Mexico hopes to lean on altitude and hostile fans to upset England in World Cup
Mexico has spent 40 years chasing a return to the World Cup quarterfinals.
Iran mourns supreme leader for a second day as millions flood streets, some calling for revenge
Mournful wailing, religious songs, and chants calling for revenge against the U.S. and Israel rang out on Sunday as huge crowds gathered in Tehran for the second day of ceremonies celebrating the country’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Autonomous robots are the next frontier in clearing underwater mines
A new generation of robots is taking the human risk out of identifying and clearing underwater mines, giving the military a safer new option in dangerous waterways.
A future pope will ‘welcome us back’, says priest from excommunicated Catholic sect
ZURICH — A priest from a Catholic splinter sect that was excommunicated earlier this week told worshippers on Sunday that the breakaway group would be welcomed back to the Church under a different pope.
AI glasses promise convenience. Critics see surveillance.
The launch of Meta’s latest AI smart glasses is bringing back an old fear among people in public: Being recorded without consent.
Chinese air conditioners are in hot demand in Europe as heat wave sends temperatures soaring
BEIJING — Trade tensions between China and Europe are heating up, even as Europeans turn to China for help cooling down.
Cash, diamonds and Viagra: How the CIA recruits foreign spies
Recruiting a foreigner to spy for America is a delicate art. It requires a mixture of empathy, manipulation and usually some kind of compensation — and it isn’t always an envelope stuffed with cash.
‘Why not here?’: Chicago fans lament missing out on hosting the World Cup
Chicago is the country’s largest city not to host World Cup games after potential 2028 hopeful Rahm Emanuel pulled the bid in 2018.
Eight people shot in Coney Island, including four children, NYPD says
At least eight people, including four children, were shot late Saturday night in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, leaving one woman in critical condition.
Trump holds 90-minute call with Putin, also speaks with Zelenskyy ahead of NATO summit
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes, offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public early on Sunday.