At the plate, the two-way superstar went 1 for 3 with two walks and a strikeout Tuesday night in a rainy over the Cleveland Guardians.

The Dodgers have been waiting to see a full-time, two-way version of Ohtani since he joined them on a $700 million, 10-year deal before the 2024 season. He didn’t pitch that year while recovering from a second major elbow surgery in September 2023 while with the Los Angeles Angels.

Last season, the team took a methodical approach to his return to the mound. Ohtani was 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 47 innings over 14 starts. His fastball averaged a career-high 98.4 mph.

鈥淟ast year, I felt good,鈥� Ohtani said through a translator. 鈥淏ut this year I do feel a lot more loose and easy pitching overall. Looking back at today鈥檚 outing specifically, that wasn鈥檛 necessarily the case. So that鈥檚 something I want to work on. But compared to last season I felt more loose and easy.鈥�

Ohtani was limited to two spring training starts for the Dodgers because he played 鈥� but didn’t pitch 鈥� for Japan in the .

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts has noticed Ohtani is more critical of himself as a pitcher than a hitter.

鈥淗e鈥檚 never going to be satisfied,鈥� Roberts said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 always something that he can improve on or get better at and that鈥檚 what fuels him.鈥�

Ohtani has thrown 22 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in the regular season, dating to Aug. 27, 2025, against Cincinnati 鈥� the longest shutout streak of his career. He bettered his previous high of 21 2/3 innings set in June 2022 with the Angels.

鈥淚f he鈥檚 able to do it the whole year, that鈥檚 just a huge boost to our pitching staff,鈥� third baseman Max Muncy said. 鈥淚 expect nothing short of almost a Cy Young out of him.鈥�

Almost?

鈥淚 think he鈥檚 got enough pressure already,鈥� Muncy said, 鈥渂ut it doesn鈥檛 seem to faze him at all.鈥�

The only hit Ohtani allowed was a two-out double by Rhys Hoskins in the fourth. The right-hander struck out six and walked three.

He was even successful on his first ABS challenge.

Ohtani retired his first seven batters before walking Gabriel Arias in the third. With two outs, he walked Steven Kwan to put runners on first and second. Ohtani had a 1-1 count on CJ Kayfus when he challenged a ball call. It was overturned, putting Ohtani ahead 1-2 in the count, and he got Kayfus on a swinging strike with his next pitch to end the third.

Heavy drizzle picked up over Ohtani’s last couple of innings. The grounds crew groomed the front slope of the mound, specifically his landing spot, after he issued his third walk with two outs in the sixth. He used a metal tool to dislodge dirt from the bottom of his spikes. Ohtani then retired Hoskins with one pitch to end the inning.

鈥淗e’s unflappable,鈥� Roberts said.

Offensively, Ohtani has yet to break out in his first five games. The four-time MVP is batting .167 with no home runs and no RBIs. He had 55 homers in 2025.

He extended his on-base streak to 36 games, tying the longest of his career.

鈥淚鈥檝e been able to get on base and that鈥檚 a good thing,鈥� Ohtani said. 鈥淏ut on pitches that I should be making impact I鈥檓 not quite able to do that to the extent that I should be able to. That鈥檚 the part that I鈥檓 not quite happy about.鈥�

Observing Ohtani’s work habits on a daily basis has convinced Muncy that his first love is pitching.

鈥淗e’s really bought into everything with pitching 鈥� his mechanics, how to attack hitters. He just focuses on it so much. You can really, really tell he loves it,鈥� Muncy said.

Roberts said Ohtani will get six days’ rest before his next start.

鈥淚 believe the team should be prioritizing Yoshinobu (Yamamoto), (Tyler) Glasnow and (Blake) Snell when he鈥檚 back,鈥� Ohtani said. 鈥淪o I think it鈥檚 easy to kind of fit me into that schedule whenever the team feels that鈥檚 a good thing. What鈥檚 most important is that we鈥檙e all healthy in October.鈥�

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Ali Almahadi opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Moises Paniagua tied it for Bolivia in the 38th and Aymen Hussein scored the clincher in the 53rd minute for Iraq. The Iraq team will join Group I along with France, Norway and Senegal.

鈥淲e have nothing to lose, let鈥檚 try to shock the world with a crazy result and performance. It is great that we qualified,鈥� Iraq coach said. 鈥淚t is a privilege for us.”

Arnold, who guided Australia at the 2022 World Cup, said he didn’t think his Iraqi players had faced the likes of France star Kylian Mbappe or Norway’s Erling Haaland.

“It will be an honor. We respect those players and what they do, but we will try to win.鈥�

Iraq will be back at the World Cup for the first time since Mexico 1986, kicking off June 16 against Norway at Foxborough, followed by games against France on June 22 at Philadelphia and Senegal at Toronto on June 26.

Bolivia missed out on qualifying for its second World Cup.

鈥淲hat remains is pain and frustration; we feel devastated by the result,” Bolivia coach Oscar Villegas said. 鈥淭hese young men lost with honor on the field and gave everything to achieve the result, but unfortunately, the country missed out on the World Cup.鈥�

The match was played in front of 49,286 fans at the BBVA stadium in Monterrey, one of three host cities in Mexico for the World Cup.

Earlier this month, Iraq faced uncertainty about even been able to contest the playoffs. The war in resulted in Iraqi players being stranded because their country鈥檚 airspace was closed, preventing the team from using commercial flights to leave. Team officials officially asked FIFA to postpone the playoff match.

鈥淓verything that is going on in the Middle East made it a little bit harder but the main thing I said, and I worked very hard on, was their mentality,鈥� Graham said. 鈥淚 banned social media since the day we got here. I did not want them to think of what is going on in the Middle East because they had to focus on the job we had here.鈥�

The team also faced because Mexico does not have an embassy in Iraq and players struggled to obtain visas. But the issue was resolved when the Mexico’s foreign affairs ministry facilitated visas at other regional embassies.

The team finally arrived in Monterrey on March 21 after a 25-hour journey that included navigating travel restrictions and a stopover in Portugal.

Congo advances

Congo scored in extra time to edge Jamaica 1-0 earlier Tuesday to become the 47th of that will play at the .

Axel Tuanzebe scored following a corner kick in the 100th minute. The Jamaican defenders failed to clear the ball and Tuanzebe, who plays for Burnley in the English Premier League tapped it into the net.

Congo has never played in a World Cup under that name, although it participated in the 1974 edition in Germany as Zaire.

With its victory in the intercontinental playoff at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, Congo completed Group K at the World Cup, where it will face Colombia, Portugal, and Uzbekistan.

鈥淲e鈥檙e going to enjoy the qualification, but we鈥檒l keep working. We know we鈥檒l be facing top nations who play in the World Cup every four years,” Congo captain Chancel Mbemba said. “We鈥檒l stay humble, keep our feet on the ground, and continue to work. We鈥檒l give everything to make our supporters and our people proud.鈥�

The Jamaica team, known as the Reggae Boyz, missed out on what would have been a second World Cup appearance.

