Eye-watering prices reflect demand to watch the World Cup in the US, Infantino says, amid increasing criticism from fans. Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026 FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended World Cup ticket pricesinsisting that football’s global governing body was obliged to take advantage of laws in theContinue Reading
US State Department cites emergency circumstances to fast-track sales without the approval of Congress. Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026 The United States has approved $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle Eastern allies amid the US-Israel war on Iran. The sales come after US Secretary of State Marco RubioContinue Reading
Palestine and Israel representatives had been lined up close together at the FIFA Congress in Canada. Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026 Palestinian football federation president Jibril Rajoub refused to stand alongside Israel FA Vice-President Basim Sheikh Suliman in a heated moment at the 76th FIFA Congress. Both menContinue Reading
China has detained nearly 70 Panamanian-flagged ships after a Supreme Court ruling on the Panama Canal, US officials say. Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026 Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States have released a joint statement in support of Panama, while criticizing ChineseContinue Reading
US prosecutors say 34-year-old Xu Zewei hacked into universities to steal vaccine research during COVID-19 pandemic. Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026 Italy has extradited an accused Chinese hacker wanted in the United States for allegedly stealing vaccine research at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Italian authorities handedContinue Reading
A high-profile shooting incident that targeted United States President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has raised security concerns about the country’s role as cohost of the FIFA World Cup 2026. US authorities said on Sunday that the gunman accused of trying to storm the dinner wasContinue Reading
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan, as Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad. Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan On Saturday for talks with Iran, the White House has said, whileContinue Reading
India’s Foreign Ministry says comments by US radio host Michael Savage, circulated by Trump, are ‘uninformed’. Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026 Comments shared by United States President Donald Trump referring to India as a “hellhole” were “in poor taste” and at odds with the countries’ relationship, an IndianContinue Reading
President donald trump has said he ordered the United States Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boat laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could jeopardize the fragile ceasefire between the two countries. The US president also said on Thursday that the military will increase itsContinue Reading
The IRGC says the aggression came in response to what it described as the US seizure of an Iranian commercial vessel. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 An Iranian gunboat has fired on a container vessel near the coast of Oman, according to a British maritime monitoring agency, inContinue Reading
