Yet More Churches Torched; Sustained Attack On Christianity Gathers Pace

President Donald Trump said he backed away from a plan to escalate military operations against Iran to allow for negotiations. Throughout the war, Trump has made threats to strike civilian targets in Iran before backing down.  “The U.S.A. is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of […]

Goldman's World Cup Winner Prediction Is ... The 2026 Football World Cup kicks off June 11, with Mexico vs. South Africa opening the tournament at Mexico City Stadium. The tournament will feature 48 teams across 104 matches at stadiums in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico from next Thursday through July 19. Jan Hatzius, chief economist and head of global investment research at Goldman Sachs, published a cheat sheet for clients that used a forecasting model built around Elo ratings - the ranking system originally developed for chess - to handicap the...

Buried On The 4th Of July: Mediators Pledge Quiet Between US, Iran To Allow For Ayatollah Khamenei's Funeral President Trump by mid-week told reporters that the "denuclearization of Iran is moving along well" and that "very good meetings" are being held in Doha - even though no direct talks have taken place, but only an exchange of messages via mediators. On Wednesday US officials told regional media that no frozen Iranian funds have been released, nor will they be until Iran complies to what's been laid out in the MoU....