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Deadly nightclub fire in Goa claims lives of at least 23 people

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Deadly nightclub fire in Goa claims lives of at least 23 people

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Several tourists, kitchen workers killed in fire at nightclub in North Goa’s Arpora village.

Published On 6 Dec 2025

At least 23 people have been killed in the Indian state of Goa when a gas cylinder exploded at a popular nightclub, according to officials and media reports.

The fire broke out at about midnight on Sunday in the village of Arpora in the district of North Goa, the Press Trust of India reported, citing police and officials.

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Several tourists and many kitchen workers were killed in the blaze, said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.

“Today is a very painful day for all of us in Goa. A major fire incident at Arpora has taken the lives of 23 people,” Sawant wrote on X.

“I visited the incident site and have ordered an inquiry into this incident,” he said. “Those found responsible will face most stringent action under the law – any negligence will be dealt with firmly.”

Images circulating on social media showed rescue personnel rushing several people into emergency vehicles. Video clips posted online also showed balls of fire and thick smoke rising from a low-rise building.

Sawant told journalists at the scene that “three to four” tourists had died.

Three people died from burn injuries, while the others died from suffocation, he said. At least three of the victims were women, he added.

The PTI, citing the police, reported that the fire was caused when a gas cylinder exploded. The ANI news agency reported that the fire was now under control.

Alok Kumar, the director general of police in Goa, told ANI that the bodies of all of the victims have been recovered.

Goa, a former Portuguese colony on the shores of the Arabian Sea, lures millions of tourists every year with its nightlife, sandy beaches and laid-back coastal atmosphere.

Cher emerges victorious in extended legal dispute over royalties with Sonny Bono’s estate

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Cher emerges victorious in extended legal dispute over royalties with Sonny Bono’s estate

Cher has won most of a lawsuit she brought against Sonny Bono’s estate over the royalties from recordings and compositions she co-created in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the duo Sonny & Cher.

The singer behind hits like Believe and If I Could Turn Back Time sued Sonny Bono’s widow, Mary Bono, in 2021, after the estate reportedly declared it was terminating Cher’s 50% share of royalties in Sonny & Cher songs and recordings.

In a final ruling on November 26, Judge John A. Kronstadt of the US District Court for the Central District of California declared that Cher was entitled to the 50% of royalties in perpetuity. The compositions and recordings in question include hits such as I Got You Babe, Baby Don’t Go and The Beat Goes On.

Judge Kronstadt awarded Cher more than $187,000 plus interest for publishing royalties that Mary Bono had withheld in violation of the divorce agreement.

The 50-50 royalty split was part of Cher and Sonny Bono’s divorce agreement, which the two signed in 1978, and it involved all songs they had composed and/or recorded prior to their separation in 1974.

Sonny Bono died in 1998, and his royalties have been collected by a trust administered by his widow Mary Bono.

According to court documents, in 2016, Sonny Bono’s estate notified Cher that they would stop sending her the 50% share of Sonny & Cher royalties, as the heirs were “taking back” her share of the royalties under the US Copyright Act.

The Copyright Act allows the original author of a song to “take back” their copyright from whoever they assigned it to after a set period of time. Works from before 1978 can be taken back after 56 years.

Cher’s lawyers argued that the Copyright Act’s “termination rights” shouldn’t apply to a divorce agreement, and Judge Kronstadt agreed, in effect ruling that the divorce agreement supersedes the Copyright Act.

The Sonny Bono estate’s notice of termination “did not terminate or otherwise have any effect on the August 10, 1978, Marriage Settlement Agreement between [Cher] and Sonny Bono,” the judge wrote in the ruling, which can be read in full here.

A lawyer for Mary Bono told Rolling Stone she plans to appeal the verdict.

The court case also involved a dispute over the administration of the Sonny & Cher royalties. In that matter, Sonny Bono’s heirs scored their one victory, with the judge ruling that Mary Bono has “sole discretion” to decide how the royalties will be administered, including the right to have the royalties administered by an entity owned by the Sonny Bono heirs.

However, Cher has the right to object on issues such as the amount of the administration fee and the competency and qualifications of a proposed administrator.

The judge’s ruling also settled a dispute over how Cher’s royalty split should be handled, given that she sold the rights in her music, including the Sonny & Cher rights, to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group, in a lump-sum deal that was effective as of July 1, 2022.

