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At La Esperanza cemetery in La Guaira, gravediggers buried more than 150 bodies still unidentified since the earthquakes

As Venezuela quake deaths pass 3,000, attention turns to mourning, burials

US forward Folarin Balogun's red card against Bosnia-Herzegovina means he will miss the next World Cup game against Belgium

Despite red-card ban

FIFA clear US star Balogun to play in World Cup after Trump call

People dressed as different characters attend the premiere of 'Minions & Monsters' at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California

Lowest opening yet

Banana!: 'Minions' knocks 'Toy Story' off N.America box office perch

Surfers in Guam have taken advantage of high waves ahead of the storm's arrival in the region

'Catastrophic' Super Typhoon Bavi aims at US Pacific island Rota

Cristiano Ronaldo hit out at reporters on the eve of Portugal's World Cup last-16 game against Spain

'We need a lot of faith'

Reflective Ronaldo takes on critics 'trying to kill me for 23 years'

Protests have swelled and many of those on the streets are calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign

Against resort linked to Trump

Court frees Albania protesters held after violent clashes

Trained rescue dogs like Sisu, shown here, played a key role in locating survivors in the rubble from Venezuela's earthquakes

Four-legged rescuers lead way after Venezuela quakes

Supporters welcome Cape Verde's national team as they arrive at the airport in Praia on July 5, 2026 from the World Cup

Euphoric homecoming for Cape Verde after heroic World Cup defeat

John Denver's "Country Roads" has become the unofficial anthem of the US team as it chases World Cup success on home soil

Bringing people together

'Country Roads' stars as unofficial US anthem at World Cup

F1 boss Stefano Domenicali hopes to insert one of the cancelled GPs in between Baku and Singapore in October

Scheduled for Bahrain and Jeddah

F1 boss Domenicali hopes to restore cancelled Gulf grand prix

Far right Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage could face new questions over gifts after a Sunday Times report about links to a crypto-entrepreneur

Currently leading opinion polls

UK hard-right leader Farage faces new allegations over gifts

16 July to 23 August

No trains between Thionville and Luxembourg for five weeks

Reenactors dressed as ancient Greeks perform a ritual at the foothills of Mount Olympus as part of the four-day Promitheia Festival

Preserving ancestry

At the foot of Mount Olympus, a return to ancient Greek heritage

Babar Azam (front) will captain Pakistan on the Test tours of West Indies and England starting this month

Azam to captain Pakistan on West Indies and England Test tours

Turkey is developing its own fifth-generation stealth fighter, known as the KAAN

Big promises made

Turkey eyes F110 fighter jet engines as Trump comes to town

Hopes are growing that a long-closed Greek Orthodox seminary on an island off Istanbul could reopen soon

Heybeliada's Halki seminary

Revival hopes grow for long-closed Greek Orthodox seminary off Istanbul

US President Donald Trump speaks during the "Salute to America" Independence Day celebration on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2026. The nation is marking the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Indpendence.

Landmark birthday

Trump hails US, blasts 'communists' in 250th anniversary speech

Film hunters in Taiwan are salvaging ageing Taiwanese-language movies that flourished between the mid-1950s and late 1960s

Salvaging fragile remnants

Taiwanese film hunters rescue ageing reels from bygone era

In Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, a once thriving business of trading car parts from far-flung places has come to a halt due to conflicts at the country's borders

Afghan car trade screeches to a halt due to regional wars

Giant screens showing the message "JUST&T MARRIED!" (T&T for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce) are seen outside Madison Square Garden

New York nuptials

A 'garden inside the Garden': More details of Swift-Kelce wedding emerge

Surfers from Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh are riding their ambition all the way to the Asian Games in Japan

Waves offering hope

Pipe dreams: Bangladesh surfers chase waves at Asian Games

Paraguay's coach Gustavo Alfaro (R) during his team's World Cup loss to France on Saturday

'Worked so hard'

Paraguay coach says team 'fought like lions' in World Cup loss to France

Violent crime rates are surging in Israel's Arab community

140 deaths in 2026

Violent crime wave beleaguers Israel's Arab youth

A survivor plays the guitar at a makeshift camp in La Guaira, Venezuela on July 4, 2026, following the June 24 twin earthquakes

Search operations wind down

Venezuela quake death toll rises to nearly 3,000

France captain Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring the penalty in a 1-0 victory over Paraguay to seal Les Bleus' quarter-final berth

France battle past Paraguay to set up Morocco World Cup showdown

Ukraine has been fighting off Russia's invasion since 2022

Ukraine denies Moscow claim of seizing strategic stronghold

Mali's northern city of Gao is seen in November 2019

Jihadist, separatist allies

Mali hit by new wave of coordinated rebel attacks

Mohamed Ouahbi guided Morocco to a second consecutive appearance in the last eight of a World Cup

'Only the beginning'

Coach says Morocco 'no longer a surprise' after reaching World Cup quarters

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