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Messi becomes 2nd player to score in 5 World Cups, joins Ronaldo in club

Messi joins Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal as the only players with goals in five World Cups

Trump's push for Iran deal puts friendship with Netanyahu to test

The tension comes as Trump criticises recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon, which threatened to jeopardise negotiations between Washington and Tehran

Senate fails to advance war powers resolution on US action against Iran

The vote was 47-48, with four Republicans joining most Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution. That fell short of the majority needed to advance it

G7 allies scramble to put Ukraine war back on top of Trump's agenda

G7 leaders sought to refocus Trump's attention on Ukraine, backing tougher Russia sanctions and stronger support for Kyiv

Trump to send agreement aimed at ending Iran war to Congress for review

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he's open to sending the emerging peace agreement with Iran to the American Congress for review

End of war includes end of Israel's occupation of Lebanon: Iran foreign min

Araghchi said Israeli attacks on Lebanon 'will be considered by us a violation of the Memorandum of Understanding'

Higher prices for gas, groceries and flights to outlast Iran war: Experts

Even after oil starts flowing again from West Asia, it could take a while for consumers to see a difference at local fuel pumps, supermarkets and other places they shop

Asian markets advance as BOJ raises rates; Nikkei briefly tops 70,000

Early trading in the region followed a familiar pattern, with markets settling into a more measured tone ‌on Gulf developments as the initial excitement over the deal between US-Iran began to fade

Norway embraces Viking theme for World Cup return and provokes some debate

Norway is leaning into the country's centuries-old history as its star-studded men's team, containing Haaland and Martin Odegaard, heads into a first World Cup in 28 years.

Argentina vs Algeria: Messi prepared for his for his 6th World Cup- Scaloni

"Not only the Argentine population, but everybody-the whole planet-wants to see Messi play," says Argentina coach Scaloni.

Iran war is 'wake-up call' for Southeast Asia's energy sector, says report

An overreliance on oil and gas transported through the Strait of Hormuz left the region particularly vulnerable to shocks from the Iran war

France vs Senegal preview: Senegal eyes repeat of famous 2002 France upset

France is a two-time champion seeking to reach its third straight World Cup final. Les Blues won in 1998 and 2018, then lost the 2022 final to Argentina on penalty kicks.

Fifa WC: Araujo rescues Uruguay in 1-1 World Cup draw with Saudi Arabia

Maxi Araujo finally gave the crowd of mostly Uruguay fans in South Florida something to cheer about with his tying goal late in Monday's World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia.

World Cup official blames twitch for gesture; Fifa sees no breach

Evans worked Germany's opening 7-1 win over Curacao on Sunday as an assistant to the video assistant referee, based at the World Cup broadcast centre in Dallas.

FIFA World Cup: Belgium's 'Golden Generation' off to underwhelming start

Belgium held the top spot in the FIFA rankings for several years and had its best World Cup performance when it finished third in Russia in 2018.

6.7 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, damage reported

The strong shaking sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Central Sulawesi province

Mexico-South Africa Fifa World Cup opener sets US English viewership record

The World Cup game between host Mexico and South Africa drew 7.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched opening match for an English-language broadcast in the United States.

Trump's Iran deal faces scepticism, scrutiny as US lawmakers seek answers

Trump has not yet explained how this deal will address Iran's nuclear programme, including who will be in charge of verifying that Iran is in compliance and who will destroy highly enriched uranium

Cybersecurity experts urge Trump admin to lift curbs on Anthropic AI models

Anthropic has said it was limiting use of some technology to select customers because of its ability to surpass human cybersecurity experts in finding and exploiting computer vulnerabilities

8 killed as B-52 bomber crashes at US Air Force base in California

It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, and it could take up to six months to complete an investigation, Hayes said