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NYC launches lottery for $50 World Cup football tickets
New York City is launching a lottery for 1,000 discounted World Cup tickets priced at $50.
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Fans create AI-generated team songs ahead of World Cup
Fan-made football anthems are raking in millions of plays on social media, rivalling FIFA commissions from musicians.
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US sanctions elected Hezbollah MPs and Lebanese security officials
Hezbollah says the sanctions will have 'absolutely no effect' on its strategy amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
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Ebola tensions rise as treatment centre torched in DR Congo’s Ituri
Residents in DRC torch facility over burial disputes, spotlighting challenges in tackling Ebola outbreak.
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Five key takeaways from Democrats’ autopsy report on Kamala Harris’s loss
Riddled with mistakes and missing sections, 192-page document on 2024 election loss to Trump fails to mention Gaza.
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Trump shifts between diplomacy and threats in Iran standoff
Supporters say unpredictable Trump approach deal-making strength, others see reflection of strategic dilemma.
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Do aid flotillas make a difference for Palestinians under Israeli blockade?
Israeli minister's mistreatment of abducted activists sparks global condemnation.
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Is Islamophobia being re-packaged as feminism?
A group of female activists at a far-right rally in the UK have sparked a backlash.
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Iran’s World Cup hopes hit US visa hurdles
Players from Iran’s national football team are in Turkey applying for US visas for the 2026 World Cup.
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Who are the 10 best FIFA World Cup players of all time?
The all-time greats who have shone on the biggest stage and written their names in football World Cup folklore.
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Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’
Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global he...
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The Guardian view on Grenfell prosecutions: court dates cannot come soon enough | Editorial
Survivors are right to be angry at the nine years taken to reach this point. Those to blame for the fire must face justi...