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Is this the end of the World Cup as we know it?On Thursday, European football’s governing body UEFA announced that its member nations are prepared to boycott future men’s and women’s World Cups.The dramatic step was a response to plans set out by FIFA, the organisation which runs global football, to sell stakes in its tournaments to private investors. The dispute could have far-reaching consequences for players, fans and the powerbrokers involved.Our writers explain what is going on and analyse what might happen next.What exactly has happened and what was the initial proposal?On Tuesday, it was revealed that FIFA wanted to…
Sheinbaum’s mañanera in 60 seconds 🌊 2-billion-peso sargassum investment: Navy Minister Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles announced the federal government will invest over 2 billion pesos to strengthen Mexico’s anti-sargassum strategy, with the Navy set to boost its at-sea collection capacity and install roughly 50 km of new barriers along the Caribbean coast. 📈 Sheinbaum touts Q2 growth data: Responding to INEGI’s preliminary figures showing the economy grew 1.5% quarterly and 2.1% annually in Q2, Sheinbaum called it “very good news,” highlighting strong primary sector performance. ⚖️ Sheinbaum backs INE ruling against PRI: After the INE ordered the PRI and its leader…
Sony Pictures Classics has snapped up Andy Garcia‘s Diamond, taking worldwide rights to the actor-director’s long-gestating Los Angeles noir following its buzzy Cannes Film Festival premiere. The deal covers all territories except France, Germany, Italy and CIS. Written, directed, produced by and starring Garcia, Diamond transports a 1940s-style gumshoe into present-day Los Angeles. Garcia plays Joe Diamond, a private detective who dresses in vintage three-piece suits, narrates his days in hardboiled voiceover and carries a traumatic past. He’s an urban legend with a knack for cracking cases the LAPD can’t. When a wealthy widow (Vicky Krieps) hires him to prove she…
Those hoping to win the Khaled Alkhateb prize, named after a journalist killed in Syria, must submit news videos from conflict zones RT has opened submissions for the 2026 Khaled Alkhateb International Memorial Awards, which honor outstanding war reporters working in conflict zones around the world.This year’s contest will accept news reports or series of reports from conflict zones, with a maximum running time of ten minutes. Submissions are accepted in Russian, Arabic, and English, or with subtitles in any of the three for reports in other languages. Qualifying videos must have been published between October 1, 2025, and September…
But MacLeod also seems genuinely concerned about how AI will displace workers, worsening an already bleak economic situation where “people with goddamn master’s degrees can’t get a job and afford an apartment in the city that they’re living in.”“Believe me, my optimism is tenuous,” he says. “The world is kind of shit, but I hold onto it anyway. There’s no way we will have [our basic everyday] problems in 500 years. Everything’s gonna be solved. How we get there is gonna hurt, and not everyone’s gonna come out OK.”MacLeod grew up in Sobieski, a tiny town in Wisconsin. His dad…
Sky Germany can report that TSG Hoffenheim and RB Salzburg have reached a full agreement for the transfer of Adam Daghim.The fee being discussed by the two parties is in the region of €14million plus bonuses for the Danish international.AdvertisementSalzburg still need to make the final decision on whether to let him leave despite the agreement, but the current tendency is towards a sale.Meanwhile, long-serving defender Kevin Akpoguma looks destined to join newly promoted Frosinone Calcio.A full agreement reached has been reached with the former Hoffenheim centre-back who will join as a free agent.Akpoguma’s medical has been completed at the…
Providing broad insight into the Mexican economy MND Intelligence · Third edition Welcome to the third edition of the MND Economy Index™, part of the MND Intelligence™ suite of data products from Mexico News Daily. The MND Economy Index™ is a 10-pillar, 19-indicator composite index that compiles a broad range of economic data into a single score between 0 and 100, giving Mexico News Daily readers a clear, accessible picture of how the Mexican economy is performing across multiple dimensions. The inaugural edition of the index — using data mostly from the month of March — was published in late May. The second edition…
It’s been a hell of a summer for Twin Temple. The self-professed satanists saw their dark star rise earlier this month when country singer Charley Crockett allegedly removed them from his tour because of their use of “satanic imagery,” propelling the husband-and-wife duo into the spotlight and earning them an invitation from Jack White to open one of his shows. On Wednesday, singer Alexandra James and guitarist Zachary James got more return from their presumed deal with the devil when they made their late-night TV debut on The Daily Show. Twin Temple performed “Haunt Me,” off their forthcoming album Doomed…
The Bank of England will announce its latest decision on interest rates at midday on Thursday against a backdrop of renewed volatility in energy prices following the flare-up in the US-Iran conflict. So far, there is little sign of the energy shock fuelling broader price pressures in the economy. With inflation running below the BoE’s previous forecasts, analysts think the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will feel able to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent. But they say it will also want to “talk tough” and reinforce market expectations that it will be ready to raise rates later in the year if…
Greek firefighters were battling deadly wildfires on the island of Crete for a second day on Thursday, as wildfires continue to spread across Europe following days of devastating blazes in Spain and France. On Wednesday, three Greek firefighters died battling blazes during high winds on Crete and on the mainland, and two more were lightly injured.