WORLDFIFA World Cup: Round of 16 match schedule and which teams qualifiedFull list of teams in the World Cup's last-16, who they play for a place in the quarterfinals and match start times.Al Jazeera·July 4, 2026
WORLDThirty-two years on, young Rwandans reflect on progress, pain and hopeFor many young Rwandans, Liberation Day is as much about the future as the past.Al Jazeera·July 4, 2026
WORLDIran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in FebruaryAli Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday ahead of days-long funeral events.BBC News·July 4, 2026
WORLDAustralia Tried to Push Back on China. China Pushed Harder.Relations between Beijing and Canberra have improved over the past four years, but China’s ambassador is now warning of a ‘Cold War mentality.”NY Times·July 4, 2026
WORLDReflections on America's 250th birthdayNPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial.NPR·July 4, 2026
WORLDCelebrating America’s 250th Anniversary Across the CountryEven as an oppressive heat wave stifled much of the United States, the nationwide party continued.NY Times·July 4, 2026
WORLDArias sends Colombia into World Cup last-16 with 1-0 win over GhanaThe World Cup round of 32 ends with Colombia beating Ghana 1-0, as Jhon Arias sends the South Americans through.Al Jazeera·July 4, 2026
WORLDAhead of Morocco vs Canada at the World Cup, comparisons arise with the 2022 teamDespite the ups and downs between the two World Cups, Morocco have once again risen as the top Arab and African team.Al Jazeera·July 4, 2026
WORLDFarewell Cape Verde - defeat by Argentina but they are the underdogs the World Cup will never forgetCape Verde may have been the World Cup's smallest nation but they leave the largest impact as they depart following defeat by defending champions Argentina in an epic.BBC News·July 4, 2026
WORLDHow the Heat Is Upending Plans for America’s 250th BirthdayParades in Washington and Philadelphia were canceled, and the Great American State Fair on the National Mall closed for several hours.NY Times·July 4, 2026
WORLD‘El Obeid crisis could be worse than El Fasher,’ warns ex-UN officialMukesh Kapila, ex-UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan warns that, 'El Obeid crisis could be worse than El Fasher'.Al Jazeera·July 4, 2026
WORLDMini-marts linked to convicted people smuggler closed after BBC investigationWe traced Twana Jamal, once the "the godfather" of French migrant camps, to two shops in Leicestershire.BBC News·July 4, 2026
