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A racist jibe, a disputed red card and a peace prize have turned the 2026 World Cup into an unlikely stage for transatlantic tension.

Norway's new classroom restrictions suggest that Europe's tech backlash is moving from anxiety to policy, and that early education is where governments now feel boldest about drawing limits.

As punishing heatwaves push European power grids toward their limits, a small Swiss railway trial hints that ordinary tracks could double as solar farms.

A Czech club loses its European place for rigging games, while an American striker keeps his after Donald Trump rings FIFA's president, days after Iran's complaints.

Pope Leo's clash with the Society of St Pius X is not only a church disciplinary dispute; it is a test of whether Rome can still contain rebellion when part of Catholic traditionalism no longer wants containment at all.