The biggest World Cup ever, with 48 teams and 104 matches, is expected to bring a record $13bn for FIFA.

Platner wins in Maine, Republican Nancy Mace loses in S Carolina. Results for Nevada and North Carolina also announced.

Four-year-old Malika was seriously wounded in an Israeli attack that killed her mother.

The 2026 World Cup is the first to be held in three different host nations - but why? Al Jazeera explains.

Iranian state media released video showing the launch of missiles towards US bases in the Middle East.

Hundreds 'pushed' to border and many others put in detention centres as part of a crackdown on undocumented migrants.

Messi is hoping to overcome injury to help Argentina become the first back-to-back World Cup champions since 1962.

Northern Ireland’s political leaders call for calm after a knife attack led to anti-immigration protests in the capital.

Israel's war on Gaza has decimated the tech sector, killing experts and destroying incubators that offered opportunity.

A spider camera crashed near the touchline during a football friendly between Hungary and Kazakhstan.

Police say a manhunt is under way for more than 10 suspects after the attack on an informal settlement.

A spate of drone incursions fuels anxieties about a possible military conflict with Russia.

Qualified teams, groups, schedule and snapshot of stadiums that will host World Cup matches.

CCTV footage shows an explosion in Bahrain’s capital Manama after what authorities say was an Iranian missile strike.

Argentina ease past Iceland in their final friendly before the World Cup, winning 3-0 in Auburn, Alabama.

The multiday campaign has killed a rail worker, closed the bombed Chongar road bridge and caused a fuel crisis

Analysts warn of further escalation after tit-for-tat attacks between Tehran and Washington.

Prosecutors argued in court that the soldiers were motivated by anger over Yunus’s activism.

Prediction platform says it will seek employment information for markets at 'heightened' risk of manipulation.

Platner wins Maine Senate primary despite controversies, setting up a key race against Republican Susan Collins.