Fifa president has prostrated the organisation before Donald Trump and lost control of his own tournament as a result Even the Nazis tried to tone things down a bit. Before the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, acutely conscious of how it might be perceived by foreign visitors, the Third Reich tried ...
Month: June 2026
‘Highway of death’: the Ukrainian drone campaign menacing Russian logistics‘Highway of death’: the Ukrainian drone campaign menacing Russian logistics
Remote aircraft targeting supply traffic on route connecting occupied regions to Russia Russian forces call it the “Novorossiya” route, the crucial main supply line that snakes through the Ukrainian territories under Moscow’s occupation, linking Rostov-on-Don in Russia to Melitopol, Mariupol and Crimea via the Sea of Azov coastline. In recent ...
Fields of the Gods: Mexico’s football pitches from above – photo essayFields of the Gods: Mexico’s football pitches from above – photo essay
In Mexico, football is played wherever space permits. The Reuters photographer Raquel Cunha spent three months taking photos of amateur matches across Mexico City and beyond Across Mexico, a co-host of the 2026 World Cup, football pitches are laid out wherever communities can find the space. On the edges of ...
Who is your local World Cup hero? Try our postcode lookup to find outWho is your local World Cup hero? Try our postcode lookup to find out
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A Sputnik moment: China’s beating the US in neuroscienceA Sputnik moment: China’s beating the US in neuroscience
The News The US risks ceding healthcare and science preeminence to China if it doesn’t speed its systems for medical research and regulation, said Max Hodak, former president of Elon Musk’s Neuralink who now heads neurotechnology firm Science Corp. “There is a very real possibility that without significant regulatory reform, ...
Google quantum exec: US government funding would’ve come with ‘conditions’Google quantum exec: US government funding would’ve come with ‘conditions’
The News Google didn’t take funding from the Trump administration for quantum computing because of “conditions” that would’ve prevented the tech giant from moving as quickly as it would like, an executive said Wednesday. The US government last month announced $2 billion in grants and investments across nine quantum companies, ...
‘Nobody has budgeted’ for tokenmaxxing, Box’s Levie says‘Nobody has budgeted’ for tokenmaxxing, Box’s Levie says
The News Most companies didn’t budget for the exorbitant cost of AI tokens, but no company can function without them, Box CEO Aaron Levie told Semafor’s Reed Albergotti at the Semafor Tech summit in San Francisco. “It just showed up overnight,” Levie said about the ability for workers to write ...
Middle East crisis live: US and Iran trade strikes again, after Trump warns Tehran will ‘pay the price’ for stalled talksMiddle East crisis live: US and Iran trade strikes again, after Trump warns Tehran will ‘pay the price’ for stalled talks
US launches second round of airstrikes on Iran, and Tehran responds by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan US strikes Iran for second day, as ceasefire appears close to collapse Kuwait’s civil aviation authority has announced that air traffic has resumed after it was suspended due to Iranian attacks. Officials earlier ...
US and Iran exchange strikes for second day, as ceasefire appears close to collapseUS and Iran exchange strikes for second day, as ceasefire appears close to collapse
Explosions reported across Iran after Donald Trump vowed to ‘hit them hard again’, with Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan targeted by Tehran Middle East crisis – live updates The US launched a new round of airstrikes on Iran into Thursday morning after Donald Trump warned Tehran would “pay the price” for ...
US and Iran exchange strikes across Middle East for second day in a rowUS and Iran exchange strikes across Middle East for second day in a row
The US carries out strikes on military targets in southern Iran. Tehran responds by targeting US military assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. ...