This will be the first time that the tournament will be staged across three host nations. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following FIFA announces 16 North American host cities for 2026 World Cup
[Vittorio Montagliani, president of CONCACAF; Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA; Colin Smith, FIFA chief competitions and events officer; and FIFA's Bryan Swanson, from left, respond to questions during a FIFA 2026 World Cup news conference in New York, June 16, 2022.]
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International soccer governing body FIFA has announced [16 North American cities]( as hosts for the 2026 World Cup â including Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Boston, Houston, Los Angeles and Mexico City. It will be the first tournament to have 48 teams â up from the current 32. It will also be the first time that the tournament will be staged across three host nations. The United States last hosted [the World Cup in 1994](, which created more interest for the sport in the US. This yearâs World Cup in Qatar will begin in November. China
Beijing has launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, named Fujian, from Shanghai. Itâs China's [first domestically designed and built]( catapult aircraft carrier, and is equipped with blocking devices. A state-run news agency had reported that the ship would conduct mooring and navigation tests following its launch. Experts say the countryâs new combat systems are quickly catching up to those of the United States. China's [navy has been modernizing]( for more than a decade to be able to operate more globally, and it comes amid heightened tensions in the South China Sea. United Kingdom
Britainâs Home Secretary Priti Patel has [approved the extradition]( of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the US. The courts have stated that the decision is not "incompatible with his human rights" and that "he will be treated appropriately" in the US. Assange is wanted by the United States over documents that were leaked in 2010 and 2011, related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assange has 14 days to appeal, which he plans to do, and could even petition the European Court of Human Rights. And press freedom and human rights groups say that Assange is [at risk of torture]( if extradited and is just being silenced. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [Brazilians mourn deaths of journalist and anthropologist whose remains were recovered in the Amazon](
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