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⚽️ Kick-off time: 7pm local/11am AEST/2am BST/9pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail JonathanMexico’s football culture dates back to the early 20th century, and the country has a place in history as participants in the first ever…

The US have used outside companies, including one measuring players’ brainwaves, to help them determine who will shoot in a shootoutWho would the US need to beat to win the World Cup?There is perhaps nothing more polarizing in the game of football than a…

President reacts to ruling to uphold birthright citizenship after justices strike down executive order aimed at ending longstanding principleSupreme court upholds birthright citizenship, allows states to ban trans women from female sports and ends limits on…

Justices to consider whether bans on AR-15s and similar semi-automatic firearms violate second amendmentThe US supreme court will consider whether bans on AR-15 rifles and similar semiautomatic firearms are constitutional.The justices said on Tuesday they will…

President’s crypto ventures have eclipsed in revenue much of his property portfolio that took decades to accumulateDonald Trump raked in more than $1bn from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows, giving a substantial boost…

President unveils plans for Dallas summit, in break with tradition of conventions only in presidential election yearsDonald Trump has announced that Republicans will stage their first ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, a move aimed at…

Thomas blasts commissioner for silence on player safetyMercury star was suspended for hit to Clark’s throatPlay was ‘complete accident’ and ‘unfortunate’, she saysPhoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas said she has received death threats and been…

Trump, who had signed an order to the effect, handed legal defeat after judge sided with Democratic-led statesA federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule ⁠stripping public service workers of eligibility for…

Williams fell just short on her return, Stan Wawrinka said goodbye to Wimbledon for the last time, while there first-round wins for Iga Swiatek, Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina, but exits for Ben Shelton and Elina SvitolinaNext no No 3: Alex de Minaur (5)…

Hearing set to begin 6 July would mark the first time Kirk’s family has been in the courtroom with the suspectCharlie Kirk’s parents and his widow Erika Kirk are expected to attend a key hearing next week in Utah for the murder case against the man accused…

The Fourth of July marks a momentous occasion for the US – 250 years of independence – but somehow Donald Trump has managed to make it all about himself. The Guardian's Washington bureau chief David Smith analyses how Trump has hijacked America's 250th and…

John Roberts wrote majority opinion, while Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote concurring opinion and Brett Kavanaugh dissented in partExplainer: What is birthright citizenship?Supreme court decisions often provide a window into the court’s ideological leanings and…

Officials say coach bus struck vehicle in Queens, triggering chain collision involving four other vehiclesTwo people were killed and 20 others injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Queens, New York, on Monday night.The deadly…

What will Trump do now after justices’ stunning rebuke to his anti-immigration agenda?In a stunning rebuke to Donald Trump’s aggressive anti-immigrant agenda, the US supreme court ruled against the president’s highly contentious attempt to end the right…

‘That’s one way to spend a layover,’ says gambling company after lucky traveler wins big on $10 stakeGenerally people want whatever happens in Vegas to stay there – but this might be an exception!A lucky traveler transiting through Las Vegas’s Harry…

Sir Keir Starmer cuts civilian investment while deepening reliance on American power. That doesn’t feel like national renewalSince Brexit, Daphne du Maurier’s final novel, Rule Britannia, has been seen as a prescient warning about the UK cutting itself…

A warning from Latin America about US money, platforms, data and paranoid politics should not be dismissed lightlyWhen Colombia’s leftwing presidential candidate, Iván Cepeda, conceded defeat last week, he did so with notable grace. His ally, the outgoing…

Case stems from 2022 lawsuit challenging FEC’s enforcement of limits on ‘coordinated party expenditures’Supreme court decisions – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US emailOne of the last remaining barriers between wealthy donors sending…

Court rules against Trump administration on policy that people born in the United States are citizensSupreme court decisions – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe US supreme court has upheld the constitutional guarantee of birthright…

Justices voted to overturn judgments issued by lower courts in favor of trans students who sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and IdahoSupreme court decisions – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe US supreme court has…

Does anyone seriously think this kind of amplification is harmless? Elon Musk has long described himself as a “centrist”. He likes to pretend that he hasn’t changed his views; it’s the Democrats who have lurched to the left. He’s merely a free speech…

Lisa Nandy to ask regulators to assess mega-merger involving Channel 5, CNN and TNT Sports on grounds of media plurality and competitionThe UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, intends to ask Britain’s media and competition watchdogs to examine Paramount’s…

The Iran war has accelerated the fraying of ties. An end to unconditional US support would force a reckoning with realityA generational shift is under way in the relationship between the United States and Israel. Tensions were already palpable because of…

Democratic socialists need to do more than win in the big American cities. And they can, with the right messageI joined the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in April 2007 at the age of 17. DSA back then was a small group with an ageing membership and an…

The Trump v Slaughter decision allows the president further influence over agencies Congress itself createdWhat is Congress for? According to the supreme court, not very much. On Monday, the supreme court overturned Humphrey’s Executor, a 91-year-old…

A natural disaster provides unforgiving clarity in a country already reeling from years of crisis and the unlawful US seizure of Nicolás MaduroThe devastation wrought by an earthquake is shaped by what happened before and after it as much as by the shock…

Value of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higherShares in chipmakers have surged in the first half of this year as investors piled into companies that make the hardware underpinning the AI boom,…

UK telecoms group’s 50/50 venture ends more than 18-month search for a buyer of its international operationsBusiness live – latest updatesBT and the US mobile company Verizon are to combine their international businesses, ending the British telecom…

Modern AI systems are, in effect, a universal adviser to help people do harmful things. We’ll need to harness AI for defense, tooLast week, national security agencies from the Five Eyes – that’s the rich, English-language-speaking countries club –…

The court’s TPS decision is devastating for those whose countries of origin are deemed unsafe. Congress must actOn Thursday, the US supreme court authorized the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS), facilitating the largest single…