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Iraq became the final team to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2026. (X Photo) In a night of high drama across continents, Iraq sealed the final spot at the FIFA World Cup 2026, while Italy suffered yet another heartbreaking failure to qualify.Iraq became the 48th and final team to qualify, defeating Bolivia 2-1 in an intercontinental playoff in Mexico to reach the World Cup for the first time since…

[TECH AND FINANCIAL] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A closely watched auction of 40-year Japanese government debt has drawn the lowest demand in 10 months as concerns mount over the world’s third-biggest bond market. Demand for the government’s offer on Wednesday of about $3.5bn of 40-year notes…

Paolini ends 40-year wait for home winner of Italian Open – Nsemkeka Jasmine Paolini produced a scintillating display as she blew away Coco Gauff in straight sets to end a 40-year wait for a home winner of the women’s singles at the Italian Open. Roared on by a partisan crowd at the Foro Italico in Rome, including Italian president Sergio Mattarella, Paolini triumphed 6-4 6-2 against Gauff of…