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Paraguay pull a goal back against impressive USA

Follow World Cup match updates as the US and Paraguay face off in the Group D opening match.


News imageMichael Buble performing alongside other singers on the pitch

World Cup kicks off in the US with performances from Katy Perry, Future and Tyla

Earlier, Canada hosted its own opening ceremony in Toronto, featuring singers Alanis Morrisette and Michael Bublé.

18 mins ago
World
News imageA large billboard in Tehran which people drive and walk past

Deal to end fighting would lead to Hormuz reopening, Iran says

The deal which will pave the way for hostilities to end is close to being finalised, the US, Iran and mediators Pakistan say.

2 hrs ago
Middle East

Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in stock market debut

Musk is now worth $1.11tn according to the Bloomberg rich list, while SpaceX listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of $2.2tn.

5 hrs ago
US & Canada

Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts

The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.

4 hrs ago

US kills leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says

Niño Guerrero was killed in a "swift and lethal kinetic strike," the US President wrote on in a social media post.

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World

The college scam that promised students fleeing war a new life in Finland

BBC speaks to students from war-torn Myanmar who say they were cheated after paying to study abroad.

5 hrs ago
World

World Cup

News imageBrazilian striker Vinicius Junior holds his hands aloft in celebration during a friendly match against Panama (Credit: Getty Images)

Brazil bets on 'smart vests' for World Cup glory

Player tracking technology has helped the Brazilian football team gather years of data on its stars in the run up to the 2026 World Cup.

News imageSplit screen. Left, Donald Trump. Right, inside SoFi Stadium.

Why isn't Donald Trump at the World Cup?

All three leaders of the North America host nations have missed the tournament opening matches.

News imageSouth Korea and Czech Republic play in front of a stand with a number of empty seats

Fans on concourses instead of in seats, claims Fifa

Fifa says numerous empty seats were visible in the near-sell-out Group A match between South Korea and the Czech Republic because of fans remaining on concourses.

News imageOn the left, several hands reach up to hold the FIFA World Cup trophy in black and white. Behind them is a grid pattern with a bold red line that rises and then falls sharply.

Why the economics makes this the craziest World Cup ever

From trade wars to soaring ticket prices, the 2026 World Cup is unlike any before it. Faisal Islam explores what this tournament reveals about our changing global economy.


Weekend reads

News imageColourful yellow-faced wooden log houses of Vlkolu00ednec, Slovakia (Credit: Getty Images)

The places fighting to be taken off the World Heritage List

It recognises places of "outstanding universal value" and can catapult lesser-known sites to global fame. So why are some places pleading to be removed from the list?

News imageTwo people look up at a starry night sky on the balconies at the Residencia in the Atacama Desert in Chile (Credit: Eso/ Luis Calu00e7ada/ Herbert Zodet)

This Bond film set is a hotel - but only for astronomers

Daniel Craig's James Bond battled a malign villain here. But Chile's futuristic Residencia is actually home to astronomers.


Arts in Motion

News imageFrancesca Chiejina: Opera saved my life

Francesca Chiejina: Opera saved my life

The Nigerian-American soprano on how the stage allowed her to feel everything she was taught to hold back.
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100 Objects

News imageA History of the United States in 100 Objects, A History of the United States in 100 Objects, 100 Objects #4: Lowe's Gas Bag

100 Objects #4: Lowe's Gas Bag

How one man's runaway balloon flight sparked America's obsession with going ever higher.

100 Objects #1: The Century Safe

100 Objects #2: 60-Degree Screw

100 Objects #3: The Pension Files


Best Audio of the Week

News imageGood Bad Billionaire, Good Bad Billionaire, Steven Spielberg: Directing dreams and deals

Good Bad Billionaire

Steven Spielberg: Directing dreams and deals

News imageThe Global Story, The Global Story, World Cup 2026: Your questions answered

The Global Story

World Cup 2026: Your questions answered

News imageThe Interface, The Interface, Why is AI burying my CV?

The Interface

Why is AI burying my CV?

