FIFA earlier permitted empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles inside World Cup stadiums but says the updated code now prohibits them. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 Fans at the 2026 World Cup will not be allowed to carry reusable water bottles into venues due to safety concerns, FIFA says after a last-minute change to…
President Lee Jae Myung’s Democratic Party had hoped to consolidate its influence and extend his political momentum.
For months, Gaza has all but vanished into a diplomatic black hole. While the enclave has endured unprecedented destruction, mass displacement and institutional collapse, the political initiatives supposedly designed to address the catastrophe have remained paralysed. Then in late May, Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza and a former United Nations…
New Delhi, India – Nandini Singh had been waiting for weeks for her high school examination results, her scores in different subjects being the pathway to the colleges of her choice. She was surprised and disappointed when she saw that her chemistry score was much lower than she had expected. Singh was torn over whether…
East Africa is currently in the throes of a rapidly spreading Ebola epidemic, with governments scrambling to contain the virus and hundreds of people confirmed with the infection. The outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic fever, which has been triggered by a rare and deadly strain of Ebola, was first declared by the Africa Centres for…
NewsFeed The White House teased the release of “alien” files. But Alien.gov turned out to be something very different, a website showcasing migrant arrests and pushing users to report suspected undocumented immigrants. Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner explains. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share…
The state of New South Wales is arguing that police have the power to forcibly move body parts when conducting a strip-search, as it seeks to appeal a landmark class action ruling. Thursday was the first day of a two-day hearing where NSW is seeking leave to appeal after losing a class action brought by…
New surveillance footage released by Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation shows the moment Kuwait International Airport was struck by Iranian drones on Wednesday. One person was killed and more than 60 injured in the attack, which caused significant damage to a passenger terminal. Kuwait’s defence ministry spokesman has called the strike “criminal Iranian aggression”,…
The contents of a diary written by Bruce Lehrmann that was seized from his home have to be declassified by the federal government to be returned to him, a court has been told. The ex-political staffer is suing the federal special minister of state, Don Farrell, and the national anti-corruption commissioner, Paul Brereton, seeking legal…
The BBC’s Will Grant got a first-hand look at security preparations in Monterrey, Nuevo León, a city in northern Mexico, ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup. Mexico is set to host 13 matches during the tournament, with the city of Monterrey hosting four of them. Monterrey’s police department will have 11 helicopters, 2 Black…
