FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP) A standard ticket for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final has appeared on the resale market for an astonishing £8.5 million ($11.5 million), despite offering no VIP access or additional perks…
James Holder, the co-founder of fashion brand Superdry, has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of raping a woman following a night out in the UK. The incident took place in Cheltenham in May 2022 after Holder and a friend went to the woman’s home following a night out drinking. Prosecutors said…
Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who recently disembarked from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak onboard left three people dead and several others infected.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), five of eight suspected cases have been confirmed. Among the dead is a 69-year-old Dutch woman who…
Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde celebrates scoring his side’s 3rd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Tensions inside Real Madrid’s dressing room have escalated dramatically ahead of this weekend’s El Clásico against FC Barcelona, with midfielder Federico Valverde…
A strange underground discovery in Kerala’s Palakkad district has suddenly drawn attention from scientists, biodiversity researchers, and even people interested in traditional medicine. In the village of Karakurussi, a farmer digging land for cultivation reportedly uncovered several unusual mushroom-like structures hidden beneath the soil. At first glance, they did not look especially remarkable. Yet researchers…
In Teruel, Spain, palaeontologists unearthed a nearly complete skull of the armoured dinosaur Dacentrurus armatus. This extraordinary find dates back 150 million years to the Late Jurassic period. The skull emerged from the Villarrubio Formation and stands as the most intact stegosaur skull ever found in Europe. Dinosaur skulls are often fragile, so they seldom…
The extraordinary aerial photograph captured by NASA on its Earth Observatory site shows the evolution of a “sea of rotating clouds” in the region around Antarctica as a result of fierce winds, forming a phenomenon called the Von Kármán vortex streets. This astonishing image was taken by NASA using Landsat 8 over Peter I Island…
In Botoșani County, Romania, a team of archaeologists uncovered a monumental mega-structure dating back 6,000 years. This discovery challenges our basic ideas about how human societies developed. According to a study published on PLOS One, the structure, associated with the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture from around 4000 to 3900 BC, covers about 350 square meters. That’s almost…
Iran and the US are discussing a temporary framework that could pause hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and create space for broader negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme, the New York Times reported, citing three senior Iranian officials familiar with the talks.According to NYT, the proposed short-term arrangement would establish a 30-day…
UK: Border force officer convicted in Chinese intelligence spying case A jury in London has convicted a Border Force officer of helping Chinese intelligence agents spy on Hong Kong dissidents living in the United Kingdom.Prosecutors alleged that Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 38, used confidential immigration data to identify activists and monitor protesters as part of…