Lawyers for Mary Bono argued last year that the deal with Iconic meant the Sonny Bono estate should deal directly with Iconic in paying out royalties owed, but the judge ruled that royalties owed after July 1, 2022, are still legally payable to Cher – though of course Cher is then responsible for passing along those royalties to Iconic.Music Business Worldwide

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6 December 2025

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Rome welcomes the arrival of the Olympic flame before the Winter Games

The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 is set to take place in February.

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After the first day of the Gompei Invite, the men of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the women of Sacred Heart are in the lead.

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After the first day of the Gompei Invite, the men of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the women of Sacred Heart are in the lead.

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2025 Gompei Invite

December 5th-7th, 2025
Worcester, MA
SCY (25 Yards)
Participating Teams: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Merrimack, Brandeis, Bentley, CCSU, Clark, Sacred Heart, Springfield, St. Peters
Day 1 Results

Courtesy: WPI Athletics

WORCESTER — The opening day of the 12th Annual Gompei Invitational saw WPI surge to the top of the team standings behind a win from junior Dean Doubek (Arnold, MD) and 15 top-five finishes across both sessions at the Sports and Recreation Center.

The Engineers lead the combined standings with 2,483 points, followed by Bentley (1,432), Sacred Heart (1,251), Saint Peter’s (1,093.5), Springfield (847.5), Brandeis (812), Central Connecticut (801), Merrimack (683) and Clark (387).

Opening the event with the Mixed 200 Yard Medley Relay, WPI earned two top-five finishes, with the A relay of senior Christopher Smith (Northbridge, MA), freshman Kyle Sundberg (East Northport, NY), sophomore Sarah Kang (Richmond, VA) and freshman Mallory LaPointe (Saint Johns, FL) placing third in 1:42.23. The B relay of sophomore Angad Ahluwalia (Attleboro, MA), freshman Luke Vipond (Mahtomedi, MN), senior Rachel Tsang (Acton, MA) and junior Katrina Waite (Falmouth, ME) followed, taking fifth in 1:44.16.

The morning session also featured the Synchronized Diving event, where WPI nabbed a runner-up finish. Sophomore Tom Fitzgerald (East Longmeadow, MA) and freshman Aaron Lakin (Hamden, CT) combined for second place, giving the Engineers a solid team points boost.

In the evening session, the Women’s 200 Medley Relay saw WPI’s top finish come from the A relay of sophomore Maria Korneva (Boylston, MA), freshman Audrey Cook (Wakefield, MA), Kang and LaPointe, which placed fifth in 1:48.88.

The Men’s 200 Medley Relay recorded a second-place finish in 1:33.24, delivered by the A relay of Ahluwalia, Sundberg, junior Dean Doubek (Arnold, MD) and junior Nolan Schlessman (Sudbury, MA). WPI also secured a top-five finish from its B squad, as the quartet of Smith, Vipond, junior Lucas Pralle (Wayland, MA) and sophomore Angelo Reade (Newburgh, NY) combined for a 1:35.18 performance to take fourth overall.

WPI placed one swimmer inside the top 10 of the Women’s 200 IM, with LaPointe finishing tenth in 2:14.03. In the Men’s 200 IM, Smith finished third in 1:55.94 to lead a strong trio of Engineers. Freshman Deion Chung (Honolulu, HI) followed in sixth (1:56.95) and sophomore Tyson Elliott (Portland, OR) was seventh (1:57.38).

In the Men’s 50 Free, Doubek won the event in 21.03, nearly four tenths ahead of the runner-up finisher. Ahluwalia finished fourth (21.44), while Schlessman and Reade tied for seventh (21.61).

Sophomore Kate Creusere (Las Cruces, NM) earned WPI’s top result in the Women’s 500 Free with a ninth-place finish in 5:18.70. In the Men’s 500 Free, freshman Lucas Brown (Viera, FL) placed fourth (4:43.74), Chung ninth (4:52.43) and senior Nikita Zuev (Wallingford, CT) tenth (4:56.67).

In the Women’s 200 Breast, freshman Jasmine Lam (Dracut, MA) placed ninth (2:28.28) and Cook tenth (2:28.65). In the Men’s 200 Breast, WPI placed five swimmers in the top 10: Vipond was third (2:06.88), Elliott fourth (2:07.23), sophomore Mohammad Eissa (Cairo, Egypt) fifth (2:07.62), Sundberg sixth (2:08.40) and junior Brian Hall (Westford, MA) ninth (2:09.51).

