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World in Brief: What’s the deal for the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon

Donald Trump said that ships carrying oil were “starting to move” through the Strait of Hormuz after Sunday’s announcement of a peace deal that would reopen the waterway. Meanwhile Emmanuel Macron, France’s president,

World Cup racism monitor urges FIFA to remove match official over hand gesture on TV broadcast

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA’s discrimination monitor at the World Cup called Monday for a video review official to be removed for appearing to make a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign. When the official broadcast of Germany's opening game against Curaçao on Sunday cut pre-game to show the team of video review analysts,

Iranian Team Arrives in U.S. for World Cup After Months of Uncertainty

The war had stirred doubts about the team’s participation in the tournament. It is set to play New Zealand in a Los Angeles area stadium on Monday.

World Cup referee Omar Artan will receive full fee from FIFA despite being denied entry to the US

The Somali referee who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup will still be paid his full tournament fee. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Omar Artan will still be entitled to payment despite not officiating any games at the near six-week long event.