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France 24 - World News

2026-07-19 05:39:37 (1 week ago)

Wildfire scorches 12,000 hectares in central Spain's Guadalajara province

Spain is facing yet another raging wildfire as local authorities said on Sunday that a blaze north of Madrid had burned more than 12,000 hectares and forced hundreds of people to evacuate. Earlier this month one of the country's deadliest ever wildfires broke out in the south and firefighters are yet to contain another blaze that started in the northeast on Wednesday.

Daily Sabah - World News

2026-07-19 05:36:00 (1 week ago)

Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv kills 1, wounds 16

At least one person was killed and 16 others injured overnight Sunday when fresh Russian attacks targeted Kyiv with ballistic missiles, Ukrainian officials said. The attack began...

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-19 05:35:52 (1 week ago)

World Cup 2026 final: Closing ceremony and half-time show – what to know

Spain face Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final as musicians perform before kickoff and during the half-time break.

Le Monde - World News

2026-07-19 05:29:08 (1 week ago)

'Can we continue to entrust global sport to organizations more concerned with their financial interests than with the public good?'

The excessive commercialization and blatant conflicts of interest that have characterized the 2026 World Cup should convince governments, athletes and other sports stakeholders to take back control, argue researchers Frédérique Reynertz and Pim Verschuuren.

Fox News - Video

2026-07-19 05:23:41 (1 week ago)

My View With Lara Trump - Saturday, July 18

Ukraine, International Space Station, Screen Time

Times of India

2026-07-19 05:16:37 (1 week ago)

Sable Island is a remote sand island with no permanent residents, yet hundreds of wild horses roam freely across its shifting dunes

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-19 05:08:55 (1 week ago)

Five people rescued after Indonesia boat sinks, at least 20 still missing

The survivors were found clinging to a fish trap and floating debris at sea three days after the boat sank.

New York Times - World News

2026-07-19 05:01:42 (1 week ago)

Argentines, Already ‘Losing Their Minds,’ Brace for World Cup Final

A championship victory would be pure elation, but Argentina is already basking in a state of grace after a win against England and a monthlong fever dream.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-19 05:00:22 (1 week ago)

‘We were in danger of running it into the ground’: Brittany Howard on fleeing fame, fighting Trump and the epic return of Alabama Shakes

The soul-rockers achieved worldwide success before surprising everyone by deciding to quit while they were ahead. Now they’re back with a new album railing against the state of contemporary America

In the autumn of 2024, Alabama Shakes showed no sign of ending their indefinite hiatus – and nobody was asking them to. Seven years had passed since the blues-soul-rock band, who exploded out of Athens, Alabama in 2009, had last shared a stage. Their transatlantic Top 10 2012 debut Boys & Girls announced them; the million-selling 2015 follow-up Sound & Color went to No 1 in the US and won them four Grammys. Their fanbase included Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant and Barack Obama. But by 2017 they were physically and creatively spent, and they stopped. Then, in December 2024, with almost no warning, they played their first show in more than seven years.

“We had a friend in Tuscaloosa who had a brewery, but it wasn’t doing so well after Covid,” explains singer Brittany Howard. “He called me and said he was going to do a fundraiser and asked if I’d like to perform. I said, ‘For sure.’” But then she started reminiscing, remembering how that particular friend had been a huge help to the band, not just her personally. She felt the band owed him something, collectively. “So I called the fellas,” she smiles. “‘Do y’all wanna perform at this thing – like, all of us, together?’ And they instantly said yes.”

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-19 05:00:22 (1 week ago)

Fifa gives fraud ‘an open door’ with betting, says Council of Europe chief

• Fifa deal with prediction market company under fire

• Balogun reprieve showed ‘rules bend under pressure’

Fifa has been accused of providing an “open door to fraud” and allowing political influence to cast doubt on the integrity of the World Cup in a stinging rebuke by the Council of Europe’s secretary general.

In an open letter published to coincide with Sunday’s final, Alain Berset also called for a new integrity framework to be built before the 2030 tournament, which is mainly being staged in Europe, and warned that Fifa was embroiled in a crisis involving money and power.

France 24 - World News

2026-07-19 05:00:01 (1 week ago)

England beat France 6-4 to finish third

The World Cup resumed on Saturday with the third-place playoff, where England defeated France 6–4. Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick to help the Three Lions secure their best tournament finish since 1966. Despite the defeat, Kylian Mbappé scored twice for Les Bleus to overtake Lionel Messi as the all-time leading World Cup scorer with 22 career goals.

Washington Post - World News

2026-07-19 05:00:00 (1 week ago)

Andy Burnham prepares to lead Britain — and face Trump

The incoming prime minister takes office Monday with little foreign policy background and daunting global challenges to confront.