Infantino has faced leadership crisis as UEFA, AFC and Concacaf threaten drastic actions over commercial rights plan.
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Infantino has faced leadership crisis as UEFA, AFC and Concacaf threaten drastic actions over commercial rights plan.
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Worker killed in Iran strike on building in Kuwait; toddler killed with parents in US strike on Qeshm Island.
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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

As ceasefire talks continue, Palestinians are angry at the international community, which they feel has let them down.

Voices from Nabulsi Roundabout and beyond react to the events of the killing of 118 Palestinians scrambling for food.

Karem Samra must now shelter with his family in the school where he once studied and played.

The Israeli blockade, allied to the incessant bombing, has created a world where hunger and infection have free rein.

When Mahmoud Murtaja and his family returned to their home in Gaza, they never imagined the desolation that awaited.

‘I don’t write to engender sorrow. Had sorrow moved people, we wouldn’t be where we are now,’ writes Mohammed Mhawish.
