Players who cover their mouths while speaking to an opponent will receive a red card during the World Cup. FIFA is also cracking down on players who leave the pitch in protest of referee decisions. That, too, will mean expulsion from this summer's finals.
FootballCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been invited to the European Cooperation Organization (EPC) summit in Armenia.
World politicsFIFA is expected to change the rules on accumulated bookings at this summer's World Cup, according to the BBC, The Athletic and The New York Times. Bookings will be reset to zero after the group stage and after the quarter-finals.
FootballToday, a historic climate summit begins in Colombia. Around 60 countries hope to push for a phase-out of fossil fuels, with countries such as Saudi Arabia absent from the talks. "In any case, we don't need to discuss whether we want this or not," says spokesman Pieter ten Bruggencate.
World politicsThe British-Dutch oil group Shell has agreed to buy the Canadian energy group ARC Resources.
BusinessFIFA is expected to increase the funding for this summer's Men's World Cup, following demands from a number of European football associations, Norwegian news agency NTB has learned.
FootballCarolina has become the first team to secure its spot in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals after last night's win over Ottawa. It was a crushing series, which Carolina won 4–0.
Ice hockeyThe person who shot and killed eight people at a school in Canada in February had his ChatGPT account suspended for disturbing behavior - but the police were not called. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, which is behind the service, is now apologizing.
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