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Fifa World Cup hosts to be revealed

Fifa will confirm the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 World Cups.

UK finance minister to meet EU counterparts in post-Brexit 'reset'

She's the first British chancellor to attend a Eurogroup meeting since the UK left.

Esports in the Olympics? Kiwi medallist behind cycling's virtual revolution

Alison Shanks: 'It's the next evolution of sport.'

Executions and rehab: Saudi Arabia dials up its ‘war on drugs’

Financial Times: Narcotics use blamed on social change, rise of drugs such as Captagon.

Mega-project boss abruptly replaced in Saudi Arabia

Financial Times: He leaves after six years in charge of $850 billion desert development.

Eight OPEC+ members extend oil supply cuts until end of December

Key countries have been delaying production increases.

'Not just talk': Government pledges $20m to set up Pacific climate fund

Winston Peters says New Zealand’s put its money where its mouth is for climate funding.

Dalton's decision: Wayne Brown says Team NZ boss will decide where next America's Cup is held

Saudi Arabia is the early frontrunner to host the next America's Cup.

US joins global condemnation after Israel's school strike kills 100

World leaders condemn Israel’s air strike on Gaza refuge which killed about 100 people.

World’s largest oil company bets on the enduring power of petrol

Financial Times: Company says combustion engines will be here for ‘very, very long time'.

World headed for ‘food wars’, warns major commodities trader

Financial Times: Concerns protectionist policies are exacerbating inflation,

Heat is killing thousands, and big events have not adjusted

New York Times: Climate change poses a threat to beloved gatherings.

Pilgrim deaths in Mecca put spotlight on underworld Hajj industry

New York Times: Most of the more than 1,300 people who died were not formally registered.

New Zealander dies during hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

Consular assistance was being provided to the person’s family.

Intense heat kills hundreds at Muslim pilgrimage

One list circulating online suggested at least 550 people died during the Hajj.

World faces ‘staggering’ excess of oil by end of decade - IEA

Financial Times: We're on track for a surplus of millions of barrels a day, the IEA says.