Argentina are World Cup winners for the third time, with Lionel Messi inspiring the Copa America champions to glory, following a penalty shootout win at the end of an incredible final against France in Qatar. – World Cup 2022: News and features | Bracket | Results Kylian Mbappe became only …

A bold and brilliant Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the World Cup’s biggest shocks as they came from behind to stun two-time winners Argentina in a fantastic Group C opener in Lusail. Ranked 51st in the world, Saudi Arabia could have been done and dusted in the first half …

Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election, but the far-right incumbent had not conceded defeat by Monday morning, raising concerns he might contest the result. Tens of thousands of jubilant supporters took to the streets of Sao Paulo to celebrate …

The ruptures on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system under the Baltic Sea have led to what is likely the biggest single release of climate-damaging methane ever recorded, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Friday. A huge plume of highly concentrated methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent …

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said Bannon would be arraigned Thursday afternoon. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon arrived in court in New York on Thursday to face fresh charges related to a charity that was supposed to use private funds to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Bannon, 68, was …

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned a call by the United States for Argentina to seize a Venezuelan cargo plane that has been grounded in Buenos Aires for nearly two months, saying Washington wants to “steal” the aircraft. The Boeing 747 cargo plane, owned by the Venezuelan company Emtrasur, was …

Scientists on Thursday provided the first look at what they called the “gentle giant” lurking at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, unveiling an image of a supermassive black hole that devours any matter wandering within its gargantuan gravitational pull. The black hole – called Sagittarius A*, or Sgr …

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed deep concern over the situation in Ukraine, calling for a “peaceful solution” to the conflict in the former Soviet state.

Residents have been warned to scale down their water usage this summer, as critical shortages loom.

Mexican truckers have temporarily blocked the US point-of-entry in protest of new border inspection regulation slapped on commercial vehicles by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Mexican truck drivers blocked the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on Monday for the fifth day in a row and a similar protest affected traffic into and out …

The Iraqi capital, Baghdad, will be hosting the activities of the ninth meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum later this year. According to a readout issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Fuad Hussein received the Minister of Culture, Hasan Nadhem, in the Ministry’s headquarters earlier today, Monday. …

Mexicans vote Sunday on whether their popular president should end his six-year term barely midway through or continue to the end. Strangely, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was the one who pushed for the first-ever referendum of its kind in Mexico. It was considered a safe bet. The referendum is …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has reportedly been offered the chance to take his ‘dream’ first step into international football, with Brazil willing to pay him £10million per year to become their new manager. They will face stiff competition as the Dutch FA are said to have also drawn up …

An adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stressed that Western countries left Russia with no choice other than to launch a military operation in Ukraine as they failed to honor their commitments and the US-led NATO kept expanding eastward. According to Syria’s official news agency (SANA), Bouthaina Shaaban said …

The administration of US President Joe Biden has placed a record number of migrants under detention, in a move that heightened alarm among advocates who call for the prisons to be closed amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the facilities. The detention centers run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

The oil market kicked off 2022 on a positive note even as concerns over demand waning due to rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic limited gains. Brent crude gained 0.86 percent to $78.45 a barrel, as of 0102 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 1.02 percent to $75.98 a …

Legendary Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez, an emblematic figure of ranchera music, died on Sunday at the age of 81, according to a message posted on his official Instagram account. Fernandez died at 6:15 a.m. local time, the post said. He had been suffering medical complications after a fall at his …

Refugees cross the Channel, a protest over the verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial, a migrant caravan in Mexico and Black Friday: striking images from around the world this week

The Omicron coronavirus variant kept spreading around the world on Sunday, with 13 cases found in the Netherlands and two each in Denmark and Australia even as more countries imposed travel restrictions to try to seal themselves off. Dutch health authorities said the 13 cases of the variant were found …

US Republican senators are struggling to save $2 billion in funding for the construction of former President Donald Trump’s controversial wall on the US-Mexico border in an effort to keep South American immigrants away from the United States. Democrats in the upper chamber are pushing forward with plans to rescind …