Armband ban 'unprecedented' from FIFA, says German football boss
German Football Association president Bernd Neuendorf said on Monday that FIFA's threats of on-field sanctions for wearing the 'One Love' armband were "an unprecedented event in World Cup history".
Read moreAmerican Sargeant to race for Williams in 2023
American rookie Logan Sargeant will drive for Williams next season, the British Formula One team confirmed on Monday.
Read moreGavi, from Andalusia dust to the World Cup
Gavi has only just turned 18, but his journey from the dusty playing fields of Andalusia to Barcelona star and now the World Cup bears all the hallmarks of a potential great.
Read moreIran team do not sing national anthem before first World Cup game
Iran's players did not sing their national anthem before their first game of the World Cup against England on Monday, in apparent support for anti-government protesters in their homeland.
Read moreE.Africa troops to 'enforce peace' in east DR Congo
Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday that East African troops would "enforce peace" in embattled eastern DR Congo, where the M23 armed group have launched an offensive.
Read morePoland's Szczesny backs Lewandowski to fire at World Cup
Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny believes Robert Lewandowski will break his World Cup duck in Qatar as his country aims to reach the knockout phase for the first time since 1986.
Read moreErdogan says mulling ground operation in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he was mulling going beyond air strikes and launching a ground operation in Syria following a deadly rocket strike on a Turkish border town.
Read moreNo backsliding on Brexit, says UK PM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday denied that his government was seeking to row back on the UK's EU withdrawal deal, despite an apparent growing backlash against Brexit.
Read moreLufthansa launches hiring drive as recovery gathers pace
Lufthansa on Monday launched a drive to hire 20,000 employees, as the German airline giant recovers strongly from the coronavirus pandemic and seeks to tackle staffing shortages.
Read moreFifty-six dead as quake shakes Indonesia's Java island
A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 56 people and injured hundreds when it damaged buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said.
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