The Socceroos and United States both made a fast start to their campaign - here is what the Group D rivals must do to maintain momentum in SeattleBack Nestory Irankunda: the 20-year-old was expected to be an impact player at this World Cup, coming on as a substitute to affect matches against tiring opposition. A player of the match performance when starting against Turkey showed how Irankunda has become one of the Socceroos' most important players. While still learning his wing-craft, his speed and determination without the ball are vital in a Socceroos outfit seemingly happy to give their opponents' possession, and his ability to make the most of transition and direct opportunities - as seen for his opening goal against Turkey - can be a superpower. Continue reading...
Fabio Cannavaro's White Wolves entered Mexico City to take on the world No 13 side but their valiant efforts ended in defeatFabio Cannavaro has continued with the 3-4-3 that served Uzbekistan well in qualifying. Khusanov is the only man in the starting XI to play in one of Europe's top five leagues. The promising playmaker Fayzullaev is on the cusp of bigger things at stanbul Baakehir, where he is teammates with the proven goalscorer Shomurodov. Everyone else in the squad is drawn from clubs in Uzbekistan, Iran, or the UAE.1 Yusupov; 18 Abdullaev, 5 Ashurmatov, 2 Khusanov; 13 Nasrullaev 7 Shukurov, 6 Mozgovoy, 24 Karimov; 22 Fayzullaev, 11 Urunov, 14 Shomurodov. Continue reading...
President signs memorandum at Palace of Versailles where Germans were humiliated after losing first world war. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 17 June at a glanceThe Trump administration declared a major win" but likewise the Hezbollah chief, Naim Qassem, proclaimed a great victory" as the text of the 14-point US-Iran memorandum of understanding became public.Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said: The agreement is a record of US failure. People will see it and judge." Irna, Iran's official state news agency, released a photograph of Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, holding up a Persian-language document apparently showing his signature alongside that of Trump. According to Reuters, Ghalibaf told state TV: Everything we sought to achieve through military action, we obtained several times over through negotiation; it was not even comparable." Continue reading...
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This liveblog is closed. For the latest on the Middle East crisis, follow our new liveblog here.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump also denied (again) that the memorandum of understanding includes a $300bn fund for Iran, and denied that he had asked the Gulf states to commit funding.It's false," Trump told reporters as he sat alongside Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. You can invest if you want. What am I going to do, say no one is ever allowed to invest? We're not investing, we're not putting up 10 cents and people can decide to do it. That's up to them."In short, what it does is it opens the strait of Hormuz immediately ... It also provides a framework whereby if the Iranians give us what we need - on stopping the funding of terrorism, on no longer pursuing a nuclear weapon - then they can get some benefits, be re-invited into the world economy. Continue reading...
Clouds of dark smoke and ammonia rose from cold storage and freezing facility in Boyle Heights near downtownThe solar panel-covered roof of a 500,000 sq-ft cold storage facility in Los Angeles caught fire Wednesday, sending up thick clouds of dark smoke and ammonia, leading city officials to order nearby residents to shelter in place.About 110 firefighters responded in the afternoon to a blaze at the cold storage and freezing warehouse owned by Lineage in the Boyle Heights neighborhood near downtown, according to spokesperson Jennifer Middleton of the Los Angeles fire department. Both the city and Los Angeles county deployed firefighters and hazmat teams to contain the fire. Continue reading...
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Parents of children with autism are turning to a controversial stem cell treatment backed by the US Health Secretary. A growing number of clinics in the US are charging parents tens of thousands of dollars for stem cell therapy, which is being given to children as young as 18 months old. The Guardian's chief reporter Ed Pilkington tells Kai Wright about his months-long investigation into the providers of these treatments, and their connections to the health secretary ,Robert F Kennedy Jr. He also spoke with figures in the science community who fear the FDA may be loosening its rigorous restrictions on stem cell treatment for autism
Officers responding to call about screaming woman', who was celebrating Knicks win, shot dog named JamesonAs the Los Angeles police department faces mounting scrutiny after officers shot and killed a two-year-old golden Saint Bernard doodle, the city's political leaders have backed calls for an investigation into the incident.On Saturday, LA police officers responded to a radio call about a screaming woman" in the Canoga Park neighborhood, about 30 miles (48km) from downtown, which turned out to be celebratory noise in reaction to the New York Knicks's long-awaited championship win. Continue reading...
