Italy to play Bosnia in 2026 World Cup playoff final, Kosovo face Turkiye
Elsewhere, Bolivia beat Suriname and Jamaica defeat New Caledonia in intercontinental playoff semifinals.

Elsewhere, Bolivia beat Suriname and Jamaica defeat New Caledonia in intercontinental playoff semifinals.








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Viktor Orban obstructs the implementation of a key Ukraine loan as Russia’s war continues for a fifth year.
Hungarian leader fuels EU outrage with veto on $103bn Ukraine aid, citing pipeline dispute amid tense election campaign.
Alexander Butyagin, an academic with Russia’s Hermitage Museum, is accused of illegal excavations in occupied Crimea.

Sean Penn was gifted an ‘Oscar’ made of Ukrainian railway metal after he skipped the Oscars to visit war-torn Ukraine.
Ukraine President Zelenskyy says Moscow, Tehran ‘brothers in hatred’; claims Iran’s drones ‘contain Russian components’.
As leaders of Ukraine and UK meet, Turkiye’s top diplomat reiterates his country’s offer to host Russia-Ukraine talks.
Kenyan foreign minister meets Russian counterpart amid reports that hundreds of Kenyans are fighting in Russia, Ukraine.
Subway schools provide safety as Russian assaults have killed dozens of children in Ukraine’s second-largest city.

Actors and filmmakers spoke out at the Oscars 2026 in Los Angeles against the US-Israeli war on Iran and the genocide.
Ukraine leader previously said advisers were sent to Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia to help thwart Iranian drone attacks.