Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are on the bench, not the pitch, for England’s World Cup third-place match against France. Between them, the pair scored or created most of England’s goals this summer. Manager Thomas Tuchel left both out of his starting XI anyway. Here’s why, and what it means for a match nobody wanted … Read more
Update, July 30, 2026: FIFA has moved from investigating to formally charging Argentina. The federation now faces disciplinary proceedings covering the Malvinas banner, discriminatory chants, security failures across multiple matches, and a separate assault case against three team members from the brawl after the final. The original pre-final reporting is preserved below; the “What Has … Read more
Why did senators introduce the Stop Transnational Repression Act? Because U.S. law has never actually defined the crime it targets. Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan bill (S.4967) on July 14, 2026, to create the first federal definition of “transnational repression” and add up to 10 years to prison sentences … Read more
Update, 5 September 2026: President Javier Milei has sharply escalated the dispute, threatening sanctions against oil companies operating near the islands and citing new comments from President Trump. Full details are covered in the updated section below. The Falkland Islands (known in Spanish as Islas Malvinas, in French as Îles Malouines, and in German as … Read more
🔔 Updated August 9, 2026: A fifth tranche has since been released on August 7, 2026. See our breakdown of Pentagon UFO Files Tranche 5 for what’s new. The short version: On July 10, 2026, the Department of War published Pentagon UFO Files Tranche 4 — the fourth batch of declassified records in the government’s … Read more
Daylight Saving Time (DST) was introduced to make better use of natural daylight and reduce energy consumption during wartime. It was first seriously proposed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but it only became widespread during World War I. Contrary to popular belief, it was not created to help farmers. Many farmers opposed … Read more
Spain are in the World Cup final. And once again, millions of people watching the anthems will notice the same strange thing: the Spanish players stand, the music swells, and almost nobody opens their mouth. So why doesn’t Spain sing its national anthem? The answer is simple on the surface and complicated underneath. Spain’s anthem, … Read more
Who owns the Strait of Hormuz? It is the question the entire 2026 war now turns on, and the honest answer is uncomfortable: three separate parties claim authority over that water, and not one of them has the law cleanly on its side. Iran says it administers the strait. Oman shares the water but rejects … Read more
Current U.S. Flag Status: Full-StaffYes — as of September 12, 2026, U.S. flags at federal buildings are back at full-staff nationwide. The Patriot Day half-staff order, issued for the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, expired at sunset on September 11. You drive past a post office, a school, a fire station. The flag … Read more
A wildfire in southern Spain has become one of the deadliest the country has ever recorded. At least 12 people have died and 23 more are unaccounted for after flames tore through the Almería region in a matter of hours. Why did these Spain wildfires spread so fast, and why did so many people lose … Read more