Four states file alongside FTC, claiming WPath made deceptive claims about gender-affirming care for minorsThe Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health on Wednesday, in the latest push by Donald Trump's administration and others to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors.The suit alleges the group, known widely as WPath, made deceptive claims about gender-affirming care for minors and that its members profited off the claims. Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas filed along with the FTC. Continue reading...
Lawmakers cite rushed timeline and public input despite pressure to redraw districts after supreme court opinionGeorgia Republicans declined to redraw the state's congressional map during a special session, defying calls from Donald Trump for widespread redistricting in the wake of a recent US supreme court decision that effectively gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act.We believe that it's important to do things the Georgia way, responsibly, transparently, and with ample opportunity for public input," said Jon Burns, the Georgia house speaker. Continue reading...
Open markets committee says economic activity is expanding at a solid pace' in first meeting under new chair Kevin WarshUS stock markets dropped Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled a possible rate hike before the end of the year.The Fed was widely expected to keep rates at a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, where it has remained since December. The decision was unanimously supported by the Fed's voting committee. Continue reading...
A small plane crashed on a highway and caught fire in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday night. Police and bystanders frantically tried to smash the cockpit window to free people inside. Police say six people were onboard. Five were injured and one was killed. The plane had left San Jose del Cabo in Mexico and was bound for Austin, Texas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration
Victims' families spoke in court as Heuermann was imprisoned for killing spree that spanned decadesRex Heuermann, the Manhattan architect who methodically planned and carried out the murders of eight women over at least 17 years on Long Island, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole.The sentence, the maximum the New York law allows, was handed down by Judge Timothy Mazzei after a morning of grueling victim's family impact statements on the effect Heuermann's murder spree had on the children and relatives of his victims. Continue reading...
Dig at Boston site reveals ammunition intriguing finds from 1775 clash that launched revolutionary war in earnestGenerations of Boston families played and picnicked on the grassy, sloping lawns of the Bunker Hill Monument.Musket balls and other artifacts from one of the American Revolution's most consequential battles were buried just below their feet the whole time. Continue reading...
You cannot take a rules-based order seriously when only some of the participants are playing by the rulesWhen 200,000 protesters gathered to meet the G8 summit in Genoa, 25 years ago, their point (our point, in fact; I went on a coach, it took two and a half days) was that eight rich nations shouldn't dictate the rules to the rest of the world. If you accept that power concedes nothing without a demand, this demand probably sounds a bit broad, boiling down to abnegate your power". But it was part of a wider anti-globalisation movement, in which many of the precise mechanisms by which the developed world exploited the developing had been nailed down.Many of the protest tactics and networks had been honed at the battle for Seattle in 1999, outside the World Trade Organization summit, along with an agenda that was capacious and versatile. Unfortunately, the authorities had also learned a thing or two, and both the elaborate security of the G8's red zone and the police brutality outside it were met with some astonishment from the world's (liberal) media, but not from anyone with a memory exceeding two years. Continue reading...
Congressman Jamie Raskin alleges FBI director authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circleFBI director Kash Patel has been accused of directing more than $1m in taxpayer-funded bonus payments to a small circle of loyalist agents as part of a personal slush fund" that may have violated federal law.Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the ranking member of the House of Representatives judiciary committee, alleged Patel had authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circle and security detail. Continue reading...
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Sir Keir Starmer offered his best wishes to the England team before their entry into the tournamentIt is Wednesday, so you can feast upon your weekly dose of The Knowledge.Socceroos forward Awer Mabil on that viral video.The reason why it went viral is because it was raw. It was not edited. It was just purely what the players wanted to say and all put together. It had an effect because individually Australians can feel and relate with it." Continue reading...
Child was fatally shot and his mother's friend is wounded after Senatobia police responded to shoplifting callA one-year-old boy is dead and another person wounded after a northern Mississippi police officer shot at a vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call, according to authorities and the child's grandfather.Kohen Wiley, the slain child, was in the car at the center of the shooting on Sunday alongside his mother and her friend, said Marquell Bridges, a local community advocate. Continue reading...
