Nothing makes the news like an unfancied or low-ranked team pulling off a shock result at the football World Cup.


Nothing makes the news like an unfancied or low-ranked team pulling off a shock result at the football World Cup.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says China and Pakistan are ‘iron brother’ countries.

Israel carries out attacks on multiple villages and towns in southern Lebanon.

Messi asks for a substitution and walks off, feeling his hamstring weeks ahead of Argentina’s World Cup title defence.
![Lionel Messi, pictured in Miami, Florida, US, on May 24, 2026, asked to be substituted during Inter Miami's MLS match against Philadelphia [Megan Briggs/Getty Images via AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20260525__B3X62ZE__v1__HighRes__FblMlsInterMiamiPhiladelphia-1779702625.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
US president says that an agreement with Iran would be “great and meaningful” or there would be “no deal”.

The Caribbean island has faced a fuel blockade that has cut off essential supplies, as Trump seeks regime change.

The move by speaker El Malick Ndiaye clears the way for sacked premier Ousmane Sonko to run for head of parliament.

Tottenham secure Premier League survival with 1-0 win over Everton as West Ham’s 14-year stay in top division ends.

As millions of Muslims gather in Mecca, Palestinians in Gaza face a third year of heartbreak as Israel has shut border.
![Hanan al-Hams, 65, sits in a makeshift tent pitched over the ruins of her home in northern Gaza. She was selected to perform Hajj in 2024 before the Israeli war shattered her lifelong dream [Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/8-1778959772-1-1779614763.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Mohammad Abu Mallouh, Alaa Zaqlan and their child, Osama, killed in the attack on Nuseirat refugee camp, medics say.
