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Global Roundup: Iran-Oman Deal, FIFA Apology, Danube Shipwrecks, Visa Bonds

Global Roundup: Iran-Oman Deal, FIFA Apology, Danube Shipwrecks, Visa Bonds
Globe at a glance: From US planning visa bonds to FIFA chief apologising for errors · firstpost.com

Many important things happened in countries around the world today.

Iran and Oman agreed to set up a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, a very busy sea passage.

Iran said the agreement alone is not enough to keep ships safe, because American restrictions on Iranian ports still cause problems.

The head of FIFA, the group that runs world football, said sorry for mistakes with a money plan and kept his job.

Because the weather has been very dry, the big Danube River got so low that old German warships from World War II appeared above the water.

Bangladesh was upset with India for letting former prime minister Sheikh Hasina talk to reporters from New Delhi.

After she appeared at a press conference, someone threw a petrol bomb at the family home of famous cricket player Shakib Al Hasan.

In the United States, a passenger plane and the president's helicopter came too close near an airport, but everyone was safe.

The US also wants some people asking for immigrant visas to put down a big deposit, up to $250,000, that they can get back.

On this day in 1945, the first atomic bomb used in a war was dropped on Hiroshima, and people remember it every year to promote peace.

Key facts

Iran-Oman agreement
Final-stage agreement on a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz
FIFA controversy
Infantino apologised for errors over a private investment proposal; management board reaffirmed confidence
Danube shipwrecks
Dozens of German World War II battleships exposed by severe drought
Marine One incident
Loss of separation with Envoy Air jet near Reagan National Airport; President safe
US visa bond pilot
Refundable bonds up to $250,000 for some immigrant visa applicants
Initial visa bond targets
Applicants from the Dominican Republic, with possible expansion
Terror attacks prevented
FBI says 715 planned attacks prevented in the US last year
Hiroshima bombing
Atomic bomb 'Little Boy' dropped on August 6, 1945; first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare

Quotes

President Donald Trump

U.S. President

“"In Venezuela, it was a 48-minute war, and we paid for the war with what we've taken out...to the victor belongs the spoils, and we are doing the same thing in the lovely Islamic Republic of Iran. We are knocking the hell out of them. I would rather make a deal, because I do not want to kill people."”
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