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Time marches on: what the next three years will bring for the USMNT

  • USMNT enters the 2030 cycle after a strong-but-flat 2026 World Cup.
  • Pochettino's future and a vacant sporting director role remain unresolved.
  • Nations League, Gold Cup, Copa Amu00e9rica and Olympics will shape the rebuild.

The Guardian looks ahead to the next three years for the US men's national team following a 2026 World Cup that began strongly but ended disappointingly, as the programme now enters the 2030 cycle with several ways to rebuild the squad. The piece matters because major uncertainties hang…

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‘It’s a national reclamation’: the 12-year festival bringing Samuel Beckett back to Ireland

  • A 12-year Beckett festival spans Irish and British sites tied to his life.
  • Actors will play Krapp's Last Tape using recordings of their own younger voices.
  • The event reclaims Beckett, long an ambivalent figure in Ireland.

The Guardian reports on the Samuel Beckett Biennale, an ambitious 12-year festival organised by Seán Doran through his cross-border organisation Arts Over Borders, which aims to reclaim the playwright as a figure of both Ireland and Britain. Staging experimental "performed readings" at locations significant to Beckett's life —…

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Hidden underground chamber revealed beneath home of legendary Roman emperor

  • Possible oldest structure yet found at Hadrian's Villa in Italy.
  • It dates to the Roman Republic, predating Hadrian himself.
  • Likely a silo or storage facility, partly filled with debris.

Archaeologists have uncovered a hidden underground chamber beneath Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy, which researchers say could be the oldest structure ever identified at the famous imperial site. The discovery, announced by Pablo de Olavide University in Seville, Spain, matters because it points to an earlier villa that…

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International Insider: Sky Buys ITV; Banijay-All3 Complete Merger; Emmy Noms

  • Sky agrees to buy ITV's network and streaming arm for u00a31.6bn.
  • Deal faces an antitrust probe and up to 18 months' wait.
  • Banijay and All3Media complete their $8bn production merger.

Comcast-owned pay-TV group Sky has agreed to buy the ITV network and streaming business — though not the production arm, ITV Studios — for a total consideration of £1.6bn ($2.1bn), marking Sky's first move into ownership of a British public service broadcaster. The deal matters because it would…

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Montreux Jazz Festival: Why RAYE, Sienna Spiro and More ‘Feel At Home’ at Legendary Concert Series

  • Montreux Jazz Festival 2026 runs 3u201318 July, marking its 60th anniversary.
  • Its appeal lies in giving artists time, hospitality and space.
  • RAYE, Sienna Spiro, PinkPantheress and Loyle Carner feature on the line-up.

The Montreux Jazz Festival is marking its 60th anniversary in 2026, with its 2026 edition running from 3 to 18 July and drawing a fresh generation of artists including RAYE, Sienna Spiro and Kwn. Festival CEO Mathieu Jaton attributes its enduring appeal to the "luxury of time" it…

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EU says Facebook and Instagram’s ‘addictive’ design is illegal

  • EU says Meta's addictive Facebook and Instagram designs breach the Digital Services Act.
  • Regulators want autoplay and infinite scroll disabled by default.
  • Meta disputes the findings; fines could reach 6 percent of annual turnover.

The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that Meta's Facebook and Instagram use "addictive" designs that breach the EU's Digital Services Act. The regulator concluded that Meta failed to adequately assess how features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and personalised recommendation systems affect the physical and…

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