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White House says Donald Trump will attend World Cup final
The White House has confirmed that Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at New Jersey’s New York Stadium, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said the US president will join him in presenting the trophy to the winning team, continuing a tradition in which…
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Merlier wins sprint finish on stage 12 of Tour
Belgium’s Tim Merlier won a chaotic sprint finish to take stage 12 of the Tour de France, his third stage victory of this year’s race, holding off compatriot Jasper Philipsen after coming from behind in the closing metres. The result came after a late crash involving Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria brought down several riders, including stage…
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Oliver Glasner says Marinakis’ ambition convinced him to take Nottingham Forest job
Oliver Glasner has explained that talks with Nottingham Forest’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, held over a seafood platter in Athens, persuaded him to become the club’s fifth head coach in under a year. The Austrian, who left Crystal Palace after a successful two-year spell that included FA Cup and Conference League triumphs, has signed a three-year…
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Google is better at playing this game
The European Commission has ordered Google to give rival AI assistants the same level of access to Android’s system features and data that it grants its own Gemini assistant, under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). Although the ruling forces Google to open up a platform it has long guarded, it also hands the company…
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OnePlus ends phone releases in US and Europe, further reducing smartphone choice
OnePlus promises to continue supporting the phones it’s already released.
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Could China and Russia really destroy Starlink? Only with a boomerang.
An investigation by The Insider, Der Spiegel and Le Monde has revealed documents suggesting China and Russia are cooperating far more closely than previously acknowledged on military technology, including strategies aimed at countering SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network. Ars Technica examined the claims with former US defence officials and space security experts to gauge how…
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Boris in the Kill Zone: Incoming missiles at 4am, death by the roadside, racing between safe houses in a Land Cruiser called Daisy… Boris Johnson’s terrifying (and top secret) journey to the Ukraine frontline
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson undertook a secretive and dangerous journey to the Ukrainian frontline, an account that reveals the scale of risk involved in such visits amid the ongoing Russian invasion. The trip reportedly involved incoming missile strikes in the early hours, evidence of fatalities near his route, and covert movement between safe…
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World Cup reader Q&A: Nick Ames answers your questions now – live
Guardian football correspondent Nick Ames hosted a live reader Q&A on 16 July 2026, the day after England’s heartbreaking World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, with the final now set for Sunday in New Jersey between Spain and Argentina. Readers submitted questions on England’s exit and the wider tournament, and Ames responded in real time,…
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Hungary lifts cap on film production tax incentive registrations
Hungary’s new government, led by Péter Magyar, has removed a cap on new registrations for the country’s 30% film production tax incentive, allowing applications that were frozen by the previous administration to resume. The move reaffirms state support for a sector that has made Hungary continental Europe’s second-largest production hub, having hosted major Hollywood productions…