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World Cup Day 1: Schedule, predictions, opening ceremony and what to watch

The biggest FIFA World Cup ever starts today in Mexico. Here are the schedule, predictions, key stories shaping day one.

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UK, Australia, Canada launch $4m peace fund for Israel-Palestine conflict

Fund will provide humanitarian support to Palestinians, crack down on Israeli settlers and support Gaza peace plan.

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South Korea vs Czechia: World Cup group match – teams, start and lineups

Asian giants South Korea face two-time runners-up Czechia in the second match of the opening day of World Cup 2026.

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Gold is now the top reserve asset. Is dollar dominance at risk?

Gold now accounts for 27% of global reserve holdings, overtaking US Treasuries as the world’s largest reserve asset.

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US releases video of warship firing missiles in strikes on Iran

Video released by US Central Command shows what the military says are ‘self-defence’ strikes on Iranian targets.

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World Cup 2026: Full match schedule, groups, teams and start times

Al Jazeera’s teams, groups, key dates and kickoff times list for World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the United…

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How much heat does an AI data centre produce, and where are they located?

Data centres don’t just use large amounts of water and electricity, they’re heating the environment too, study finds.

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FIFA World Cup 2026: Haiti forced to change kit over war imagery

An illustration of the Battle of Vertieres in 1803, with the Haitian flag, had been embedded on the kits.

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Thailand court sentences two men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing

The August 2015 attack at the popular Erawan shrine in Bangkok’s commercial heart killed 20 and wounded over 100 more.

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Iran war day 104: Iran attacks US bases, closes strait after Trump strikes

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz, launches retaliatory strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan after US attacks.

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