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Trump unveils plan to add a "Trump promenade" to the iconic Lincoln Memorial u.afp.com/SDuv

⚽ 🏆 🇵🇹 🇦🇷 Ronaldo and Messi set to appear at record sixth World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are set to represent their countries at a record sixth World Cup this summer. While Ronaldo has failed to reach a final with Portugal, Messi led his Argentina team to glory in Qatar in 2022

🇯🇵 Japan's samurai spirit still burns in cooler conditions Japan's gruelling hot summers have prompted organisers to switch the date of the Soma Nomaoi to late May, giving the thousand-year-old samurai horse festival a new lease of life.

🇺🇬 Uganda Ghetto Kids 'can't wait' to join Shakira at World Cup The Ghetto Kids, a Ugandan dance troupe made up of street children, speak of their excitement at being invited by music superstar Shakira to perform at the World Cup.

🇪🇸 Firefighters battle wildfire in Spain's Murcia Firefighters are battling a wildfire that broke out in the Spanish province of Murcia and has already destroyed 177 hectares of vegetation, according to the region’s emergency services.

Japan's samurai spirit still burns in cooler conditions. The thousand-year-old Soma Nomaoi horse festival has survived wars, earthquakes and a nuclear disaster. Now it's battling a new challenge: climate change. Japan's gruelling hot summers have prompted organisers to switch the date to late May

Thousands of people took to the streets in Argentina to condemn femicides and demand public policies against gender-based violence, called out by the feminist movement "Not One Less" amid the shock over the recent murder of a teenage girl

Bolivians queue for food as protest crisis causes shortages. Hundreds of people queue to receive chickens in the Bolivian capital La Paz, as food shortages caused by the protest crisis continue to mount

🇬🇧 Clashes erupt after video shows UK police handcuffing dying student A video of a dying student being handcuffed by British police after being stabbed by a Sikh man and falsely accused of racially abusing his murderer has sparked outrage, with protesters throwing bricks at police

⚽ 🏆 2026 World Cup: a tournament of many firsts The World Cup is set to get underway on 11 June, with 48 teams and millions of fans expected to descend on the US, Canada and Mexico. But soaring ticket prices, political tensions in America and the war in Iran are casting an early shadow

🇺🇸 American actor Richard Gere calls Trump a ‘maniac’ Hollywood legend Richard Gere criticised Donald Trump, calling the US president a "maniac" who has "dismantled almost everything that was good" about the United States.

🇨🇻 ⚽ Cape Verde, a small country dreaming big ahead of its first World Cup Cape Verde prepares to make history at its first-ever World Cup. Before heading to the United States, its players train across the volcanic archipelago, greeted by jubilant supporters.

🇨🇳 Sneak-eating contests go viral in China Sneak-eating has gone viral in China. The contest sees participants attempt to eat snacks without a “teacher” noticing, as a way to relive childhood memories of secret classroom snacking.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽ Excitement builds for Scotland fans heading to first World Cup in 28 years Scotland fans gather for a friendly match against Curacao on May 30, as excitement builds for a return to the global stage in the nation's first World Cup for 28 years.

🇯🇵 Bear attack leaves four people injured in Japan A bear attack has left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan's Fukushima.

🇮🇳 Low cost eyecare helps India's poor see a better future Indian vegetable seller Tofan Jena is one of thousands of people in India who have been helped by the charity GoodVision which provides affordable eye care services across the world.

US Justice Department drops plan to create a $1.8 billion compensation program that critics have called a "slush fund" for Trump's political allies. The "anti-weaponization fund" was created as part of an settlement of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns u.afp.com/SDn4