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What next for Fifa and under-pressure Gianni Infantino?
BBC News The quickest route for Infantino’s exit would be for the Swiss to resign, like his predecessor Sepp Blatter did in 2015. But Infantino still retains support and he could try to hold out until March, when he is up for re-election for a fourth and final term as president. What other avenues are […]
Commonwealth Games 2026: England’s Dimeji Shittu ‘robbed’ in final – is AI judging the answer?
BBC News Delicious Orie, England’s superheavyweight champion from the 2022 Commonwealth Games, was another who believed the result was unfair. “The referee has stripped the medal from Dimeji,” he told TNT Sports. And Orie went on to suggest introducing AI into boxing judging would be a way to improve the situation. The topic has been […]
How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight fire
BBC News Back at Yebra’s centre, the team’s work is particularly timely with weather forecasters predicting a super El Nino this summer – which could increase the probability of extreme heat, drought and bushfires. “Our next fire season is looking like it’s going to be a bad one,” Yebra says. That concern is shared by […]
US urges its citizens in Middle East to be ready to leave in case of escalation in region
BBC News The US government has urged American nationals across the Middle East to be alert and ready to leave “should there be escalation” in the region. In its alert, the state department said: “US diplomatic facilities, including outside the Middle East, have been targeted. Iran and groups supportive of Iran may target other US […]
Galaxy S27 Ultra price hike looks unavoidable as component prices continue to spiral
Digital Trends The Galaxy S27 series is still several months away, but the first price hike rumor has already arrived. According to tipster kro on X, the Galaxy S27 Ultra could cost up to 150,000 won more than its predecessor in South Korea, which works out to around $104. Of course, a Korean price increase […]
EU calls emergency meeting to discuss Ceuta migrant crossings
BBC News The European Union will hold emergency talks on Tuesday to discuss the migration crisis in Ceuta after tense exchanges between Spain and other member states. Twenty-two member states issued a joint letter calling for co-ordinated action and the strengthening of the EU’s external borders, after some 60,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave from […]
Three killed after woman detonates bomb at Moscow restaurant
BBC News At least three people have been killed and 21 injured after a woman detonated a homemade explosive device at a restaurant in Moscow, Russian state media quotes security officials as saying. The blast happened at around 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Kudrinskaya square near the city centre. The National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAK) […]
Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 on board
BBC News A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials. The aircraft had been flying over Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board. The cause of the crash and […]
Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row defends his work
BBC News The controversy has attracted a range of opinions, including within the academic community. More than 12,000 people – including Green Party leader Zack Polanski, at least five Labour MPs and some Cambridge academics – have signed a petition set up by the Good Law Project supporting Arday. Kehinde Andrews, professor of black studies […]