A disciplined and courageous Cape Verde produced one of the biggest results in their football history by holding European champions Spain to a goalless draw in their opening Group H match at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Atlanta on Monday. Making their first-ever appearance at the global showpiece, the Blue Sharks delivered a defensive…
New York — Drought, extreme heat, and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, according to new climate report Nearly half of the world’s children – or 1.1 billion – are now exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health, education, and survival, according to a…
Vice President JD Vance said on CNN the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran is a “very general document,” spanning about a page and a half, with knotty details on the future of Iran’s nuclear program and other issues left for future talks. “On a number of issues, we are going to have…
Rwanda has once again emerged as a promising place for entrepreneurs, with six local firms earning a place among the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) 2026 Top 100 Entrepreneurs. They were selected from more than 24,000 applications across all 54 African countries. The 2026 edition of the competition, backed by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba…
Thirteen nations participating in the FIFA World Cup have issued a joint statement expressing their “profound disappointment” over recent comments by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, who reportedly argued that the expanded tournament would produce “uninteresting” matches. Cape Verde, Curaçao, Uzbekistan, Congo, Haiti, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire said they…
NewsFeed Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel has transferred authority over Hebron to the army. It includes control of the key holy site, Cave of the Patriarchs. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh explains. Published On 17 Jun 202617 Jun 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Handling sensitive information according to best practice. As organisations face growing cyber threats, stricter compliance requirements and increased scrutiny around how data is managed, information security has become a key factor in technology buying decisions. Businesses are no longer evaluating digital platforms solely on functionality, pricing or ease of use. They also want assurance that…
Since 2020, more than 75 per cent of new power capacity added globally has come from renewable sources. PHOTO/FILE By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Scientists say the Earth is likely to shoot past a key global warming target within the decade, bringing the planet ever closer to a full-blown climate catastrophe. The good news? Several climate-friendly technologies – like…
Twenty-four years after Senegal’s historic upset over France in the opening match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Les Bleus finally got their revenge with a 3-1 victory over the Lions of Teranga on Monday at MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey. In front of nearly 82,000 spectators, the World Cup runners-up had to…
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images With SpaceX‘s stock rocketing during its first three days of trading, Elon Musk’s company is getting an assist from the Department of Justice, which asked a federal court in Mississippi to toss a case against the company brought by the NAACP. The suit was filed in April by…
