The FIFA World Cup 2026 draw takes place Friday in Washington, DC, where the trophy has been on display.
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Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks on Somali-Americans, saying Somali immigrants have “destroyed our country”.
US secretary of state says US president is ‘the only leader in the world capable of resolving the Sudan crisis’.
Trump claims to be cracking down on drug gangs in Venezuela but pardoned a Honduran drug lord serving time in the US.
The Afghan refugee who shot two US national guardsmen in Washington DC is a veteran of the CIA’s shadowy Zero Units.
Comments to Indian media seem to contradict Trump report that negotiators got the impression he wanted to ‘make a deal’.
Gaza has exposed the limits of US power and opened space for new centres of global diplomacy.
Al Jazeera looks at how years of punitive measures cost billions, filled prisons and did little to curb violence.
Omar Fateh on president Trump’s hostile rhetoric toward Somali Americans ahead of the midterm elections.
Guterres said Israel’s war has been waged with ‘total neglect’ with respect to civilian deaths and Gaza’s destruction.
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