New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The FIFA World Cup 2026 will mark the beginning of a completely new era in international football as the tournament expands from 32 teams to 48 teams for the first time in history.The tournament, which begins on June 11, will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It will also be the biggest World Cup ever organised, in terms of both the number of participating nations and the number of matches.For football fans, the new format may appear confusing a…
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Seoul, June 2 (IANS) South Korea and the United States launched new high-profile talks Tuesday to discuss the implementation of security agreements reached by their leaders, including Seoul’s push to acquire nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarines.The first day of the two-day inaugural talks focused on security-related provisions laid out in a bilateral joint fact sheet issued following a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump in October, according to the So…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Hockey India announced the women’s squad for the upcoming FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup, which is scheduled to be held in Auckland, New Zealand from June 15 to 21.Salima Tete will continue as the team’s captain for the tournament. Savita and Bichu Devi Kharibam will serve as dependable, experienced goalkeepers. In defence, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Ishika Chaudhary, Nikki Pradhan, and Jyoti bring significant international experience to the backline. They will be joined …
Seoul, June 2 (IANS) South Korea and the United States launched their first round of talks on Tuesday to implement a set of security agreements reached by their leaders last year, including Seoul’s push to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, officials said. The inaugural two-day talks began at around 10 a.m. at the foreign ministry building in Seoul, focusing on security-related provisions in a bilateral joint fact sheet issued following a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and US President …
Beirut, June 2 (IANS) Lebanese authorities have confirmed that Hezbollah has agreed to a US proposal for a “mutual cessation of attacks” with Israel, according to a statement by the Lebanese presidency, citing the Lebanese embassy in Washington. The statement, released on Monday (local time), said that the confirmation followed a phone call between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which the situation in Lebanon and efforts to de-escalate tensions were …
Doha, June 2 (IANS) Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, held a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss regional developments, according to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry. The ministry said in a statement on Monday (local time) that the two officials reviewed Pakistani mediation efforts between the United States and Iran, as well as the latest developments in Lebanon.Al-Thani reaffirmed Qatar’s sup…
Mexico City, June 2 (IANS) Mexico will focus on persuading the United States to eliminate existing tariffs during the review process of North America’s trilateral free trade agreement, Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said.The economy secretary said at an event that the US delegation put forward several proposals following the first round of formal negotiations last week on the review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Xinhua news agency reported.”There are a wide rang…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to tell lawmakers on Tuesday that the Trump administration has fundamentally reshaped US foreign assistance policy, replacing what it sees as dependency-driven aid programmes with a strategy centred on trade, investment and partnerships that directly advance American interests. In prepared testimony obtained by IANS ahead of a hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) Federal investigators have uncovered a sophisticated underground tunnel stretching from Mexico into Southern California and seized more than a tonne of cocaine worth an estimated $45 million, dealing what authorities described as a major blow to a powerful Mexican drug cartel.Four people have been charged in the case following a months-long surveillance operation that exposed the hidden smuggling route beneath a supposed retail store near the US-Mexico border.The subter…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to highlight the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as one of the Trump administration’s most significant foreign policy achievements when he appears before lawmakers on Tuesday, according to prepared testimony obtained by IANS.The remarks, prepared for delivery before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, offer one of the administration’s most detaile…