FIFA wants to create a new company to manage World Cup commercial rights and sell minority stakes to private investors. UEFA and Concacaf criticized the proposal, citing transparency and governance concerns.
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto prefecture killed at least 13 people and left rescuers searching collapsed buildings, including a shopping mall and a paper mill. Officials warned of strong aftershocks, heat risks and continuing power outages across southwestern Japan.
U.S. and Saudi forces struck Iran-aligned targets in eastern Iraq after Washington said Iranian-directed drones and missiles targeted American forces and Saudi energy sites. The exchanges disrupted a brief lull as Trump claimed progress in talks, while Tehran denied direct negotiations were underway.
Florida executed Dominick Anthony Occhicone, 80, and former police officer James Aren Duckett, 68, hours apart Tuesday, the first same-day executions by a U.S. state in nearly a decade. The executions add to Florida’s fast-rising total under Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The FCC barred new foreign-made humanoid robots, quadrupeds and connected power inverters from the U.S. market, citing national security concerns. The Trump administration said the move is part of a push to secure critical technology supply chains.
The Senate voted 51-47 along party lines to confirm Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence. He takes over after major staffing cuts at the ODNI and amid Democratic concerns about political pressure on intelligence agencies.
Seattle police said they recovered a loaded ghost gun and a Glock modified to fire automatically after a shooting at the Bite of Seattle festival killed three people. Investigators are searching for at least one additional suspect and reviewing dozens of pieces of digital evidence.
Kenya is investigating the deaths of more than a dozen elephants near Amboseli National Park after some showed signs of partial paralysis. Officials say tests are continuing and no single cause has been identified.