Video assistant referee technology has become controversial at this World Cup, with critics arguing its frequent use for offside and foul reviews interrupts gameplay and reverses goals on marginal calls.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for global cooperation on artificial intelligence development, stating it should not be dominated by any single nation, while opposing what he characterized as overuse of national security concerns.

At least 20 students and one adult died when a bus carrying pupils from King David Junior School crashed in eastern Uganda on Thursday evening after a mechanical fault caused the driver to lose control.

A major landslide in Chongqing’s Pengshui County buried residential buildings and prompted evacuations of more than 1,100 residents, with at least 10 people rescued from debris.

Dover port braces for its busiest summer weekend as millions of British drivers hit roads for domestic holidays, with concerns about EU border control delays affecting both ferry and Channel tunnel crossings.

The UK and Europe face unprecedented wildfire outbreaks as climate change intensifies fire seasons globally. Australia’s experience managing bushfires offers lessons on preparation, evacuation protocols, and inter-agency cooperation.

A woman loses over $90,000 to a sophisticated romance scam spanning eight months, despite suspicions the person she believed to be a military paratrooper was not real.

Ghana mandates biometric scanning of national ID cards for all transactions, banning photocopies and visual inspection to combat fraud and identity impersonation.

Uganda discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient, beginning a 42-day countdown to official disease-free status. The country recorded 20 confirmed cases and two deaths during the outbreak.