With the group stage in the rear view mirror, the real jeopardy of the FIFA World Cup is staring the United States in the face as they begin the 2026 knockout stage with a Round of 32 match against Bosnia & Herzegovina on Wednesday. Every game from here on out is single-elimination, meaning any defeat…
Anadolu staff 01 July 2026•Update: 01 July 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday reaffirmed Beijing’s “unshakeable” commitment to “resolving the Taiwan question.” “Resolving the Taiwan question and realizing China’s complete reunification is a historic mission and an unshakable commitment for the Communist Party of China (CPC),” Xi was quoted by Beijing-based Xinhua News as…
The Commerce Department has lifted their export restrictions. Thrive Studios ID/Shutterstock The US government has lifted its export ban on Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and Fable 5, allowing the company to give its customers access to the AI models again. If you’ll recall, the government ordered Anthropic to suspend all foreign nationals’ access to…
Newcastle have been fined €6m (£5.2m) by Uefa for breaching its financial sustainability regulations, while Aston Villa and Chelsea have also been given fines for overspending for the second successive year. Following detailed submissions to Uefa’s club financial control body (CFCB), Newcastle were found to have breached the football earnings rule (FER) and squad cost…
Anadolu staff 01 July 2026•Update: 01 July 2026 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reiterated his commitment on Wednesday to strengthen ties with China, pledging to work alongside President Xi Jinping to “add shine to socialism,” state media reported. In a congratulatory message to Xi on the 105th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party…
Multiple networks and streamers axed over a dozen TV shows this month, and some never even made it to screen. The series faced cancellations across Netflix, Prime Video, Peacock, NBC, BBC, and HBO Max throughout June 2026. All TV shows and series specials that got canceled in June 2026 Networks and streamers axed numerous series…
UEFA has fined four Premier League clubs — Aston Villa, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest — for breaching squad cost and earnings rules, levying combined penalties exceeding £35m (some conditional). Strict compliance agreements and A‑list registration limits accompany the sanctions, signalling UEFA’s tougher financial policing as clubs recover from heavy spending. UEFA fines four…
June 30, 2026, 9:57 p.m. ET The frenzy surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s reported wedding plans has spilled onto the streets of Manhattan. As permits seeking street closures from July 2 to July 4 fuel speculation, trucks and forklifts have converged around Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported July 2 rehearsal and a…
The Spark agentic AI assistant is exclusively available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US. Google Google has started rolling out its new agentic AI assistant, Gemini Spark, to Gemini’s app for macOS. When the company launched Spark at its I/O developer conference in May, it explained that the assistant turns Gemini into…
The representatives of the WPF of Serbia and Montenegro have met in Belgrade. It was the first meeting between the two federations after the elections in the Serbian water polo association. The Montenegrin federation was represented by President Nikola Milic, Vice President Milos Mracevic, and President of the Water Polo Expert Council Drago Pejakovic. Slobodan…