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In a , NASA鈥檚 Artemis II mission will on a lunar fly-around. They鈥檒l hurtle several thousand miles beyond the moon, hang a U-turn and then come straight back. No circling around the moon, no stopping for a moonwalk 鈥� just a quick out-and-back lasting less than 10 days.

NASA promises more boot prints in the gray lunar dust, but not before a couple practice missions. The upcoming test flight by Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen is the first step in settling the moon this time around.

Here鈥檚 a snapshot of the Artemis II mission.

The Artemis astronauts are a diverse and international crew

The moon is about to welcome its first woman, first person of color and first non-American.

Koch already holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. During her 328-day mission at the International Space Station spanning 2019 and 2020, she took part in the first all-female spacewalk.

Glover, a Navy test pilot, was the first Black astronaut to live and work aboard the space station in 2020 and 2021. He also was one of the first astronauts to launch with SpaceX.

The Canadian Space Agency鈥檚 Hansen, a former fighter pilot, is the lone space rookie. Their commander is Wiseman, a retired Navy captain who lived aboard the space station in 2014 and later headed NASA鈥檚 astronaut corps. They range in age from 47 to 50.

The Space Launch System is more powerful than the Saturn V rocket

NASA鈥檚 new Space Launch System rocket stands 322 feet (98 meters), shorter than the Apollo program鈥檚 Saturn V rocket but more powerful at liftoff thanks to a pair of strap-on boosters. Atop the rocket is the Orion capsule carrying the astronauts.

Made of salvaged space shuttle engines and other parts, the SLS uses the same fuel 鈥� liquid hydrogen 鈥� as the shuttles did. Hydrogen leaks repeatedly grounded the shuttles as well as the first SLS rocket test without astronauts aboard in 2022. More than three years later, Artemis II suffered the same hydrogen leaks during a February fueling practice run, missing the first launch window. A repeat of helium-flow issues bumped the mission into April.

How Artemis II will fly around the moon

After liftoff, the astronauts will spend the first 25 hours circling Earth in a high, lopsided orbit. They鈥檒l use the separated upper stage as a target, steering their Orion capsule around it as docking practice for future moonshots. Instead of fancy range finders, they’ll rely on their eyes to judge the gap, venturing no closer than 33 feet (10 meters) to the stage.

鈥淪ometimes simple stuff is the best,鈥� Wiseman said.

If all goes as planned, Orion’s main engine will hurl the crew to the moon some 244,000 miles (393,000 kilometers) away. This free-return trajectory made famous in Apollo 13 relies on the moon and Earth鈥檚 gravity, minimizing the need for fuel.

On flight day six, Orion will reach its farthermost point from Earth as it sails 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) beyond the moon. That will surpass Apollo 13鈥檚 distance record, making Artemis astronauts the most remote travelers. After emerging from behind the moon, the crew will head straight home with a splashdown on flight day 10 鈥� nine days, one hour and 46 minutes after liftoff.

What to expect during the Artemis flyby

The Artemis II crew may behold never-before-seen regions of the lunar far side 鈥� with the moon appearing the size of a basketball at arm鈥檚 length during the closest part of the roughly six-hour flyby. They鈥檝e been poring over maps and satellite images of the lunar far side and anticipate a photo frenzy. Their lunar mentor is NASA geologist Kelsey Young, who will monitor the flyby from Mission Control in Houston.

鈥淭he moon is like such a unifying thing,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hat we’re doing with this mission is going to bring that a little closer to everybody around the world.鈥�

Besides professional cameras, they鈥檒l carry the latest smartphones. NASA鈥檚 new administrator Jared Isaacman added smartphones to the mission for 鈥渋nspiring鈥� picture-taking.

While NASA and private companies have focused over the years on reaching the moon’s near side 鈥� the side that constantly faces Earth 鈥� only China has planted landers on the far side. That makes the astronauts’ observations of the lunar far side all the more valuable for NASA.

Artemis astronauts will splash back down to Earth

Like Apollo, the Artemis mission ends with a splashdown homecoming into the Pacific.

All eyes will be on Orion鈥檚 heat shield as the capsule plunges through the atmosphere. It鈥檚 the part of the spacecraft that took the biggest beating during 2022鈥檚 test flight, with charred chunks gouged out. The heat shield is being retooled for future capsules but remains the original design for Artemis II.

NASA is limiting the heat exposure during reentry by shortening the capsule鈥檚 atmospheric descent. Navy recovery ships will be stationed off the coast of San Diego as Orion parachutes into the ocean.

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Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort, telling them to 鈥済o get your own oil.鈥� Trump recently has vacillated between insisting there is progress in diplomatic talks with Iran and .

He said the U.S. 鈥渨ill not have anything to do with鈥� what happens next in the vital waterway that has been closed by the Islamic Republic. Instead, he told reporters, the responsibility for keeping the strait open will rest with countries that rely on it. Gulf states rely on the waterway for both exports and imports, including food, and 20 percent of the world’s oil supply flows through it.

U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war continues to . Analysts say those high fuel costs will trickle into groceries as businesses鈥� transportation and packaging costs pile up.

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Houthis say the fired missile barrage toward southern Israel

The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen said Wednesday they fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward Israel.

Air raid sirens went off in southern Israel in the early morning, from Beersheba to the Mediterranean coast following the launch. There were no immediate reports of impacts.

Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a military spokesman for the Houthis, said in a prerecorded statement that they fired at 鈥渟ensitive targets鈥� in southern Israel.

The attack is the third since the Houthis joined the war on Friday when they fired their first missile towards Israel since the U.S. and Israel launched massive airstrikes on Iran on Feb. 28.

Their entry has raised concerns that they could resume attacks on vessels in the Red Sea further disrupting the global shipping industry and sending oil prices much higher

Drone attack kills Bangladeshi national in UAE

A drone attack has killed a citizen of Bangladesh in Fujairah, one of the UAE鈥檚 seven emirates, authorities said.

He was killed Wednesday when Emirati air defense systems intercepted a drone, and shrapnel landed in a farm, the Fujairah media office said.

The fatality has brought the death toll in the UAE to nine civilians and two soldiers. A Moroccan contractor with the UAE army was also killed in Bahrain.

Earlier Saudi Arabia said it had destroyed two Iranian drones.

2 children among at least 3 people injured in missile attack on Israel

Emergency personnel said an 11-year-old girl was severely wounded in central Israel in the latest missile attack from Iran.

Two more people suffered moderate injuries including a 13-year-old boy and a 36-year-old woman, according to Israel鈥檚 Magen David Adom rescue services.

Iran鈥檚 foreign minister acknowledges receiving messages from US envoy

Iran鈥檚 foreign minister has acknowledged receiving direct messages from U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.

