FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, is shelving a controversial plan that would have allowed for billions of dollars in private commercial investment in the World Cup after the proposal was met with fierce opposition from its member nations. “Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions…
The pressure is rising on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ditch a World Cup privatization plan that could draw investments up to $20 billion, but which has drawn widespread condemnation from most of soccer’s worldwide governing bodies. The latest rebukes of the plan came on Friday when a senior adviser to Infantino stepped down in…
Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna took note of what she said was an improved relationship between Ukraine and the U.S., telling reporters Thursday that the “overall dynamics” have shifted. In just the past six weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had two phone calls and three meetings with President Trump, including one earlier this week. Stefanishyna,…
President Trump said Thursday evening Hamas and his international “Board of Peace” have agreed on the next steps in a peace deal that includes Hamas’ disarmament in the Gaza Strip. In a Truth Social post, the president called it a “HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza,”…
North America’s soccer body on Thursday rejected FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors, joining European nations in opposition. The 41-member Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football held an urgent meeting Thursday after UEFA, the European soccer body, had agreed to boycott the…
Every major European national soccer team threatened Thursday to collectively boycott competitions organized by global soccer’s nonprofit governing body FIFA over plans by the federation to sell off a minority stake in the World Cup tournament to private investors. A source close to Joshua Kushner’s company, Thrive Capital, dismissed criticism over the firm’s involvement in…
Puerto Rico and Curaçao may be small islands, but the support they showed was massive as elite center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Both joined slugging second baseman Jeff Kent as the newest members before an estimated crowd of 12,000 fans at the Clark…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb A look at new CBS News polling with Anthony Salvanto, CBS News’ executive director of elections and surveys Click here to browse full transcripts from…
The following is the transcript of an interview with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 26, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz. Good to have you here in person. Thanks,…
The United States on Thursday announced a slew of sanctions targeting more than 50 Mexican individuals and entities allegedly linked to one of the country’s largest drug cartels, including a California-born man Washington says is the Jalisco New Generation Cartel’s new leader. According to a statement from the Treasury Department, dual U.S.-Mexican national Juan Carlos…
