1. Penalty shoot-out Morocco has abandoned all subtlety in challenging the US for the right to host the 2026 soccer World Cup. It highlights its low murder rate and its "very low gun circulation" in its campaign for the tournament — in the midst of a US national discussion about gun control. However, the quality of the bids differs vastly. The most appealing feature of the bid from the US — which seeks to co-host the event with Canada and Mexico — is that it won’t need to build any stadiums. Morocco will need to build nine new stadiums and another five would require considerable upgrades. 2. Tit-for-tat expulsions The US will join governments in Europe in punishing Russia for a nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that has been blamed on Moscow. It plans to expel 60 Russian diplomats, after more than 20 other Western allies expelled diplomats in a show of support. Russia says it will retaliate in kind. 3. Cannes cans Netflix Will the decision to ban Netflix from com...
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