June 7, 2026

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Jeremy Gray
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A person waves a large Iraqi flag with red, white, and black horizontal stripes and green Arabic script at a sports stadium with a cheering crowd in the background.

Iraq’s Team Photographer Denied Entry Into the US Ahead of the World Cup

The official photographer for the Iraq national football team, Talal Salah, was detained for 10 hours when trying to enter the United States with the rest of the Iraqi team and staff. Salah was eventually denied entry to the U.S. ahead of the 2026 World Cup, meaning the team will be without its official photographer for its first World Cup appearance in 40 years.

Opinion
Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove
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Aerial views of volcanic landscapes with green moss, dark mountains, winding rivers, and a circular rainbow-like halo in the left image, under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Iceland’s Targeted Drone Ban Is Nature Conservation Theater

For several summers, I have taught drone photography in Iceland’s highlands under permits issued by the country’s nature conservation agency. I applied on time, followed every condition, and never received a complaint from a ranger, another visitor, or the agency itself.