King Felipe VI welcomed Spain's FIFA World Cup-winning squad at Madrid's Zarzuela Palace following their historic triumph. Players and coaching staff were honored during an official reception celebrating Spain's championship victory.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it launched missiles targeting US positions as regional tensions continue to escalate.

Hundreds of Iranians gathered along the coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, forming a human chain in a public display of unity as regional tensions continue to rise.

Fans arrive at MetLife Stadium for Spain-Argentina World Cup final 

Javier Bardem and celebrities arrive ahead of the World Cup final 

Smoke blows as warehouse of Russia's biggest online retailer hit by Ukrainian drone 

Volunteers cut slices of a very large cake made for children impacted by quakes

Argentina fans gear up for World Cup final in Buenos Aires 

Thousands of people returned to central Kyiv for a second straight day to denounce Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to remove Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in a cabinet reshuffle that has sparked widespread criticism. Fedorov spent six months trying to push through military reforms, a period marked by frequent public disagreements with Ukraine's commander-in-chief over the direction of the armed forces.

In the labrynthine alleyways of Cairo's famed Garbage City, Peter Romany finds himself fielding calls from factories scrambling for recycled plastic to plug supply shortfalls caused by the Iran war. He is among hundreds of recyclers and manufacturers across Egypt benefiting from a war-driven surge in demand for recycled plastic, since the United States and Iran have choked global shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.