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The longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, who was fired by CBS News on Tuesday after clashing with the network’s new management, issued a public statement accusing the network’s new executives of silencing employees and claiming they instructed him “to inject falsehoods and bias” into his reporting.“‘60’ has been the number-one program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality, and humanity in our stories,” Pelley wrote in the lengthy statement he shared on social media on Wednesday morning.“When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a…

Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s special envoy for Lebanon, is to arrive in Beirut on Wednesday as Paris seeks to restore its flagging diplomatic role in the country, experts say.When the former French foreign minister meets President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, talks are expected to focus on continued aid for communities badly affected by Lebanon’s economic collapse, Israel’s invasion and occupation of one-fifth of the country, and the future of the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, which France is deeply involved in and whose mandate is due to end this year.Recommended Stories…

In Paris, Chwalinska has played with infectious freedom and joyful creativity, beating two seeded players and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen along the way.She kept her composure well against Kalinskaya, first having to reset after letting a 5-1 lead slip in the opener, before reeling off five straight points from 3-2 down in the resulting tie-break to take the lead.She then held her nerve in the second, recovering from being broken as she tried to serve out victory before clinching her first match point on Kalinskaya’s serve.”I was definitely nervous. I am stressed, of course, but I try to focus on…

Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. On a Dublin street two weeks ago, Yves Sakila died. The 35-year-old, who was of Congolese origin, was pinned down by security guards for almost five minutes after being accused of shoplifting a bottle of perfume from a department store. When the police arrived, Sakila was dead. I spoke to Dr Ebun Joseph, special rapporteur on racial equality and racism in Ireland, about what is being called Ireland’s “George Floyd moment”.The impact of Yves Sakila’s death continues to reverberate across Ireland. Joseph was appointed to give an independent evaluation of the government’s National…

Lebanon’s landscape is layered with thousands of years of history, but many of its most treasured archaeological and cultural sites now lie in the path of Israel’s expanding military offensive.Despite a so-called ceasefire, on Saturday, Israeli forces captured Beaufort Castle, a 900-year-old fortress located on a rocky hilltop near the city of Nabatieh, one of the largest cities in southern Lebanon.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe capture followed days of fierce fighting and forms part of Israel’s deepest military incursion into Lebanon in 26 years. Israeli troops have crossed north of the Litani River and advanced towards the…

Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain in the early hours of Wednesday, and the United States launched strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, as tensions in the Gulf spiked amid an impasse in diplomatic efforts to end the war between Tehran and Washington that is now closing in on 100 days.Since the conflict began in late February, Iran has repeatedly targeted countries across the Gulf where US military bases are located. Armed hostilities had largely subsided after a temporary Pakistan-mediated ceasefire took effect on April 8. But the latest flare‑up has raised fears that full‑scale fighting could resume.Here is a…

Christie and Dykes – who McGinn said can’t be separated “but it’s not Christie’s choice” – are likely to watch the two final episodes of Netflix series, Legends. “No spoilers, please” asks the former.Curtis will be having a laugh “with my best mate”.Hanley – or “Grizz” to back-shaver Kelly – might not be calling McLean his pal after exposing that story – “the big man needs it, grows quickly”.Christie, meanwhile, has never been able to get his head around “leader, legend” Andy Robertson’s pre-match meal. “Some weird chicken sandwich thing”.It’s pancakes for Christie, while John Souttar is the barista to…

Previous World Cup appearances: 6Best performance: Fourth place (2022)First appearance: 1970 (Mexico)Top goal scorer: Youssef En-Nesyri (3)Most appearances: Achraf Hakimi, Hakim Ziyech (10)Player to watch: Brahim DiazFIFA world ranking: 8The FIFA World Cup begins on June 11. You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated World Cup 2026 page with all the latest news, match build-up and live text commentary, and keep up to date with group standings, real-time match results and schedules.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFour years ago, the Morocco made history by becoming the first African and Arab team to reach the World Cup semifinals in…

Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott is poised to make his England debut in the forthcoming World Cup warm-up games in the United States.Scott, Rio Ngumoha, Josh King, Jason Steele and Ethan Nwaneri have travelled as supplementary members of the England squad for their preparation camp in Florida.This comes as they await the arrivals of Arsenal quartet Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke and Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson following their involvement in European finals.Henderson is due to arrive in the next 24 hours, with the remaining four expected to report for duty over the weekend.It is understood that…

Wyland’s mural stood for nearly three decades before workers began painting over it last month to promote the World Cup.Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026A United States artist who painted a mural on a building in downtown Dallas of life-sized swimming whales has filed a $25m lawsuit against FIFA and other defendants, saying they illegally painted over his work to promote the city’s World Cup 2026 matches.Robert Wyland, who generally goes by only his last name, says he hand-painted the sprawling mural that covered roughly 1,580sq metres (17,000sq ft) across two walls of a building.Recommended Stories list of 3…