The comments by Abbas Araghchi came in an interview with pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera aired late Tuesday. He insisted that the messages didn鈥檛 constitute negotiations.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly described Iran and America has having talks over the war, while Pakistan has been a key intermediary along with Egypt and Turkey during the conflict.

鈥淚 receive messages from Witkoff directly, as before, and this does not mean that we are in negotiations,鈥� he said.

He added: 鈥淲e do not have any faith that negotiations with the U.S. will yield any results. The trust level is at zero.鈥�

Asked about a possible ground offensive by the U.S., Araghchi said 鈥渨e are waiting for them.鈥�

鈥淲e know very well how to defend ourselves,鈥� Araghchi reportedly told the Qatar-based broadcaster. 鈥淚n a ground war, we can do it even better. We are completely ready to confront any sort of ground attack. We hope they do not make such a mistake.鈥�

At least 5 killed by Israeli strike in Beirut neighborhood

Lebanon鈥檚 Health Ministry said in a preliminary count early Wednesday 21 people were also wounded in the strike in Jnah.

The strike came without warning, and Israel did not declare the target. When it does, it often says it is targeting operatives from the Hezbollah militant group.

Emergency workers rushed to the scene to search for victims.

Israel warns of incoming Yemeni missile attack

Israel鈥檚 military warned the public Wednesday a missile was incoming from Yemen, yet another attack from the country鈥檚 Houthi rebels who have just entered the war on Iran鈥檚 side.

Air raid sirens went off in southern Israel, from Beersheba to the Mediterranean coast.

The warning, just around dawn, broke a long lull, more than 19 hours since the last time Israel鈥檚 military warned of an incoming missile launch from Iran, and more than six hours from the last alarms in the northern part of Israel, which in past days received near-constant fire from Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Iranian drone attack starts fire at Kuwait International Airport

A drone attack by Iran and its allies hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a fire, authorities said.

The state-run KUNA news agency said the attack early Wednesday sparked a 鈥渓arge fire鈥� at the airport.

It said there were no immediate injuries from the attack and firefighters were working to control the blaze.

Kuwait International Airport has been attacked before by Iran during the war. The KUNA report suggested the attack may have been launched by Iranian-supported militias in Iraq with Tehran鈥檚 support.

In another strike, Bahrain said early on Wednesday morning that it was working to extinguish a fire at a business facility that resulted from an Iranian attack.

Israel strikes factory in Iran it alleges supplies fentanyl for chemical weapons

Israel said early Wednesday it struck a plant supplying Iran鈥檚 theocracy with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, to allegedly use in a chemical weapons program. Iran acknowledged the strike on Tofigh Daru factory, but insisted it only supplied 鈥渉ospital drugs鈥� used in medical operations.

The strike happened Tuesday, both the Israelis and the Iranians said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted a picture of the factory in Tehran, writing on X: 鈥淭he war criminals in Israel are now openly and unashamedly bombing pharmaceutical companies.鈥�

Hospitals extensively use fentanyl to treat severe pain. But a small amount of the drug can be fatal.

Both Israel and the United States have warned in recent years Iran was experimenting with fentanyl in munitions. The U.S. previously pointed to Iranian academic research studying how Russia likely used a fentanyl derivative during the 2002 Moscow theater hostage seizure by Chechen militants.

Israel alleged Tofigh Daru supplied fentanyl to an advanced research institute in Tehran, known by its acronym SPND. The U.S alleges SPND has conducted research and testing that could be applicable to the development of nuclear explosive devices and other weapons.

Major airlines in United Arab Emirates say country is barring Iranian travelers

The United Arab Emirates has barred Iranians from entering or transiting the country as the war rages, three major airlines said Wednesday.

Long-haul carriers Emirates and Etihad, as well as the lower-cost airline FlyDubai, made the announcements on their websites.

Entry rules can sometimes be opaque in the autocratic United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms, the three airlines agreed on the order. It said holders of 10-year Golden Visa residency permits could still enter the country.

Authorities have offered no official comment. But Dubai has already shut down the city-state鈥檚 Iranian Hospital and Iranian Club, institutions that date back to the time of the shah.

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estuvo en el punto de mira esta semana despu茅s de que el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Pakist谩n, Ishaq Dar, visitara Beijing el martes para conversar con su principal diplom谩tico, Wang Yi.

Esta reuni贸n se produce en un momento en que Islamabad ha intensificado sus esfuerzos por posicionarse como mediador de paz en el conflicto.

En un comunicado sobre el 鈥渞establecimiento de la paz鈥� publicado el martes, ambos pa铆ses pidieron un 鈥渁lto el fuego inmediato鈥�, conversaciones de paz 鈥渓o antes posible鈥� y una paz duradera respaldada por la ONU.

鈥淐hina y Pakist谩n apoyan a las partes pertinentes en el inicio de las conversaciones鈥�, expusieron ambas partes en su iniciativa de cinco puntos publicada despu茅s de lo que Islamabad describi贸 como 鈥渉oras de di谩logo鈥� entre Dar y Wang.

Esta iniciativa representa la postura m谩s detallada que Beijing ha articulado hasta la fecha sobre c贸mo resolver el conflicto. Asimismo, exige la seguridad de las rutas mar铆timas, el cese de los ataques contra civiles y objetivos no militares, y la salvaguarda de la soberan铆a y la seguridad tanto de 滨谤谩苍 como de los Estados del Golfo.

Pero esa postura, expresada en t茅rminos generales, tambi茅n plantea interrogantes sobre qu茅 medidas concretas tomar铆a China en un futuro proceso de paz.

驴Hasta qu茅 punto est谩 dispuesta a involucrarse en un conflicto que se desarrolla en una regi贸n vol谩til donde debe mantener relaciones equilibradas con socios de ambos bandos?

Fuentes oficiales paquistan铆es han declarado a CNN que uno de los temas que Dar probablemente abordar铆a durante su estancia en China ser铆a la posibilidad de que el gigante de Asia act煤e como garante para asegurar un acuerdo de paz.

Dos fuentes paquistan铆es tambi茅n confirmaron que, mientras se celebraba una reuni贸n a cuatro bandas entre 罢耻谤辩耻铆补, Arabia Saudita, Egipto y Pakist谩n en Islamabad a principios de esta semana, el presidente de Pakist谩n, Asif Ali Zardari, mantuvo reuniones en la embajada china para discutir la situaci贸n regional actual.

El portavoz del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Pakist谩n declin贸 responder el martes a las preguntas sobre las conversaciones con China, alegando que estas conversaciones son demasiado 鈥渄elicadas y complejas鈥� como para que el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores haga declaraciones basadas en suposiciones.

El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de China no respondi贸 de inmediato a la solicitud de comentarios de CNN.

