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Football’s governing body is facing one of its most awkward credibility tests in years, and the man raising the loudest alarm is one who once sat in its highest office. Former FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter waded into the storm on Monday over the decision to lift United States forward Folarin Balogun’s red card…
Folarin Balogun will lead the line for the United States against Belgium in Seattle on Monday night, days after a red card had seemed certain to keep him out, following an intervention that has drawn FIFA into an unusual and contested episode at the 2026 World Cup. The forward’s reinstatement, confirmed by FIFA on…
United States forward Folarin Balogun, a player Nigeria once courted for its own national team, has been cleared to feature in Monday’s World Cup Round of 16 tie against Belgium after football’s governing body suspended the red card that had ruled him out, a ruling that drew swift and public praise from President Donald Trump….
A Republican congresswoman from South Carolina, Nancy Mace, has announced plans to introduce legislation that would bar immigration from Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan, framing the three African nations as security threats in a move that deepens an already sweeping crackdown on travellers from the continent. Mace disclosed the proposal on June 25, 2026,…
The United States and Iran have formally signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending months of war, but President Donald Trump made clear that military action remains on the table should Tehran fail to honour the terms. Both Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the agreement on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, with…
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end their war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, though the two sides offered little clarity on the thorny question of Tehran’s nuclear programme. Washington and Islamabad said the agreement would be signed on Friday in Switzerland, signalling a…
Iran’s football federation says the United States has revoked the ticket allocation reserved for its supporters at the 2026 World Cup, accusing the co-host of shutting out Iranian fans from all three of the team’s group stage matches as a bitter diplomatic standoff bleeds into the tournament. The Iranian Football Federation said the United…
The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to the highest category, reflecting deepening concern within the United States defence establishment that one of Washington’s closest allies is intensifying efforts to spy on senior American officials. The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks issued the new counterintelligence threat assessment amid rising tensions…
Democratic senators have forced a vote on Donald Trump’s controversial 1.8 billion dollar settlement fund. The opposition party used a marathon legislative session known as a “vote-a-rama” to compel lawmakers to state their positions on the record. This maneuver targeted a fiscal structure that critics call a presidential piggy bank. It places congressional allies of…
Nigeria has emerged as the most affected country in the latest United States deportation operation, with at least 110 of its nationals listed among 355 West Africans earmarked for removal under the Trump administration’s newly expanded West Africa Operations Watch (WOW) initiative. The list, released by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…