Japan first team to qualify for 2026 World Cup after victory over Bahrain | Football News
Japan ensure a top two finish with 2-0 win against Bahrain in Group C of Asia qualifiers for 2026 World Cup.Japan became the first team…
Hamas fires rockets into Tel Aviv as cease-fire crumbles
1 of 2 | An Israeli army tank leaves the Gaza Strip somewhere in southern Israel as seen from inside Israel on Tuesday. Israel carried…
Iran frees French tourist Olivier Grondeau after two years in prison
Iran Thursday released a French tourist who had been held for two years on a five-year sentence for allegedly conspiring against the Islamic Republic, a…
Australia thrash Indonesia in AFC World Cup qualifiers | Football News
The win boosts Australia’s chance of finishing second in Group C, behind Japan, to qualify for the 48-team World Cup in North America next year.Two…
Man’s quest to visit every Irish pub in the world including one on prison island
A man from County Kerry is on a mission to visit every single Irish pub in the world and so far he has been to…
Finland takes top spot, US gets lowest-ever rank in World Happiness Report | Mental Health News
The US fell to its lowest-ever ranking in the 2025 edition of the World Happiness Report amid rising social isolation and political polarisation, while Finland…
PM honours Navy submarine crew who broke world record after spending 204 days at sea
A ROYAL Navy nuclear-armed submarine has smashed the world record for the longest patrol — after spending 204 days at sea.Sir Keir Starmer and Defence…
Vancouver Auto Show pulls Tesla exhibits due to safety concerns
Protestors and police appear outside the Tesla New York storefront in New York City on March 8, and such protests caused the removal of the…
Erdogan’s government arrests Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Turkish political crackdown
Political opposition leader and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was in Turkish police custody Wednesday, arrested days before being chosen as the presidential candidate for the…
Russian attacks kill at least 2, injure 18 in Ukraine after U.S. partial cease-fire agreement
At least two people were killed and 18 more were injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine after U.S. President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir…
World Cup 2026 qualifying: Draw and tables as England and Wales begin campaigns
Some of the groups will not be finalised until after the Nations League quarter-finals in March.Group A: Germany/Italy (winner), Slovakia, NORTHERN IRELAND, Luxembourg.Group B: Switzerland,…
German parliament votes for massive debt reform, defense spending hike
Germany's parliament voted Tuesday in favor of incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's massive debt reform that will increase defense spending amid Russia's ongoing war in…
U.N. agency warns bird flu spreading at ‘unprecedented’ scale, calls for global response
A United National agency has expressed great concern over the spread of the H5N1 bird flu and its spillover into other mammals, including cows. Photo…
France threatens to retaliate after Algeria refuses to accept deportees
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau Monday that France would make a "graduated response" following an Algerian rejection of a list of people France wants to…
12 dead in plane crash off of Honduras coast
March 18 (UPI) -- A dozen people died after a plane crashed into the sea off the shore of Honduras, officials confirmed Tuesday. Honduran National…
Man on FBI’s most wanted list arrested in Mexico
Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, 47, has been arrested in Mexico. He is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. Photo courtesy of Secretariat of Security and…
How the world is reacting to Israel’s wave of deadly attacks on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Hamas says attacks ‘overturn’ ceasefire as families of Israeli captives accuse Netanyahu of ‘giving up on hostages’.Israel has launched a massive wave…
Injured Messi to miss Argentina’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers | Football News
The world champions will face Uruguay on March 21 and Brazil on March 25 without their influential captain.Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s qualifying matches for…
Israel conducts ‘extensive strikes’ against Hamas in Gaza
An elderly Palestinian man walks past a destroyed building in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip on Friday. Early Tuesday, Israel Defense Forces conducted a wave…
Lionel Messi: Argentina leave Inter Miami forward out of next World Cup qualifiers
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has been left out of Argentina's squad for their next two World Cup qualifiers.The 37-year-old returned to Miami's starting line-up…