滨谤谩苍 ha enviado se帽ales contradictorias. El presidente Masoud Pezeshkian declar贸 el martes que el pa铆s estaba dispuesto a cesar los combates bajo ciertas condiciones, 鈥渆specialmente las garant铆as necesarias para evitar una nueva agresi贸n鈥�, informaron los medios estatales iran铆es.

Al mismo tiempo, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Abbas Araghchi, afirm贸 que 滨谤谩苍 est谩 preparado para 鈥渁l menos seis meses鈥� de guerra.

Pakist谩n se ha entre su vecino 滨谤谩苍 y Estados Unidos, aprovechando su posici贸n como potencia con relaciones estables con ambos pa铆ses. El viaje de Dar a China el martes fue por invitaci贸n de Wang, seg煤n comunicados de ambos ministerios de Asuntos Exteriores.

Aunque Beijing se posiciona como una voz a favor de la paz y un actor responsable en un conflicto que est谩 sacudiendo la econom铆a mundial, es probable que act煤e con cautela.

鈥淐hina tiene todos los incentivos para mostrar su capacidad de mediaci贸n diplom谩tica鈥�, afirm贸 Tong Zhao, investigador principal de la Fundaci贸n Carnegie para la Paz Internacional. 鈥淨uiere que el mundo vea un contraste: mientras Estados Unidos genera agitaci贸n y caos, China se posiciona como una fuerza para la desescalada, la estabilidad y la paz鈥�.

鈥淪in embargo, lo que Beijing est茅 dispuesto a aportar materialmente es otra cuesti贸n鈥�, a帽adi贸.

Este no es el primer intento de China por presentarse como un agente de paz en conflictos internacionales.

Beijing acogi贸 conversaciones tras los enfrentamientos fronterizos entre Tailandia y Camboya el a帽o pasado.

Tambi茅n ha presentado varias propuestas para poner fin a la guerra en Ucrania, aunque con escaso 茅xito, ya que los cr铆ticos afirman que estos esfuerzos fueron m谩s un intento de mejorar la imagen de China que de una reconciliaci贸n sincera.

En lo que respecta al conflicto actual, los estrategas chinos pueden ver ventajas respecto a unos Estados Unidos preocupados que est谩n da帽ando su credibilidad global con una guerra econ贸micamente desastrosa, incluso mientras China est谩 inquieta por las repercusiones para su econom铆a basada en las exportaciones.

Adem谩s, es muy improbable que Beijing acepte cualquier tipo de papel de garante que le exija aportar recursos militares o garant铆as para respaldar la paz. A esto se suma que se considera que su influencia en materia de seguridad en Medio Oriente es limitada.

No est谩 claro qu茅 implicar铆a tal acuerdo. Una fuente diplom谩tica al tanto de las conversaciones a cuatro bandas en Islamabad declar贸 a CNN que el tema surgi贸 mientras los cuatro pa铆ses involucrados exploraban diferentes maneras de 鈥渟uperar las diferencias entre las distintas partes interesadas de forma creativa鈥�.

Un acuerdo de este tipo no encajar铆a con la reticencia de China a las alianzas militares. Beijing tambi茅n desconfiar铆a enormemente de cualquier acuerdo que le obligara a supervisar y sancionar las violaciones del alto el fuego, especialmente uno que pudiera provocar un conflicto con Estados Unidos.

Si bien China mantiene un tratado de defensa mutua con Corea del Norte que data de hace d茅cadas, tradicionalmente ha evitado las alianzas y ha abogado por una reforma del modelo de seguridad internacional liderado por Estados Unidos.

鈥淪in duda, a medida que crece el poder duro y blando de China, aumenta el debate interno sobre si Beijing deber铆a desplegar sus capacidades de forma m谩s proactiva para expandir su influencia global y consolidar su estatus de potencia l铆der. Aun as铆, 滨谤谩苍 no parece un escenario probable para tal inversi贸n鈥�, afirm贸 Zhao.

Durante las m谩s de cuatro semanas de guerra en el Golfo, China ha mantenido una postura diplom谩tica cautelosa, pidiendo un alto el fuego y celebrando numerosas reuniones y conversaciones sobre el tema.

Sin embargo, tambi茅n ha dejado claro d贸nde cree que deber铆a residir el impulso para poner fin al conflicto y a sus repercusiones econ贸micas globales.

鈥淨uien at贸 la campana debe ser quien la desate鈥�, declar贸 la semana pasada el enviado de China para Medio Oriente, Zhai Jun, en una clara referencia a Estados Unidos e Israel, cuando se le pregunt贸 sobre las circunstancias en las que podr铆a alcanzarse un alto el fuego.

Los analistas chinos tambi茅n reflejan una aguda conciencia por parte de Beijing de los desaf铆os arraigados para resolver un conflicto en el que las dos partes tienen poca confianza y mucha animosidad.

鈥淐hina ha pedido a ambas partes un alto el fuego inmediato, pero dudo que alguna de ellas haga caso a ese tipo de consejo en este momento. Estados Unidos ya se encuentra en un dilema del que debe salir adelante como pueda, e 滨谤谩苍 necesita una venganza que al menos le permita salvar las apariencias鈥�, declar贸 el coronel (retirado) Zhou Bo, investigador principal del Centro de Seguridad y Estrategia Internacional de la Universidad de Tsinghua en Beijing.

Es posible que China ya no desempe帽e un papel en las conversaciones de paz, dado que Pakist谩n ya ha asumido esa posici贸n, a帽adi贸.

Beijing desempe帽贸 un papel fundamental en la mediaci贸n para lograr un acercamiento entre 滨谤谩苍 y su antiguo rival, Arabia Saudita, en 2023. Adem谩s, la visi贸n alternativa del l铆der chino Xi Jinping para la seguridad internacional incluye a Beijing como mediador.

Seg煤n Wang Yiwei, director del Instituto de Asuntos Internacionales de la Universidad Renmin de Beijing, las relaciones de China con los actores clave de este conflicto, incluidos 滨谤谩苍 y Estados Unidos, as铆 como Pakist谩n, podr铆an facilitarle el acceso a todas las partes en las conversaciones de paz.

Pero China tambi茅n est谩 sopesando las implicaciones de su diplomacia para sus propias prioridades, en particular la visita prevista del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, a China en mayo y otros encuentros diplom谩ticos que se esperan entre los dos l铆deres este a帽o.

China podr铆a intentar desempe帽ar un papel como gesto de buena voluntad hacia Estados Unidos, pero tambi茅n se ha mostrado cautelosa ante la posibilidad de que la guerra tense esa relaci贸n.

鈥淣o queremos que 滨谤谩苍 ni ning煤n otro fen贸meno da帽e esta confianza鈥�, se帽al贸 Wang, de la Universidad Renmin, refiri茅ndose a los pr贸ximos intercambios diplom谩ticos.

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Israel sounded warnings of incoming fire from both Yemen and Iran, while launching its own attacks in Lebanon that killed at least five people.

