The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria.

Mexico's Edoson Álvarez said that playing at home will also help the team try to at least reach the quarterfinals.

World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first summit in Africa.

Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Nigeria clash for entry into the FIFA intercontinental playoff tournament for the World Cup.

The president did not attend this year’s annual gathering in South Africa, which has been a frequent target of his attacks.

The first Group of 20 summit to be held in Africa opened on Saturday with an ambitious agenda to make progress on solving some of the long-standing problems that have afflicted the world's poorest nations.

At least 11 people were killed on Saturday including a three year old boy, after gunshots were fired at an illegal bar in the South African city of Pretoria, police said, adding that a manhunt was launched for three suspects who were not identified.

As co-hosts alongside Canada and the United States, Mexico was an automatic qualifier for the 2026 World Cup. This will be the ninth consecutive World Cup appearance for El Tri, which failed to get out of the group stage at the 2022 World Cup had reached the Round of 16 in each of the seven World Cups prior.

The first Group of 20 summit to be held in Africa is opening with an ambitious agenda to make progress on solving some of the long-standing problems that have afflicted the world’s poorest nations