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Lebanon strikes test fragile U.S.-Iran deal as talks slow
Israeli attacks continued in southern Lebanon despite a U.S.-Iran understanding calling for an end to attacks, with Lebanon reporting 18 deaths and Israel saying four soldiers were killed by Hezbollah
Ismaël Koné stretchered off as Canada routs Qatar in Vancouver
Coach Jesse Marsch was visibly moved after the 24-year-old’s leg injury, saying Koné is central to Canada’s future while the team awaits his recovery
Israel-Hezbollah fighting clouds planned U.S.-Iran signing
Trump says the agreement is not final, while Israeli strikes in Lebanon and confusion over the Strait of Hormuz are testing a framework due to be signed Friday
Trump delays Jay Clayton intelligence nomination in voter ID standoff
The president said he will keep Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief while tying action on a surveillance program to a voting bill that lacks enough support in Congress
Five sentenced over Ely riot as courtroom anger erupts
The first adult defendants sentenced over the 2023 Cardiff disorder received prison terms after violence that followed the deaths of two teenagers on an e-bike
DA leader asks Ramaphosa to remove John Steenhuisen from cabinet
Geordin Hill-Lewis wants his predecessor replaced as agriculture minister in a rapid shake-up of the DA’s posts in South Africa’s coalition government
England open Tuchel’s World Cup bid against Croatia in Dallas
The Group L meeting pairs England’s perfect qualifying record with a Croatia side still leaning on its veteran core after deep runs in the last two World Cups
Ronaldo set for a different kind of World Cup role at 41
Portugal’s first lineup against DR Congo is expected to keep Cristiano Ronaldo central, even as his game has narrowed into a more specialized scoring role
World Cup injury rule faces scrutiny over one-minute absence
A Varzesh3 report says FIFA’s anti-time-wasting measure can leave a fouled team short-handed when referees miss contact and VAR cannot intervene
Neymar announces fifth child as Brazil waits on injury recovery
The Brazil No. 10 has been called into Carlo Ancelotti’s 26-man World Cup squad but remains out as he works toward a return later in the tournament