Uroš Kovač, University of Groningen Global football body Fifa is branding the World Cup 2026 – and global football in general – as a celebration of inclusivity and diversity. It’s presented as a harbinger of peace and hope, and even somehow a saviour of African migrants who drown while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
Arun Dawson, King’s College London The effective collapse of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet programme is a major setback for European defence cooperation.
The United States Department of State has announced that a U.S. embassy in West Africa has dismantled a birth tourism network involving more than 100 foreign nationals as part of a wider global effort to combat visa fraud and abuse of the U.S. immigration system.
Laura Wise, University of Edinburgh Mediators in both the Iran and Ukraine wars have struggled to achieve meaningful ceasefires. Although the US and Iran reached an initial two-week truce on April 7, brokered by Pakistan, the agreement has been fragile from the beginning.
A federal court in Florida has sentenced Ghanaian-American Kelvin Owusu Nkwantabisa to 17 years’ imprisonment for masterminding a US$38 million Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud scheme that targeted businesses and individuals across the United States and around the world.
The Federal Reserve will likely cut US interest rates in December but leave them on hold this month following today’s hot US jobs report, predicts the CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group.
Geneva, Switzerland, June 4, 2026/ — Refugees in Eastern and Southern Africa remain in exile for a median period of almost 16 years, according to new analysis by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, underscoring the urgent need to expand solutions.
The Hague, the Netherlands//- — The Wildlife Justice Commission welcomed the arrest of two suspects in Mozambique in connection with the murder of two South African nationals at Crooks Corner in the Pafuri region of Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Caracas, Venezuela// — Venezuela will host its largest-ever international energy investment summit on 26–29 October 2026 in Caracas, bringing together U.S., Venezuelan and international oil companies, investors, financiers and technical service providers to advance near-term investment opportunities across the country’s reopening energy sector.
South Africa/ — The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) today welcomed CANAL+ (https://www.CanalPlus.com/), a leading global media and entertainment company, to its Main Board, marking a significant milestone in the exchange’s continued evolution as a globally competitive marketplace.
