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FIFA clears red-carded U.S. striker Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium after President Donald Trump called FIFA chief Gianni Infantino. Mourners line the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as his son and successor rem ...  Show more

America celebrates Independence Day with military flyovers, flotillas and fireworks. Funeral prayers and tears for slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei but still no sign of his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei. Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg region oil terminal as Ru ...  Show more

Ten days after the fall of Syria’s dictator Bashar al-Assad, the full <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/12/09/inside-bashar-al-assads-dungeons?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.an ...

Ten days after the fall of Syria’s dictator Bashar al-Assad, the full brutality of his rule is being uncovered. Our correspondent travels to a site near Damascus, thought to be a giant mass grave. Will France’s new prime minister restore stability (14:37)? And The Economist’s gui ...  Show more

The economic cost of the government shutdown is mounting, as workers miss paychecks and contracts stall. President Trump’s feud with Colombia is deepening, with threats to cut aid testing a decades-long alliance. And in France, outrage is growing after the Louvre jewel heist, wit ...  Show more

An Israeli airstrike is believed to have caused the deaths of six hostages in Gaza. The French government collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote. Cryptic words were reportedly found on shell casings at the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomp ...  Show more