From online harassment to messages from politicians: how racism is surrounding the Football World Cup

From online harassment to messages from politicians: how racism is surrounding the Football World Cup

The recent statement by the former Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, about a French team “without French players” is the latest racist episode among several that have overshadowed the World Cup. Although players and coaches have managed to maintain a mainly respectful atmosphere, off the field, in the media and on social networks, racist-tinged manifestations have reached public figures and politicians, highlighting a global climate in which this type of expression is spreading but also less tolerated.

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The crossroads of the Persian Gulf countries after a new escalation between the United States and Iran

The crossroads of the Persian Gulf countries after a new escalation between the United States and Iran

On the one hand, the US military presence makes them targets, and at the same time they want to avoid being a battlefield and undermining their economic stability. President Trump backtracked on Tuesday on his demand to charge a 20% toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and instead said that the Gulf states would make significant investments in the United States.

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