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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Qatar player Assim Madibo was given a five-match ban from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after his tackle on Ismaël Koné broke the Canadian’s leg during their match.Madibo was given a red card for the terrible tackle during the match, but FIFA’s disciplinary committee determined that he deserved a serious suspension for the foul play.While the decision is subject to appeal, Qatar’s 3-1 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday afternoon ended their World Cup run in the group stages. Madibo, hit with a red card, was already sidelined for the game.WATCH…

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BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested an Australian man after the body of a 17-year-old girl was discovered in a suitcase, authorities said on Saturday (Jun 27).The suspect, who denies involvement in the teenager’s alleged abduction and murder, was taken into custody after an interrogation, a police official in the resort city of Pattaya told AFP.Investigators were awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination and “other evidence” in the case before filing charges, the official said.The charges could include child abduction, murder, hiding a corpse and “abduction of a minor for sexual purposes”, added the official, who was speaking on condition…

Zhipu’s GLM 5.2 artificial intelligence model landed last week with the kind of Silicon Valley buzz that followed DeepSeek’s launch last year.The Chinese AI startup’s new open source model has blown past every other open release and now sits within a percentage point of Anthropic’s Opus 4.8 on one closely watched agentic benchmark, at roughly a fifth of the cost.Developers are piling in, with OpenRouter token traffic climbing faster than it did after DeepSeek’s V4 launch in April. And unlike DeepSeek, which the market eventually dismissed as a one-off chatbot shock, GLM 5.2 is strong at agentic work like planning,…

At least 920 people are confirmed dead and more than 51,000 missing after two earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday.By Al Jazeera Staff and APPublished On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Rescuers are racing against time in Venezuela, three days after two powerful earthquakes struck, with at least 920 people confirmed dead and more than 51,000 still missing.The twin, magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes hit on Wednesday, devastating the coastal area around La Guaira, where authorities moved on Friday night to restrict access as traffic chaos began to hamper search efforts.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWith a scarcity of government…

Washington — A group of Senate Democrats is pressing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for more information about the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and whether the Justice Department violated its own rules when it agreed to create the controversial program as part of a settlement with President Trump.Led by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, the four Democrats questioned how the fund complies with policies laid out in the Justice Manual for settlement agreements that involve payments to third parties. The senators suggested that the establishment of the program departed from the department’s internal procedures.”The central question this letter demands…

The Western Force have pulled off a stellar second half comeback to end the NSW Waratahs 37-0 unbeaten streak against Australian opponents.

JOHOR: Malaysia has established a special task force to deal with any potential travel disruptions at the Johor-Singapore border crossings on Jul 11 as Johoreans return to vote in the southern state’s legislature election, says its home minister.Speaking to reporters on Saturday (Jun 27) in Johor, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said travel at the Singapore-Johor border crossings continue to face a “possibility of disruptions” as the country rolls out a new immigration system.But he stressed that the ministry’s “highest priority” was to ensure no disruptions on the Jul 11 polling day, with his ministry’s task force on hand to handle any that might occur. “Naturally,…

US prosecutors reach into Somalia for a key suspect in US fraud case.Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Mogadishu, Somalia – United States prosecutors have reached across the world to seize a leading suspect in a Minnesota fraud case, arresting him in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, was taken into custody on Thursday, with US authorities announcing the arrest on Friday. His capture is the clearest sign yet that the pursuit of those behind the scheme has gone international.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listNeither US nor Somali officials have disclosed how Eidleh was located. However, the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reaffirmed the Trump administration’s commitment to holding Atlanta’s Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) “accountable” following the horrific stabbing death of a great-grandmother, announcing Friday that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is actively scrutinizing the transit system’s safety and security plans.In an X post Friday, Duffy said the FTA has launched a comprehensive review of MARTA’s security spending and safety protocols, along with risks to riders and workers.He noted that while MARTA met the government’s initial deadline for a response and assured the administration they are taking action,…