It will be the first ever World Cup shared between three nations and also the first to feature 48 teams.Īt a televised announcement in New York, officials confirmed 11 US cities as host venues, along with three venues in Mexico and two in Canada. The tournament will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Mexico City's iconic Azteca Stadium and the Los Angeles Rams' multi-billion-dollar SoFi Stadium are among 16 venues to stage games at the 2026 World Cup.
*) Azteca Stadium, Los Angeles among 2026 World Cup venues On May 24, a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers. The US is in the midst of a gruesome chapter of its gun violence epidemic. The incident took place at St Stephen's Episcopal Church in the town of Vestavia Hills and a suspect was taken in custody, the town's police department said. *) Two dead, one wounded in another US shootingĪ shooting at a church during a potluck dinner has left two people dead and one wounded in the US state of Alabama. The conference also agreed on deals on e-commerce, responding to pandemics and reforming the organisation itself. WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the trade ministers' conference had struck an "unprecedented package of deliverables" which would "make a difference". The World Trade Organisation has concluded hard-won deals on fishing subsidies, food insecurity and Covid-19 vaccines in a landmark bundle of agreements. *) Covid vaccines, food, fisheries figure in WTO's deals package After the incident, Israeli soldiers targeted protesting Palestinians with live ammunition and tear gas grenades. *) Israeli forces kill three Palestinians, injure eight others in raidĪt least three Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli raid in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.Įight others were injured in the raid, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement.Įyewitnesses said Israel’s forces opened fire on a vehicle with four Palestinians. They met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who later promised that Ukraine was ready to put in the work to become an EU member. The meeting comes a day after French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian premier Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis visited Kiev. The European Commission meets on Friday to give its fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine's EU bid, a step closer to membership for the country battling Russia's forces.
*) EU to give fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine membership bid
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