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The 2026 World Cup draw is happening on Friday, and we already know 42 of the 48 teams involved in next summer’s tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The final six teams will be decided in the coming months, but what do you know about those who have already confirmed their place?Here, we look at one thing that defines the way each team plays — whether it’s tactical, statistical or just plain interesting.- 2026 World Cup: Match schedule plan revealed for day after draw- 2026 World Cup draw: When does it start? How does it work?- 2026 World…

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin awards India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. Evgenia Novozhenina | ReutersAs India reels under punitive U.S. tariffs over its purchases of Russian oil, New Delhi is all set to host President Vladmir Putin for a two-day visit, signaling its determination to deepen ties with Moscow.The visit indicates that India wants to “maintain its relations with Russia, especially at a time when it sees the United States as unreliable and China as hostile,” said Ian Bremmer, president and founder of…

Apple’s latest iPhone models are shown on display at its Regent Street, London store on the launch day of the iPhone 17.Arjun Kharpal | CNBCApple will hit a record level of iPhone shipments this year driven by its latest models and a resurgence in its key market of China, research firm IDC has forecast.The company will ship 247.4 million iPhones in 2025, up just over 6% year-on-year, IDC forecast in a report on Tuesday. That’s more than the 236 million it sold in 2021, when the iPhone 13 was released.Apple’s predicted surge is “thanks to the phenomenal success of its…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – DECEMBER 03: President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference to mark the first anniversary of former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law, at Yeongbingwan of Blue House on December 03, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. A year has passed since then-President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a state of emergency martial law, stunning Korea and setting off a political crisis that continues to reverberate today. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)Chung Sung-jun | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed “strict accountability” for the perpetrators behind last year’s…

This picture taken on March 10, 2014 shows students at Hailiang International School lighting candles to pray for the passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in Zhuji, in China’s Zhejiang province. STR | AFP | Getty ImagesThe search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume later this month, more than a decade after the jet disappeared in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. The deep-sea search for missing wreckage of the aircraft will resume on Dec. 30, with U.S-based marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity carrying out the operation intermittently for a period of 55 days,…

Erling Haaland has smashed Alan Shearer’s first goal record in the Premier League and could go on to break another.Haaland opened the scoring in Manchester City’s 5-3 win at Fulham on Tuesday, bringing up his 100th goal in the Premier League.The Norway striker has notched 100 goals in 111 appearances, the fastest player to do so, beating Shearer who did it in 124 games.Erling Haaland could target another Alan Shearer record. GettyNewcastle and England legend Shearer holds the record for all-time Premier League goals (260), a tally which 25-year-old Haaland has been tipped for.”I know about it,” he told Sky Sports…

The bodies handed over by Israel arrived in Gaza frozen, numbered and silent. Palestinian families hoped their arrival would finally answer their two-year-long questions about the fate of their missing relatives. But with these answers came new questions, leaving many families in limbo even after they were finally able to bury their loved ones: what had happened to their bodies? Many of the remains delivered to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis were difficult to identify – some with severed parts, others bearing long-stitched incisions. This has led families to suspect that vital organs or body parts were taken while their…

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles while visiting the We Are Together Fourm and Awards Ceremony, on December 3, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty ImagesPeace talks held between the U.S. and Russia on Tuesday failed to deliver a breakthrough with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of discussions doubling down on threats toward Europe, saying Russia was “ready” for war with the Continent.U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner had traveled to Moscow for talks with Putin and his closest aides on a draft peace plan aimed at ending the almost four-year war in Ukraine.…

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Union’s former foreign policy chief faces corruption accusations alongside two other people arrested this week as part of a fraud investigation, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Wednesday.Authorities in Belgium made the arrests on Tuesday after raiding the offices of the EU diplomatic service in Brussels, and a college in Bruges. Federica Mogherini led the EU foreign service from 2014 to 2019 and now serves as the rector of the College of Europe.The EPPO said in a statement that Mogherini and a senior staff member of the College of Europe were detained at its…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers wary of the Fox News Channel host and skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job.Just three months later, he quickly became embroiled in Signalgate as he and other top U.S. officials used the popular Signal messaging application to discuss pending military strikes in Yemen.And now, in what may be his most career-defining moment yet, Hegseth is confronting questions about the use of military force after a special operations team reportedly attacked survivors of a…