Australia lean into their underdog status while fans and media build hype around highly anticipated Group D matchThe poisoned words have added sizzle to the Socceroos' clash against the USA, and underlined the Australians' belief in their status as underdogs. Commentators have described the Socceroos as a lay up" for the Americans. That they don't have any good players. That they are nothing but an average team with a smug" coach.USA midfielder Sebastian Berhalter - even as some teammates took a more conciliatory tone on Wednesday - chose to continue the war of words: I think one [of this team's core beliefs] is that we're American. We don't take shit." Continue reading...
Keith Sonderling, acting head of the agency, threatens to withhold administrative funds from states for first time in historyKeith Sonderling sent letters to 53 states and US territories demanding action to combat waste, fraud, and abuse" within the unemployment insurance program, threatening to withhold administrative funds from states for the first time history.We are officially putting governors on notice," said the acting US secretary of labor. The American people will no longer tolerate the blatant waste, fraud, and abuse of their hard-earned tax dollars - no state should allow it either. If states allow it, they will suffer the consequences. This department is no longer afraid to use every lever available to ensure taxpayer money is protected." Continue reading...
An AI tool is no replacement for a doctor, and regulation is essential. But together, physicians and AI could prove beneficialA calf cramp should not be a brush with death. Mine almost was.For five days, I had what felt like a stubborn muscle spasm in my left calf. It was tender, swollen and getting worse. I assumed it was a muscle problem and went to my chiropractor, who treated it as a muscle issue.Gleb Tsipursky, PhD, serves as the CEO of the future-of-work work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts and wrote The Psychology of Generative AI Adoption at Work (Georgetown University Press, 2026) Continue reading...
Group of hikers encountered a bear and her cubs and the mother bear charged the group, swiping at one of the teensA teenage hiker was injured by a black bear in a mountainous recreation area outside Seattle on Tuesday, according to officials, who closed the trail where it happened.About 12.45pm on Tuesday, a group of three basketball players from Thomas Jefferson high school were about 2.7 miles (4.4km) up the Mount Si trail in the Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area when they encountered a bear and her cubs. The conservation area is composed of four mountain peaks, and about 35 miles south-east of Seattle. Continue reading...
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Jimmy Chilimigras graduated high school at 12 and is now pursuing a master of laws degree - and he wants to find an area to do some good'A Mississippi teenager who in May became one of the youngest ever law school graduates says he wants to help reform US tax law as well as litigate against social media companies over claims that they design their products to be addictive - and therefore harmful - to youths.What they're creating is extremely predatory and harmful, and yet they're sending it out knowing that it's ... harmful and not really taking any action to reduce the harm or address it," 18-year-old Jimmy Chilimigras said with respect to his interest in participating in such social media litigation. Continue reading...
People understand gender differently, and I was taught to respect all ideas. But the vitriol I recently experienced was not a healthy debateFor as long as I can remember, I have known I am a girl. That certainty is as instinctive as knowing I am right-handed. It is difficult to explain to someone who has never been transgender or loved someone who is, but I have never lived this way to gain an advantage or take something from someone else. I live this way to honor what I know is true.I transitioned at four years old. By sixth grade, my identity was public. I grew used to the double takes, the questions, the quiet skepticism. Most of it did not bother me. Curiosity, even when clumsy, is human. People understand gender differently, and I was taught to respect all ideas, just as I hope others respect mine.Lina Haaga is a transgender student athlete Continue reading...
Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect thisUS political and media discourse has drifted away from the climate crisis amid a frontal assault by Donald Trump upon policies to limit global heating and the president's pugnacious demands to drill, baby, drill" for more oil and gas.Yet while elite attention on climate has waned, even among some previously vocal Democrats who have wound back on criticism of the fossil fuels that are overheating our planet, the American public remains concerned about the climate crisis and continues to favour action to deal with it, according to experts and polling. Continue reading...
