FIFA scrap controversial World Cup private investment plan

FIFA scrap controversial World Cup private investment plan

An Iranian official quoted by Tasnim says comprehensive plans are in place to respond to any ‘mad’ US strikes.

An Iranian drone and an Iranian missile system are displayed in Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA.

US president says will be attacking Iran over next four weeks; cautious optimism from international community on Gaza.

US President Trump departs after a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026. [Nathan Howard/Reuters]

FIFA and its president Infantino faced fierce backlash across football world over plans to sell stake in World Cup.

U.S. President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the World Cup trophy presentation

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage wins gold, while Neeraj Chopra takes silver, but Arshad Nadeem makes early exit.

Winner Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage celebrates after competing in the men's javelin throw final during the athletics event at the Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, on day eight of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 31, 2026. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)

Reports emerge from the front that Russia has infiltrated most of Kostiantynivka as it tries to regain the offensive.

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Officials declare the outbreak the fastest spreading ever, warning the world to ‘pay much more attention’.

Congolese medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) carry children tested and cleared of the Ebola virus within the secured Ebola response zone in the Hoho commune of Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo on June 9, 2026.

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a Trump appointee, acknowledges that the peeling sealant is result of ‘botched installation’.

Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial walk near the drained Reflecting Pool, following renovations and Independence Day celebrations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 30, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

All the live commentary stream coverage updates as Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage sees off Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage in action during the men's javelin throw final

Regional leader says 60,000 crossed into Ceuta by land and sea as EU chief calls situation ‘unacceptable’.

People gather by a border fence at a beach.

The proposal comes as the river faces a historic water shortage, with reservoirs reaching levels not seen since 1957.

PAGE, ARIZONA - JULY 30: A view of the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend on July 31, 2026 in Page, Arizona. In July, the combined water of Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the country's two biggest reservoirs, fell to their lowest levels since 1957. The unprecedented low in combined storage prompted the U.S. Department of the Interior to mandate twenty percent cuts in water usage for the next two years for Arizona, California and Nevada. Seven U.S. states and Mexico depend on the Colorado River Basin, which supplies water to more than 35 million people and is the water source for Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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