World Cup Teams Drop Plans to Wear Anti-Discrimination Armbands After Threats from FIFA

Photo: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile via Getty European teams competing in theWorld Cuphave decided against plans to wear anti-discrimination armbands after threats of yellow cards from FIFA. The team captains of England, Wales, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands had planned to accept a fine for wearing the OneLove armbands in support of diversity and inclusion. However,FIFA announced on Mondaythat the captains of teams who wear them will be given a yellow card.

World Is 'Heading in the Wrong Direction' as Impacts of Climate Change Worsen, UN Warns

Photo: LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty The world is “heading in the wrong direction” when it comes to climate change, according to officials. The World Meteorological Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, is warning that unless far more ambitious actions are taken to address the issue, the physical and socioeconomic impacts from climate change will be “increasingly devastating,” according to apress releasepublished Tuesday. Nothing about the scale of these disasters are natural either, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

World Leaders React to Assassination of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: 'A Tragedy for Japan'

Current and former world leaders are reacting to the news that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday morning local time. Abe — who served as prime minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007, and from 2012 to 2020 —died from gunshot woundssustained during a campaign speech in Nara, Japan on Friday morning. PresidentJoe Bidenissued astatementFriday, calling the assassination “a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew [Abe].

World Series Champ Justin Verlander Signs $86 Million Deal with the New York Mets: Reports

Justin Verlander.Photo: John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock Three-time Cy Young Award winnerJustin Verlanderhas reportedly signed a two-year contract with theNew York Mets worth $86 million, according to multiple reports. The deal includes a full no-trade clause and the third-year option worth $35 million, according totheNew York Post’s Jon Heyman. The third year vests as a player option if Verlander throws 140 innings in 2024. The 39-year-old pitcher helped theHouston Astros win the World Seriesearlier this year and according to ESPN, which also reported the big signing, he had the lowest ERA across MLB.

World's Highest Apartment, on New York's Billionaire's Row, Lists for $250 Million — See Inside!

Photo: Jason Puma / SERHANT. Studios Feeling on top of the world? Theworld’s highest residential apartmenthas officially hit the market for $250 million. Located 1,416 feet above New York City at the Central Park Tower, this luxury penthouse boasts seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms and three powder rooms, in 17,500 square feet of living space. “The Penthouse truly epitomizes bespoke living and has rightfully earned its moniker as the most spectacular jewel of New York,” Serhant says.