The USMNT’s World Cup crashout is the latest episode to suggest the support and intervention of Donald J Trump brings bad luckThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayBreaking a mirror. Walking under a ladder. Spilling salt. A black cat crossing…

England winger on his thirst for self-improvement, triumph at the Azteca and the ‘spiritual’ Thomas TuchelIt was a lighthearted moment – despite the language used – and Anthony Gordon saw the funny side. But trust the England winger to find a way to use it as fuel. It is what he does, what he has always done…

Widow of far-right activist Charlie Kirk asks judge for ‘transparency’ to head off conspiracy theoriesErika Kirk, the widow of the far-right activist Charlie Kirk, has asked a judge in Utah to allow the open courtroom display of every exhibit relating to her husband’s killing, saying she fears the proliferation…

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail ScottIt’s a rerun of the 2022 semi-final. France were expected to make easy work of Morocco four years ago in Qatar, but the Atlas Lions gave them a good run for their money …… and since then, while France…

The local truckers association has said it may suspend operations, after several eyewitnesses decried the murder of Ahmad EsleemA Palestinian driver bringing food aid from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) into Gaza has been killed by an Israeli soldier, according to eyewitnesses and the local truckers association…

Iran responds by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accusing US of striking near its sole nuclear power plantMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe US has launched new airstrikes against Iran, hours after Donald Trump threatened to escalate the conflict unless Iran stopped attacking ships in the strait of…

Refuge reports ‘staggering’ 78% annual increase in referrals for cases of technology-facilitated or economic abuseDomestic abuse charities have reported a “staggering” increase in perpetrators using technology and finances to control their victims, with a “concerning” rise in people being coerced into car…

Relatives describe ‘unimaginable loss’ as police seek father who is suspected of killing them before fleeing to ZimbabweTributes have been paid to three members of the same family who were found dead in their home in Bedfordshire on Monday. Nothabo Zandile Tshuma and her daughters Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were…