A proposal to expand the 2030 FIFA World Cup to 66 teams is gaining momentum within FIFA as preparations continue for the 2026 tournament, which will feature 48 teams for the first time.

Iran’s national football team has departed Türkiye for Mexico after completing a 15-day training camp in Antalya in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The U.S. has approved visas for Iran’s national football team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, resolving uncertainty just 10 days before their opening match, a White House official told Reuters on Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to rally behind the country's national team as it prepares for its first FIFA World Cup appearance since 2010, with an opening match against Mexico on June 11.

Mountain rescue teams in the Scottish Highlands are facing one of their busiest years in decades as the number of emergency call-outs continues to rise sharply.

An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence of "dark oxygen" being produced 13,000 feet below the ocean surface in the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

A tornado has forced the touring Australian women's rugby union team to seek shelter in the hallway of a Kansas City hotel.

On Wednesday, Meta Platforms introduced Muse Spark, the first artificial intelligence model developed by a team it formed last year through a costly talent acquisition and extensive internal restructuring to compete with rivals in the AI race.

A health education campaign focused on schistosomiasis prevention was held at a primary school on Pemba Island in Zanzibar, bringing together more than 300 students and teachers.