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…
A record-breaking heatwave, said to be the worst-ever to affect the region, disrupted daily life across much of Western Europe, including the British…
Sir Keir Starmer resigned as Leader of the Labour Party on 22 June 2026, a day before the 10th anniversary of the Brexit…
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The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran: A Prelude to Longer-Term Peace in the Middle East?
Seated between French President Emmanuel Macron and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US President Donald J. Trump affixed his trademark spiky signature…