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FIFA World Cup 2026 format explained: How 48 teams, 12 groups and the new round of 32 will work
World Cup 2026 adds teams and risk. The new 48-team format gives more nations hope but makes every table harder to read.
FIFA World Cup 2026 guide: Teams, schedule, format, host cities and why this tournament matters
FIFA World Cup 2026 is bigger and harder to track. Its 48 teams, 104 matches and 16 host cities will test football, travel and city planning.
Can Aluminium Bahrain’s Dunkerque deal turn Europe’s biggest smelter into a Gulf growth platform?
Aluminium Bahrain’s $2.2B Dunkerque deal gives it Europe’s biggest smelter. See why aluminium security now matters.
Can J.C. Flowers turn Monte Paschi Banque into a French wealth management platform?
J.C. Flowers has bought Monte Paschi Banque. See why the French sale matters for Monte dei Paschi’s post-bailout clean-up.
EU approves €15m French fuel aid as farm diesel shock spreads across Europe’s food economy
French farm diesel jumped 74 percent in two months. Brussels has approved aid, but Europe’s food economy still faces energy shock risk.
TotalEnergies just gave its powerful CEO more runway, but at what governance cost?
TotalEnergies cleared the way for Patrick Pouyanné to stay beyond 2030. Read why governance, oil profits and climate pressure now collide.
G7 online safety agreement puts children and safe AI growth at centre of digital policy
Children’s safety and AI growth are now linked. The G7 deal tests whether major economies can align platform rules before harm scales.
Europe wants Wall Street scale. Can centralised supervision unlock it?
Europe has savings but lacks scale capital. The E6 supervision deal could change that. Read why EU finance reform matters now.
Tata Consultancy Services joins Mistral Forge push as enterprise AI battle shifts to custom models
TCS has partnered with Mistral Forge to build custom enterprise AI models. Find out why this could reshape regulated AI adoption.
Poland becomes central to UK’s next phase of European defence strategy
Europe’s threat map is shifting east. The United Kingdom and Poland treaty shows how defence, migration and cyber risks now overlap.