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The 2026 FIFA World Cup has kicked off under a cloud after riots erupted outside the stadium and chaos unfolded both on and off the pitch.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed regret after a minister stepped down in protest at what he says is too little spending.

Parallels between the two wars abound, from the grinding nature of the fighting to the way new technologies reshaped warfare.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned, telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer the government's spending plans fall short of what's needed at this time.

While it’s unknown if US forces deliberately targeted a drinking water facility, doing so could constitute a war crime.

United Nations Secretary General says the ceasefire is ‘more like a lesser fire’ as the US and Iran continue to exchange strikes.

The President must swallow his pride and accept a deal worse than the pre-war status quo.

Kevin Warsh, the unlucky new chairperson, has seen his case for lower interest rates disintegrate.

In a warming world, this cold ocean blob is sparking fears of a sub-zero temperature crisis across Iceland, Greenland and northern Europe.

America’s inflation level hit 4 per cent for the first time in three years in May, driven by surging gas prices from the Iran war.

The Sudanese asylum seeker accused of the knife attack that sparked a wave of anti-immigrant protests has been named in court.

America’s inflation level hit 4 per cent for the first time in three years in May, driven by surging gas prices from the Iran war.

The exchange of fire between the US and Tehran presented a new test for the increasingly tenuous ceasefire in the volatile region.

A sinking feeling is likely to loom large over AUKUS discussions between Penny Wong, Richard Marles and their UK counterparts following damning revelations regarding the British submarine force.

AARON PATRICK: Footage of an immigrant violently stabbing a man on a Belfast street is increasing hostility in Britain towards immigration, strengthening One Nation’s counterpart, the Reform UK party.

The architect of a scathing British report on AUKUS says a high-profile rescue mission by leaders would reinvigorate the agreement — but one retired Admiral describes that as ‘putting lipstick on a pig’.