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Is the World Cup falling apart before it’s even began?

The 2026 World Cup, kicking off 11 June, arrives buried under problems that have little to do with football. Unprecedented complexity. This is the first World Cup FIFA must pull together itself, across three nations and 16 host cities with…

By The London Letter • June 10, 2026 • 2 min read

Pentagon raises Israeli spying threat level to ”critical” amidst alleged spying of senior US officials

The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment of Israel to "critical," its highest designation, NBC News and The New York Times reported, citing current…

By The London Letter • June 7, 2026 • 1 min read