FIFA pays up on overdue prize money after Jordan ‘blackmail’ remark

Jordan FA’s president, ​Prince Ali bin Hussein, accused FIFA of ‘blackmail’, and delayed Arab Cup prize money now paid.

Jordan’s players and staff have received outstanding reward ⁠money for their participation in the 2025 Arab Cup, the Jordan Football Association’s president, Prince Ali bin Hussein, says, two days after he accused FIFA of ⁠blackmail.

Burnham orders review of grooming gang early releases

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered an "urgent" review to identify any grooming gang members who may be eligible to be freed from jail under the government's early release scheme.

When atrocities return: The cost of failed accountability in Tigray

Amnesty International says impunity for past abuses has left civilians vulnerable as fighting returns to Tigray.

By Mohamed Ghulam Mohammadu

Published On 6 Aug 2026

When Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan forces signed the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in November 2022, it appeared that one of Africa’s deadliest conflicts had finally come to an end.

Livestreamer's murder raises questions over relations between Mexico's creators and cartels

The killing of a young influencer, caught on camera as he was livestreaming in Mexico's Sinaloa state, has raised questions about possible links between content creators and criminal cartels in this violence-wracked part of the country.

Van-Pantoja rematch to headline UFC 331 in September: All to know

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Van and Pantoja to fight for flyweight title, while Tsarukyan faces the dangerous Mauricio Ruffy at lightweight.

Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja will headline UFC 331 in September in a flyweight title rematch on September 19 in Los Angeles, officials announced on Thursday.

Indian court sentences high-profile journalist to 10 years for rape

Tarun Tejpal, 63, says that he will appeal the conviction at the Supreme Court.

An Indian court has sentenced a prominent journalist to 10 years in prison for raping a junior colleague more than a decade ago, overturning an earlier acquittal.

‘There is no money’: Is Iraq entering a phase of lean years?

Baghdad, Iraq – A colloquial phrase by Iraqi Minister of Health Abdul Hussein al-Musawi uttered at a meeting for medical staff, health workers and others in Baghdad made many Iraqis concerned. “There is no money,” he said, which, to many, seemed closer to an official declaration regarding the scale of the financial distress facing the Iraqi state. In an unprecedented moment of candour before his ministry’s employees, the minister revealed that the government has now placed securing salaries at the forefront of its priorities amid a stifling liquidity crisis. This marks the first time a government minister has spoken so clearly about the difficulty of financing the state’s basic expenditures.

Michigan, Missouri, Washington primary elections: Key takeaways

Michigan’s Democratic race for a midterm election nomination emerged on Tuesday as the latest battleground between the party’s progressive and centrist candidates, commonly referred to by Democrats as “moderates”, over US support for Israel.

SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans

Shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX tumbled after the company's first-ever earnings report revealed a huge jump in spending on artificial intelligence, spooking investors.

While the firm's quarterly revenue had nearly doubled to $7.8bn (£5.8bn) from a year earlier, its spending ballooned to $18.3bn, more than six times what it was a year ago, the bulk of which was for AI.

Vegetables to get smaller and more expensive due to hot weather, farmers warn

ByAlex DanielBusiness reporter and Esme StallardSenior climate and science reporter

This year's harvest could be the worst on record as farmers warn the exceptionally dry spring and summer could lead to "shrinkflation" in UK supermarkets.