A senior figure within the German soccer federation (DFB) has called for a discussion of whether to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup in response to actions by U.S. President Donald Trump. Oke Göttlich, an executive committee member at the DFB, said the issue should be taken up seriously and publicly rather than dismissed as unrealistic. Göttlich, who is also…
Iran’s government cut the country off from the internet and blocked international telephone calls on Thursday night, as protests intensified after a call for mass demonstrations by exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, witnesses said. Residents in multiple neighborhoods of Tehran reported hearing chants from homes and seeing people gather in the streets as the protest stretched into Friday morning. Internet-monitoring…
Deadly Rail Disaster Shocks Northeastern Thailand A catastrophic construction accident in northeastern Thailand left at least 32 people dead and dozens injured after a massive crane collapsed onto a moving passenger train, causing several carriages to derail and overturn. The incident occurred in Nakhon Ratchasima, a key transport corridor northeast of Bangkok, and has sent shockwaves across the country. According…
Marine Le Pen, the 57-year-old figurehead of France’s far-right National Rally, returned to a Paris courtroom on Jan. 13, 2026, launching an appeal that could determine whether she remains eligible to compete in the 2027 presidential election. The proceeding follows a lower-court ruling in March 2025 that convicted her in a case centered on the use of European Parliament funds.…
A Historic Case at the World Court The highest court of the United Nations has opened a landmark legal case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya minority, a mostly Muslim community that has faced decades of persecution. The case is being heard at the International Court of Justice, often referred to as the World Court, and represents one…
Russia bombarded Ukraine overnight with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, Ukrainian officials said, in an assault that killed at least four people in Kyiv and wounded at least 25 others. Authorities said apartment buildings were struck in the capital. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said the dead included an emergency medical aid worker, and…
Tractors Bring Protest to the Heart of Paris French farmers drove tractors into central Paris, blocking roads near iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, to protest an imminent European Union trade agreement with South American countries. The demonstration, organized by the Coordination Rurale union, followed overnight blockades on major motorways outside the capital before…
