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FBI agents leaving the residence associated with Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' dinner attack, in Torrance, California.

FIFA set to increase 2026 World Cup prize money

FILE PHOTO: The New York/New Jersey's FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York City, U.S., May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Michael Carrick keen to balance short-term success with building for the future

Manchester United's English interim manager Michael Carrick gesturing on the touchline during the 1-0 English Premier League win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London on April 18, 2026.

Human rights groups issue US travel advisory ahead of World Cup

FILE PHOTO: The New York/New Jersey's FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York City, U.S., May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Lamine Yamal out for rest of season with hamstring injury but expected to make World Cup

Soccer Football - LaLiga - FC Barcelona v Celta Vigo - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - April 22, 2026 FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal reacts after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Albert Gea

Italy underwhelmed by Donald Trump envoy’s suggestion they should replace Iran at World Cup

Italy missed out on the World Cup in March - for the third time in a row - following a 4-1 penalty shootout defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their qualifying playoff final.

Germany’s Serge Gnabry out of World Cup after an adductor muscle tear

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - International Friendly - Switzerland v Germany - St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland - March 27, 2026 Germany's Serge Gnabry celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Cafu says 2026 World Cup is perfect time for Brazil to win again

Former Brazil fullback Cafu posing on the red carpet ahead of the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony at Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid on April 20, 2026.

World Cup 2026: Haiti, a ravaged nation whose heart beats for football

Children play football in Petion-ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 20.

Hundreds of bone fragments found in Mexico City ahead of World Cup

A forensic expert sorts and labels bone fragments on a table during a search for human remains near Mexico City's Lake Chalco, on April 15.

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