Iran’s World Cup 2026 campaign is over, but the team’s farewell has sparked an outpouring of support that stretches far beyond the results on the pitch.
Gabriel Martinelli scores a dramatic 95th-minute winner with Brazil coming from behind to beat Japan, set up a World Cup last-16 tie against Norway or Ivory Coast.
Ballots are counted at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center during the California primary election, June 2, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang, File)
Kaishu Sano gives Japan the lead over Brazil moments after escaping a second yellow card for a challenge on Matheus Cunha during their round of 32 game in Houston.
BERLIN — German political leaders are responding to Volkswagen's bombshell plan to slash 100,000 jobs — potentially one of the largest corporate layoffs in history — with predictable pledges to prevent the cuts, even as Germany's economic reality grows darker.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves a Serbian flag during a rally of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, June 27, 2026, where he announced that he will resign in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Fifty members of the European Parliament are demanding that FIFA investigate its president, Gianni Infantino, over alleged violations of the football federation’s own political neutrality rules.
The Associated Press WNBA Power Rankings, as voted by a 15-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through June 28, all points based on one-point for a first-place vote through 15 points for a 15th-place vote:
LONDON — The U.S. Embassy’s glitzy summer party celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence will bring together ministers, military brass, industry titans and ambassadors in London on Tuesday night.
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid on Monday dismissed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent call for a broad national unity government, accusing him of political maneuvering and attempting to take votes from the opposition bloc ahead of the upcoming elections.
BRUSSELS — The European Union and China agreed on Monday to establish a new high-level consultation mechanism to manage growing commercial tensions and address the bloc’s widening trade deficit with Beijing.
A court has heard how award-winning actor Micheal Ward allegedly raped and sexually assaulted a woman shortly after meeting her in a bar in London in 2023.
MANILA, Philippines — Election watchdog National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) has thrown its support behind proposed party-list reform measures in Congress, saying the system intended to empower marginalized sectors has instead been captured by political dynasties, wealthy elites, and vested inter…
LONDON (AP) — A former Conservative lawmaker who used insider knowledge to place wagers on the date that then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would call a U.K.-wide election two years ago pleaded guilty Monday to cheating at gambling.
Philippines, June 2026—Advocating for accessible and sustainable quality education in the country, J&T Express Philippines participated in the annual Brigada Eskwela campaign of the Department of Education (DepEd) across multiple regions, namely Region IV-A (CALABARZON), Region V (Bicol), Region VII (Central Visayas…
Spain’s unauthorized migrant population is rushing to apply for legal status under the country’s expansive regularization program before Tuesday’s deadline.
MANCHESTER — Andy Burnham painted the first broad strokes of his premiership on Monday — and it might be the closest look Brits get before he takes power.
The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) party United Torah Judaism (UTJ) announced on Monday that it would boycott coalition voting in the Knesset, disrupting the legislative agenda, after accusing the coalition of failing to advance legislation promised to the haredi parties quickly enough.
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
BRUXELLES — Emmanuel Macron a chargé le gouvernement de trouver de nouvelles taxes européennes pour financer le prochain budget à long terme de l’UE, qui s’élèvera à 2 000 milliards d’euros, selon cinq responsables publics au fait des discussions.
The EU on Monday defended its commitment to international law after the Vatican accused Brussels last week of applying a double standard when it comes to war.
BRUSSELS — The EU is drafting plans to reward Serbia for dialing back controversial laws, in order to incentivize the country to stop backsliding on democracy.
Buckingham Palace has dropped “Defender of the Faith” from King Charles’ official job description, swapping the 500-year-old title for a vaguer pledge to safeguard religion across Britain’s “multi-faith nation,” according to the UK’s annual royal finance report.
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5–4 to uphold a Mississippi law providing that absentee ballots do not have to be received by Election Day – and that states may count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterward.
BRUSSELS — The European Commission fired back Monday at Donald Trump’s fresh tariff threats against Europe’s tech rules, just as EU and U.S. officials opened talks in Washington meant to repair their increasingly strained digital relationship.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return this year to her homeland from India, where she is in self-imposed exile, two years after her ouster in a popular uprising.