Your daily dose of insights
KANSAS CITY: Bukayo Saka says England have the “talent, passion and confidence” to finally win the World Cup after a series of agonising near-misses in major tournaments. The Arsenal winger was part of Gareth Southgate’s team that twice fell at the final hurdle in the European Championship and reached the World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar in 2022. That … Read more
Israeli settlers set fire to mosques in two West Bank villages on Wednesday, their mayors said, with AFP journalists at one site seeing scorched walls and graffiti. The incident came during a period of increased attacks against Palestinian communities by settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank since the start of the Gaza war in 2023. … Read more
More than 100 days after U.S. airstrikes demolished an elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, the president said the episode was still under investigation.
[Officials at the Federal Reserve were split between no cuts this year and one or more rate increases as they braced for higher inflation, according to a new set of projections.
[Takeaways from Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Fed chairman.
It was the latest in a slate of deals the Trump administration has pursued to expel migrants to countries to which they may have no personal ties.
The State Department is taking over much of the control of global health initiatives, for which critics say the department does not have the expertise.
Actors Matt Damon and Tom Holland to also visit India as part of the movie’s global premiere Christopher Nolan is set to visit India this July for the Indian premiere of his upcoming film The Odyssey, accompanied by cast members Matt Damon and Tom Holland. Universal Pictures announced that Mumbai has been selected as one … Read more
Argentina forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Algeria in Kansas City. Photo: AFP KANSAS CITY: Lionel Messi scored a dazzling hat-trick for Argentina on Tuesday to equal Miroslav Klose’s all-time record of 16 goals at World Cups as the defending champions swept Algeria aside 3-0. On a night for the ages in Kansas City, the … Read more
Ayyoub Bouaddi (L) looked at home in the Morocco midfield on his World Cup debut against five-time champions Brazil. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Less than three months ago, Ayyoub Bouaddi was captaining France’s Under-21 side in a European Championship qualifier. Now, he is a central figure underpinning Morocco’s World Cup ambitions. The 18-year-old turned in an eye-catching display … Read more