Republicans question details of deal set to be signed later in the week as European leaders seek to join talks. Plus: can we refreeze the Arctic?Good morning.Donald Trump, facing severe criticism from some domestic supporters for conducting a war against Iran that has met hardly any of its original objectives, has backed a joint G7 leaders' statement that welcomes his proposed peace deal.What is the domestic criticism of the deal? Many Senate Republicans said there were still unanswered questions and they needed thorough briefings before it was finalized. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Trump and a longtime hawk on Iran, said: The way Iran describes it, it's awful. The way we describe it, it makes sense to me. Let's look at it and see what it actually is."How do people in Iran feel about the deal? The Guardian's Deepa Parent found a shared sense of exhaustion, and anger that nothing has really changed.What does the deal mean for US-Israeli relations? The strategic interests of the US and Israel appear to be diverging and Benjamin Netanyahu has been left in a political bind, facing an election having led Israel in three wars - in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran - without a clear victory in any of them.How are authorities cracking down on protests against ICE? Fifteen people in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers over their response to a deadly immigration enforcement crackdown in the state earlier this year. The prosecutors allege the defendants were part of two Minneapolis-based antifa" groups that violently oppose immigration law enforcement". Continue reading...
Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached an agreement with the biological parents of their child after fertility clinic's mix-upA Florida couple who learned they had been given the wrong embryo after their newborn, Shea, appeared to be of a different race, will retain permanent custody of the child.Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached a custody agreement with Shea's biological parents - identified anonymously as Patient 004 - in a court filing last week from their lawsuit against the Florida clinic allegedly responsible for the embryo snafu. Continue reading...
Federal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump's $1.8bn slush fundJanuary 6 defendants who assaulted police officers are pursuing legal claims for millions in compensation from the Trump administration using an obscure federal process with minimal oversight, but which offers the Trump administration a way to compensate those responsible for violence even after scrapping its anti-weaponization fund".The defendants are pursuing their claims using the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which allows individuals wronged by the government to file claims for monetary damages. The justice department has complete and unchecked discretion over whether to settle the claims, giving the Trump administration a powerful vehicle to reward those responsible for violence on January 6. The claims would be paid out from the judgment fund, a perpetual appropriation allowed for by Congress and the same pot of money Trump's $1.8bn slush fund was going to draw from. All of the defendants seeking compensation received a pardon from Trump. Continue reading...
Nearly every indicator of climate change is flashing red. But we still hold the tools available to bring the planet back into balanceThe ocean is running a fever. In 2025, the number of days of marine heatwaves - prolonged spells when the sea turns abnormally, dangerously warm - was more than triple what it was in the early 1990s.These are not abstract statistics. A severe and persistent marine heatwave bleaches coral reefs, strips away the kelp forests that shelter young fish, empties fishing grounds and - if occurring frequently - can tip whole ecosystems past the point of recovery.Karina Von Schuckmann is an IGCC author and senior adviser of Mercator Ocean International Continue reading...
Marko Arnautovic sealed Austria's victory over debutants Jordan with a goal from the penalty spot as his side returned to the World Cup in styleSupporters on both sides have descended on San Francisco with Jordan making their World Cup debut and Austria returning to the stage for the first time in 28 years.It's a comfortable 15C in San Francisco which should suit Austria more than Jordan ahead of a 9pm kick-off. The players have finished warming up and should be out with their game faces on shortly. Continue reading...
From Christian Pulisic and Antonee Robinson to Sergino Dest and Folarin Balogun, the Socceroos will have their hands full in the Group D clashIn a highly anticipated Group D clash against the USA, the Socceroos face a range of threats on Friday (Saturday AEST): physical, technical and tactical. A draw will almost certainly secure a place in the round of 32 for the Socceroos and, after their heroics against Turkey, Australia can rightfully feel this is a game they can win. To do so, they will need to neutralise the most dangerous components of the USA menace. Continue reading...
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to equal the all-time World Cup scoring record as Argentina got the defence of their title off to a winning startWhat about Algeria? Even Maher Mezahi isn't sure what to expect.Algeria are one of this World Cup's great unknowns. On paper, this team has an impressive recent record: a friendly victory over the Netherlands made it 21 wins, four draws and three defeats from 28 matches under Vladimir Petkovic, with 67 goals scored. The problem is that it has been achieved against generally poor-quality opposition. Algeria's qualifying campaign was a breeze, with Guinea and Mozambique - both considered Pot C sides on the continent - being their sternest tests.We can be pretty sure Petkovic will lean on his players' technical quality, play attractive football, but leave gaps in behind the defence. What we don't know is which players will be called upon for half the starting positions.The holders arrive at the World Cup with a squad that knows each other almost by heart but perhaps not with its players in peak physical condition - several had injury set-backs at the end of a very demanding season with their clubs. If everyone is fit, the coach will field many of the same players who were crowned champions in Qatar, with the exception of Angel Di Maria, who no longer plays for the national team.Lionel Scaloni's plan is to keep the 4-3-3 formation, with a solid defence featuring two centre-backs and two attacking full-backs, plus dynamic midfielders with excellent passing. Lionel Messi leads the charge once more, supported by the formidable Julian Alvarez and Thiago Almada, who could be the breakout star. Almost two thirds of the 2022 squad remains, but it now also includes some promising young players such as Nico Paz, who has been in excellent form at Como. They will also have established stars like Lautaro Martinez, who aims to be in top condition for this World Cup: something he couldn't achieve in Qatar. Continue reading...
