The United States’ role as the main host of the 2026 men’s World Cup drew positive reviews for stadium atmosphere, but questions remained over access and affordability
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A new UN report says 2.69 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2025, even as global hunger fell for a third straight year
Al Jazeera’s AJLabs compares wages and prices through Big Mac meals, showing how pay power can vary sharply between cities that look cheap on paper.

Pay-later lenders are moving beyond retail purchases into rent and utility bills, raising fresh questions about affordability, fees and household debt.
Farmers are warning that delayed action on wheat could send prices sharply higher, with one industry voice saying bread may become harder for many families to afford.

Property prices in ‘suspended animation’ owing to higher mortgage rates and uncertainty in Middle East Business live – latest updates UK house prices were broadly stagnant in July as prospective buyers were squeezed by higher mortgage rates
A student-led low-cost wastewater treatment system could offer a practical option for tackling industrial pollution, according to the Express Tribune report from Sindh.
Heatwaves, high energy prices and calls for reindustrialisation and North Sea drilling all rank high on the to-do list facing Andy Burnham as he becomes Britain's next prime minister.
As wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota sends air quality indexes to record levels for millions of people, a simple box fan air purifier offers a low-cost way to breathe easier indoors.
Microsoft is reportedly preparing its Maia 300 AI chip for a September reveal, sharpening the race to reduce Big Tech dependence on Nvidia hardware.

Balochistan train services face a temporary suspension and schedule changes as railway authorities carry out track repair work.
Alphabet is once more lifting its AI investment plans, underscoring how expensive the race has become even as Wall Street keeps asking when the returns will show up.

Firm lifts outlook, saying it is well placed to benefit from PM’s focus on new homes despite cost pressures from Iran war The UK housebuilder Persimmon has lifted its outlook for the full year, saying it is “well-placed” to benefit from the
The White House is backing a broader voluntary pledge aimed at limiting the impact of data centre power demand on household utility bills, though key details remain unclear.
A teenage boy has been charged after police found a woman dead in a Bentley home and a seriously injured girl on a nearby highway, in a case that has shaken the local Perth community.
Andy Burnham has unveiled a plan to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas, putting housing and homelessness back into the centre of UK political debate. The BBC reported that rough sleepers in England would be

In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones
A New York Times report says China is pairing open, inexpensive AI tools with diplomacy in an effort to build goodwill and widen its reach abroad.
Pakistan's weekly inflation reading has kept household budgets under pressure, with food prices again sitting at the centre of public concern.
Analysts say fresh US financing could ease pressure on Pakistan, but they caution that lasting gains will depend on whether reform efforts continue.
Two people were injured after unidentified attackers opened fire on an ambulance carrying a body in the Darg tehsil of Balochistan's Musakhel district, officials and local sources said.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and welcomed Pakistan's progress on economic reforms and its path back to international capital markets.
Nutrition advocates say the Trump administration’s decision to end SNAP-Ed clashes with its public push for healthier eating and leaves key education efforts in
Court documents suggest hundreds of abuse redress claims against the Christian Brothers could leave public funds exposed if the Catholic order cannot pay