Travel bans, visa denials, safety fears, and record-high ticket prices are suppressing World Cup attendance–and threatening both FIFA’s promised $40 billion windfall and a U.S. tourism industry that was already struggling before the opening whistle. Ahead of kickoff, the 2026 men’s World Cup is beset with a slew of travel restrictions affecting entry to the…
A slew of U.S. Big Tech and AI companies are racing to expand in London as they look to take advantage of the city’s deep talent pools amid a push to develop and commercialize frontier tech. Anthropic and OpenAI both announced they’d taken up larger office spaces in the U.K. capital in recent months. Vibe…
The UN’s top human rights official has called for a ‘massive rethink’ of US immigration and security policies ahead of the World Cup, warning that racial profiling, surveillance and aggressive enforcement are already affecting teams, officials and supporters. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, told journalists on Wednesday that if such issues…
The United States, United Kingdom, Australia and 18 other countries have called on Iran to halt its “lethal plotting and other malign actions” across Europe, North America and Australia. In a joint statement published Wednesday, the group of countries, which includes Canada, France, and several other European nations, said Iran had a long-standing relationship with…
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has thrust Liberia into a growing international debate over health aid, data sovereignty, disease surveillance, and the future of global health partnerships after the organization alleged that the United States is conditioning critical health assistance on broad access to health information systems, pathogen samples, and compliance monitoring….
Oil prices shot higher Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump declared that Iran will “pay the price” for being too slow to negotiate a peace deal. U.S. crude oil futures for July delivery jumped nearly 2% to $89.72 per barrel as of 7:15 a.m. ET. Brent futures, the international benchmark, for August delivery, rose 1.3% to…
Washington, DC — In February, U.S. Congress passed a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This came after a year of foot-dragging which resulted in the temporary lapse of the trade preference program. Meanwhile, China extended duty-free access to 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. The juxtaposition of these…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. will “respond” as he accused Iran of shooting down an Apache helicopter that was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. The two pilots involved in the attack “are safe and uninjured,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to…
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Four soldiers are climbing a wall and they are ready to fight. Yoh4nn | E+ | Getty Images Oil prices rose Monday amid heightened tensions in the Middle East as Iran and Israel traded strikes, raising concerns over a fragile ceasefire and an extended conflict. International benchmark Brent crude futures for July advanced 3.18% to $96.05 per barrel….
