Saudi Arabia to host 2034 soccer World Cup after Australia declines to bid

Saudi Arabia looks set to be the host of the 2034 World Cup after the only other country to have shown an interest in hosting — Australia — made a last-minute decision not to bid. “We have reached the conclusion not to do so for the 2034 competition,” a statement from Football Australia said Tuesday, … Read more

Nobel Peace 2023 awarded to Narges Mohammadi, Iranian human rights activist

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. Mohammadi received the prize for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the awards committee said. Mohammadi is currently in prison. “Her brave struggle has come at … Read more

Sportswashing comments from Saudi crown prince anger rights groups

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the G20 Leaders’ Summit via videoconference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 30, 2021. Royal Court of Saudi Arabia | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lit up social media with his blunt response to accusations that his government is “sportswashing,” or … Read more

X (Twitter) faces 2,200 arbitration circumstances, submitting charges over $3 million

On this picture illustration, the brand new Twitter brand rebranded as X (X Corp.) is seen on a smartphone and Elon Musk Twitter account with the brand new X brand on a computer display screen. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Photographs X, the social community previously often called Twitter, is dealing with 2,200 arbitration … Read more

Supreme Court docket rejects affirmative motion at schools

The Supreme Court docket on Thursday dominated that the affirmative motion admission insurance policies of Harvard and the College of North Carolina are unconstitutional. The ruling is an enormous blow to decades-old efforts to spice up enrollment of minorities at American universities via insurance policies that took under consideration candidates’ race. “Eliminating racial discrimination means … Read more