With no sign of abating and more than 3,000 lives already lost, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested it could be over within two weeks even as he moved to bring to the region.

No signs of Iran relinquishing grip on Strait of Hormuz shipping

Trump has been under growing pressure to end the war as Iran鈥檚 through the Strait of Hormuz and its attacks on regional energy infrastructure have sent gas prices skyrocketing to their since 2022 and caused broad stock market fluctuations.

Iran throttled ship traffic through the strait, which leads from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, after it was attacked by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28. In peacetime, a fifth of the world鈥檚 oil transits the strait and the spot price of Brent crude, the international standard, is up more than 40% since the start of the war, trading at more than $104 a barrel.

The U.S. has presented Iran with a 15-point plan aimed at bringing about a ceasefire, which includes a demand for the strait to be reopened. Iran鈥檚 own five-point response includes it retaining sovereignty over the waterway, and Trump on Tuesday suggested that the war could be brought to an end even with Iran still controlling the strait.

The U.S. 鈥渨ill not have anything to do with鈥� what happens in the Strait of Hormuz, instead telling reporters that the responsibility for keeping the vital waterway open would belong with countries that rely on it.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 not for us. That鈥檒l be for France. That鈥檒l be for whoever鈥檚 using the strait,鈥� Trump said.

It was not clear why Trump brought up France, since Europe receives very little oil shipped through the strait, with most going to Asian countries. The president plans a prime-time address on Wednesday.

Push for diplomatic solution showing little signs of progress

Trump, who has vacillated between insisting there is progress in diplomatic talks with Iran and threatening to widen the war, added that the U.S. is 鈥渇inishing the job鈥� in Iran and predicted it will be 鈥渕aybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer to do the job.鈥�

Trump has warned that if a ceasefire is not reached 鈥渟hortly,鈥� and if the strait is not reopened, the U.S. would broaden its offensive, including by attacking the oil export hub and possibly .

Thousands of Marines and paratroopers have been ordered to the region in possible preparation for an assault in Kharg, though to reach the island by ship would mean transiting the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, which Iran has threatened to mine.

In an interview with pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged receiving direct messages from U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff. He insisted, however, that there were no direct negotiations and said Iran has no faith that talks with the U.S. could yield any results, saying 鈥渢he trust level is at zero.鈥�

He warned against any attempt to launch a ground offensive, saying 鈥渨e are waiting for them.鈥�

鈥淲e know very well how to defend ourselves,鈥� Araghchi said.

Iran hits tanker off Qatar’s coast and attacks other Gulf states

Early Wednesday a tanker off the coast of Qatar was hit with a projectile, the British military鈥檚 United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The crew was reportedly unharmed. A fully-loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker came under attack off Dubai the day before, one of more than 20 ships attacked by Iran during the war.

Bahrain sounded two alerts for incoming missiles, and said an Iranian attack had caused a fire at a business facility.

In Kuwait, the state-run KUNA news agency said a drone had hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a 鈥渓arge fire鈥� that crews were working to control.

Two drones were also intercepted in Saudi Arabia, which has come under repeated Iranian attack, and air raid sirens sounded in Israel though there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Israel hits Iranian fentanyl plant and kills 5 in strikes on Beirut

In Iran, Israel said it had hit a plant producing fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, to allegedly be used in a chemical weapons program. Iran acknowledged the strike on Tofigh Daru factory, but insisted it only supplied 鈥渉ospital drugs鈥� used for medical purposes.

The strike happened Tuesday, both the Israelis and the Iranians said.

Hospitals extensively use fentanyl to treat severe pain. But a small amount of the drug can be fatal.

Both Israel and the United States have alleged in recent years that Iran was experimenting with fentanyl in munitions.

In Beirut, at least five people were killed in an Israeli strike on a Beirut neighborhood. Lebanon鈥檚 Health Ministry said another 21 people were wounded.

Israel invaded southern Lebanon after the Iran-linked Hezbollah militant group began launching missiles into northern Israel days after the outbreak of the wider war. Many Lebanese fear .

More than 1,200 people in Lebanon and more than 1 million displaced, according to authorities. Ten Israeli soldiers have also died there.

In Iran, authorities say more than 1,900 people have been killed, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel.

Since the Iran war began, 13 U.S. have been killed and 348 wounded, six seriously, according to U.S. Central Command.

More than two dozen people have died in Gulf states and the occupied West Bank.

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failed to qualify for a third straight after getting beat in a penalty shootout at 66th-ranked in the on Tuesday.

Moise Kean scored early on for Italy but then Azzurri center back Alessandro Bastoni was sent off with a direct red card before halftime and Bosnia substitute Haris Tabakovic equalized in the 79th to send the game into extra time at 1-1.

The defeat added more misery for Italy鈥檚 once-proud national team after being eliminated by and , respectively, in the qualifying playoffs for the last two World Cups.

鈥淚t鈥檚 too easy to say what鈥檚 working and what鈥檚 not working,鈥� Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso said. 鈥淭he fact is that Italy has failed to qualify for three World Cups. We鈥檙e having a tough time achieving our goals, both with the national team and with our clubs.鈥�

Bosnia won the shootout 4-1 and qualified for the first time since 2014 鈥� its only previous appearance.

In the shootout, Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante missed their spot kicks and U.S.-born Esmir Bajraktarevi膰 converted the decisive penalty for Bosnia.

鈥淲e still don鈥檛 believe it 鈥� that we鈥檙e out and that it happened in this manner,鈥� Italy defender Leonardo Spinazzola said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 upsetting for everyone. For us, for our families, and for all the kids who have never seen Italy at a World Cup.鈥�

In Tuesday鈥檚 other European playoff finals, Sweden, Turkey and the Czech Republic each qualified. Sweden beat Poland 3-2; Turkey beat Kosovo 1-0; and the Czechs beat Denmark in a shootout.

Italy’s latest ouster means that the 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006 champions will go at least 16 years without even playing a match at soccer鈥檚 biggest event.

Italy鈥檚 World Cup struggles go back all the way to 2010 and 2014, having failed to advance from its group on both occasions. Although the Azzurri did win the European Championship in 2021.

Italy鈥檚 last World Cup knockout match was when it won the title in 2006 by beating France in a penalty shootout.

鈥淲e realize we’re in a huge crisis,鈥� Italian soccer federation president Gabriele Gravina said.

The only other World Cup that Italy did not qualify for was in 1958.

Lost generation

An entire generation 鈥� basically anyone under 15 鈥� has no memory of the last time Italy played in the World Cup: An elimination loss to Uruguay in 2014 in Brazil remembered for Luis Suarez鈥檚 bite of Giorgio Chiellini鈥檚 shoulder.

None of Italy鈥檚 current players have participated in a World Cup finals.

The defeat will raise questions about the status of Gattuso, who took over from the fired Luciano Spalletti in June with the squad already in crisis mode following a defeat at Norway in its opening qualifier.