News imageBusiness Daily, Business Daily, Follow the Money: FIFA’s billions — where your World Cup ticket money goes

Business Daily

Follow the Money: FIFA’s billions — where your World Cup ticket money goes

News imageWitness History, Witness History, The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters

Witness History

The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, Khartoum: Lessons in war

The Documentary Podcast

Khartoum: Lessons in war

News imageLives Less Ordinary, I was kidnapped by North Korea

Lives Less Ordinary

I was kidnapped by North Korea

News imageStrong Message Here, Strong Message Here, Fanning the Flames (with Hugo Rifkind)

Strong Message Here

Fanning the Flames (with Hugo Rifkind)


More news

News imagePeople stand near debris at the site of a plane crash near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, western India, 12 June 2025. Air India flight AI171, bound for London carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, crashed minutes after take-off in the Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad.
Air India plane with over 240 on board crashes after take-off in Ahmedabad - 12 Ju

More time needed for deadly Air India crash inquiry, officials say

A statement says "significant progress" has been made into investigating the crash, in which 260 people died a year ago.

12 hrs ago
Asia
News imageA wheelie bin and a trolley and a car are all on fire on a street. The kerb stones are painted red, white and blue.

The night people in Belfast fled their homes because of racist violence

Reporter Richard Morgan recalls the chaotic scenes he witnessed when reporting on days of disorder in Northern Ireland.

4 hrs ago
Northern Ireland

'I will come home safely': Indian sailor's last words to wife before a US strike killed him

Patnala Suresh and his wife were looking forward to celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary this month.

18 hrs ago
Asia

Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million

The right-wing Swiss People's Party calls the plan a "sustainability initiative", but opponents say it is a recipe for chaos.

4 hrs ago
World
News imageMaithili Patil

Families mark a year since Air India crash with vigils and prayers

Family members of victims visited the crash site, carrying portraits of the loved ones they lost last year.

13 hrs ago
Asia
News imageRetired Staff Sergeant Wilmer Trujillo and his wife, Arelys Barahona Martinez, in an undated photo. It is a selfie photo; Arelys smiles with her eyes closed as she leans into Sgt Trujillo, who is looking at the camera and smiling.

ICE detains wife of US veteran in latest detention of military spouse

Arelys Barahona Martinez was arrested during a check-in, her husband, retired Staff Sgt Warren Trujillo, told the BBC

7 hrs ago
US & Canada
News imageThe then-Prince of Wales standing next to and speaking to David Hockney in front of one of his brightly-coloured paintings in 1994

King Charles leads tributes to 'giant of the art world' David Hockney

The artist, who has died at the age of 88, "was one of life's true originals", King Charles says.

8 hrs ago
Culture
News imageAn employee poses alongside artworks entitled 'We Two Boys Together Clinging, 1961' (L), 'The Most Beautiful Boy in the World, 1961' (C), and 'Tea Painting in an Illusionistic Style, 1961', by British artist David Hockney, during a photocall to promote a retrospective of Hockney's work, at the Tate Britain in London on February 6, 2017.

David Hockney depicted a 'peaceful, gay paradise' when homosexuality was a crime

Hockney broke social taboos by celebrating same-sex relationships in his art - often by depicting the quiet, everyday moments of gay domestic life.

2 hrs ago
Culture

Editor's picks

News imageThe stadium with the world's largest screen built for sports

The stadium with the world's largest screen built for sports

SoFi Stadium's 360-degree double-sided infinity screen with immersive tech is redefining the fan experience.

TechXplore
News imageA woman on the left and a man on the right, both with a blue and yellow flag on them.

How much did these fans pay for their World Cup tickets?

Bosnia-Herzegovina fans attending the team's game in Toronto, Canada spoke to the BBC about how costly their trip and seats were.

World
News imageA presenter talks to camera in front of Niagara Falls on the left, with people seated in rows of red chairs on the right.

Niagara Falls: Is there a better spot to watch a World Cup game?

Football fans gathered at a FIFA World Cup watch party at Niagara Falls for the Canadian and USA teams' opening matches.

US & Canada
News imageThe immersive venue putting World Cup fans pitchside

COSM: The immersive venue putting World Cup fans pitchside

This Los Angeles venue uses cutting-edge technology to bring the World Cup experience to life.

TechXplore
News imageSoFi Stadium

SoFi Stadium - the technological marvel gearing up for World Cup

The TechXplore team explore SoFi Stadium, one of the most technologically advanced sporting arenas in the world, before the World Cup.

