The 48-team FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament has come down to one game: Spain against Argentina. The European champions and world number one take on the South American champions and World Cup holders in what promises to be a fitting finale.
Images shared on Friday showed a damaged bridge in Iran's southern Hormozgan province after the US military carried out its seventh night of strikes on Iran since President Donald Trump declared the temporary ceasefire agreement was 'over'.
Didier Deschamps brings the curtain down on a remarkable 14-year reign as France coach on Saturday when Les Bleus face England in the World Cup third-place playoff. The 57-year-old had hoped to sign off with a third World Cup triumph, but a painful 2-0 semifinal defeat to Spain in Arlington, Texas, dashed those hopes.
The drive to Thaer Bisharat's home in Ras al-Ahmar, occupied West Bank, should take less than 10 minutes from the main road. Instead, it took three hours. Every gate is shut, roads are patrolled by Israeli soldiers and settlers, and the only access is a winding dirt road passable only by four-wheel-drive vehicles.
England manager Thomas Tuchel has admitted that his players carry the “scars” of a painful World Cup semifinal defeat to Argentina, as he faced heavy criticism for his defensive substitutions.
Johannesburg, South Africa – Nelson Mandela Day has become the backdrop for a wider debate in South Africa over the values the former president represented, as the country grapples with inequality, economic frustration and growing divisions over how to address social problems.
The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest with China over what it called the “racist depiction” of Filipinos in a series of videos published by state-backed newspaper China Daily.
Police in New Delhi have escalated pressure on protesters and students camping at the historic Jantar Mantar site, demanding the resignation of the education minister. Activist Sonam Wangchuk, on the 21st day of a hunger strike, was taken into custody on Saturday and transferred to a hospital.
In New York's Bay Ridge neighborhood, dubbed 'Little Palestine,' Arab American residents are rallying behind Spain for the FIFA World Cup final. Zein Rimawi, 72, chair of the Arab American Federation, told Al Jazeera that football cannot be separated from politics: 'I support countries that support our causes, especially the Palestinian cause.'
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Venice on Friday to demonstrate against the arrival of US Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta, who sailed into the city on his personal superyacht. The 117-meter vessel, valued at an estimated $450 million, loomed over the historic buildings lining the lagoon.
Iranian Major General Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, warned that if US strikes continue for several more days, Iran will launch full-scale offensive operations. 'Iran will no longer limit itself to retaliatory, like-for-like responses... and no political border will be safe,' he told Iranian media.
The Israeli military has looted and destroyed three schools in southern Lebanon, according to the country's Education Minister Rima Karami. She stated that the schools were looted before being reduced to "piles of ashes" using explosives.