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2026 FIFA World Cup will kick off,** drawing billions of viewers to the world's biggest sporting event. Mexico will compete against South Africa in the opening match in Mexico City. The lead
2026 World Cup. Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters The 2024 assassination attempt against [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) on the campaign trail in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the 6 January 2022 fatal siege on the [Capitol](https://www.theguardian.com
tensions between the two sides in recent weeks, with the [US military attacking Iranian islands](/news/2026/6/6/us-intercepts-iranian-attacks-as-israel-continues-to-bomb-lebanon) and the IRGC launching missiles and drones at its Central Command (CENTCOM) bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. ![Lebanon
geopolitics and immigration policies, to security, extreme weather, sustainability and the role of US President Donald Trump, it inspires trepidation as well as excitement. So what will be the principle issues