World Cup 2026 opening day takeaways: Red cards, VAR and hydration breaks
From criticism over water breaks to red cards galore, here's all the buzz from the opening day of the World Cup.
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Weather tracker: heat, humidity and thunderstorms pose risk to World Cup
With matches in 16 cities across the US, Mexico and Canada, players and fans face an array of weather-related…
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Ariana Grande rebukes White House for using her music in ‘barbaric, inhumane’ ICE video
Grande is the latest in a series of pop musicians including Sabrina Carpenter and SZA who have been angered by Trump…
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Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?
Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in…
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Trump's DOJ can't get names and medical files of trans youth in California, for now
Trump's Department of Justice is seeking patient files that include the names of young people who have been treated in…
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The U.S. men's team is set to take on Paraguay in its World Cup opener
Friday's game, the first of three group stage matches for the U.S., has been eight years in the making as a generation…
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Your cheat sheet to the 26 players on the U.S. World Cup team
The U.S. is opening its 2026 World Cup on Friday evening against Paraguay. For the 26 Americans on the team, this match…
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Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games
FIFA has introduced several changes to the laws of soccer for the World Cup. These include efforts to eliminate…
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How small-business loans got caught in Trump's immigration crackdown
For decades, immigrants who are legal permanent residents in the U.S. could get loans through the Small Business…
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Which billionaire said they learned a 'significant lesson' this week? The quiz knows
This week, Knicks fans had a big win after a big loss; fans of inflation were delighted and World Cup fans went broke.…
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She waited decades for Scotland to make the World Cup. At 93, she'll be cheering in person
Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays…
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Tartan Army feels the heat in Boston as World Cup kicks off
Visitors are facing 31C temperatures in the city, with the soaring heat expected to continue into Saturday when…
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Starmer’s leadership under further pressure after defence ministers quit – UK politics live
Both John Healey and Al Cairns resigned from their ministerial positions on Thursday over the government’s defence…
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Paddy Power owner Flutter to scrap listing on London Stock Exchange
Gambling business, which also owns Betfair, to focus on New York in latest high-profile blow to UK stock marketBusiness…
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‘Spy turtles’ and ‘spy fish’ being used to monitor Chinese waters, Beijing claims
Ministry says on WeChat that animals fitted with sensors by foreign agencies are ‘collecting sensitive marine…
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Protesters clash with police during World Cup opening match
Protesters and police clashed outside Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium just before the FIFA World Cup’s opening match.
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Elon Musk poised to make history as world’s first trillionaire
SpaceX's record-breaking IPO catapults Musk to unprecedented wealth amid rising angst over global inequality.
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Video: US defends visa denials at World Cup
The US has defended visa denials that have prevented officials and fans from travelling to the World Cup.
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US-Iran ceasefire? Not for Indian sailors being killed in Hormuz
The United States military has struck three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz this week, killing three Indian sailors.
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Further man charged after violence at Nowak protest
A total of 22 people have been charged after violent disorder erupted in Southampton on 2 June.
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Three killed as Ukraine and Russia exchange cross-border attacks
Officials say two people were killed in Russia's Bryansk, while a woman was killed in Ukraine's Sumy.
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Nigerian man unable to claim Italian lottery win gains residency permit
Former street seller celebrates newfound rights after debacle in claiming €500,000 scratchcard prize while…
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Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at 47 after three years in coma
The princess, who was known for her legal work, died in a Bangkok hospital after years of illness.