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Wenger says scrapping Infantino's World Cup plan was 'absolutely necessary'

News August 4, 2026

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the decision to scrap FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was β€œabsolutely necessary and beyond questi...

Trump's Board of Peace reassures Israel after Tel Aviv's objections on Gaza pullout

Health August 4, 2026

US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Monday assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza would only begin after Hamas’s complete disarmament, fol...

Court acquits former India wrestling chief of sexually harassing athletes

News August 3, 2026

A court in New Delhi acquitted the former head of the Indian wrestling federation on Monday of charges of sexual harassment and stalking brought by medal-winning athletes, his lawyer said. Brij Bhusha...

Israel conveys 'comments, concerns' to US on Gaza plan, says version made public does not reflect its position

News August 3, 2026

Israel has conveyed concerns to the United States on a Gaza plan hailed by President Donald Trump after Hamas said it had agreed on disarmament, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Mo...

Trump says new Iran talks set to start today after calling off massive attack

News August 3, 2026

US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the country to pursue a deal to end the war entering its sixth month. Trump...

Justin Greaves steadies West Indies in second Test against Pakistan

News August 3, 2026

Justin Greaves made an unbeaten 64 to steer West Indies to 239-5 at stumps on a rain-shortened opening day of the second and final Test against Pakistan in Trinidad on Sunday. After a match-winning di...

Andy Burnham backs written Constitution for Britain

News August 3, 2026

LONDON: Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has signalled his support for a written Constitution for the UK, which unlike most countries, does not have one authoritative document. Since enteri...

At Nepal school, outpouring of grief for climber Nirmal Purja

News August 2, 2026

As rescuers recovered the body of climbing legend Nirmal Purja on Sunday, grief rippled hundreds of kilometres away in Nepal at the school where he first displayed the grit that would make him world-f...

Trump's on-again-off-again war against Iran: in his own words

News August 2, 2026

Donald Trump has made some of the most aggressive public threats about military action of any modern US president. He has walked back many of them too. The 80-year-old Republican’s comments about th...

At least 72 died in Spain's Ceuta migrant rush

News August 2, 2026

At least 72 people died during the mass influx in recent days of migrants into Spain’s Ceuta enclave, when tens of thousands of people mostly swam around the border post from Morocco, local official...