Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, has unabashedly courted the president’s favor. Soccer officials privately ask, who really benefits?

North Korean and Chinese state media footage showed China’s leader, Xi Jinping, arriving in Pyongyang, North Korea, for a summit with his counterpart, Kim Jong-un. The visit aimed to strengthen ties between the two nations.

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is running for a seat in Parliament. It’s a vital step in a campaign to oust his party colleague Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

It was not immediately clear what led to the incident, which came at a time when the cease-fire in the war has grown tenuous.

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, faced an accusation of sexual harassment.

Omar Artan was one of 52 referees selected for the FIFA World Cup. But on Saturday he was denied entry because of “vetting concerns,” U.S. officials said.

He leveraged the war in Ukraine to become North Korea’s most powerful leader to date.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia, is complicating efforts to end the war in Iran.

On social media, Chinese entrepreneurs are touting cheap labor across the border, as trade between the two countries regains momentum.

British officials accused Vice President JD Vance of trying to “stir up division” in his comments on the murder of Henry Nowak, whose killer was sentenced to life in prison last week.