UPDATE: MEXICO AGREES TO HOST IRAN’S WORLD CUP TEAM AFTER U.S. DECLINES TO ACCOMMODATE SQUAD, SHEINBAUM SAYS. (PHOTO).

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 Mexico agrees to host Iran’s World Cup team after U.S. declines to accommodate squad, Sheinbaum says    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that Mexico has agreed to host the Iranian national football team during the upcoming World Cup after the United States declined to accommodate the squad. Sheinbaum said the decision followed a request from FIFA, which sought an alternative arrangement after U.S. officials indicated they did not want Iran’s team staying in the country for the duration of the tournament, even though Iran is scheduled to play all of its group-stage matches on U.S. soil. “We have no reason to deny them the possibility of staying in Mexico,” Sheinbaum said during her daily press conference, adding that Mexico accepted the request in coordination with tournament organizers. Iranian football federation officials said the team’s base of operations would be relocated from Arizona to Tijuana, near the U.S.-Mexico border, to simplify travel logisti...

BOKO HARAM TERRORIST ATTACK ON CHAD ARMY BASE KILLS AT LEAST 24 PEOPLE. (PHOTO).


 Boko Haram terrorist attack on Chad army base kills at least 24 people


An overnight attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on a Chadian military base has killed at least 24 people, a military official and regional administrator told AFP on Tuesday.


The Barka Tolorom base is on the shores of Lake Chad, which straddles Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.


The raid late on Monday "left 25 people dead and 46 others wounded on the Chadian army side," the army source told AFP.


The administrative official gave a toll of "24 dead and several wounded."


'Cowardly attack'


Both attributed the attack to Boko Haram, with the administrator insisting that "the situation is under control."


"Once again, the nebulous Boko Haram terrorist group carried out a cowardly attack last night on our military base at Barka Tolorom," Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said on Tuesday in a Facebook post.


"We will continue the fight with renewed determination until this threat is completely eradicated," he pledged, offering his condolences to the bereaved families.


Soldiers have come under increased attacks from Boko Haram terrorists in the Lake Chad region, with an October 2024 attack leaving some 40 dead in the Chadian army's ranks.


President leads counterterrorism efforts


Recent months have also seen a surge in attacks by the group's JAS faction, including kidnappings and attacks on advanced army positions, especially on the islands and along Niger's portion of the lake's shores.


In response to the October 2024 attack, Deby launched a counter-offensive which he vowed to "personally" lead on the ground for two weeks.


After that offensive ended in February 2025, the army insisted that Boko Haram had "no more sanctuary on Chadian territory."

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