Kang finished third in the Women’s 100 Fly with a time of 57.25, while in the Men’s 100 Fly, Doubek finished second in 50.50, to continue his fantastic meet. Also on the men’s side, Smith was third (51.54) and Pralle, sixth (52.20).

WPI’s highest placement in the Women’s 800 Free Relay came from the A group of Kang, Creusere, sophomore Allie Marvell (Nashua, NH) and LaPointe, which finished eighth in 8:11.11.

WPI is back in action in its home pool as the Gompei Invitational resumes Saturday with preliminaries beginning at 9am, followed by diving and evening finals at 6pm.

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WORCESTER, MASS — The Sacred Heart women’s swimming and diving team opened the Gompei Invitational in impressive fashion, winning five of seven events on the first day of competition.

The Pioneers set the tone early in the 800 Free Relay, where Maeve English, Charlotte Kaduson, Brooke Labarge, and Laura DeGennaro powered SHU to a commanding victory. Maddie Goret delivered one of the standout performances of the day, winning the 200 Breast and finishing top-three in the 200 IM. Her times also rewrote the program record book — she now ranks second all-time in the 200 Breast (2:20.04) and third all-time in the 200 IM (2:07.17).

Maggie Holland added to the surge with a milestone day of her own, taking second all-time in the 200 IM (2:06.14) and third all-time in the 200 Breast (2:22.02), along with winning the 200 IM. Kaduson continued her strong meet by moving up to fourth all-time in the 500 Free (5:03.41) while also claiming second place in the event.

Sophia Velleco made history with a record-breaking swim in the 100 Fly, setting a new school mark at 55.80. She also picked up event wins in both the 100 and the 500 Fly. Emma Davis rounded out the top performers with a runner-up finish in the 50 Free.

Sacred Heart returns to the pool tomorrow, December 6, for Day Two of the Gompei Invitational at WPI.

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Critical Transition Flight Successfully Completed by TCab Tech E20 eVTOL

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Critical Transition Flight Successfully Completed by TCab Tech E20 eVTOL

China’s TCab Tech has successfully completed transition flight tests for its full-scale E20 eVTOL demonstrator, a major milestone that proves its aircraft can handle the most complex part of its flight envelope.

That’s a big win for the Shanghai-based air taxi outfit, which has been working its way up to these trials since the transition flight tests of its sub-scale prototype back in 2022. It pulled off its first crewed flight a couple of months ago with its CEO on board, but stayed in hover mode for those tests.

The company notes it’s carried out some 1,000 flight tests since 2021 for various versions of its its six-rotor eVTOL air taxi, which uses a unique blend of different VTOL concepts in its propulsion system.

Lift-and-cruise designs like the one used by Autoflight use separate, statically mounted propellers for the vertical lift and horizontal cruise modes of flight. Vectored thrust systems as seen on the Joby S4 mount their rotors on nascelles that tilt 90 degrees to direct thrust anywhere between horizontal and vertical.

TCab has a bet each way, using four tilting propellers as well as two coaxial stacks of fixed vertical lift props like you’d see on a lift-and-cruise. In fact, the outer tilting props have a chunk of wing on the end too, so there’s a dash of tilt-wing thrown into the pot too.

TCab Tech E20 eVTOL Successfully Completes Transition Flight Tests

Transition flights, in which the aircraft shifts from hovering vertically like a helicopter to flying forward horizontally like a conventional airplane, are among the most critical phases of eVTOL flight, because the aircraft has to smoothly change how it generates lift, building forward airspeed until the wings start generating enough lift for efficient cruise flight.

The challenge is maintaining stable control during this shift. The aircraft needs to coordinate multiple systems to pull this off, including tilting rotors or the entire aircraft body, adjusting power to different motors, and managing some complex aerodynamic forces as they change.

The full-size E20 is an impressive flying machine with plenty of redundancy built in, in the form of four battery packs and six motors and rotors. Designed to comfortably seat four passengers and a pilot in luxury, it features gull-wing doors, a separate luggage compartment, 270-degree panoramic glass, a top speed of 200 mph (320 km/h), and a range of 125 miles (200 km). TCab says its 800-Volt fast-charging system will juice the E20’s batteries up from 20% to 85% in just 20 minutes, allowing for quick turnarounds in between flights.