World Cup
News imageWorld Cup: Game-changing tech

The game-changing tech transforming the World Cup

Tech Now visits Fifa's headquarters in Zurich to find out how AI-powered balls and smart tracking are transforming football.

Tech Now
News imageDesmond Armstrong

Italia 90 USA hero inspiring a new Premier League generation

Desmond Armstrong talks through his trailblazing career for the United States at Italia 90, Brazilian club football and inspiring a new Premier League generation.

World Cup
News imageSofi Stadium

World Cup stadiums and the iconic moments they have hosted

With one year to go until the World Cup kicks off on 11 June 2026, take a look around the 16 stadiums in the United States, Canada and Mexico that will host the tournament.


Documentaries

How the Victorians Built Britain
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the Victorians Built Britain
20208 episodesTV-14

Michael Buerk returns to investigate how the Victorian era completely transformed Britain.


Travel

News imageCyclist crossing a wooden boardwalk at Lake Jasna in Slovenia with the Julian Alps in the background (Credit: Getty Images)

What life is like in the world's safest countries for 2026

There are now more active conflicts than at any point since World War Two. Residents in Iceland, New Zealand and elsewhere explain the qualities that make their nations so peaceful.


Arts

News imageMax Beckmann's 1927 artwork Variu00e9tu00e9 (Variety Show) (Credit: Courtesy private collection/ Gina Folly)

'A dark and violent scene': The 1927 painting that foretold Germany's downfall

Variety Show by German painter Max Beckmann is an unsettling painting depicting a chaotic cabaret scene – what does it mean, and did it foreshadow the rise of Nazism?


US & Canada News

News imagea photo showing WB's logo and Paramount's logo

Warner Bros $111bn sale to Paramount approved by US Justice Department

The approval marks a key development in the merger that will reshape media, allowing the continue of the takeover of the Hollywood studio, which owns CNN and HBO.

One dead and at least 10 others wounded in Texas shooting

Trump 'anti-weaponisation' fund indefinitely blocked as judge wants guarantee it's abandoned

Tornadoes, severe weather hit US Midwest


More World News

News imageA photograph of Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u in a school uniform. He is in a grey jacket, white shirt and red tie.

Mother finds body of missing son two days after Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre protests

Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u was in Nanyuki to fetch a school uniform on Tuesday, his mother says.

French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings

Discovery of €1.2m jewellery prompts fresh probe into former Spanish PM

'Surrender or face full force' of state, Nigerian president warns armed groups


Business

News imageA close up of a plane wing with a jet fuel hose plugged in, and a fuel lorry in the background.

UK vows to phase out Russian diesel and jet fuel imports by new year

The ban forms part of the government's package of sanctions on Moscow due to the ongoing war with Ukraine.

What you need to know as millions of SpaceX shares go up for sale

Elon Musk's SpaceX raises $75bn ahead of world's biggest stock market launch

Have you been mis-sold car finance?


Technology

News imageA black and white photo of Russian convicts building camp near Eastern Siberian Railway (Credit: Alamy)

How Soviet prisons spread a secret 'language of thieves' now spoken by millions

The tricks of the jail jargon Fenya were once used to bewilder guards in Stalin's Gulags. Now they are being used by Russian cyber-criminals.

Social media on trial: Four important cases to watch

Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?

The gamers taking on the industry to stop it switching off games


Latest Sport audio

News imageMore than the Score, More Than The Score, Aston Moore: Do coaches get better with age?

More than the Score

Aston Moore: Do coaches get better with age?

