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Who will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Here’s what AI predicts
Al Jazeera put nine leading AI models to the test to predict the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup champion.
Bastille Day: France to hold parade with Ukraine in focus
The celebrations will feature troops and warplanes from around Europe in a show of support for Ukraine, as it fends off Russia's ongoing invasion. It is Emmanuel Macron's last Bas…
Bangkok bar fire death toll rises to 30 as police probe possible negligence
Thailand authorities say that 24 people remain in critical condition in hospital after the blaze at a pub.
Germany's Ahr Valley: Rebuilding better after deadly flood
New walls, redesigned bridges and restored floodplains: Towns in a small German valley are testing how they can survive the next extreme flood.
Five years after deadly floods, a German valley prepares for the next one
New walls, redesigned bridges and restored floodplains: towns in a small German valley are testing how they can survive the next extreme flood.
India news: Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike tests Modi
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuks has been fasting in protest of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan since over two weeks. As his health deteriorates, the pressure piles up on Pri…

South East Water to pay £30.5m penalty after multiple failures
Ofwat investigated supplier over supply interruptions, customer failings and for breaching its licenceSouth East Water will pay £30.5m after a series of supply interruptions, cust…
With US-Iran trust broken again, can Pakistan bring them back to talks?
Islamabad is still urging dialogue, but analysts say it has few tools to halt the latest round of US-Iran escalation.
Death toll in Bangkok bar fire reaches 30
As Bangkok kicks-off an investigation into a fire in a bar last Sunday, three people among the wounded have died. The number of deaths from the blaze now stand at 30.

LGBTQ+ pop-up in former Sydney church ordered to cancel ‘offensive’ events after religious protest
Landlord of deconsecrated building sends notice of breach to Divine Playhouse, claiming it ‘insulted and mocked’ beliefs of Christian AustraliansFollow our Australia news live blo…

‘We are dying little by little here’: asylum seekers at mercy of Home Office hotel closures
Legal challenges launched over accommodation ‘adequacy’ as UK government closes more asylum hotelsHuda and her two children aged 10 and 12 had been living in two rooms in a London…

Tuesday briefing: The law that Hillsborough built – and the bitter final battle to get it through
In today’s newsletter: A new law criminalising public bodies and officials that lie to the British public is expected to complete it final stages in the Commons. Why did it take s…

Ed Husic says weakening copyright to benefit AI companies would betray Labor party’s ethos
Labor MP says ‘a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work’ was a founding principle of the ALP as media union calls for tougher new rules on AI use of creative workFollow our Australi…
Why is India blocking film on a man who counted Punjab insurgency killings?
Satluj, based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, is still finding its audience despite the ban.
Trump threatens to attack ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ a nuclear facility inside Ira
US President Donald Trump is threatening to attack a heavily-fortified underground nuclear facility in Iran

Teenager left with life-threatening injuries after alleged stabbing at Brisbane school
Queensland police arrest a 16-year-old boy after an alleged altercation with a 17-year-old boy at Islamic College of BrisbaneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates…
‘Beijing is laughing’ at US-Mexico-Canada stalled trade talks
A US trade expert says the US, Mexico, and Canada need to hold trilateral talks to get a cross-border trade deal signed.

Bangkok bar fire: death toll reaches 30 as police investigate negligence as ‘primary theory’
Bar owner in Thailand offers ‘deepest apologies for this tragic incident’ as police investigate whether exits were either blocked or hard to accessThe Bangkok pub that has become …

UK’s alcohol-free beer boom threatened by regulations, trade body warns
BBPA wants content definition for beer to be considered alcohol free to be changed from 0.05% to 0.5%Pubs and brewers are being prevented from capitalising on Britons’ record-brea…

North Sea oil industry urges Burnham to approve new drilling in UK waters
Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approvalThe UK’s North Sea oil industry has made a last-ditch attempt to curry f…

How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.