President comments that Moscow should make a deal'; Trump-aligned Ossoff wins Senate primary in Georgia - key US politics stories from Tuesday 16 June at a glanceAt the G7 summit, Donald Trump repeated familiar language about the Ukraine war - lamenting the great antipathy" between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders that made it difficult to reach a settlement. He vowed to do what he could, saying Moscow should make a deal", noting that it had lost a great many people, just like Ukraine".Trump spoke to Ukraine's Volodymr Zelenskyy and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Sunday before travelling to the G7 and claimed both men were open to a meeting. He described the death toll in the war as ridiculous". The US president some time ago lost patience with his inability to force home a deal in which Ukraine gave up territory it had not lost on the battlefield. Continue reading...
This live blog is now closed.With 55% of the vote counted in Georgia, NBC News projects Mike Collins will defeat former football coach Derek Dooley to win the Republican primary for the US Senate. Collins currently leads by 10 points, 55% to 45%.The Associated Press has not yet made a call, but NBC's analysis is based on the fact that Collins is doing better than Dooley in the votes cast on election day, which tend to favor candidates, like Collins, endorsed by Donald Trump, who hates mail-in ballots almost as much as he hates windmills. Continue reading...
Representative Mike Collins defeats former college football coach Derek Dooley, while Rick Jackson selected as governor pickGeorgia's Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins over former college football coach Derek Dooley to lead the party's bid to challenge US senator and rising Democratic star Jon Ossoff in November's midterm elections.They also selected billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson over Trump-backed lieutenant governor Burt Jones to face Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms in November, after a bruising election campaign that led to libel litigation and federal challenges to Georgia election law. Continue reading...
Police chief says officers working to find suspect who shot two people, one fatally, inside Wilmington hospitalA suspect who shot two people in a Delaware hospital, killing one, was still at large on Tuesday, police said in a press conference.The shooting was reported around 3.30pm at Wilmington hospital, police chief Wilfredo Campos said during the news conference. Campos declined to release information about the victims' identities or the condition of the person who was shot and survived. Continue reading...
On that last day of his hosting, Colbert played Linus and Lucy on air in final dig at the networkOn his last day hosting CBS's The Late Show, Stephen Colbert played one of the most iconic songs from the Peanuts soundtrack.Oh no! I hope this doesn't cost CBS any money!" he joked, as Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine performed the song, titled Linus and Lucy, on air. It was a final dig at the network, which many fans believe cancelled the show due to Colbert's criticisms of the Trump administration. Continue reading...
Officials decline to specify how many people have been moved from widely criticized Florida facility or where toDetainees from Florida's notorious Alligator Alcatraz" immigration jail have been relocated to other facilities, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The detention facility in the remote Everglades, celebrated by Donald Trump for its harsh conditions, has been widely expected to close. It quickly attracted headlines for the brutal treatment of detainees after opening last year. Continue reading...
Prosecutors claim defendants were part of Minneapolis-based antifa' groups that violently oppose' law enforcementFifteen people in Minnesota were charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers over their response to a controversial and deadly immigration enforcement crackdown in the state earlier this year.The US attorney for Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, and the special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations for Minnesota, Michael McCarthy, announced the charges at a press conference in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Continue reading...
Former secretary of state says the winner of a genuine Democratic primary would have beaten Donald Trump'Joe Biden's decision to seek a second term was a terrible mistake" that cost Democrats the presidency and may have permanently damaged his legacy, Hillary Clinton has declared.Speaking at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Monday, the former US secretary of state and 2016 Democratic nominee said Biden had reneged on a prior commitment to step aside - and that the betrayal of that promise proved catastrophic. He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country," she said. Continue reading...
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