The Azzurri then went on a six-match winning streak before losing again to Norway in November to finish second in their group and end up in the playoffs again.

Gattuso鈥檚 Italy overcame a nervy scoreless first half to beat Northern Ireland 2-0 at home in last week鈥檚 playoff semifinals. But the Azzurri struggled even more against Bosnia inside the intimate but imposing 14,000-seat Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, which is surrounded by apartment towers overlooking the field.

鈥淚 want to personally apologize since we didn鈥檛 make it,鈥� Gattuso said. 鈥淭oday talking about my future is not important. Today it was important to get to the World Cup.鈥�

Mismatch on paper

On paper, it was a massive mismatch between 12th-ranked Italy and Bosnia, which is ranked 54 places below the Azzurri by FIFA.

Italy has a population of nearly 60 million. Bosnia鈥檚 is about 3.5 million.

The combined club salaries of Italy鈥檚 players total nearly 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion). Bosnia鈥檚 total is a seventh of that.

Bajraktarevi膰, who had the winning penalty, was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. He made his U.S. debut in a January 2024 friendly against Slovenia and then switched affiliation that August.

Gyokeres the savior for Sweden

Viktor Gyokeres has sent Sweden back to the World Cup.

The Arsenal striker scored in the 88th minute to earn the Swedes a 3-2 win over Poland, five days after netting a hat trick in the playoff semifinal victory over Ukraine.

Poland great Robert Lewandowski, at age 37, was hoping to qualify for what would likely have been his final World Cup.

Former Chelsea and West Ham coach Graham Potter was hired by Sweden last year 鈥� 鈥� with one goal: to get the team to the World Cup. He has succeeded.

Sweden reached the quarterfinals in its last World Cup appearance, in 2018.

No dream debut for Kosovo

Turkey will be in the United States鈥� group at the World Cup after winning 1-0 at Kosovo to reach soccer鈥檚 biggest stage for the first time since 2002.

The hosts were hoping to qualify for the World Cup for the first time, fewer than 10 years since the national team was out of the international soccer family.

It was in May 2016 that Kosovo and Gibraltar were voted into FIFA as its 210th and 211th member federations. That was eight years after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

Kosovo had the best chance of an entertaining first half but Turkey goalkeeper U臒urcan 脟ak谋r pulled off a superb one-handed save to push Fisnik Asllani鈥檚 strike onto the crossbar.

Turkey got the breakthrough eight minutes into the second half. Kerem Akt眉rko臒lu got finest of touches to ensure Orkun K枚k莽眉鈥檚 cross-shot went into the far bottom corner.

Turkey joins the U.S. in Group D, along with Paraguay and Australia.

Long wait ended

The Czech Republic reached its first World Cup since 2006 with a penalty shootout victory over Denmark following a 2-2 draw.

Michal Sadilek converted the winning spotkick in the 3-1 penalty shootout success. It was the Czech Republic鈥檚 second straight victory on penalties after also prevailing on spotkicks against Ireland in the semifinal.

The Czech Republic will face co-hosts Mexico, South Africa and South Korea in Group A.

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A week earlier, an emergency rescue helicopter found the woman with bruises and lacerations after a fall at a rocky spot at the waterfall on the South Island鈥檚 West Coast. She was airlifted on March 24 but they were forced to leave without her pet.

Molly was bedraggled and hungry when she was found Tuesday, just a few meters from the spot where the hiker had been lucky to survive.

鈥淚 contacted her in hospital and said I鈥檇 go for a look for it,鈥� said Matt Newton, the owner-operator of Precision Helicopters New Zealand, which is based at Hokitika Gorge near the Arahura River where Molly went missing. 鈥淚 went and looked for the dog several times and no avail.鈥�

Unwilling to give up, Newton and his family launched a fundraiser to pay for more flying hours and advanced search gear. Offers of help and donations poured in, with strangers pledging more than 11,000 New Zealand dollars ($6,300) for a search.

It was enough to fund three more hours in a helicopter using thermal imaging equipment. On Tuesday, Newton took to the skies with a veterinary nurse, volunteer searchers and a dog named Bingo in a renewed search for Molly.

鈥淲e struck jackpot within about an hour,鈥� he said. 鈥淎s we made our way up the river, we could see the dog in the thermal and then we could visually see it.鈥�

There had been no sign of Molly at the waterfall when Newton previously searched the spot, he said. It wasn鈥檛 clear if the dog had also fallen from the waterfall or if she had eventually made her way to the spot where her injured owner landed.

The helicopter dropped low enough for a volunteer to disembark with the rescue dog Bingo to help coax Molly to safety and keep her calm.

Newton thought the dog had survived by eating feral animals during her week in the wilderness.

鈥淪he knew what we were up to, I think,鈥� he said. 鈥淪he behaved real well. She didn鈥檛 run away and she was pleased to be rescued.鈥�

The dog was in 鈥渟urprisingly good condition,鈥� the pilot said. He sent word back to the helicopter base, where other volunteers waited to take turns in the search. 鈥淚nstead we just had a big barbecue and all had a cuddle with Molly.”

Hours after the dog鈥檚 rescue, her owner, still battered from her fall, arrived for a tearful reunion.

鈥淚 think that鈥檒l speed up her healing process somewhat,鈥� Newton said. 鈥淗aving your dog back, that鈥檚 for sure.鈥�

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Iraq edged Bolivia 2-1 in an intercontinental playoff at Monterrey in northern Mexico on Tuesday to secure the 48th spot, hours after upset four-time champion Italy on penalties in European playoffs. The result meant Italy was knocked out in qualifying for a third successive World Cup.

Eight teams from Europe were competing for four places on the last day of qualifying. The new intercontinental tournament staged in Mexico determined the other two remaining places. The next-to-last nation to advance was Congo, which edged Jamaica 1-0 in extra time at .

Sweden, Turkey and the Czech Republic each qualified in European playoff finals.

Sweden beat Poland 3-2; Turkey edged Kosovo 1-0; and the Czech Republic beat Denmark in a penalty shootout.

The World Cup kicks off June 11 and will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. It will feature 12 groups of four teams.

With its big upset victory of Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified to join Canada, Qatar and Switzerland in Group B.

Sweden will play in Group F with the Netherlands, Japan and Tunisia. Turkey will be in Group D with the United States, Paraguay and Australia.

After reaching its first World Cup since 2006, the Czech team will play in Group A with Mexico, South Africa and South Korea.

The World Cup qualifiers for the 2026 tournament started Sept. 7, 2023 with matches in South America.

