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The US State Department is revoking visas linked to “birth tourism,” targeting foreign nationals accused of using tourist visas to secure citizenship for newborns through coordinated fraud networks.
All systems go for 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to kick off today, and co-hosted by US, Mexico, and Canada; 48 teams to compete in expanded tournament, running through July 19.
Iran will base itself in the border city throughout the tournament, despite all three Group G matches being scheduled in the United States.
New attacks in the Middle East on Friday threatened to unravel an already fragile US-Iran ceasefire, even as American officials confirmed that Tehran's football players received visas.
Iran are scheduled to play all three of their Group G matches in the United States.
Canada has suspended immigration documents for residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan for 90 days, as Ebola outbreak spreads across Africa.
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