Iran World Cup team still waiting for US visas, ambassador says

Iran’s ambassador to Mexico has revealed that the country’s national football team still lacks US visas and is not competing in the World Cup on “equal terms” because of difficulties training ahead of the tournament.   Ambassador Abolfazl Pasandideh visited the north-western Mexican border city of Tijuana, where Iranians have relocated their training camp. They were originally…

Homeowner f@tally shoots suspected squatter found living with girlfriend inside vacant house

An Oklahoma City homeowner was charged after he allegedly k!lled a man he found squatting with a girlfriend inside one of his vacant homes.  Timothy Smith discovered Justin King in a bedroom with an unidentified woman in the residence in Southwest Oklahoma City on May 1, according to KOCO.  The 59-year-old landlord, who was armed with…

At 2026 Ojude Oba, FCMB embraces continuity and enterprise

 For visitors arriving in the southwestern Nigerian town of Ijebu-Ode, the Ojude Oba festival first appears as a spectacle.   Thousands in embroidered fabrics honour the Awujale, Ijebuland’s traditional ruler, as horse riders thunder across open grounds and regberegbe parade in coordinated colours. Cameras flash and drums echo throughout the city.   However, beneath the visual grandeur,…