The E20 comfortably seats four passengers and a pilot, and has room for your luggage too

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Once certified, TCab will join a bustling throng of competitors looking to commercialize eVTOL air taxi services in China. It’ll go up against the likes of eHang, which already has a pilotless commuter aircraft certified and taking paid passengers. PBS noted that eHang is in the process of building landing sites in dozens of cities across the country, starting out mainly with aerial sightseeing programs.

The E20 is designed to reduce commute times between airports and business hubs in major cities

For its part, TCab just raised US$42.4 million in its seventh funding round to further its certification and commercial deployment of the E20 in the next couple of years.

Source: TCab Tech via PRNewswire

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FIFA World Cup 2026: Complete Match Schedule Revealed | Latest Football News

With less than six months to go until the FIFA World Cup 2026, the schedule for the 39-day tournament co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States has been released.

Widely considered the most famous sporting event in the world, the 2026 edition of the FIFA World Cup will be its biggest ever, with 48 nations participating instead of the usual 32 and with 104 matches to be played in the 16 venues across the three host nations.

What are the groups for the FIFA World Cup 2026?

Group A:

Mexico
South Korea
South Africa
Denmark/Macedonia/Czechia/Ireland

Group B:

Canada
Switzerland
Qatar
Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales/Bosnia

Group C:

Brazil
Morocco
Scotland
Haiti

Group D:

USA
Australia
Paraguay
Turkiye/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo

Group E:

Germany
Ecuador
Ivory Coast
Curacao

Group F:

Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia
Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania

Group G:

Belgium
Iran
Egypt
New Zealand

Group H:

Spain
Uruguay
Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde

Group I:

France
Senegal
Norway
Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname

Group J:

Argentina
Austria
Algeria
Jordan

Group K:

Portugal
Colombia
Uzbekistan
DRC/Jamaica/New Caledonia

Group L:

England
Croatia
Panama
Ghana

When and where is the opening match of FIFA World Cup 2026?

The tournament will open on June 11 at 3pm (21:00 GMT) at the Mexico City Stadium in Mexico.

When and where is the final of FIFA World Cup 2026?

The MetLife Stadium, which will be called the New York New Jersey Stadium during the tournament, will host the final on July 19 at 3pm (20:00 GMT).

Why has FIFA changed the names of the stadiums hosting World Cup matches?

In a move to restrict ambush marketing for brands not associated with FIFA, the governing body has changed stadium names for all venues to match with the host city.

Therefore, the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey has been rebranded as the New York New Jersey Stadium and the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles has been renamed the Los Angeles Stadium for the tournament.

What’s the format of the FIFA World Cup 2026?

The tournament will be made up of one group-stage round and four knockout rounds before the final.

Unlike previous editions, the knockouts will begin with the round of 32, followed by the round of 16, the four quarterfinals and two semifinals.

The stage-wise breakdown of the tournament’s schedule is:

Group stage: June 11 to June 27
Round of 32: June 28 to July 3
Round of 16: July 4-7
Quarterfinals: July 9-11
Semifinals: July 14-15
Bronze medal match: July 18
Final: July 19

What’s the full match schedule of the World Cup?

Group stage

Thursday, June 11

Mexico vs South Africa at 3pm (21:00 GMT) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

South Korea vs TDB at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Friday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico

Friday, June 12

Canada vs TBD at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

USA vs Paraguay at 9pm (05:00 GMT on Saturday) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Saturday, June 13

Qatar vs Switzerland at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Brazil vs Morocco at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Haiti vs Scotland at 9pm (02:00 GMT on Sunday) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Australia vs TBD at midnight (08:00 GMT on Sunday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Sunday, June 14

Germany vs Curacao at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Netherlands vs Japan at 4pm (22:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Ivory Coast vs Ecuador at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Monday) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

TBD vs Tunisia at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Monday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico

Monday, June 15

Spain vs Cape Verde at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Belgium vs Egypt at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Iran vs New Zealand at 9pm (05:00 GMT on Tuesday) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Tuesday, June 16

France vs Senegal at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

TBD vs Norway at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Argentina vs Algeria at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Wednesday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US

Austria vs Jordan at midnight (08:00 GMT on Wednesday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Wednesday, June 17

Portugal vs TBD at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

England vs Croatia at 4pm (22:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Ghana vs Panama at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Thursday) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Uzbekistan vs Colombia at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Thursday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

Thursday, June 18

TBD vs South Africa at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Switzerland vs TBD at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Canada vs Qatar at 6pm (02:00 GMT on Friday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Mexico vs South Korea at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Friday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico

