CONCACAF asks Infantino to skip youth event amid FIFA governance crisis

The pressure on Gianni Infantino has led CONCACAF to reportedly ask the FIFA president to skip upcoming tournament.

CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has asked FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to ⁠stay away from a youth football tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend, saying his presence would overshadow the event due to mounting opposition to his leadership.

UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza

The UK, Canada and Australia have described as "shameful" Israel's decision not to launch a criminal investigation into strikes on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) convoy in Gaza in 2024, which killed seven humanitarian workers.

Argentina’s Paredes gets 10-game ban for World Cup final scuffle with Spain

Leandro Paredes banned for 10 games as FIFA suspends three Argentina players for World Cup final scuffle with Spain.

FIFA banned three Argentina players, including a 10-match suspension for midfielder Leandro Paredes, for striking Spain opponents moments after losing the World Cup final.

World Cup 2026: Argentina's Paredes banned for 10 games over World Cup final clashes

Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes has been given a 10-match ban for the role he played in on-field clashes after his side were beaten 1-0 by Spain in the 2026 World Cup final.

JD Vance reportedly mocks Carney for trying to ‘out-tough’ Trump on trade

Leaked audio from a private event has reportedly captured the US vice-president, JD Vance, mocking Canada for apparently capitulating in a trade deal and taunting the prime minister, Mark Carney, for trying to “out-tough” Donald Trump.

Arsenal transfer news: England defender Ezri Konsa leaves Aston Villa in £55m deal

Ezri Konsa says he is proud to play for "one of the best teams in the world" as he completed his £55m move to Arsenal.

The 28-year-old England defender joins the Premier League champions from Aston Villa on a four-year contract, with the option to extend for a further year.

Russian expert warns of impending social crisis as Ukraine death toll rises

Russian ballistic missile attacks have begun to cause record civilian deaths in Ukrainian cities without any Patriot interceptors to stop them, but Ukraine’s long-range strikes have destroyed Russian fuel supplies.

How will El Niño affect the weather in the UK?

Stormy autumn, cold winter - how might El Niño affect the UK weather?

A huge wave crashes over a breakwater and lighthouse, with grey skies overhead and stormy seas in the background

Ebola outbreak ‘growing faster, ⁠⁠wider’ as DRC death toll passes 2,500: UN

Epidemic in DR Congo remains out of control amid conflict, funding shortages and attacks on health workers and facilities.

The Ebola virus continues spreading “exponentially” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations has warned.

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s family accuses gov’t of defying hospital order

Islamabad, Pakistan — Uzma Khanum had not seen her brother in nearly a year. When she finally did, in a borrowed office in the government-run PIMS hospital in the Pakistani capital past midnight on Friday, he stood up in shock and told the doctors around him, “This is my sister, I’m meeting her after 10 months.”