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Previous World Cup appearances: 6Best performance: Fourth place (2022)First appearance: 1970 (Mexico)Top goal scorer: Youssef En-Nesyri (3)Most appearances: Achraf Hakimi, Hakim Ziyech (10)Player to watch: Brahim DiazFIFA world ranking: 8The FIFA World Cup begins on June 11. You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated World Cup 2026 page with all the latest news, match build-up and live text commentary, and keep up to date with group standings, real-time match results and schedules.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFour years ago, the Morocco made history by becoming the first African and Arab team to reach the World Cup semifinals in…
GoDigital Music has launched Orinda, its first country music imprint.The Nashville-based label will be led by Cooper Lycan as General Manager.Orinda has signed Nic D as its first recording artist.The launch arrives ahead of CMA Fest 2026, the country festival that runs in downtown Nashville from June 4 to 7.Orinda marks GoDigital Music‘s expansion into the country and Americana market, following the success of Cinq Music Group, which is led by Barry Daffurn.GoDigital was founded in 2006 by Jason Peterson and Logan Mulvey, with Cinq Music Group launching in 2012.“Launching Orinda and expanding into country is a deliberate step in…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Everyone talks about finding a dress that looks expensive, but the real goal is finding one that looks luxe and is actually flattering. The best summer dresses skim the body, comfortably create shape and make getting dressed feel effortless from the moment you slip them on. Bonus points if they look like something you’d wear to a Hamptons lunch, coastal vacation or weekend outing. Fortunately, the dresses ahead bring all those top-tier elements to the table. Think breezy maxis, flattering…
One of the most in-demand fights in boxing is a light-heavyweight showdown between unified world champion Dmitry Bivol and pound-for-pound star David Benavidez, and now two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter has shared his thoughts on that proposed clash. When Benavidez stepped up and challenged for the unified cruiserweight world titles last month, many questioned whether his punch power would translate into the 200lb division, but ‘The Mexican Monster’ soon proved that it did, halting Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez inside six rounds. Since then, all of the talk has been whether Benavidez could make a return to the light-heavyweight scene and take…
new video loaded: Audience Member at ‘La La Land’ Concert Fills in for Sick KeyboardistSterling Nasa, a 21-year-old university student, filled in for a keyboard player who had fallen ill during a “La La Land” orchestral performance in Australia.By Axel BoadaJune 2, 2026
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Dax Shepard is weighing in one last time on Cher’s viral comments about his marriage to Kristen Bell. “I think my final conclusion on it is, the best way for me to digest that is, nobody’s good enough for her,” Shepard, 51, said of Bell, 45, during the Monday, June 1, episode of his “Armchair Expert” podcast when guest Lena Waithe asked what happened with Cher, 80. Cher went viral in January following her own appearance on Shepard’s podcast, where she told the couple to their faces that Bell is the “better half” in her marriage to the Zathura actor.…
Top 2027 draft prospect Landon DuPont and 2026 first-round prospect Daxon Rudolph are looking at US Colleges Cam Robinson: Top 2027 prospect Landon DuPont will start visiting US college campuses before determining where he’ll play next season. The Everett Silvertips (WHL) defenseman put up 73 points in 63 regular-season games, 23 points in 18 playoff games, and six points in four Memorial Cup games. Schools that are expected to be after him include Michigan, Denver, Michigan State and Minnesota. Daxon Rudolph is expected to make his decision this week, and that could impact DuPont. If Rudolph decides on Denver or…
Under pressure from the polls and Gulf allies, the White House is pushing for a deal but Iran wants concessions, writes BBC’s international editor.
When Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother was abducted in Arizona earlier this year, the FBI issued an unusual warning: in the age of AI, even a proof-of-life video can’t be trusted. A kidnapper now needs little more than a LinkedIn photo and a voicemail to manufacture a convincing deepfake. The old rules of crisis response no longer apply. It was, said Sid Kosaraju, president of global security firm Crisis24, exactly the kind of threat corporations have been slow to take seriously. A hush came over the room at the Fortune COO Summit in Scottsdale as Kosaraju described the actual threat landscape…