Iranian state television has reported that the United States denied visas to 15 members of Iran’s delegation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, escalating tensions just days before the team’s opening match. While visas for the 26-man playing squad were approved late on 5 June, allowing them to travel from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico, for matches in…
Turkish giants Galatasaray S.K. have officially completed the full payment for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, bringing an end to all financial obligations linked to his record transfer from Italian club S.S.C. Napoli. Final payment closes transfer dealGalatasaray has reportedly transferred the final instalment of €17.5 million to Napoli, completing the full €75 million deal agreed for the Super Eagles…
The Ghana Meteorological Agency says Ghana loses about $200 million annually to floods and droughts. The deputy director-general of GMet, Ignatius Williams, said this when a team from the Climate Beyond Borders Caravan, an initiative of the People, Planet and Peace Foundation, paid a courtesy visit to the agency in Accra. Mr Williams said Ghana faced escalating climate hazards…
Liverpool named Andoni Iraola as their new manager on Thursday after sacking Arne Slot following a calamitous Premier League title defence. Iraola quickly emerged as Liverpool’s top target to replace Slot, whose two-year reign came to a shock end when he was dismissed last Saturday. Liverpool gave no indication as to the length of the 43-year-old Spaniard’s contract, but…
A Guinea-Bissau military court on Thursday ordered opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira to be kept under house arrest after he was questioned again over accusations of plotting a coup against the military government, his lawyer said. Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), was detained when the army overthrew President Umaro…
Zimbabwe, the sole candidate for the African group, secured a seat on Wednesday in New York, secured the UN Security Council seat in a closely watched election. Other countries that secured seats around the iconic horseshoe table are Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Kyrgyzstan. The five countries were elected by the 193-member General Assembly to serve as non-permanent…
