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Belgium beat United States 4-1 after Fifa lifts Balogun ban
Belgium said a controversial Fifa decision to lift a ban on United States striker Folarin Balogun, taken shortly before their World Cup last-16 tie in Seattle, galvanised their squad, who went on to beat the tournament co-hosts 4-1 to reach the quarter-finals. The episode matters because it drew accusations of political interference in football, after…
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Yungblud draws support from SZA and Scott Ian after breakdown post
British artist Yungblud (Dominic Harrison) has received an outpouring of public support from fellow musicians and celebrities after posting an emotional message on Instagram about online criticism, industry scepticism and repeated accusations that he is an “industry plant”. The post matters because it highlights the mental-health pressures faced by fast-rising artists and drew high-profile solidarity…
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United States thrashed 4-1 by Belgium as Balogun reprieve backfires
The United States were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup they are co-hosting, losing 4-1 to Belgium in the last 16 at Seattle Stadium — their heaviest defeat since 1990. The result ended growing national optimism that Mauricio Pochettino’s side, who had impressed earlier in the tournament, might reach the latter stages, and it…
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Belgium thrash United States 4-1 in Seattle to end World Cup hosts’ run
DANIEL MATTHEWS IN SEATTLE: Even though USA star Balogun was controversially cleared to play, it was Belgian striker Charles De Ketelaere who decided this World Cup showdown.
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Belgium respond to Balogun red card row after World Cup win over USA
The victorious Belgium team mainly let their skills do the talking at the World Cup after a day of red card suspension controversy, a failed appeal, and the unsurprising intervention of Donald Trump. For some, the 4-1 win Monday over Christian Pulisic and Team USA in Seattle, WA would have said it all. Not for…
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US knocked out of 2026 World Cup as Belgium win 4-1 in Seattle
The United States Men’s National Team was knocked out of the 2026 World Cup on Monday, losing 4-1 to Belgium in the Round of 16 in Seattle. The defeat eliminated the host nation and matters because it fell largely to self-inflicted errors — a shaky back line and goalkeeping display that repeatedly handed Belgium chances,…
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Zelensky to seek stronger air defences from Nato amid Russian bombardment
The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.
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Belgium knock hosts United States out of World Cup with 4-1 win
The United States men’s national team were knocked out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after losing 4-1 to Belgium in the Round of 16 in Seattle. The defeat, in front of a sold-out and largely American crowd, ended the host nation’s tournament run and saw Belgium advance to the quarter-finals. It matters as a…
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Democrats face reckoning over Senate candidate Graham Platner in Maine
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Agentic ransomware operation JadePuffer still relied on human setup
Cloud security firm Sysdig has documented what it calls the first known case of “agentic ransomware”, an extortion operation dubbed JadePuffer in which an AI agent, rather than a person, carried out the technical steps of a real-world cyberattack. The agent broke into a vulnerable server, stole credentials, moved through the network, encrypted files and…