FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) — Not so fast, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. Ousmane Dembélé has just entered the Golden Boot race. Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Mbappé, to help France beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday, June 26. Dembélé...
HOUSTON (AP) — Cape Verde completed an improbable run through the group stage with a third straight World Cup draw to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the knockout round following a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia on Friday night, June 26. The small island nation off the western coast...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities in the United Arab Emirates on Friday sounded an incoming missile alert for Dubai but shortly afterward told the public to “disregard the previous warning,” an indication that it was likely triggered by mistake. The brief text message from the...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday moved to prolong temporary protection status for millions of people who have fled the war in Ukraine, but not for new arrivals who would be eligible to serve in the armed forces. Ukraine is desperate to boost the size of its fighting force more than...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — As the U.S. and Iran exchanged escalating strikes on June 11, a plane carrying Qatari mediators was stranded on the tarmac in Tehran. They had been engaged in intensive talks through the night, attempting to halt what appeared to be a spiral back into all-out war, a diplomat...
NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Shiite Muslims marked one of the most important days on their calendar Friday with large gatherings in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and other parts of the world to remember the seventh-century killing of Hussein, the grand son of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The annual...
Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday. It appeared to be one of the biggest drone attacks on Russia and the...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Thick clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky on the outskirts of Myanmar 's largest city Friday as authorities burned more than 50 tons of heroin, opium, ketamine, methamphetamine, marijuana and crystal meth — some $600 million of confiscated illegal drugs...
Gilas Pilipinas may have been through to the next round of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers but the two remaining games in the third window are crucial to the Nationals’ bid of making it back to the global showpiece. National team head coach Tim Cone underlined the importance of the two...
TOKYO, June 26 (Jiji Press) -- The 12 member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership decided Friday to begin preparatory talks with the Philippines, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates, a step toward launching accession negotiations. The decision...
The Philippine women’s handball team dug deep and stunned three-time champion Brazil, 14-26, 23-22, 7-6, to keep its podium bid alive in the 2026 IHF Beach Handball World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia Thursday, June 25. Determined to improve their 12th-place finish in their maiden appearance...
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) — A little flick of Gonzalo Plata’s big toe helped Ecuador make a great escape. Plata poked the ball past Manuel Neuer in the 77th minute and lifted Ecuador to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Germany on Thursday, June 25, and into the knockout round of the World...
