It will be only the second time the two have met at the tournament. The first was in 1998, in a game that has been described as the most politically charged in FIFA history. Al Jazeera's @Natacha Butler reports from Lyon, France. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: … [Read more...]
Iran vs USA: Geopolitical tensions spread past football pitch in Iraq
The tensions between Iran and the United States have affected countries across the region, none more so than Iraq. Al Jazeera's @Ali Hashem has more from Baghdad, Iraq. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: … [Read more...]
Beijing Olympics: Putin attends opening ceremony amid Ukraine crisis • FRANCE 24 English
#China and #Russia proclaimed a deep strategic alliance on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter #Olympics. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth reports from Moscow. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch … [Read more...]