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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi at a UEFA Champions League event

UEFA Declares No Confidence in Infantino, Opening FIFA Presidential Race

UEFA declared Saturday it has lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino after his plan to sell World Cup stakes collapsed under a confederation revolt. The March presidential election is now contested,

August 2, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Sports

Russia adds Telegram founder Pavel Durov to terrorist and extremist list via Rosfinmonitoring

Russia Lists Telegram Founder Durov as Terrorist, Bars Him From Media and Financial Services

Russia's financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring officially listed Telegram founder Pavel Durov as a terrorist and extremist on July 30, barring him from media, elections, and financial services and plunging 80 million Russian Telegram

August 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News·Technology

Iraqi oil worker at a refinery near Basra as Turkey and Iraq sign the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline deal

Turkey and Iraq Sign Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline Deal as Hormuz Crisis Batters Baghdad

Turkey and Iraq signed a one-year Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline renewal on Friday, extending Baghdad's western oil outlet as Iran's Hormuz closure slashes revenues from $6B to under $2B monthly. The deal leaves open

August 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Car bomb damage at police checkpoint in Cucuta Colombia August 2026

Colombia Car Bomb Wounds 11 in Cucuta as Presidential Inauguration Looms

A car bomb struck a police checkpoint in Cucuta on Saturday, wounding eight officers and three civilians, six days before incoming President de la Espriella's inauguration. No group claimed the attack, but

August 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ukrainian naval drone strike sinks sanctioned Rosatom container ship Yanina in the Black Sea

Ukraine Sinks Rosatom Ship, Strikes Three Russian Oil Refineries in Single Day

Ukrainian drones sank the sanctioned Rosatom container ship Yanina in the Black Sea Saturday, with all 17 crew rescued. Zelensky confirmed the sinking alongside strikes on three Russian oil refineries, including one

August 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Donald Trump orders a new wave of Iran strikes aimed at forcing the Islamic Republic to surrender

Trump Orders New Iran Strike Wave Aimed at Forcing Regime’s Surrender

Trump ordered the US military to launch a new wave of strikes against Iran explicitly aimed at forcing the Islamic Republic's surrender, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, with the campaign expected

August 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Oman as UKMTO reports two vessel incidents

Qatari LNG Tanker Disabled in Strait of Hormuz as UKMTO Reports Two Vessel Strikes

A Qatari LNG tanker was struck and left unable to maneuver in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after a projectile hit its engine room near Oman's Musandam Peninsula. The UKMTO reported

August 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iran missiles on display at Azadi Square Tehran during revolution anniversary rally

Iran’s Wartime Commander Threatens US and Israeli Energy Sites If Washington Strikes

Iran's wartime military commander warned Saturday that Washington was accelerating toward a full-scale regional war. Tehran's security apparatus confirmed it has prepared a comprehensive response plan targeting Israeli critical infrastructure and US

August 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, killed in Iranian missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan

Mamdani Sits in Silence as Queens Buries Rampersad, Killed in Iranian Strike

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the funeral of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad in Queens on Friday but was not called to speak, after the family barred him to avoid political distractions. Rampersad,

August 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa at official ceremony amid constitutional amendment protests

Zimbabwe Protests Crushed as Mnangagwa Extends His Rule to 2030 Without a Vote

Zimbabwe's parliament eliminated direct presidential elections in June, extending Mnangagwa's term to 2030 through a constitutional amendment critics called a coup. Police on Friday crushed opposition marches in Harare before they could

August 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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UEFA Declares No Confidence in Infantino, Opening FIFA Presidential Race

Russia Lists Telegram Founder Durov as Terrorist, Bars Him From Media and Financial Services

Turkey and Iraq Sign Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline Deal as Hormuz Crisis Batters Baghdad

Colombia Car Bomb Wounds 11 in Cucuta as Presidential Inauguration Looms

Ukraine Sinks Rosatom Ship, Strikes Three Russian Oil Refineries in Single Day

Trump Orders New Iran Strike Wave Aimed at Forcing Regime’s Surrender

Qatari LNG Tanker Disabled in Strait of Hormuz as UKMTO Reports Two Vessel Strikes

Iran’s Wartime Commander Threatens US and Israeli Energy Sites If Washington Strikes

Mamdani Sits in Silence as Queens Buries Rampersad, Killed in Iranian Strike

Zimbabwe Protests Crushed as Mnangagwa Extends His Rule to 2030 Without a Vote

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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