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CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez has claimed on social media that the 2030 World Cup will expand to an unprecedented 64-team tournament. The bold declaration follows confirmation from Gianni Infantino that FIFA plans to evaluate further expansion after the groundbreaking 48-team 2026 edition in North America.South American chief’s claimCONMEBOL president Dominguez sparked widespread speculation after claiming on social media that the 2030 World Cup will feature 64 participating nations. The centenary edition is scheduled to be co-hosted by Spain, Morocco, and Portugal, alongside three ceremonial opening matches in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This bombshell assertion arrived shortly after the 2026 tournament…

An advertisement board of SBI Funds Management Ltd. at a news conference in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, July 9, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesForeign investors appear to have soured on Indian stocks, but they are turning increasingly positive on the country’s bonds, ahead of a possible inclusion in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index.India last month scrapped tax on overseas bond investors, clearing the path to its inclusion in the Bloomberg Index, as it seeks to attract foreign capital, experts said. While an update on this is expected soon, the actual inclusion is expected to happen in early 2027.India…

This comes as the militant group announced a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia on Jul 20Published Wed, Jul 22, 2026 · 07:01 AM — Updated Wed, Jul 22, 2026 · 11:09 AM[DUBAI] Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday (Jul 21) after threats from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, as a widening Middle East conflict disrupted shipping through two of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.The US military said late on Tuesday it was bombing targets across Iran for an 11th straight night. Teheran residents reported hearing explosions in the early hours of…

Artificial intelligence tools the Department of Veterans Affairs is using to speed up disability claims processing will not replace human reviewers, agency officials told lawmakers Monday, but Democrats contend claims processing also need sufficient staffing levels, not just new technology.“Every disability claim is decided by a trained VA employee, not by AI or automation. These tools support human decision making; they do not replace it,” Robert Orifici, acting deputy chief information officer at VA’s Office of Information and Technology, said during a House Veterans’ Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee hearing.“What we really strive to do is look at those really high…

Andrew Tate (R) and his brother Tristan (2R) speak to the media as they arrive in Romania back from U.S., in Bucharest on March 22, 2025. Self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate return to Romania, where he is facing rape and human trafficking charges, after a trip to the U.S. The British-American figurehead of the online masculinist movement traveled to Florida, together with his brother, last month, marking the first time he had been out of the eastern European country since his 2022 arrest. Daniel Mihailescu | Afp | Getty ImagesInfluencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting…

Rubio said the US was committed to upholding freedom of navigation in the South China SeaPublished Wed, Jul 22, 2026 · 10:56 AM[MANILA] US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday on the sidelines of a regional gathering led by the South-east Asian bloc Asean, where the two top diplomats are expected to discuss a possible September summit between their leaders.Rubio’s meeting with Wang, which was confirmed by a State Department official, comes amid a fragile truce between the global superpowers that could be complicated by US President Donald Trump’s accusations last week…

From 2028, electric car drivers in the UK will have to pay a distance-based levy. With the new tax per mile driven, the state wants to compensate for falling fuel tax revenues.Route-based tax from 2028Anyone driving an electric car in the UK will face additional costs from April 2028. The state is introducing a distance-based tax that is calculated per kilometer driven. Battery electric vehicles will be charged three pence per mile. Plug-in hybrids pay half. Electric vans and buses are excluded for the time being. The reason for the new tax model is purely fiscal.With the increasing switch to…

In this episode we discuss: How the anti-salt movement began Major studies that challenge the narrative Why sodium is essential Potential downsides of sodium restriction Who should actually reduce sodium The overlooked role of potassium Tips for choosing a salt and practical takeaways Show notes: “Associations of urinary sodium excretion with cardiovascular events in individuals with and without hypertension: a pooled analysis of data from four studies” by Mente, A., et al. “Urinary sodium and potassium excretion and risk of cardiovascular events” by O’Donnell, M. J., et al. “Fatal and nonfatal outcomes, incidence of hypertension, and blood pressure changes in…

“Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making.The NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror and there are still a few weeks to go before the World Cup kicks off on FOX. So some of you might be wondering where to place your wagers in the meantime.Lucky for us, we’re still in the early part of the MLB season, so there’s at least one futures wager to consider in the awards market.Also, the WNBA tips off this week.Take a look at some bets I’m backing.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.…

President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as “one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots” and giving formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national address he says will focus on election security.Lindell established his national profile from his TV advertising campaign as the MyPillow Guy and has been one of Trump’s most outspoken supporters, echoing the president’s false claims that his 2020 election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden was fraudulent. “Mike will be SPECTACULAR!!! He truly loves Minnesota, as do I, and…