On 29 July 2026, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced his plan to sell a 20% stake in FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE)- a $20-billion…
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Israeli Settlements and Outposts in the Occupied West Bank: Historical Notes, and Observations in the Light of Recent Events
According to various media reports, Israeli settlers and Palestinians clashed on 24 July 2026 in the northern West Bank village of Tal, near…
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Testosterone Replacement Therapy: Performance Enhancement for America’s ‘Elite Warriors’
Pete Hegseth, the hyper-masculine US Secretary of Defence/War, announced on 15 July 2026, in a video entitled “The High T Department of War”,…
Tens of thousands of young people gathered on the streets of New Delhi on 20 July 2026, on the opening day of the…
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FIFA: Taking a Closer Look at the Governing Body of the ‘Beautiful’ Global Game of Football/Soccer
The “record-breaking”, and also controversial, 2026 FIFA World Cup final was decided on 19 July at the New York New Jersey Stadium in…
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Sir Keir Starmer: A Loss of Political Capital and the Inevitable End of a Hectic Political Journey
Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), normally a series of bruising encounters between the sitting Prime Minister and the current Leader of the Opposition, turned…
During the 2026 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup round-of-32 match between Bosnia Herzegovina and the USA on 1 July, USA…
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President Trump’s Semiquincentennial Independence Day Speech of 4 July 2016: An Affirmation of American Exceptionalism
Having earlier threatened “a really long speech” on a particularly hot day, America’s “favourite President” Donald J. Trump settled for a shorter 40-minute…
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The Expulsion of Black African Migrants from South Africa: Another Blow to African Solidarity and Pan-Africanism
Thousands of anti-migrant demonstrators took to the streets of the main cities of the Republic of South Africa in coordinated protests on 30…
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The Great American State Fair: The Disappointing Start to a Key National Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of American Independence
The Great American State Fair, a 16-day “national exposition” and “World’s Fair-scale event”, held from 25 June to 10 July 2026, was kick-started…