John Sorochan, a turf scientist at the University of Tennessee, has led the yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to develop perfect playing fields for the 2026 World Cup.
Meet the Smallest Country Ever to Reach the World Cup
Competing for the first time, Curaçao is brimming with joy. Most of the Caribbean nation’s team was born and raised in the Netherlands, but residents say the players represent them.
An Afghan Family Shattered by Trump’s Visa Ban
Over the past year, policies restricting people from 39 countries — including Afghanistan — from entering or living in the U.S. have cast countless lives into limbo. For one family, the consequences have been devastating.
Iran: US, Pakistani leaders predict Sunday signing of peace framework
U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end months of fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.
Switzerland Votes On Proposal To Cap Population At 10 Million
Swiss voters decide on Sunday whether to back a proposal to cap the country’s population in a referendum likened to Britain’s Brexit vote,
High-school Dropout To Crime Boss: About Venezuela’s ‘Nino Guerrero’ Killed In US Raid
The Tren de Aragua leader killed in a US-Venezuelan raid was a high school dropout who lived in comfort behind bars as he transformed a prison gang into one of the most powerful…
Horror as girl, 5, kidnapped and raped while being driven home on motorbike by grandad
DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: According to police, 29-year-old Chandan Kumar Shah allegedly arrived on another motorbike, grabbed the five-year-old, and fled the scene.
World Cup bus set on fire as chaotic celebrations erupt in New York after Knicks win
A 17-year-old was shot in the foot in Times Square
UK intercepts oil tanker from Russia’s shadow fleet in English Channel
British forces intercepted a UK-sanctioned oil tanker accused of belonging to what has been dubbed Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the English Channel on Sunday, in what the country’s defence ministry called “the first UK-led operation of its kind”.
Canada’s economy posts biggest trade surplus since before Trump’s tariffs
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