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As the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway on June 11, 2026, US airport border screening is drawing fresh scrutiny after players, officials and support staff faced lengthy questioning or entry denials while traveling for the tournament.
The World Cup opened with Mexico playing South Africa at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, kicking off the first 48-team tournament and the first edition hosted across three countries, with matches in the United States, Mexico and Canada....

The Boeing 747-8 gifted to the United States by Qatar has emerged from its paint shop wearing President Donald Trump’s preferred red, white, dark blue and gold Air Force One-style livery.
Photos shot by aviation photographer Travis Ghormley and widely disseminated on social media show the aircraft at night and again in daylight at Waco, Texas, where it had moved after modification and flight-testing work at L3Harris’ facility in Greenville...

One year after the crash of Air India Flight 171, the cause of the fatal Boeing 787 disaster remains shrouded in uncertainty as investigators continue to examine whether deliberate pilot action, an aircraft technical issue or some other sequence led...

Eight German aerospace and defense companies signed the Team Gen 6 strategic positioning paper at the ILA Berlin air show on June 11, 2026, formally committing to take responsibility for the sixth-generation fighter aircraft at the core of the realigned...