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Players say US visa problems and forced cross-border travel have left them exhausted during the tournament Iranian players and coaching staff have accused World Cup organizers of forcing them to compete under unfair conditions, as US visa problems and travel restrictions continue to disrupt the team’s campaign.The 2026 World Cup is being co-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico, with most matches taking place in the US. The Iranian team, however, has had to base itself in Tijuana, Mexico after abandoning plans for a training camp in Arizona amid visa and security concerns.Iran drew 2-2 with New Zealand in Los…
It is unsurprising that generative AI is being used to churn out atrocity propaganda to manufacture consent for imperial war projects, because these new technologies lend themselves perfectly to the task of creating realistic-looking video footage of events which never transpired. Reading by Tim Foley: Another AI atrocity propaganda project about Iran has been unleashed, this time in the form of a movie titled “Dreams of Violets” at the Tribeca film festival. Variety calls the flick “the first full-length, live-action film generated by AI to be accepted by a major film festival,” describing the plot as follows: “The film, which will premiere…
A single gambler on prediction market platform Polymarket lost $4.2 million on World Cup bets in less than one day, highlighting the massive stakes involved in the soccer tournament, which is expected to become the largest sports gambling event in history. Inc reports that the anonymous trader, operating under the pseudonym FlickRaw, suffered consecutive losses on Sunday and Monday after placing multi-million dollar bets on Netherlands and Belgium matches that ended in disappointing draws. The significant losses occurred within the trader’s first week on the platform, raising eyebrows across the sports betting community. The betting saga began on Sunday when FlickRaw…
With Iran “in the rear view mirror” his attention is back on solving the Ukraine War, President Donald Trump said, as he said it was time for Russia to make a deal. “Tremendous” numbers of people are being killed in the Ukraine war every month and it is time for peace, U.S. President Donald Trump said at a G7 bilateral on Tuesday morning. That the President’s focus is on bringing peace to Europe was underlined at the second day of the G7 summit in the spa town of Evian, France, was underlined for all to see when the main leaders’…
U.S. import prices rose sharply in May for the third consecutive month, driven by another surge in fuel costs and rising prices for capital goods and technology products tied to the artificial-intelligence investment boom. Import prices increased 1.9 percent in May from the prior month, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That followed gains of 2.0 percent in April and 0.9 percent in March. From a year earlier, import prices were up 6.7 percent, the largest 12-month increase since August 2022. Fuel remained the dominant source of the increase. Prices for imported fuels and lubricants rose 12.5 percent in May after…
An illegal alien has been indicted for allegedly murdering his roommate with a machete earlier this year in DeSoto County, Mississippi. This month, Maberic Javier Reyes, a 21-year-old illegal alien from Honduras, was indicted by a grand jury in DeSoto County on murder charges. According to prosecutors, on January 13, Reyes used a machete to attack his roommate, an illegal alien from Mexico, following an argument between the two at their residence in Southaven, Mississippi. Reyes, prosecutors allege, murdered the man with the machete, leaving a gruesome crime scene. “This indictment is a testament to the outstanding work of the Southaven…
The benchmark interest rate was hiked to 1%, despite US-Iran peace agreement, as higher energy costs spread through the economy The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 1% on Tuesday, lifting borrowing costs to their highest level since 1995 as it sought to contain inflation from soaring energy prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran. The central bank said it would continue raising rates if inflation remains elevated, citing the impact of higher oil prices on consumer costs. Although the US and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to end hostilities…
The British PM says he’s protecting children, but critics say he’s building a police state British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that under-16s will be banned from social media, and adults will have to verify their identity to use major platforms. Critics say it’s an opportunity for Starmer to fulfil his long-term goal of introducing digital ID by the back door.This is the point. Same will happen in all countries that will make social media age restrictions. “Won’t someone think of the children” is usually not about the children https://t.co/PKN8mDcliv— tobi lutke (@tobi) June 15, 2026Starmer announced the ban…
A group of Stanford University graduates walked out of their commencement ceremony after Google CEO Sundar Pichai began delivering his keynote address. The Walkout, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), was designed to protest the company’s contracts with Israel. Video footage posted to social media showed what appeared to be more than 100 Stanford graduates getting up from their seats and exiting the event as they chanted, “Free, free Palestine,” while some students held up Palestinian flags. Watch Below: The protest was organized by the far-left student groups, Students for Justice in Palestine and No Tech for Apartheid, according…
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France—President Donald Trump said in response to a question from Breitbart News at the G7 that future economic opportunities for Iran would “be good” if there is continued cooperation moving forward. Trump’s comments came during a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on the sidelines of the G7 in France. “This is for both you and the Emir: What are the economic opportunities for Iran if there’s… continued cooperation with the United States moving forward?” Breitbart News asked. “I think they’d be good,” Trump responded. “I mean, I can tell you from…