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World celebrates, but Gaza watches the World Cup from a distance
Amid war and ruins, Gaza footballers keep training but feel erased from the World Cup and global football stage.
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World Cup Day 1: Schedule, predictions, opening ceremony and what to watch
The biggest FIFA World Cup ever starts today in Mexico. Here are the schedule, predictions, key stories shaping day one.
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UK, Australia, Canada launch $4m peace fund for Israel-Palestine conflict
Fund will provide humanitarian support to Palestinians, crack down on Israeli settlers and support Gaza peace plan.
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South Korea vs Czechia: World Cup group match – teams, start and lineups
Asian giants South Korea face two-time runners-up Czechia in the second match of the opening day of World Cup 2026.
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Gold is now the top reserve asset. Is dollar dominance at risk?
Gold now accounts for 27% of global reserve holdings, overtaking US Treasuries as the world's largest reserve asset.
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‘Thuggery’: Belfast police fire water cannon at anti-immigration protests
Far-right anti-immigration demonstrations in Northern Ireland turn violent for a second night after stabbing attack.
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How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician
In the 9th century, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.
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Number of people forced to flee their homes has dropped, U.N. report finds
A U.N. report finds the number of people uprooted by conflicts around the world has fallen and the number of refugees returning home is reaching record numbers. But some haven't returned by choice.
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Thousands of Malawians flee homes in South Africa amid xenophobic threats
Thousands of migrants shelter in Durban park after being driven from their homes ahead of a June 30 expulsion ultimatum.
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UN watchdog demands Iran provide information on nuclear stockpile
Iran slams US-backed IAEA resolution as 'politically motivated' and warns it could complicate ceasefire talks.
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Bodies of Evidence: Sexual violence in Israeli prisons
For years, Palestinian prisoners reported mistreatment in Israeli custody; post-Oct. 7 claims include sexual violence.
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US releases video of warship firing missiles in strikes on Iran
Video released by US Central Command shows what the military says are ‘self-defence’ strikes on Iranian targets.
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World Cup 2026: Full match schedule, groups, teams and start times
Al Jazeera's teams, groups, key dates and kickoff times list for World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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How much heat does an AI data centre produce, and where are they located?
Data centres don't just use large amounts of water and electricity, they're heating the environment too, study finds.
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Haiti forced to change kit over war imagery
An illustration of the Battle of Vertieres in 1803, with the Haitian flag, had been embedded on the kits.