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Jul 1, 2026; Santa Clara, California, USA; United States of America forward Folarin Balogun (20) before a Round of 32 match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Bosnia and Herzegovina at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. Photo: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

What is Article 27 of FIFA's Disciplinary Code that allows red-carded Balogun to play?

Ibrahim Hilmi arrived in the US on board a private plane, photographed in light blue detention clothing, hands shackled and flanked by FBI agents, on June 19, 2026. Photo: X@FBIDirectorKash

Who is Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi and what is the alleged $3.7b Medicare fraud case?

G7 logos are pictured on the pier ahead of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Baliboouse/File Photo

What is the G7 and what's on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains summit?

Representational Image. Photo: Collected

Why is gold falling despite the US-Israel-Iran conflict?

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported two sets of Israeli strikes had taken place on Tyre and an area to its east on 28 May 2026. Photo: BSS/AFP

Will Israel's troops take over more of southern Lebanon?

A nurse cares for a newborn baby at a hospital in Kishanganj district in Bihar state Photo: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters/FILE PHOTO

Why India's fertility rate has fallen below replacement level

Flags of China and Russia are displayed in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/ File Photo

Why Russia and China are getting closer amid global tensions

AI-powered surveillance cameras have been installed at the Bijoy Sarani intersection in Dhaka. The camaras will monitor traffic violations under a new e-prosecution system, detect offences including signal violations, wrong-way driving, riding without helmets and mobile phone use while driving. The photo was taken on 7 May 2026. PHOTO: SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN/TBS

Why AI cameras cannot fix Dhaka's traffic chaos on their own

A man holds the flags of Taiwan and the United States during Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's stopover after her visit to Latin America, in Burlingame, California, US, January 14, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?

Britain's Houses of Parliament is pictured in London, Britain, September 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters

Why are Britons so fed up?

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

How real is a coup threat against Russia's president?

Hantaviruses under the microscope: An infection can cause no symptoms at all — or be fatal. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith/UIG/IMAGO

What is hantavirus?

Collage: TBS

What is 'Project Freedom' and why does it matter?