World Cup’s soft-power experiment runs into hard power
Foreign Policy asks if sports diplomacy can survive a year where force has already set the terms.

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Foreign Policy asks if sports diplomacy can survive a year where force has already set the terms.
A country of just over 10 million has stacked multilateral leadership roles, and it is doing it with a strategy.
Massachusetts will allow rape charges to be filed indefinitely when DNA matches after the statute expires.
Marko Perković Thompson is mainstream in Croatia, and his WWII fascist salute keeps winning stadiums despite bans abroad.
A 250-year legacy test: how the Second Continental Congress's founding ideas show up in today's legislative branch.
Provisional CDC data shows a 4.6% drop from 2024, reshaping how health teams plan and how markets price risk.
Extreme heat this week forces Washington’s July 4 weekend to adapt, starting with a 102F forecast Thursday.
The vote goes forward, but sidelined hopefuls, deadly Ivory Coast flooding, and Cameroon waste show how quickly systems slip.
The US marks 250 years since 1789, and the real question is how that continuity shapes politics and identity.
His planned package, outlined in his first interview since returning to parliament, targets energy, water, buses, and private rents.
Gen Z’s sensibilities show up on-screen. Here’s what the latest summer movie slate signals for creators, studios, and investors.
The DEA’s move to classify 7-hydroxymitragynine and related substances as Schedule I resets the legal risk for kratom suppliers.