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Norway's Nyland enters folklore with late save in World Cup knockout win

Nyland stopped a point-blank shot from Nicolas Pepe, who scored both Ivory Coast goals in the group stage finale against Curacao.

Fifa WC: Mexico end 40-year knockout drought, beat Ecuador 2-0 to enter R16

Mexico subsequently lost seven consecutive times at that same stage in the 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups.

Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September

The convention will be held in Dallas on Sept. 9 and 10

Mexico-Ecuador World Cup match delayed by an storm in Mexico City

The match between Mexico and Ecuador for the round of 32 of the World Cup was delayed Wednesday morning due to a thunderstorm over the Mexico City Stadium area.

Australia outclass West Indies to enter 2026 Women's T20 World Cup final

The West Indies made 125-7 and the inadequacy of that total was exposed by Australia hunting it down with seven overs to spare

Chelsea avoid UEFA financial penalty; Strasbourg fined $15 million

One year ago, Chelsea was fined 31 million euros ($35.5 million) and set stricter financial targets

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's proposal

Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights-to freely participate in our political community, the judge said

Deschamps returns to France World Cup camp after family bereavement

Deschamps coached France to the 2018 title and to the 2022 final, a penalty-kick loss to Argentina

Serena Williams' return headlines Wimbledon as demand soars for seats

The 44-year-old Williams is scheduled to play an opponent less than half her age, 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia

Police, soccer fans clash in The Hague after Morocco stuns Netherlands

Police in The Hague said "heavy fireworks were set off" in the Schilderswijk district, and that police officers were pelted with fireworks and stones

Zelenskyy condemns 'horrific attacks' as Russian strikes kill 12, injure 40

The deadliest strike hit the city of Dnipro, while a drone attack on a passenger minibus in Zaporizhzhia also claimed civilian lives

Comcast plans to split into two firms by spinning off NBCUniversal, Sky

Comcast, based in Philadelphia, will continue providing internet services to residential and business customers

Trump claims Iran requested meeting; Iranian officials deny talks are fixed

Trump said the meeting with Iran would happen on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar. But Kazem Gharibabadi, a senior negotiator for Iran, denied any talks had been scheduled

US Supreme Court backs Trump's agency firings, spares Fed governor

The justices allowed Fed governor Lisa Cook to stay in her job while she fights the Republican president's effort to fire her over allegations of mortgage fraud, which she has denied

Qatar to release $6 bn in frozen assets amid US talks: Iranian president

Pezeshkian is the highest-ranking official within Iran to reference the release of the funds held by Qatar, a key mediator in the negotiations with Pakistan

China imposes export controls on 40 Japanese entities as tensions rise

20 Japanese firms have been placed on a control list, which prohibits Chinese and foreign exporters from selling to them dual-use items made in China

Ukraine hits another Russian oil refinery as Putin admits fuel shortage

Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian military industries and energy facilities in recent months, aiming to cut Moscow's revenue for its invasion

US lags in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growing

Parents whose children died from harms linked to social media use are driving a growing movement for stronger safeguards, accountability measures and online safety legislation

France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heatwave

Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend as the heat wave slowly moved toward eastern parts of the continent

Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait following US strikes, threatens to halt talks

Both Bahrain and Kuwait denounced the Iranian attacks, though it wasn't clear what, if anything, had been hit