Friday, June 19

Scotland vs Morocco at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

USA vs Australia at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

Brazil vs Haiti at 9pm (02:00 GMT on Saturday) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

TBD vs Paraguay at midnight (08:00 GMT on Saturday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Saturday, June 20

Netherlands vs TBD at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Germany vs Ivory Coast at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Ecuador vs Curacao at 8pm (04:00 GMT on Sunday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US,

Tunisia vs Japan at midnight (06:00 GMT on Sunday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico

Sunday, June 21

Spain vs Saudi Arabia at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Belgium vs Iran at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Uruguay vs Cape Verde at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

New Zealand vs Egypt at 9pm (05:00 GMT on Monday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Monday, June 22

Argentina vs Austria at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

France vs TBD at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Norway vs Senegal at 8pm (01:00 GMT on Tuesday) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Jordan vs Algeria at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Tuesday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Tuesday, June 23

Portugal vs Uzbekistan at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

England vs Ghana at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Panama vs Croatia at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Wednesday) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Colombia vs TBD at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Wednesday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico

Wednesday, June 24

Switzerland vs Canada at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

TBD vs Qatar at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

Scotland vs Brazil at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Morocco vs Haiti at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

TBD vs Mexico at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Thursday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

South Africa vs South Korea at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Thursday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico

Thursday, June 25

Ecuador vs Germany at 4pm (21:00 GMT)– New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Curacao vs Ivory Coast at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Japan vs TBD at 7pm (01:00 GMT on Friday) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Tunisia vs Netherlands at 7pm (01:00 GMT on Friday – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US,

TBD vs USA at 10pm (06:00 GMT on Friday) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Paraguay vs Australia at 10pm (06:00 GMT on Friday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Friday, June 26

Norway vs France at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Senegal vs TDB 3pm at (20:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Saturday) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Uruguay vs Spain at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Saturday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico

Egypt vs Iran at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Saturday) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

New Zealand vs Belgium at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Saturday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Saturday, June 27

Panama vs England at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Croatia vs Ghana at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Colombia vs Portugal at 7:30pm (02:30 GMT on Sunday) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

TBD vs Uzbekistan at 7:30pm (02:30 GMT on Sunday) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Algeria vs Austria at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Sunday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US,

Jordan vs Argentina at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Sunday) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Knockout stage

Sunday, June 28

Round of 32 match at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Monday, June 29

Round of 32 match at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Round of 32 match at 4:30pm (22:30 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Round of 32 match at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Tuesday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico

Tuesday, June 30

Round of 32 match at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Round of 32 match at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Round of 32 match at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Wednesday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

Wednesday, July 1

Round of 32 match at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Round of 32 match at 4pm (00:00 GMT on Thursday) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

Round of 32 match at 8pm (04:00 GMT on Thursday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Thursday, July 2

Round of 32 match at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Round of 32 match at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Friday) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Round of 32 match at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Friday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Friday, July 3

Round of 32 match at 2pm (21:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Round of 32 match at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Round of 32 match at 9:30pm (03:30 GMT on Saturday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US,

Saturday, July 4

Round of 16 match at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Round of 16 match at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Sunday, July 5

Round of 16 match at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Round of 16 match at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Monday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

Monday, July 6

Round of 16 match at 3pm (21:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Round of 16 match at 8pm (04:00 GMT on Tuesday) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

Tuesday, July 7

Round of 16 match at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Round of 16 match at 4pm (00:00 GMT on Wednesday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Thursday, 9 July

First quarterfinal at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Friday, 10 July

Second quarterfinal at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Saturday, July 11

Third quarterfinal at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Fourth quarterfinal at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Sunday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US

Tuesday, July 14

First semifinal at 3pm (21:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Wednesday, July 15

Second semifinal at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Saturday, July 18

Bronze medal match at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Sunday, July 19

Final at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Palestinians in Bethlehem seek hope as Christmas lights illuminate the city

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As Christmas lights return to Bethlehem, Palestinians look for hope

Kindergarten in Sudan targeted in fatal assault

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Kindergarten in Sudan targeted in fatal assault

A drone attack on the town of Kalogi, in Sudan’s South Kordofan region, is said to have hit a kindergarten and killed at least 50 people, including 33 children.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group battling the army in Sudan’s civil war, was accused of Thursday’s attack by a medical organisation, the Sudan Doctors’ Network, and the army.

There was no immediate comment from the RSF.

