FIFA World Cup plan fallout: AFC reacts as Infantino scraps investment push

FIFA World Cup plan fallout: AFC reacts as Infantino scraps investment push

Asian Football Confederation says FIFA future must be ‘shaped through proper consultation’ after World Cup plan fallout. Published On 1 Aug 20261 Aug 2026 Asian Football ‌Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has ⁠welcomed FIFA’s ⁠decision to walk back plans to sell a stake in the World Cup and stressed the need … Read more

FIFA’s Infantino scraps controversial World Cup private investment plan

FIFA’s Infantino scraps controversial World Cup private investment plan

BREAKINGBREAKING, FIFA and its President Gianni Infantino faced fierce backlash from across football to plans to sell stake in World Cup. Published On 31 Jul 202631 Jul 2026 World football’s governing body, FIFA, has said it will not proceed with its proposal to sell a piece of its business empire to outside investors after the … Read more

India Scraps Import Ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’

India Scraps Import Ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’

Before the Iranian fatwa condemning the writer to death, before all the protests and burnings of his book and before the stabbing death of his translator, there was India’s customs notification No. 405/12/88-CUS-III. India, the writer Salman Rushdie’s home country, became the first place to impose restrictions on his novel “The Satanic Verses” in 1988, … Read more

Air New Zealand scraps 2030 carbon emissions target

Air New Zealand scraps 2030 carbon emissions target

Flag carrier says it is unable to achieve target due to lack of newer fuel-efficient aircraft and alternative jet fuels. Air New Zealand has scrapped its 2030 carbon emissions targets, citing the lack of availability of newer fuel-efficient aircraft and alternative jet fuels. Air New Zealand Chief Executive Greg Foran said on Tuesday that potential … Read more

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