TodayWhy Editorial 
On Sunday evening, an Octagon will stand on the White House South Lawn. Fighters will walk to the cage from the Oval Office. The Zac Brown Band will sing the national anthem, roughly 125,000 guests will fill the grounds, and 85,000 more fans will watch from The Ellipse — all of it streamed live on … Read more
Open any front page this week and the pattern is the same: Donald Trump is the story. On Wednesday he ordered strikes on Iran. On Thursday he canceled the next wave and declared the war all but over. On Sunday he turns 80 — and celebrates with a cage match on the White House South … Read more
On the morning of June 11, President Donald Trump promised that the United States would hit Iran with a third — and “bigger” — wave of strikes that evening, and even floated seizing Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub. By early afternoon, everything had reversed: Trump announced on Truth Social that he had canceled … Read more
The 2026 World Cup begins tonight not in the United States, the tournament’s biggest host, but in Mexico City — where Mexico face South Africa at the Estadio Azteca. The choice is no accident. The Azteca is the most storied stadium in World Cup history, and tonight it becomes the first venue ever to host … Read more
As the 2026 World Cup kicks off across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, fans are watching the biggest tournament in the competition’s 96-year history: 48 teams, 104 matches, 16 host cities, and a brand-new Round of 32. But why did FIFA expand the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams in the first place? … Read more
On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, former intelligence officer David Grusch stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol alongside a bipartisan group of lawmakers and delivered a blunt message: the disclosure law is being ignored. Three years after his explosive 2023 congressional testimony, Grusch returned to Washington not to repeat old claims, but to accuse … Read more
Lupita Nyong’o plays Helen of Troy in The Odyssey (2026). Why? The casting choice, the Oscar DEI rules, and Elon Musk’s reaction — explained. What Is The Odyssey (2026)? Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is one of the most anticipated blockbusters of 2026 — and one of its most controversial. Based on Homer’s ancient Greek epic … Read more
The Numbers: What the Data Actually Shows A major new report published in June 2026 by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), drawing on data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University — the world’s leading systematic tracker of armed conflict since 1946 — has confirmed what many have felt watching the … Read more
The April 2026 Iran-Israel ceasefire is unraveling. Missile strikes resumed on June 7–8. Here’s why the truce keeps breaking down and what comes next. What Happened on June 7–8? On Sunday night, June 7, 2026, Iran launched a missile barrage at Israel — the first direct exchange of fire between the two countries since the … Read more
Some wars begin with gunfire. Others begin with a signature on a contract. There are no tanks crossing borders, no warships firing shells, no fighter jets screaming across the sky — only corporate acquisitions, investment agreements, intellectual property transfers, and patents quietly changing hands. And one day, when people look back, what they find missing … Read more