There is a popular internet trope that Japan lives in the future. From the Shinkansen to intelligent AI-enabled hospitals, in many aspects Japan indeed feels futuristic. But what if Japan is more? A ...

England “can’t complain” about being on the receiving end of another masterclass from Lionel Messi as “no-one’s ever been able to stop” the Argentina GOAT, ex-Three Lions international Joleon Lescott ...

Post Opinions writers León Krauze, Will Leitch, Kate Andrews and Shadi Hamid reflect on the future of the game in the United States. Regardless of who wins this weekend’s final, the World Cup has been ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Alas, it's the end of the road for a valiant Team England's 2026 FIFA World Cup journey. The English national football team lost their semi-final match to Argentina, who will now face off against ...

In the hours before kickoff, Pedri’s absence from the starting lineup certainly sparked intense debate. Luis de la Fuente decided the midfielder was better used from the bench, with Fabián taking his ...

The great Spanish football revolution transformed the world game in the first decade of the 21st century, and in reaching a second World Cup final, Spain delivered a lesson in Dallas in how to play ...

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American activist, explains how the Islamic Republic's entire leadership is committed to assassinating Donald Trump due to his "language of pressure" against their regime.

When Netflix first greenlit a Korean series about a special-forces officer dispatched to intervene in school bullying cases, nobody expected it to end up in the living rooms of 91 countries. But ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Hello Kitty Cafe Chicago just opened in the Loop on June 26. It’s the world’s largest restaurant location dedicated to the small white cat character who ...

On the outskirts of Geneva, straddling the Swiss and French border, the processes that created our universe are being probed and prodded in the world’s largest laboratory. Over 17,000 of the world’s ...