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Denmark's Christian Eriksen in action during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Croatia and Denmark at the Maksimir stadium in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 22, 2022. Denmark will wear team jerseys at the World Cup that protest the human rights record of host nation Qatar, with a black option to honor migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament. “The color of mourning,” kit manufacturer Hummel said when releasing the black third-choice design. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

World Cup jerseys get mixed reviews ahead of Qatar

By Leanne Italie - Associated Press

South Korea's Son Heung-min dribbles the ball during the friendly soccer match between South Korea and Cameroon at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ** FILE **

Qatar drops coronavirus restrictions just before World Cup

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Canada's Alphonso Davies celebrates his penalty-kick goal against Curacao during the first half of a CONCACAF Nations League soccer match Thursday, June 9. 2022, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada prepares for its 1st World Cup in 36 years

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - Giant bucket-wheel excavators extract coal at the controversial RWE Garzweiler surface coal mine near Jackerath, west Germany, Thursday, April 29, 2021. German energy giant RWE says it will phase out the burning of coal by 2030, saving 280 million metric tons of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. The decision announced Tuesday will accelerate the closure of some of Europe’s most polluting power plants and a vast lignite strip mine in the west of the country. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

The world is transitioning to fossil fuels

By Vijay Jayaraj

Suhail, a male Panda sent by China to Qatar as a gift for the World Cup, walks in his shelter at the Panda House Garden in Al Khor, near Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. Another panda, a female named Thuraya, arrived Wednesday with Suhail. (AP Photo, Lujain Jo)

Pandas sent by China arrive in Qatar ahead of World Cup

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FILE - Workers walk to the Lusail Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Lusail, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. Paris has decided not to display the matches of the World Cup in Qatar on giant screens in fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament that have led some other French cities to make the same decision. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Paris joins big screen boycott of World Cup games from Qatar

By Jade Deley and Barbara Surk - Associated Press

Branding is displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2022. Qatar recently arrested at least 60 workers who protested going months without pay and deported some of them, an advocacy group said, just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The move comes as Qatar faces intense international scrutiny over its labor practices ahead of the tournament. The workers' protest on Aug. 14 — and Qatar's reaction to it — could further fuel the concern. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File) **FILE**

Qatar cautions soccer fans not to sneak alcohol into country for World Cup

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 8, 2019, file photo, United States' Sergino Dest, left, and Ecuador's Gonzalo Plata challenge for the ball during a quarterfinal soccer match at the U20 World Cup in Gdynia, Poland. Sergiño Dest is set to become the first American to play for AC Milan in Serie A after the Italian champion signed the defender on loan from Barcelona on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, shortly before the transfer window shut. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Qatar World Cup organizers finalize policy on when and where beer can be sold

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Branding is displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2022. Qatar recently arrested at least 60 workers who protested going months without pay and deported some of them, an advocacy group said, just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The move comes as Qatar faces intense international scrutiny over its labor practices ahead of the tournament. The workers' protest on Aug. 14 — and Qatar's reaction to it — could further fuel the concern. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File) **FILE**

Qatar detains workers protesting late pay before World Cup

By Malak Harb - Associated Press

Branding is displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center where soccer World Cup draw will be held, in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, March 31, 2022. The final draw will be held on April 1. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) **FILE**

Report: Alcohol won’t be served at 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, retired Gen. John Allen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to examine the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Brookings Institution president resigns amid federal investigation

By Alan Suderman and Jim Mustian - Associated Press

In this Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, retired Gen. John Allen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to examine the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, the prestigious Brookings Institution placed Allen, its president, on administrative leave amid a federal investigation into his foreign lobbying. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

Brookings think tank president John Allen placed on leave in illegal lobbying probe

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, left, shakes hands with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The emir of Qatar said that his energy-rich gulf state is set to boost investments in Spain by 4.7 billion euros (4.9 billion) dollars in the coming years, Spanish media reported late on Tuesday. The details of the investments have not been made public but with Europe scrambling to find alternatives to Russian energy, Qatar is positioned to help fill the gap with exports of liquified natural gas. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Qatar to boost investment in Spain by $4.9 billion

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Flags of some of the qualified countries of the World Cup wave at the seafront in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The draw for the World Cup will be held in Doha on April 1.(AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

FIFA, Qatar prepare for unprecedented World Cup finals draw

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via video call to the Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Ukraine's president made a surprise video appearance Saturday at Qatar's Doha Forum, calling on the energy-rich nation and others to boost their production to counteract the loss of Russian energy supplies. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)

Zelenskyy calls on energy-flush countries to boost exports to counter Russia

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via video call to the Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Ukraine's president made a surprise video appearance Saturday at Qatar's Doha Forum, calling on the energy-rich nation and others to boost their production to counteract the loss of Russian energy supplies. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)

Ukraine president makes surprise appearance at Doha Forum

By Lujain Jo - Associated Press

Mainz supporters hold up Ukraine flag messages showing their support before a Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund at the Mewa Arena in Mainz, Germany, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

World Cup draw seedings skewed by war, pandemic

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

A Russian construction worker speaks on a mobile phone during a ceremony marking the start of Nord Stream pipeline construction in Portovaya Bay some 170 kms (106 miles) north-west from St. Petersburg, Russia on April 9, 2010. Surging energy prices and fear of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are making European leaders think hard about energy security — particularly their decades-old reliance on Moscow for natural gas. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Ukraine crisis jolts Europe to push for secure energy supply

By David McHugh - Associated Press

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. President Joe Biden is hosting the ruling leader of Qatar at the White House on Monday, Jan 31, 2022, as the West faces the prospect of a European energy crunch if Russia further invades Ukraine. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Biden to meet Qatar leader as Europe energy crisis looms

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

A protester stands in protest to denounce the U.S. policies on North Korea near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. North Korea on Monday accused the United States of keeping up its &quot;hostile policy&quot; and demanded the Biden administration permanently end joint military exercises with South Korea even as it continued its recent streak of weapons tests apparently aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy. The sign reads &quot;Suspension of war practice against North Korea and withdrawal of the U.S. troops.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

Biden leaves key ambassador posts empty in Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, South Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times