World Cup groups

Group A

Mexico, Czech Republic, South Africa, South Korea

Group B

Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar and Switzerland

Group C

Brazil, Haiti, Morocco, Scotland

Group D

United States, Australia, Paraguay, Turkey

Group E

Curacao, Ecuador, German,y Ivory Coast

Group F

Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia

Group G

Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand

Group H

Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Uruguay

Group I

France, Norway, Senegal, Iraq

Group J

Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Jordan

Group K

Colombia, Jamaica, Portugal, Uzbekistan

Group L

Croatia, England, Ghana, Panama

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• 惭茅虫颈肠辞
• Corea del Sur
• 厂耻诲谩蹿谤颈肠补
• Rep煤blica Checa

Fecha 1

惭茅虫颈肠辞 vs. 厂耻诲谩蹿谤颈肠补 鈥� 11 de junio, 3 p.m., Ciudad de 惭茅虫颈肠辞.

Corea del Sur vs. Rep煤blica Checa 鈥� 11 de junio, 10 p.m., Guadalajara.

Fecha 2

Rep煤blica Checa vs. 厂耻诲谩蹿谤颈肠补 鈥� 18 de junio, 12 p.m., Atlanta.

惭茅虫颈肠辞 vs. Corea del Sur 鈥� 18 de junio, 9 p.m., Guadalajara.

Fecha 3

Rep煤blica Checa vs. 惭茅虫颈肠辞 鈥� 24 de junio, 9 p.m., Ciudad de 惭茅虫颈肠辞.

厂耻诲谩蹿谤颈肠补 vs. Corea del Sur 鈥� 24 de junio, 9 p.m., Monterrey.

• 颁补苍补诲谩
• Suiza
• Qatar
• Bosnia y Herzegovina

Fecha 1

颁补苍补诲谩 vs. Bosnia y Herzogovina 鈥� 12 de junio, 3 p.m., Toronto.

Qatar vs. Suiza 鈥� 13 de junio, 3 p.m., San Francisco.

Fecha 2

Suiza vs. Bosnia y Herzogovina 鈥� 18 de junio, 3 p.m., Los 脕ngeles.

颁补苍补诲谩 vs. Qatar 鈥� 18 de junio, 6 p.m., Vancouver.

Fecha 3

Suiza vs. 颁补苍补诲谩 鈥� 24 de junio, 3 p.m., Vancouver.

Bosnia y Herzogovina vs. Qatar 鈥� 24 de junio, 3 p.m., Seattle.

• Brasil
• Marruecos
• Escocia
• 贬补颈迟铆

Fecha 1

Brasil vs. Marruecos 鈥� 13 de junio, 6 p.m., Nueva York/Nueva Jersey.

贬补颈迟铆 vs. Escocia 鈥� 13 de junio, 9 p.m., Boston.

Fecha 2

Escocia vs. Marruecos 鈥� 19 de junio, 6 p.m., Boston.

Brasil vs. 贬补颈迟铆 鈥� 19 de junio, 9 p.m., Filadelfia.

Fecha 3

Escocia vs. Brasil 鈥� 24 de junio, 6 p.m., Miami.

Marruecos vs. 贬补颈迟铆 鈥� 24 de junio, 6 p.m., Atlanta.

• Estados Unidos
• Australia
• Paraguay
• 罢耻谤辩耻铆补

Fecha 1

Estados Unidos vs. Paraguay 鈥� 12 de junio, 9 p.m., Los 脕ngeles.

Australia vs. 罢耻谤辩耻铆补 鈥� 13 de junio, 12 a.m., Vancouver.

Fecha 2

罢耻谤辩耻铆补 vs. Paraguay 鈥� 19 de junio, 12 a.m., San Francisco.

Estados Unidos vs. Australia 鈥� 19 de junio, 3 p.m., Seattle.

Fecha 3

罢耻谤辩耻铆补 vs. Estados Unidos 鈥� 25 de junio, 10 p.m., Los 脕ngeles.

Paraguay vs. Australia 鈥� 25 de junio, 10 p.m., San Francisco.

• Alemania
• Ecuador
• Costa de Marfil
• Curazao

Fecha 1

Alemania vs. Curazao 鈥� 14 de junio, 1 p.m., Houston.

Costa de Marfil vs. Ecuador 鈥� 14 de junio, 7 p.m., Filadelfia.

Fecha 2

Alemania vs. Costa de Marfil 鈥� 20 de junio, 4 p.m., Toronto.

Ecuador vs. Curazao 鈥� 20 de junio, 8 p.m., Kansas City.

Fecha 3

Ecuador vs. Alemania 鈥� 25 de junio, 4 p.m., Nueva York/Nueva Jersey.

Curazao vs. Costa de Marfil 鈥� 25 de junio, 4 p.m., Filadelfia.

• Pa铆ses Bajos
• 闯补辫贸苍
• 罢煤苍别锄
• Suecia

Fecha 1

Pa铆ses Bajos vs. 闯补辫贸苍 鈥� 14 de junio, 4 p.m., Dallas.

Suecia vs. 罢煤苍别锄 鈥� 14 de junio, 10 p.m., Monterrey.

Fecha 2

Pa铆ses Bajos vs. Suecia 鈥� 20 de junio, 1 p.m., Houston.

罢煤苍别锄 vs. 闯补辫贸苍 鈥� 20 de junio, 12 a.m., Monterrey.

Fecha 3

闯补辫贸苍 vs. Suecia 鈥� 25 de junio, 7 p.m., Dallas.

罢煤苍别锄 vs. Pa铆ses Bajos 鈥� 25 de junio, 7 p.m., Kansas City.

• 叠茅濒驳颈肠补
• 滨谤谩苍
• Egipto
• Nueva Zelandia

Fecha 1

滨谤谩苍 vs. Nueva Zelandia 鈥� 15 de junio, 9 p.m., Los 脕ngeles.

叠茅濒驳颈肠补 vs. Egipto 鈥� 15 de junio, 3 p.m., Seattle.

Fecha 2

叠茅濒驳颈肠补 vs. 滨谤谩苍 鈥� 21 de junio, 3 p.m., Los 脕ngeles.

Nueva Zelandia vs. Egipto 鈥� 21 de junio, 9 p.m, Vancouver.

Fecha 3

Egipto vs. 滨谤谩苍 鈥� 26 de junio, 11 p.m., Seattle.

Nueva Zelandia vs. 叠茅濒驳颈肠补 鈥� 26 de junio, 11 p.m., Vancouver.

• 贰蝉辫补帽补
• Uruguay
• Cabo Verde
• Arabia Saudita

Fecha 1

贰蝉辫补帽补 vs. Cabo Verde 鈥� 15 de junio, 12 p.m., Atlanta.

Arabia Saudita vs. Uruguay 鈥� 15 de junio, 6 p.m., Miami.

Fecha 2

贰蝉辫补帽补 vs. Arabia Saudita 鈥� 21 de junio, 12 p.m., Atlanta.

Uruguay vs. Cabo Verde 鈥� 21 de junio, 6 p.m., Miami.

Fecha 3

Cabo Verde vs. Arabia Saudita 鈥� 26 de junio, 8 p.m., Houston.

