Erling Haaland returns to Norway after World Cup exit with a strange new friend
Erling Haaland is trending again, even if Norway has exited the World Cup. The player landed in Oslo and showed off a souvenir he brought back from the US. The…
3,000-year-old Egyptian tomb with vivid afterlife paintings uncovered near Luxor
Dating back to Egypt’s Ramesside period – the era of powerful pharaohs such as Ramesses II – the tomb features scenes of religious rituals and the journey into the afterlife.…
€2.8bn battle on the pitch: France and Spain face off in World Cup’s priciest semi-final
Tuesday’s clash between France and Spain in Texas is not just a footballing spectacle, it is also, by market value, the costliest semi-final the World Cup has staged, with the…
Hundreds of Peruvians name child ‘Haaland’ as World Cup reaches registry offices
Civil registries list 468 Peruvians with the Norwegian striker’s surname and 91 children with his full name, though Neymar and Messi remain the country’s favourite football names. Read More
Street artists from 21 countries transform Oslo into an open-air graffiti gallery
Oslo’s former industrial district became an open-air gallery as 40 artists from 21 countries painted murals over three days at one of the largest street art festivals of its kind.…
Latest news bulletin | July 14th, 2026 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this July 14th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Spectacular drones and fireworks illuminate Eiffel Tower ahead of Bastille Day
Paris staged an early Eiffel Tower fireworks and drone show, reserving Bastille Day to commemorate the 2016 Nice attack and its 86 victims. Read more at Read More
‘Digger’: Is this the movie that finally wins Tom Cruise his first competitive Oscar?
Tom Cruise leads Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s forthcoming satirical comedy – and from the trailer alone, it’s clear that the actor’s transformative turn is vying for Oscar glory. Read…
Yamal replies to Rajoy’s Les Bleus column: ‘Football should unite society’
Spain’s former prime minister used a TV debate to question the origins of several France players at the 2026 World Cup. Asked about it before the semi-final, Lamine Yamal sidestepped…
Fontainebleau fire still burning as 850 firefighters tackle blaze
The fire in the Fontainebleau forest, around sixty kilometres from Paris, is still spreading. Around 850 firefighters, 200 vehicles and six aircraft have been deployed. Read More