Mexico lost seven consecutive times at that same stage from 1994 to 2018 and didn't advance past the group stage in 2022. Now, the 40-year wait is over.

The night before Mexico took on Ecuador at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their fans began a psychological attack on the visitors outside Ecuador’s hotel. Starting at midnight and continuing into the early hours,

The Estadio Azteca was deafening on Tuesday night as Mexico picked up their first win in a World Cup knockout match in 40 years.

Laurie Perez, Desmond Shaw and Mike Rogers report on the massive celebrations taking place across Southern California after El Tri topped Ecuador 2-0 to advance to the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday night.

Washington and Tehran are back at the negotiating table after a fragile ceasefire. But experts remain skeptical the two sides are close to a nuclear deal, even as calm oil markets reduce pressure to reach one.

Bill Hemm provides a detailed overview of the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz began to rebound Monday following weekend tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran. Reports from the maritime tracking firm Kpler said 40 vessels

Oil prices were little changed in early trading as the market monitored U.S.-Iran peace talks and the return of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The lines are growing at Russian gas stations -- and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country.

Long lines, shortages and confrontations at pumps are spreading across Russia after Ukrainian drones targeted key oil refineries and fuel infrastructure. (Credit: East2West)

The Russian president acknowledged Ukraine's attacks were "obviously creating problems" but denied the shortages were "critical".

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged for the first time Sunday that Russia is facing fuel shortages following a wave of Ukrainian attacks deep inside the country.

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in parts of South Africa to rally against illegal immigration on Tuesday, which some protest groups set as a deadline for the departure of all illegal migrants from the country.

Xenophobic protests in South Africa ​have in the past led to violence against immigrants and their property, with

The leader of anti-migrant group March and March, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, said they would protest every Thursday for the next six months to force the government to "get rid of" undo

Anti-immigrant protesters draped in flags and wielding wooden weapons marched ​across cities in South Africa on Tuesday to mark a deadline they had set for undocumented migrants to leave, with some marches hit by violence ‌and looting.

Mourners are attending funerals of 14 schoolchildren who were killed when the roof of a tutoring center collapsed

A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said.

Fourteen children died ⁠after the roof of a tutoring ​centre collapsed in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore ‌on Tuesday, rescue officials ‌said, as authorities opened the way ⁠for ⁠a possible negligence investigation.

Eight other children were also injured and were being treated at a hospital, senior police official Faisal Kamran said.

U.S. officials called a bid by María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, to return to earthquake-battered Venezuela a “political stunt” that has distracted from recovery efforts.

The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela last week rose to nearly 2,000, the government said, as authorities work to assess the devastation from one of the country’s deadliest natural disasters in decades.

Machado had been living in hiding in Venezuela since claiming ​victory in the country's disputed 2024 election. In December, she secretly fled ⁠Venezuela by ⁠boat to travel

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday (June 29) that she was willing to do whatever it takes to enter Venezuela and help recovery efforts after last week's back-to-back earthquakes.