Uruguay vs. 贰蝉辫补帽补 鈥� 26 de junio, 8 p.m., Guadalajara.

• Francia
• Senegal
• Noruega
• Iraq

Fecha 1

Francia vs. Senegal 鈥� 16 de junio, 3 p.m., Nueva York/Nueva Jersey.

Iraq vs. Noruega 鈥� 16 de junio, 6 p.m., Boston.

Fecha 2

Francia vs. Iraq 鈥� 22 de junio, 5 p.m., Filadelfia.

Noruega vs. Senegal 鈥� 22 de junio, 8 p.m., Nueva York/Nueva Jersey

Fecha 3

Noruega vs. Francia 鈥� 26 de junio, 3 p.m., Boston.

Senegal vs. Iraq 鈥� 26 de junio, 3 p.m., Toronto.

• Argentina
• Argelia
• Austria
• Jordania

Fecha 1

Argentina vs. Argelia 鈥� 16 de junio, 9 p.m., Kansas City.

Austria vs. Jordania 鈥� 16 de junio, 12 a.m., San Francisco.

Fecha 2

Argentina vs. Austria 鈥� 22 de junio, 1 p.m., Dallas.

Jordania vs. Argelia 鈥� 22 de junio, 11 p.m., San Francisco.

Fecha 3

Argelia vs. Austria 鈥� 27 de junio, 10 p.m., Kansas City.

Jordania vs. Argentina 鈥� 27 de junio, 10 p.m., Dallas.

• Portugal
• Colombia
• 鲍锄产别办颈蝉迟谩苍
• RD del Congo

Fecha 1

Portugal vs. RD del Congo 鈥� 17 de junio, 1 p.m., Houston.

鲍锄产别办颈蝉迟谩苍 vs. Colombia 鈥� 17 de junio, 10 p.m., Ciudad de 惭茅虫颈肠辞.

Fecha 2

Portugal vs. 鲍锄产别办颈蝉迟谩苍 鈥� 23 de junio, 1 p.m., Houston.

RD del Congo vs. Colombia 鈥� 23 de junio, 10 p.m., Guadalajara.

Fecha 3

Colombia vs. Portugal 鈥� 27 de junio, 7:30 p.m., Miami.

RD del Congo vs. 鲍锄产别办颈蝉迟谩苍 鈥� 27 de junio, 7:30 p.m., Atlanta.

• Inglaterra
• Croacia
• 笔补苍补尘谩
• Ghana

Fecha 1

Inglaterra vs. Croacia 鈥� 17 de junio, 4 p.m., Dallas.

Ghana vs. 笔补苍补尘谩 鈥� 17 de junio, 7 p.m., Toronto.

Fecha 2

Inglaterra vs. Ghana 鈥� 23 de junio, 4 p.m., Boston.

笔补苍补尘谩 vs. Croacia 鈥� 23 de junio, 7 p.m., Toronto.

Fecha 3

笔补苍补尘谩 vs. Inglaterra 鈥� 27 de junio, 5 p.m., Nueva York/Nueva Jersey.

Croacia vs. Ghana 鈥� 27 de junio, 5 p.m., Filadelfia.

En el primer Mundial de 48 selecciones, los emparejamientos quedaron muy balanceados y, al poder clasificarse algunos terceros a 16vos de final, puede que no haya un claro grupo de la muerte, aunque hay varias zonas con combinados nacionales de buen nivel.

El Grupo I es uno de los m谩s llamativos: tiene a Francia, subcampe贸n de 2022, y a Noruega, que domin贸 la eliminatoria, adem谩s de Senegal, que en el Mundial de Qatar avanz贸 a octavos de final.

En el Grupo F, Pa铆ses Bajos destaca sobre el resto, pero 闯补辫贸苍 es para muchos la mejor asi谩tica y 罢煤苍别锄 tambi茅n se meti贸 en la Copa del Mundo con bastante antelaci贸n. Adem谩s, se sum贸 Suecia, que tiene mucho poder de gol y promete dar pelea.

El Grupo H cuenta con dos campeones, 贰蝉辫补帽补 y Uruguay. Si bien hay una debutante como Cabo Verde, Arabia Saudita ya le gan贸 a Argentina en 2022 y podr铆a llegar para romper todos los pron贸sticos.

El Grupo C, con dos selecciones de buen nivel como Brasil y Marruecos, es uno de los destacados. All铆 Escocia podr铆a sorprender, y 贬补颈迟铆 correr谩 de atr谩s, al menos en la previa.

El Grupo K, con Portugal y Colombia, podr铆a dar buenos partidos por la punta de ese conjunto.

Y el Grupo L, con Inglaterra y Croacia, tiene aseguradas altas expectativas.

No existen los grupos f谩ciles, pero s铆 est谩n esos que, en la previa, m谩s de uno podr铆a pedirle al santo de cabecera.

En esta oportunidad podemos hablar de dos: el Grupo G, en el que 叠茅濒驳颈肠补 sobre el papel tiene rivales menos desafiantes (Egipto, 滨谤谩苍 y Nueva Zelandia); y el Grupo J, en donde Argentina se enfrenta a Argelia, Austria y Jordania.

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Fiji Rugby on Wednesday said it had reached an agreement with Byrne to 鈥減art ways, effective immediately.鈥�

According to the sport’s national body, the decision followed discussions on the future direction of the national men’s squad.

鈥淢ick has been fully committed to his role and remains dedicated to the players and staff,鈥� Fiji Rugby chief executive Koli Sewabu said in a statement. 鈥淥ut of respect for the team and to ensure the program can continue to the new direction that Fiji Rugby has set for the future, Mick and Fiji Rugby agreed to part ways so FRU can move forward.鈥�

Sewabu paid tribute to Byrne鈥檚 contribution to rugby in Fiji.

鈥淯nder his guidance, from the Fijian Drua to the Flying Fijians, we have seen growth, resilience and a commitment to the jersey that will serve us well moving forward,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hese are not simply moments in a season, but pillars for our future success.鈥�

Byrne, an Australian with coaching experience in seven countries, spent five years working with Fijian teams, first with the Super Rugby team, then with the .

鈥淚 have been overwhelmed by the support of the world鈥檚 best Fiji fans during my five-year involvement,鈥� he said. “Their warmth and welcome have meant a great deal to me. I remain fully committed to the game and wish Fiji Rugby every success moving forward.鈥�

Fiji Rugby said it will soon announce interim coaching arrangements and begin the process of appointing a new head coach.

The Fiji team is due to play in rugby’s first Nations Champion in July. Fiji has decided to play all of its matches in the northern hemisphere, against Wales in Cardiff on July 4, England in Liverpool on July 11, and Scotland in Edinburgh on July 18.

Fiji is in Pool C at next year’s Rugby World Cup in Australia.

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On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of $1.12.

The renewable energy provider posted revenue of $11.7 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $2.1 million, or 16 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $50.3 million.

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