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Donald Trump speaks on a mobile phone beside FIFA president Gianni Infantino in a stadium suite, a red card and football on the table overlooking a floodlit pitch

When the President Picks the Lineup: Trump’s FIFA Red Card Call and the Cost to the World Cup

President Donald Trump personally phoned FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to challenge a red card,…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 6

Aerial view of a wildfire burning through forested hills in the French Pyrenees with thick smoke plumes and an emergency helicopter

Weather & Enviorment

Wildfire in Southern France Forces Evacuation of 10,000 as Tour de France Stage Thrown Into Chaos

A wildfire tearing through the Pyrenees-Orientales department of southern France has burned more than…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 6

Sunlit church interior with wooden pews and a single candle burning in the foreground

Chinese Pastor Ezra Jin Is Free After Nine Months in Detention and a Direct Appeal From Trump to Xi

Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri landed in Los Angeles on July 4, reuniting with his…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 6

Submarine surfacing in dark Pacific Ocean waves with ballistic missile trail arcing through stormy sky at dawn

China Fires a Nuclear-Capable Missile From a Submarine in the South Pacific, and the Timing Is Not a Coincidence

China’s navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the South…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 6

Packed soccer stadium at night with American fans waving flags behind the goal net during a World Cup match

Folarin Balogun Is Back and the Biggest U.S. World Cup Game in a Generation Kicks Off Tonight

The United States men’s national team faces Belgium in a World Cup Round of…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 6

Massive crowd in Tehran at dusk with Iranian flags during funeral procession, spotlight beams cutting through the air

Iran Begins Weeklong Funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei as a Wounded Nation Stages Its Largest Public Spectacle

Iran is about to shut down five cities across two countries for nine days…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 3

Aerial view of Kyiv skyline at dawn with multiple plumes of smoke rising from residential apartment buildings after Russian drone and missile attack, emergency vehicles on streets below

Russia Unleashes Its Most Massive Attack on Kyiv of the Entire War, Killing at Least 13

Hundreds of Russian drones and dozens of missiles hammered Kyiv for 11 straight hours…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 2

Underwater view of damaged Nord Stream gas pipeline resting on the Baltic Sea floor with debris and bubbles

Germany Files First Criminal Charges Over the Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage

German prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian national with war crimes over the 2022 destruction…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 1

Thousands of protesters march through a South African city as riot police line the route during nationwide anti-migrant demonstrations

South Africa Arrests Over 900 as Nationwide Anti-Migrant Protests Turn Violent on ‘Deadline Day’

South African police arrested more than 900 people on Tuesday as nationwide anti-migrant protests…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 1

The US Supreme Court building illuminated at dusk with dollar bills and documents caught in the wind on the front steps under stormy skies

The Supreme Court Just Blew Open the Floodgates on Political Party Spending

The Supreme Court handed the Republican Party a massive tactical advantage on Tuesday, striking…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 1

The United States Supreme Court building in Washington DC under dramatic stormy skies with warm amber light glowing from interior windows

Supreme Court Upholds Transgender Athlete Bans in a 6-3 Ruling That Redefines Sex Under Title IX

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can bar transgender girls and women from…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 30

Young woman at kitchen table reviewing student loan documents on laptop with papers scattered around

The Student Loan Overhaul Hits Tomorrow and 43 Million Borrowers Are Not Ready

Starting July 1, the federal student loan system that millions of Americans depend on…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 30

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Rescue workers in orange vests searching through rubble of a collapsed multi-story hotel in a coastal city after a major earthquake

More Than 100 Venezuelans Deported From the U.S. Are Dead or Missing After Twin Earthquakes Collapsed Their Hotel

A military airbase at night with floodlights illuminating the tarmac and smoke rising in the distance

Iran Strikes US Military Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain as Middle East Ceasefire Crumbles

Emergency vehicles with blue lights and police tape on a cobblestone street in a German town at dusk

Five Dead in Shooting at Youth Center in Stade, Germany as Police Detain Suspect

Aerial view of the Ras Tanura oil terminal complex on the Saudi Arabian Gulf coast with a helicopter in the sky above storage tanks and loading jetties at dawn

Saudi Aramco Helicopter Crashes in Ras Tanura, Killing All 14 on Board

Massive wildfire burning across arid mesa landscape at the Colorado-Utah border with fire trucks and emergency vehicles responding along a dirt road

Weather & Enviorment

Three Firefighters Killed in Colorado Wildfire Burnover as Western Fires Rage Out of Control

Small turboprop aircraft on a grassy airfield in the French countryside with emergency vehicles and firefighters responding under overcast skies

Skydiving Plane Crashes in France, Killing All 11 on Board Near Nancy

Aerial view of a devastated coastal city after an earthquake with collapsed buildings and rescue workers searching through rubble

Venezuela’s Earthquake Death Toll Passes 1,400 as Rescuers Race a Closing Window

A commercial cargo container ship transits the Strait of Hormuz at dusk as a gray naval warship and a small fast patrol boat sit on the hazy horizon

The U.S. Bombed Iran Again. Tehran Calls Shooting at Ships ‘Ceasefire Management.’

Oil tankers silhouetted in the Strait of Hormuz at dusk with military aircraft contrails overhead

US Strikes Iran After Drone Attack on Cargo Ship Tests Week-Old Ceasefire

A massive cloud computing server room with blue LED lights and an EU flag on the wall

The EU Just Labeled AWS and Azure as Cloud Gatekeepers, and Big Tech Should Be Nervous

Rescue workers with floodlights search a collapsed apartment building at night after twin earthquakes in Venezuela

Twin Earthquakes Kill at Least 164 in Venezuela, Six Months After the U.S. Toppled Its Government

Cross-section visualization of Earth showing seismic waves traveling to the core and bouncing back toward Japan

Japan’s 2011 Earthquake Was So Powerful That a Seismic Wave Bounced Off Earth’s Core and Shifted the Entire Country

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Standstill Why the Iran Ceasefire Has Not Reopened the World's Most Important Oil Chokepoint

The Oil Market’s Bigger Problem Isn’t the Strait of Hormuz

European cityscape shimmering in extreme heat haze with cracked dry earth and historic buildings under golden light

Europe’s Deadly Heat Wave Shatters Records as France Logs Its Hottest Day Ever

Soccer player in Argentina jersey celebrating on stadium pitch at night with confetti and floodlights

Lionel Messi Breaks the All-Time World Cup Scoring Record With Trademark Argentina Brilliance

Massive nighttime political rally in Colombian city plaza with crowds waving Colombian flags and confetti filling the air

Colombia Elects ‘El Tigre’ in a Razor-Thin Runoff That Redraws Latin America’s Political Map

Dark data center with rows of server racks, some powered down, moody blue lighting

The Fable 5 Ban Hits Day Nine and the AI Industry Is Watching

Aerial view of a crude oil supertanker, two fast-attack patrol boats, and a naval warship in the Strait of Hormuz at dusk

Iran Closes the Strait of Hormuz Again, Three Days After Reopening It Under the Truce