in June, European scientists warned Wednesday, fueling fears of more dangerous heat waves this summer.
Venezuela’s huge needs are not being met by earthquake response, group warns
The response to Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes has not met the huge need created by the disaster, according to a leading international humanitarian organization.
Village People frontman dies after illness
Victor Willis, the frontman of the Village People and co-writer of their massive hit YMCA, has died, his family has said.
UN’s first global AI science panel warns the window to govern the technology is closing
Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than governments can regulate it, and the world’s first global scientific body on the technology says the moment to act