Spain defeated Argentina 1–0 after extra time to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Ferran Torres scoring the championship-winning goal and securing Spain's second men's World Cup title. 

Global markets are focused on a busy week of corporate earnings, while oil prices remain elevated because of continued tensions in the Middle East, keeping pressure on energy costs. 

Andy Burnham officially began his tenure as the United Kingdom's prime minister, pledging to maintain fiscal discipline while pursuing policies aimed at boosting economic growth. 

On the 50th anniversary of NASA's Viking 1 Mars landing, scientists renewed debate over whether the mission may have detected signs of ancient microbial life that were overlooked at the time.