Visa crisis threatens media coverage for the 2026 World Cup

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As FIFA continues to promote the 2026 World Cup as the most expansive and inclusive tournament in history, a new crisis has emerged that could overshadow the long-awaited event. The International Sports Press Association has warned of significant difficulties facing dozens of accredited journalists in securing visas to enter the United States. In an official letter to FIFA media officials, the association revealed it has received an increasing number of complaints from accredited journalists—including a large group of Iranian journalists and those from various African nations—who have yet to secure the necessary visas, despite fulfilling all of the tournament’s media accreditation…

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Historian rebukes Sky News on ‘shameful complicity in war crimes’ over Lebanon coverage

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British historian William Dalrymple has sharply rebuked Sky News, accusing the outlet of “shameful complicity in war crimes” after it characterized Israel’s war on Lebanon as “taking a much tougher stance” rather than the “ethnic cleansing of one quarter of a neighbouring state.” In what lexicon is ethnically cleansing one quarter of a neighbouring state “taking a much tougher stance”. Shameful complicity in war crimes by @SkyNews @adamparsons https://t.co/Tuh0WoEBfm — William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) June 1, 2026 Adam Parsons, the Sky News correspondent, had used the words “taking a much tougher stance,” and tried to argue with Dalrymple and defend US/Israeli war…

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