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FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket holders to benefit from prioritised U.S. visa appointments for travel to the United States

18Nov

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FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket holders to benefit from prioritised U.S. visa appointments for travel to the United States

Led by the U.S. Department of State, the initiative gives ticket holders access to priority visa interview appointments ahead of the tournament FIFA Priority Appointment Scheduling System for ticket holders will be available in early 2026 Eleven U.S. cities will host 78 matches throughout the first-ever 48-team FIFA World Cup™ along with three cities in Mexico and two cities in Canada FIFA World Cup 2026™ ticket holders travelling to the United States are now eligible for the FIFA Priority Appointment Scheduling System (FIFA PASS). During a landmark event at the White House attended by the President of the United States Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the White House Task Force and FIFA President Gianni ...

United States donates radiation detection equipment to Ghana’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority

The United States Government has donated advanced radiation detection equipment to Ghana’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) to enhance the country’s nuclear safeguards programme in line with international standards. The equipment, HM-5 identiFINDER, is valued at 270,000 Ghanaian cedis (approximately $26,000 USD) and is expected to significantly bolster Ghana’s capacity to detect, locate, measure, and identify radioactive and nuclear material. This is essential in ensuring that Ghana meets its reporting obligations under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear safeguards system. The donation forms part of ongoing U.S. support to Ghana’s civilian nuclear energy programme and broader efforts to promote the peaceful and responsible use of nuclear energy across the Afri...

United States Provides Nearly $200 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Sudan

Today, at a United Nations Security Council meeting on Sudan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States will provide nearly $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Sudan in response to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. With this additional assistance, through USAID and the State Department, the United States will continue to provide urgently needed agriculture support, food assistance, water, sanitation, and hygiene support, nutrition, and health and protection services for the most vulnerable Sudanese, including internally displaced people and refugees. More than 30 million people in Sudan will be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2025 as they continue to face worsening food insecurity and increasingly sparse natural resources, a...