Iraq are scheduled to play in the playoff final on March 31 in Mexico but the team's participation remains uncertain.
Amid rocket sirens and explosions in the sky, the regional war feels distant compared with the terror on the ground.
Man United suffer first defeat in seven games under manager Carrick as Man City lose sight of league leaders Arsenal.
Former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician, casts his vote as Nepal holds elections.
On the sixth day of US-Israeli offensive against Iran, the conflict is escalating while regional tensions are rising.
Israeli forces pound Beirut's southern suburbs as Iran warns against targeting embassy.
The National People's Congress set a GDP target of 4.5 to 5 percent for 2026 as China grapples with economic slowdown.
Iranian Kurdish armed groups have reportedly consulted with the US in recent days about whether to attack Iran.
Turkiye's Defence Ministry had said a ballistic missile was destroyed by NATO over the eastern Mediterranean.