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There will be 13 different kick-off times for the 2026 World Cup. Al Jazeera Sports Widget lets you know exactly when your team will play in local time.Who: Portugal vs UzbekistanContent: 2026 FIFA World Cup Group K matchesLocation: NRG Stadium, HoustonDate and time: Tuesday, 12pm local time (17:00 GMT)How to follow: Get everything ready on Al Jazeera Sports from 13:00 GMT ahead of the live text commentary stream.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listA day after Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time top scorer, attention turned to his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo, with the world of football bracing…

An oil tanker and cargo ship remain anchored off the coast of Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman, on June 21, 2026. The Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for oil and gas in the region, has been effectively closed since war broke out between the United States and Iran in late February. On Sunday, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in Switzerland for high-level talks with an Iranian delegation as the two countries seek to clarify terms for ending the war.Elke Scoliers | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesHello, this is Gail Krishnan from Singapore. Welcome to today’s…

The hiring process has long been criticized for its inefficiency and opacity. Candidates spend hours filling out applications and submitting cover letters, only to end up with something like a black box. Generative AI will only further confuse things, with employers increasingly relying on AI-powered screening systems to sift through the overwhelming number of submissions. Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs thinks there’s a better way. The company is building a video-first recruiting platform that combines AI interviewing agents with short-form video profiles, creating something like a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok. Rather than relying solely on resumes, candidates complete an AI-powered…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 22, 2026 in New York City, USA. Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersGlobal stocks sold off on Tuesday after tech stocks fell sharply following a sell-off in the sector on Wall Street. Asian stock prices generally fell by the end of the day, driven by South Korea’s high-tech industry. Kospi The index ended 10% lower. The index was driven down by chipmakers. SK Hynix and the tech giant samsungBoth companies closed with losses of over 12%. Stocks also fell sharply in European markets, with the pan-European Stoxx 600…

There will be 13 different kick-off times for the 2026 World Cup. Al Jazeera Sports Widget lets you know exactly when your team will play in local time.Who: England vs GhanaContent: 2026 FIFA World Cup Group L matchesLocation: Gillette Stadium, HoustonDate and time: Tuesday, 4pm local time (21:00 GMT)How to follow: Get everything ready on Al Jazeera Sports from 17:00 GMT ahead of the live text commentary stream.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listTitle favorites England will take on Ghana in a bid to qualify for the last 32 after an entertaining display of attacking prowess in their World…

File photo: ABC logo on top of a building in Burbank, California, February 5, 2014. Mario Anzuoni | ReutersUS President Donald Trump has threatened to sue broadcaster ABC for reporting on the cost of repairing damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. The US president said the network did not report the costs incurred by previous administrations to maintain historic buildings.In a post on Truth Social, President Trump claimed that ABC “never reported that their close ‘friends’, Democrats Obama and Biden, spent over $100 million on reflecting pools, which never worked.”President Trump offered no evidence for the…

AI companies have poured more than $20 million into the New York Democratic primary that could shape what artificial intelligence policies the federal government ultimately adopts. The race for the Manhattan Congressional District is between state lawmaker and AI safety advocate Alex Boales, fellow Congressman Mika Lasher, and John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg.Two major super PACs affiliated with AI companies are facing off in New York’s 12th Congressional District. This is the only parliamentary election so far involving both groups. Leading the Future, whose backers include venture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, and AI software company Perplexity,…

Vondrusova, who won Wimbledon in 2023, was banned from tennis for four years after refusing to submit a sample.Published June 23, 2026June 23, 2026Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrusova has insisted she “never doped” after being banned from tennis for four years by the anti-doping watchdog.The International Tennis Integrity Authority (ITIA) on Monday accused the 26-year-old Czech player of not opening the door to anti-doping officials in December 2025.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe 2023 Wimbledon champion claimed in April that she was scared when a police officer rang the bell “without properly identifying herself and following protocol.””I have…

Citizens gather to buy and scratch off instant lottery tickets at a lottery booth in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, June 21, 2026. Video Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING – China’s consumer spending slowdown continued in June, with growth slowing significantly from a year earlier during the country’s biggest online shopping festival. Total online sales during the annual shopping event 618, held from May 13 to June 18, increased 4% year-on-year, significantly down from the 15.2% growth recorded during last year’s festival, retail data firm Sintung said late Monday.The figures add to signs that household spending remains a weak link…

The logo of software and hardware manufacturer Oracle can be seen at its German headquarters. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Imagesoracle The company has cut 21,000 jobs, or about 13% of its workforce, over the past year, as the tech giant implements significant layoffs due to AI. The company said in its annual regulatory report on Monday that its total workforce was 141,000 full-time employees as of May 2026. This is down from 162,000 employees in the same period last year. This represents a reduction of almost 13% in the total workforce. Oracle stock was last down 3.6%…