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After 23 matches, a 25-hour journey, a rejected request for postponement and the complications of playing amid a war that has taken its toll, Iraq have made the World Cup for the first time since 1986. A 2-1 playoff win over Bolivia in Monterrey Stadium in Mexico on Tuesday saw wild celebrations in Iraq. The Iraq

Government ministers from Germany's conservative CDU and CSU parties on Wednesday called for changes to the 2024 partial legalization of cannabis introduced by the previous more left-leaning coalition government.  They made the call amid the publication of a two-year report on the effects of the new law.  What did conservative ministers say about the report? 

The train to the German city of Stuttgart is pretty full. At each stop, people wearing Germany kits get on. There's a buzz of conversation about the German national football team and the upcoming FIFA World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico. On one of the last days of March, Germany play Ghana in the final

"Thank you all. The score is 10-0. Thank you, Serbia, for the enormous trust." With these words, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic declared election victory on Sunday night from the headquarters of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). Local elections were held in 10 municipalities across Serbia, with 247,985 citizens eligible to vote. On paper, the outcome

People watch as smoke billows from an oil warehouse in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, following a suspected drone strike, on April 1, 2026. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images As the war against Iran approaches its sixth

Some states with legal gambling are concerned about losing a cut to new technology The state of New Hampshire receives revenue from sports wagers made with DraftKings, but officials are worried that people will switch to new prediction market platforms. Zoey Knox/NHPR hide caption toggle caption Zoey Knox/NHPR Two things have New Hampshire state Sen.

President Trump ordered double-digit tariffs on nearly everything the U.S. imports on April 2 last year. This is where things now stand a year later. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A year ago, President Trump ordered double-digit tariffs on virtually everything the U.S. imports. In a ceremony at the White

The Artemis II crew — which includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (left), Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — is on its way to the moon. Here's what to expect over the roughly 10-day mission. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA For the first time in more than

Leann Ledford's husband is a veteran who was hurt in Afghanistan. Through complications with the VA home loan program, her family is now facing eviction in Spokane, Wash. Margaret Albaugh for NPR hide caption toggle caption Margaret Albaugh for NPR More than 10,000 veterans lost their homes to foreclosure since May of last year, when

Trump says war in Iran is 'nearing completion' in national address, Iranian officials react to President Trump's speech on Iran war, SCOTUS hears arguments on birthright citizenship.