The RSF in turn accused the army of hitting a market on Friday in a drone attack in the Darfur region, on a fuel depot at the Adre border crossing with Chad.

Sudan has been ravaged by war since April 2023 when a power struggle broke out between the RSF and the army, who were formerly allies .

The reports could not be verified independently.

According to the army-aligned foreign ministry, the kindergarten was struck twice with missiles from drones.

Civilians and medics who rushed to the school were also attacked, it added.

Responding to reports of the attack in Kalogi, a spokesman for the UN children’s agency Unicef said: “Killing children in their school is a horrific violation of children’s rights.”

“Children should never pay the price of conflict,” Sheldon Yett added.

The agency, he said, urged “all parties to stop these attacks immediately and allow safe, unhindered access for humanitarian assistance to reach those in desperate need”.

The RSF accused the army of attacking the Adre crossing because it was used for the “delivery of aid and commercial supplies”.

According to the Sudan War Monitor, a group of researchers tracking the conflict, the attack caused civilian casualties and significant damage to a market.

The military did not immediately comment on the reports from Darfur.

Wedged between Sudan’s capital Khartoum and Darfur, the region made up of North Kordofan, South Kordofan and West Kordofan has been a frontline in the civil war.

The battle for the Kordofans – which have a population of almost eight million – has intensified as the army pushes towards Darfur.

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6 December 2025

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Former Amazon executive cautions that Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could create a Hollywood dominated by a single entity

A Netflix-Warner Bros. merger would risk a monopsony where a single buyer wields enormous control over the marketplace, the former head of Amazon Studios warned.

Roy Price, who is now chief executive of the studio International Art Machine, wrote in a New York Times op-ed on Saturday that predictions of doom are nothing new in the film industry, pointing to the advent of TV, home video, streaming, and AI.

“But if Netflix acquires Warner Bros., this long-prophesied death may finally arrive, not in the sense that filmmaking will cease but in the sense that Hollywood will become a system that circles a single sun, materially changing its cultural output,” he added. “All orbits—every deal, every creative decision, every creative career—will increasingly revolve around the gravitational mass and imprimatur of one entity.”

To be sure, Netflix has said Warner Bros. operations will continue, and the studio’s films will still be released in theaters. Meanwhile, Warner’s TV channels will be spun off via a separate company, though HBO will be included in Netflix.

But Price said the danger “is not annihilation but centralization,” with the combined company accounting for an even bigger slice of overall content spending.

A reduction in bidders also means less content will be produced, while a separate development culture, set of tastes, and risk tolerances will be sidelined, he predicted.

“A Netflix merger with Warner Bros. would create a monopsony problem: too few buyers with too much bargaining power,” Price explained. “Writers, directors, actors, showrunners, puppeteers, visual effects artists—all are suppliers. The fewer buyers competing to hire them, the lower their compensation and the narrower their opportunities.”

Such reasoning sank Penguin Random House’s attempt to merge with Simon & Schuster that would’ve created a book publisher with too much leverage over authors, he pointed out.

Of course, the remaining players in Hollywood and content creation are giants in their own right as well. A KPMG survey of spending in 2024 put NBC Universal parent Comcast at the top with $37 billion, followed by Alphabet’s YouTube ($32 billion), Disney ($28 billion), Amazon ($20 billion), Netflix ($17 billion) and Paramount ($15 billion). Comcast and Paramount also made bids for Warner Bros.

Theater owners, producers and other creative workers have also voiced opposition to the deal, though famed director Bong Joon Ho doubted that the “cinematic experience will disappear so easily.”

In addition to the business impact of a Warner Bros. takeover, other opponents raised even weightier concerns.

Oscar winner Jane Fonda sounded the alarm on a “constitutional crisis” and demanded that the Justice Department not use its regulatory power to “extract political concessions that influence content decisions or chill free speech.”

For its part, the Trump administration views the deal with “heavy skepticism,” sources told CNBC. The merger is expected to face exceptional antitrust scrutiny, and Netflix’s $5.8 billion breakup fee is among the biggest ever.

On Wall Street, analysts see a tech angle in the merger, namely the importance of content to train and power the next generation of AI models that will shape the entertainment industry’s future.

The acquisition of Warner Bros. would help Netflix stand out in an AI future, Divyaunsh Divatia, research analyst at Janus Henderson Investors, said in a note on Friday.

“They’re also levering up on premium entertainment at a time when competition on engagement from short form video is expected to intensify especially if AI models democratize video creation at an increasing rate,” he wrote.