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South Korea get off to winning start after rallying from goal down to beat Czechia
South Korea came back from a goal down to snatch a thrilling 2-1 win over Czechia in their World Cup Group A opener, sub...
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Ben Stokes has been extraordinary for English cricket, it should cut him some slack | Emma John
The sport’s misguided morals mean England’s Test captain has been humbled for a meaningless infraction and kept off the...
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US legal showdown looms over ‘heinous’ nitrogen gas after supreme court blocks execution
Supreme court rejects Alabama’s request to execute a prisoner, setting up showdown over method decried by experts as bru...
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Here in Georgia our festivals are full, but our poets are in prison – and now we feel abandoned by Europe | Archil Kikodze
Anti-government protests continue, but our young people are leaving. Increasingly destitute cultural gatherings have bec...
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The Joy of Six: forgotten World Cup goals
From Ogris’s Florentine charge to Quagliarella’s Ellis Park chip, half a dozen World Cup classics that deserve to be bet...
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Jesse Marsch says he had to ‘beg’ US players to sing anthem as he talks up Canada’s pride
Marsch says players will embrace World Cup occasionMoïse Bombito and Ismaël Koné fit after injuriesWeather concerns dism...
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Experience: I was held hostage for a year
As a conflict journalist, I was aware of the dangers – but nothing prepares you for the mental traumaI arrived in Mogadi...
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Video of visually impaired Palestinian boy crying over broken glasses draws global attention
Ayoub Junaid, seven, given new pair but needs surgery as Gaza’s children remain unable to access treatmentA video of a s...
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South Korea’s ex-President Yoon gets 30 years over drone operation
Seoul court sentences former leader for sending military drones into North Korea.
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Amnesty and Oxfam warn of displacement in the occupied West Bank
Amnesty International and Oxfam released reports this week documenting a rise in state-backed Israeli settler violence.
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Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones over Pyongyang
South Korea’s former president was given a life sentence in February for leading an insurrection with his 2024 martial l...
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Bosnia’s Esmir Bajraktarevic: Child of Srebrenica
As Bosnia and Herzegovina prepare to face Canada in their 2026 World Cup opener, all eyes will be on Esmir Bajraktarevic