6 h. ago Awkward moment Gianni Infantino snubs Kevin Hart to embrace Heidi Klum on stage at FIFA's glitzy 2026 World Cup draw

FIFA president Gianni Infantino had an awkward moment with former supermodel Heidi Klum on stage at the World Cup draw after snubbing Kevin Hart.

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6 h. ago Donald Trump arrives at FIFA's glitzy 2026 World Cup draw where he is expected to steal the show

US President Donald Trump fired a warning to high-crime Democratic cities as he arrived at the 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Friday. 

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9 h. ago World Cup 2026 Draw LIVE: Scotland's countdown begins, Donald Trump award expected, McTominay odds

All the latest updates ahead of tonight’s World Cup 2026 draw - who will Scotland face?

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27 h. ago Trump orders US embassies to prioritize World Cup fan visas ahead of draw and expected peace prize in DC: Live

Trump is rumored to be the recipient of the new ‘FIFA Peace Prize’

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3 d. ago Putin says he 'is ready for a war with Europe right now' as Trump's son

Russian President Vladimir Putin today warned he is ready for a war with Europe 'right now' - as Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived for peace talks in Moscow.  

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3 d. ago Ellen DeGeneres left Trump's America. Will the British weather force her to return? | Arwa Mahdawi

She’s far from the only celebrity to have declared her intention to live outside the US. As with many others though, it looks like a reverse ferret could be in the worksI’m not some sort of secret Reform voter, OK? As a Brit (albeit a Brit abroad), I’ve got no problem with rich immigrants coming to the UK and taking all our mansions. I just think they really ought to integrate and not bring their funny foreign ideas with them.Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, I’m talking to you. The California couple arrived in the UK last year just before Donald Trump won the election. As soon as the votes were in, they declared they weren’t going back, and would stay on the saner side of the Atlantic. I’m not sure how the immigration logistics worked, but it seems “one in, one out” schemes don’t apply to people coming in on big jets, only small boats. The pair bought a fancy pad in the Cotswolds and DeGeneres buttered up the locals during a public appearance in July by declaring “Everything her...

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3 d. ago Livingston's Barrhead Travel store expect bookings bonanza after World Cup draw

With demand expected to quickly escalate when the draw is announced on Friday evening followed by the venues on Saturday, Barrhead Travel stores across the UK will be open late throughout the weekend.

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3 d. ago Lanarkshire Barrhead Travel stores expects bookings bonanza after World Cup draw

With demand expected to quickly escalate when the draw is announced on Friday evening followed by the venues on Saturday, Barrhead Travel stores across the UK will be open late throughout the weekend.

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3 d. ago Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive for Putin talks in Moscow

Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow ahead of talks with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

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2 w. ago World Cup 2026 draw: Date, start time, expected pots and who has qualified?

The tournament in USA, Canada and Mexico will be the first with 48 teams taking part in a 12-group format

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3 w. ago Donald Trump 'could strike Venezuela to destroy cartels' after 'unusual' US Navy move

Thousands of US Marines and multiple US warships have arrived in the Caribbean amid a growing view Donald Trump could order strikes against cartels operating in Venezuela

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