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Tactical timeout ban and new VAR powers - major World Cup rule changes announced
Major rule changes have been announced ahead of the 2026 World Cup - including expanded powers for VAR, 10-second substitutions and a crackdown on tactical timeouts.
Posted on 1 June 2026 | 7:24 am
Britain helps French navy seize Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker
UK forces helped the French navy intercept an oil tanker under international sanctions that was coming from Russia, alleged to be part of its shadow fleet.
Posted on 1 June 2026 | 6:16 am
Hundreds protest plans to quarantine US Ebola patients in Kenya
Hundreds of young demonstrators marched outside a military base in Kenya over US plans for an Ebola quarantine zone in the country.
Posted on 1 June 2026 | 5:45 am
If Cuba collapses, Trump will be forced to deal with the consequences of his actions
It's only a couple of months or so since I was last in Cuba, and conditions then were pretty dire: power cuts, large queues for bread and fuel, state-run grocery stores virtually empty, mounting piles of rubbish on street corners, and few foreign visitors.
Posted on 31 May 2026 | 7:01 pm
'More than 45' killed after blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar
Scores of people have been killed following a blast at a building in northeastern Myanmar.
Posted on 31 May 2026 | 4:13 pm
Five recover from Ebola - as Brazil investigates two suspected cases
Five people have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organisation said - as suspected cases were investigated in Brazil and Italy.
Posted on 31 May 2026 | 3:10 pm
Israel seizes Crusades-era fortress in Lebanon as it expands offensive
Israeli forces have captured a strategically important fortress from the Crusades, marking the country's deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than a quarter of a century.
Posted on 31 May 2026 | 10:33 am
Rain threatens to delay search for two people missing in flooded cave in Laos
Heavy rain is threatening to delay the search for two people missing in a flooded cave in Laos.
Posted on 31 May 2026 | 3:00 am
WHO chief heads to Ebola epicentre - as Brazil investigates suspected case
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has visited the province hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urging residents to seek treatment and practice safe burials.
Posted on 30 May 2026 | 9:16 pm