FIFA raises top ticket price for World Cup final to $10,990

FIFA raised its top ticket price for the World Cup final to $10,990 during the glitch-hampered reopening of sales Wednesday after the 48-team field for this year’s tournament was finalized. The price had been $8,680 when FIFA sold tickets after the tournament draw in December. FIFA’s category 2 tickets for the July 19 game at … Read more

Turkiye and Sweden book World Cup 2026 spots as Kosovo and Poland bow out | Football News

Turkiye beat Kosovo 1-0, and Sweden beat Poland 3-2, as winners secure latest FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying spots. Published On 31 Mar 202631 Mar 2026 Turkiye ended a 24-year wait ⁠to ⁠qualify for the World Cup by beating Kosovo 1-0 in their ⁠playoff final, sealing a return to football’s biggest stage ⁠for the first … Read more

Regional powers hold talks in Pakistan – The Irish Times

Regional powers held talks on Sunday in Pakistan to discuss how to end the Middle East war, now in its fifth week. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt met in Islamabad for the talks, but neither Iranian nor US diplomats were present in an indication of the significant gaps that remain between … Read more

S. Korea, Japan conduct joint rescue operation for missing Indonesian crewman for 2nd day

The South Korean and Japanese Coast Guards on Saturday continued to carry out a joint rescue operation for an Indonesian crewman who went missing near the South’s easternmost islets of Dokdo earlier this week, officials said, AzerNEWS reports, citing Yonhap. The 20-something crewman who had been on a fishing vessel fell into seas some 195 … Read more

Indonesia becomes first in Southeast Asia to ban social media for kids

Indonesia began enforcing on Saturday nationwide restrictions on social media usage for children aged under 16, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to do so amid global efforts to curb cyberbullying and internet addiction, AzerNEWS reports, citing Arab News. Around 70 million people are under the age of 16 in Indonesia, where concerns over … Read more

US vows ‘no mercy, no quarter’ on Iran as Pentagon source says more marines headed to Middle East

U.S. President Donald Trump derided Iran’s leaders as “deranged scumbags” and said it was his great honor to kill them as the war in the Middle East approached the two-week mark on Friday with heavy exchanges of drone and missile strikes across the region. The conflict, which began with joint Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran at … Read more

Trump on Iran: ‘We won, but don’t want to leave early’; energy watchdog to release emergency oil reserves to cool surging prices

Emilie Madi, Rami Ayyub and Alexander CornwellIsraeli strikes battered Beirut’s southern suburbs late on Wednesday, lighting up the city’s skyline with flashes of red and setting buildings in the area aflame after Lebanese armed group Hezbollah launched a volley of rockets into northern Israel. Israel launched an offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah after it opened fire … Read more

Oil and gas prices drop as Trump says war could be over soon; Iran rallies behind new hardline leader

Follow the latest on the war in the Middle East in the Irish Independent’s liveblog Key updates Oil price volatility shows urgent need for EU energy independence – Tánaiste Oil and gas prices drop as Trump moves to calm markets  Hauliers call off planned dawn protest after last‑minute Government intervention  Five members of Iran’s soccer … Read more

Donald Trump says war could be over soon – but defiant Iran to step up attacks

Follow the latest on the war in the Middle East in the Irish Independent’s liveblog Key updates Oil and gas prices drop as Trump moves to calm markets  Hauliers call off planned dawn protest after last‑minute Government intervention  Five members of Iran’s soccer team granted asylum in Australia Charlie Weston: Six ways Middle East conflict … Read more