Update, July 6: Is the US still in the world cup? The United States men’s national team is officially out of the 2026 World Cup. A 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16 at Lumen Field in Seattle ended the Americans’ run — a different result than the Türkiye scare that first sent … Read more
When the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela on June 24, 2026, the most haunting images weren’t cracked walls — they were entire apartment towers reduced to flat stacks of concrete slabs, floor pressed on floor with almost no open space between them. Engineers have a name for this: pancake collapse. So … Read more
Germany and much of Europe are sweltering through their second major heatwave in barely a month, with temperatures running 14 to 18 degrees Celsius above normal for late June in some areas. France, Spain, Switzerland and the UK have all broken June temperature records this week, and the German Weather Service (DWD) has issued extreme … Read more
On the evening of June 24, 2026, Venezuela was hit by two massive earthquakes within 40 seconds of each other — a magnitude 7.2 foreshock followed almost immediately by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock. Buildings collapsed across Caracas, a tsunami threat was briefly issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the United States … Read more
On June 23, 2026, the U.S. Senate did something it had failed to do nine times before: it passed a war powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to pull American forces out of hostilities with Iran. The vote was 50 to 48, with four Republicans crossing party lines to join Democrats. It marked the first … Read more
Most bridges are built to get you across a body of water as quickly and directly as possible. The Laguna Garzón Bridge in Uruguay does the opposite. Instead of a straight line, it sends every car, cyclist, and pedestrian around a full circle before letting them continue on their way. It looks like a design … Read more
“Manchesterism” is the term used to describe Andy Burnham’s political brand, built during his nine years as Mayor of Greater Manchester and now positioned as the platform he wants to take into Downing Street. Andy Burnham himself defines it as politics that puts “people and place before party,” but the idea has a more specific … Read more
As Belgium’s “Red Devils” play through Group G at the 2026 World Cup, you may run across an old nickname for their home country that has nothing to do with aviation: the “Cockpit of Europe.” It sounds strange until you learn the original meaning of the word “cockpit” — and once you see why historians … Read more
Germany’s 2-1 comeback win over Ivory Coast at the 2026 World Cup — sealed by substitute Deniz Undav’s stoppage-time winner — has put one detail back in the spotlight: the team plays under two names that don’t quite match. English commentary calls them “Ivory Coast.” Their own shirts, and FIFA’s official broadcasts, say “Côte d’Ivoire.” … Read more
Britain has gone through prime ministers faster than almost any other stable democracy in modern history. Since 2016 alone, the country has had five different occupants of 10 Downing Street — and a sixth change is now underway, with Keir Starmer having confirmed his resignation on 22 June 2026 and Andy Burnham the clear favourite … Read more