I was really looking forward to July 4, and not just because I love a poolside barbecue. This year the American holiday also marked a big symbolic deadline for US nuclear power.

"I was a striker - a good header, like Harry Kane!"

Fiji wing Jiuta Wainiqolo is remembering his days trying out for his country's under-20 football team.

The 27-year-old is now focused on the oval ball. But this season, he has had a strike-rate to match the prolific Bayern Munich forward, who is spearheading England's round-ball World Cup bid.

“They don’t care about the beautiful game. They don’t care about the elegance of football. In my time, we used to think and give a little show.”

The words of arguably the greatest player of all time, Pele, back in 2014 before the World Cup in Brazil, which Germany won, say it all about the state of the world’s most popular game.

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CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday that while Wall Street was focused on re-escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, he is more concerned about a flood of new stock and bond issuance that could threaten the bull market.

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Bravo’s Summer House is a first-time Emmy nominee, and while the stars of the show are not technically billed on the nomination list, they are incredibly excited about the show and the people who work behind the scenes receiving such high praise. 

DANIEL FIENBERG: Happy Emmy nominations day, Angie! Happy Emmy nominations day to all the nominees! Happy Emmy nominations day to Jason Bateman, who received a special Emmy nomination merely for waking up, in addition to his two acting, one directing and one producing nominations. But mostly, happy Emmy nominations day to Apple TV.

NATO leaders pose for a family photo during the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

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The Iran war has reignited and the U.S. may need European allies more than ever, but President Donald Trump left a NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday without announcing any new commitments from the defense alliance to assist with the conflict.

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would make a long-shot bid to get the Supreme Court to rehear the case in which it ruled against his executive order that sought to sharply restrict birthright citizenship.

"I have never seen an outbreak this huge," says paediatrician Dr Mohammed Golam Mawla, as we look around a measles ward in the Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh.

Until March this year, Bangladesh had made "substantial progress" towards eliminating measles, according to the World Health Organisation.