Follow live updates and the latest coverage of the 2026 World Cup as England faces Croatia in Thomas Tuchel’s debut and Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal against DR Congo.

Ukraine intelligence indicates the country's stepped up drone strikes are forcing Russia to burn through interceptor missiles, possibly faster than it can build new ones.

Taiwan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said the scholars' passports and mobile phones were confiscated, and they were detained in Mombasa for more than 20 hours before being allowed to leave the country.

Donald Trump explained the appeal in one sentence: “Versailles is not gold leaf — Versailles is the real deal.” For Emmanuel Macron, that was precisely the point. On Wednesday night, the French president throws open Louis XIV’s palace to his U.

JD Vance said during an appearance on the Megyn Kelly show on Tuesday that the Trump administration’s goal was not only to weaken Iran militarily, but to create the possibility of a broader regional reset -- if Tehran is willing to change its behavior.

The president met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky at the G-7 summit but told reporters the conflict "has no impact on us … we're thousands of miles away."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that ​he hoped closer ties ‌and undertaking joint projects with India would make both countries ​stronger.

A new study describes the oldest evidence of a plague outbreak ever found, in a set of skeletons excavated from prehistoric graves in Siberia dating back 5,500 years.