News imageNot by the Playbook, Sportshour, World Cup: Beyond the pitch

Not by the Playbook

World Cup: Beyond the pitch

News imageTest Match Special, Wyatt-Hodge century seals England victory in World Cup opener

Test Match Special

Wyatt-Hodge century seals England victory in World Cup opener

News imageMore than the Score, More Than The Score, World Cup 2026: Canada’s Jonathan Osorio ready for Bosnia on his birthday

More than the Score

World Cup 2026: Canada’s Jonathan Osorio ready for Bosnia on his birthday

News imageFootball Daily, World Cup: Rick & Lloyd's First Days In LA

Football Daily

World Cup: Rick & Lloyd's First Days In LA

News imageThe Wayne Rooney Show, The Wayne Rooney Show, EXCLUSIVE: Why Wayne Rooney Thinks Scotland Can Make History

The Wayne Rooney Show

EXCLUSIVE: Why Wayne Rooney Thinks Scotland Can Make History

News imageTest Match Special, No assurances Stokes to stay as captain, says Rob Key

Test Match Special

No assurances Stokes to stay as captain, says Rob Key

News imageMore than the Score, More Than The Score, World Cup 2026: South Africa’s captain and Mexico’s ‘curse’

More than the Score

World Cup 2026: South Africa’s captain and Mexico’s ‘curse’


Sport

News imageBosnia goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj collides with Canada striker Tani Oluwaseyi.

'Clear red' for Bosnia or 'wins the ball'? BBC pundits disagree

Should Bosnia-Herzegovina have been reduced to 10 men in the second half in their 1-1 draw with Canada? Wayne Rooney and ex-referee Darren Cann had differing views.

Club revokes Mickelson membership over allegations

World Cup co-hosts Canada begin campaign with draw against Bosnia

England have training equipment stolen


Health

News imageWoman wearing headphones eats a salad (Credit: Getty Images)

Seven ways to trick yourself into eating better

We might believe we are in control of what we choose to eat, but our senses are constantly manipulating what we buy and how much we consume. Here's how to turn them to your advantage.

What blindside divorce tells us about modern love

A rare few can fend off HIV. Could scientists find a cure through them?

The people who are addicted to daydreaming


Culture

News imageHarry Styles on stage

Harry Styles revisits X Factor as he kicks off Wembley residency

The pop star reminisces about his X Factor audition, which took place near Wembley Stadium in 2010.

Popular US movie critic Gene Shalit dies aged 100

Delta Goodrem becomes third celebrity to join Strictly Come Dancing

Why David Hockney's 1967 masterpiece is newly poignant after his death


Travel

News imageAntoni Porowski wears a grey button down and stands in front of the glass windows of a restaurant (Credit: National Geographic/ Amy Browning)

Queer Eye's chef on his favourite meals from around the world

Celebrity chef Antoni Porowski dishes on "one of the best bites I've ever had in my life" and shares why he always looks for a grandma when he travels.

Holiday divers are helping save sharks in Japan

Why travellers are exploring Europe after dark

Five new rules to travel smarter this summer


Arts

News imageA still of a warrior with a bow and arrow from The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Credit: BFI)

The woman 'who beat Disney by a decade'

German director Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed was released a century ago in 1926 – and now stands as the world's oldest animated feature film

10 of the best books of 2026 so far

Whistler Mother is a US icon - here's why the artist would've hated its success

'I was told I had months to live. Now I've been born again'


Earth

News imageA juvenile wunderpus octopus is surrounded by plankton on a black background (Credit: Jialing Cai/ Ocean Photographer of the Year)

'The deep sea will come to me': The diver photographing creatures of the deep

When photographer Jialing Cai plunged into the ocean in the dead of night, she found creatures of the deep had risen up to meet her.

This trafficked pangolin was destined for a grisly end. Now he's back in the wild

No males exist in this fish species. How has it survived for 100,000 years?

The real story of the Amazon's 'lost city'


Video

News imageNature's warrior on waste

The insect farm raising millions of flies beneath London

Tech Now visit a high-tech underground insect farm that uses millions of flies to turn food waste into protein.

The rare casket that reveals Ancient Rome's extreme wealth

The dangerous trade that shaped an English port

Watch the killer snail that hunts with toxic bullets


World's Table

News imageFishermen pull in nets from a small boat at sunrise on the Hooghly River under Kolkata's Howrah Bridge (Credit: Marco Rutten/World Food Photography Awards)

10 winning pictures from the World Food Photography Awards 2026

From a Soviet-era sanatorium to a floating market in Bangladesh, this year's World Food Photography Awards capture the many ways food shapes daily life around the world.

Why Sri Lankans hand out free food to strangers on the side of the road

The prized Chinese green tea that can cost $8,800 per kilogram

Which country can claim steak?


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