June 9th, 2026 - 07:56 GMT
ALBAWABA- Thousands of striking teachers blocked major roads in Mexico City on Tuesday, bringing parts of the capital to a standstill just 48 hours before the Azteca Stadium is scheduled to host the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Mexico and South Africa. The demonstrations were led by a breakaway faction of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) union, which has intensified its campaign against the ...
![White House Press Secretary Jay Carney warned that if the new legislation to impose fresh sanctions on Tehran is enacted, “the president would veto it.” [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/183956556.jpg?itok=_THo009n "White House Press Secretary Jay Carney warned that if the new legislation to impose fresh sanctions on Tehran is enacted, “the president would veto it.” [Getty Images]")
![Representatives of Iran and the six world powers attend first round of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2013. [presstv]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/329867_Geneva-Nuclear-Talks.jpg?itok=hIdTkmU0 "Representatives of Iran and the six world powers attend first round of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2013. [presstv]")
![On 13 December 1996, the United Nations Security Council recommended Annan to replace the previous Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt, whose second term faced the veto of the United States.[wikipedia]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/annan.jpg?itok=PTPBwedj "On 13 December 1996, the United Nations Security Council recommended Annan to replace the previous Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt, whose second term faced the veto of the United States.[wikipedia]")
![Istanbul Police Headquarters in Fatih are seen on December 18 ,2013 in Istanbul. Turkish police detained more than 20 people including the sons of three cabinet ministers and several high-profile businessmen. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Turkey/000_Par7746765.jpg?itok=L4DQWl4O "Istanbul Police Headquarters in Fatih are seen on December 18 ,2013 in Istanbul. Turkish police detained more than 20 people including the sons of three cabinet ministers and several high-profile businessmen. [AFP]")
![Unprecedented two-week operation will see 500 tons of cargo travel by road and cargo ship to Italian port by end of the year. [scmp]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria/china_syria.JPG?itok=-48rKTHP "Unprecedented two-week operation will see 500 tons of cargo travel by road and cargo ship to Italian port by end of the year. [scmp]")
![A Free Syrian Army soldier in a room where political prisoners were hanged by Al-Assad forces inside the central prison on April 23, 2013, in Darkoush, Syria. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/167312451.jpg?itok=Bte483yf "A Free Syrian Army soldier in a room where political prisoners were hanged by Al-Assad forces inside the central prison on April 23, 2013, in Darkoush, Syria. [Getty Images]")
![Kurdish people hold flags and shout slogans as they gather to support Syrian Kurds on November 24, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/451691935.jpg?itok=svNPdB6h "Kurdish people hold flags and shout slogans as they gather to support Syrian Kurds on November 24, 2013. [AFP]")
![Iraqi security forces stand at the site of a bomb attack. [presstv.ir]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/340807_Iraq-attack.jpg?itok=b9cAVWBJ "Iraqi security forces stand at the site of a bomb attack. [presstv.ir]")
