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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

A gunman killed five people at a youth center in Stade, a town of…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 29

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

A helicopter belonging to Saudi Aramco crashed Saturday in the kingdom’s most critical oil…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 28

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

Weather & Environment

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

Three federal firefighters are dead and two more are hospitalized after a burnover incident…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 28

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

A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers slammed into the ground moments after takeoff from a…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 28

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

Four days after back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck Venezuela, more than 1,400…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 28

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.’

American jets hit Iranian missile depots and coastal radar sites on Friday, the first…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 27

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

The Pentagon hit Iranian coastal targets on Friday night after Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard fired…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 27

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

The European Commission announced a preliminary decision on June 25 that Amazon Web Services…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 26

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

Two earthquakes ripped through Venezuela’s Caribbean coast within a single minute on Wednesday evening,…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 25

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

Scientists just solved a 15-year-old mystery hiding in GPS data, and the answer involves…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 25

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

In recent months, alongside the rally in AI-related stocks, investors’ attention has been largely…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 24

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

France recorded its hottest day in recorded history on Tuesday as a punishing heat…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 24

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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

Havana boulevard at golden hour with vintage cars and construction cranes symbolizing economic transformation

Cuba Just Threw Out Its Own Playbook With 176 Free-Market Reforms

Three crude oil supertankers sailing single file through the narrow Strait of Hormuz at golden hour with naval patrol vessels and rugged coastlines

Three Saudi Tankers Cross a Reopened Hormuz, the First Real Test of the Trump-Pezeshkian Truce

Aerial view of flooded residential streets in a Gulf Coast neighborhood with emergency vehicles and dark storm clouds overhead

Tropical Storm Arthur Slams Gulf Coast With Life-Threatening Flooding From Louisiana to Georgia

Aerial view of the White House South Lawn at twilight with a UFC octagon set up under bright event lights and security vehicles surrounding the perimeter

FBI Foils Drone and Sniper Plot Targeting White House UFC Event, Five Arrested

A large crowd of protesters with raised fists and banners gathered outside a modern stadium at sunset

The 2026 World Cup Opened on American Soil, and Iran’s First Match Turned SoFi Stadium Into a Protest

Aerial view of an oil supertanker escorted by patrol boats transiting a narrow strait at dusk between mountainous coastlines

Trump’s Hormuz Ceasefire Framework Heads to a June 19 Signing as Israel and Iran Leave the Hardest Questions Open

Soccer goalkeeper at full stretch making a diving save under stadium floodlights

A 40-Year-Old Goalkeeper Just Held Spain Scoreless in Cape Verde’s World Cup Debut

Dramatic aerial view of a geological fault line cutting through Southern California desert terrain at golden hour

San Andreas Fault Stress Hits a 1,000-Year High, and Scientists Say the Bill Is Coming Due

Helicopters silhouetted against orange sky over Rio de Janeiro at dawn

Oliver Tree, the viral hitmaker behind ‘Life Goes On,’ dead at 32 after helicopter crash in Brazil

The United States and Iranian national flags flank a wooden table set with two leather signing folders and pens in a formal room overlooking Lake Geneva

Trump Says the Iran Peace Deal Is ‘Complete.’ Here’s What We Actually Know

Historical plaques and interpretive signs at a national park monument at golden hour with visitors

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Slavery and Climate Change Exhibits at National Parks

Aerial view of rows of new gray barracks, a fenced motor pool of military vehicles, and fresh rail sidings in a snowy northern forest at dusk

Russia Is Building Barracks for 115,000 Troops on NATO’s Border – Estonia, Finland

Nighttime aerial view of explosions and anti-aircraft fire over a coastal city during US-Iran military strikes

US-Iran Strikes Escalate for Third Time This Week as Gulf Bases Hit and Oil Surges Past $93

The Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona at golden hour with crowds gathered for the papal Mass

Society/Culture

Pope Leo XIV Holds Mass at the Sagrada Familia, Inaugurating the World’s Tallest Church