From a castle ruin to historic baths - unusual places to watch the World Cup Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google George Sandeman BBC The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner, which means fans will be packing into pubs, bars and living rooms to cheer on their favourite teams. And …

Vladimir Putin made his comments at the St Petersburg economic forum. Photograph: Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters View image in fullscreen Vladimir Putin made his comments at the St Petersburg economic forum. Photograph: Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet and reaffirms…

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Why are devastating mice plagues happening in Australia? A mouse plague has taken hold over large swathes of Australian farmland, and it is costing farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars. BBC Australia Journalist Lana Lam investigates why the nation is being terrorised by rodents - and whether the…

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, New Zealand take three wickets in five balls By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent at Lord's Published 5 June 2026, 19:05 BST Updated 15 minutes ago First Rothesay Test, Lord's (day two …

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Vladimir Putin made his comments at the St Petersburg economic forum. Photograph: Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters View image in fullscreen Vladimir Putin made his comments at the St Petersburg economic forum. Photograph: Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet and reaffirms…

The announcement was made by both countries Friday a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear fuel.

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Day 2 highlights from the Test match between England and New Zealand.

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Maroš Šefčovič said youth mobility was one of the top three issues in the talks and one that EU ministers cared deeply about. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA View image in fullscreen Maroš Šefčovič said youth mobility was one of the top three issues in the talks and one that EU ministers cared deeply…

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Collecting Panini stickers is a World Cup tradition beloved in Europe and Latin America. In the U.S., interest has been building steadily, and this summer, the buzz is bigger than ever.

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Ghana’s parliamentary speaker, Alban Bagbin, opening the conference in Accra. In his address, he said sexual and reproductive rights infringed Africa nations’ sovereignty. Photograph: Reuters View image in fullscreen Ghana’s parliamentary speaker, Alban Bagbin, opening the conference in Accra. In his address, he said sexual and reproductive rights infringed Africa nations’ sovereignty. Photograph: Reuters ‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family An African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana. The draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values, seen by the Guardian, asserts that African values and culture are under attack from “foreign ideologies” and urges states to withdraw from any agreements that do not align with the principles of the charter, including the 2003 Maputo protocol , which promotes gender equality and protects the reproductive and health rights of women and girls. The charter is the first attempt to impose a continent-wide legal framework rooted in a moralistic rather than rights-based viewpoint. It claims that sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family, and falsely states that policies based on these rights promote abortion on demand. The draft treaty also rejects comprehensive sex education (CSE), which it claims sexualises children; asserts that gender is either male or female; and declares that parental rights override a child’s rights, including on decisions about sexuality and discipline. African legal experts, reproductive rights groups and LGBTQ+ advocates have condemned the charter as regressive and dangerous. View image in fullscreen A mural asserting women’s rights in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where abortion is largely illegal. A bill to decriminalise abortion was blocked by religious leaders last year. Photograph: AFP/Getty Gilbert Mitullah, a Kenyan lawyer and board member at the Queer African Network , said: “It is a licence to oppose, regress on or refuse to implement existing commitments on sexual and reproductive health, and on LGBTQ rights, and to dismantle the Maputo protocol from within. That is its operational function, even before any signature is placed on it.” The charter was drawn up by a core group of African lawmakers, led by Ugandan government ministers, at the annual inter-parliamentary conference on family values and sovereignty, a controversial meeting that has become known for shaping anti-homosexuality legislation. The objective of the 2026 conference , which was held in Ghana for the first time this week and attended by representatives from 20 countries , was to advance the charter by garnering enough support to take it to the African Union general assembly n

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Collecting Panini stickers is a World Cup tradition beloved in Europe and Latin America. In the U.S., interest has been building steadily, and this summer, the buzz is bigger than ever.

Collecting Panini stickers is a World Cup tradition beloved in Europe and Latin America. In the U.S., interest has been building steadily, and this summer, the buzz is bigger than ever.