The FIFA decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s red card is a compact case study in how power can shape the application of rules without ever rewriting them.
Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Ben Geman/AxiosOil markets are taking President Trump's claim that the Iran ceasefire is "over" seriously, but not literally.Why it matters: The price jump is big, but even now, there are signs that the markets aren't expecting a complete return to war.The lates…
Reversing a red card against U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun isn’t FIFA’s only unusual concession to Trump.
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Marine Le Pen was found guilty of misusing EU funds, but her eligibility to stand in the presidential election remains intact. Luc Rouban, Emeritus researcher at Sciences Po’s CEVIPOF, weighs in on the verdict.
Paintings of early Christian saints were designed to show worshippers what sacred authority looked like, using books, clothing and gestures as symbols.
Country’s leadership vows to never surrender as memorial on grand scale aims to relay message of resistance to worldIn the small hours of Friday the police roadblocks, stalls, posters and army vans were starting to appear across Tehran, as millions of Iranians prepared to attend the long-delayed six…
Die FIFA setzt eine Rotsperre für einen US-Spieler wenige Stunden vor dem WM-Achtelfinale zur Bewährung aus. Wie kann das sein und welche Rolle spielt ein Anruf von US-Präsident Trump bei FIFA-Boss Infantino?
With the declining power of financial sanctions, many countries are now physically boarding ships to enforce scattershot rules of trade, conflict and commerce.
Britain controlled vast tracts in North America beyond the original 13 Colonies. And the American invasion of Canada played a role in the final political settlement.
News Corporation’s decades-long support for Israel is reflected in its coverage of Israel–Palestine, reducing its complexities to a black and white issue.
Trump is not the first president to lean into an exaggerated patriotism at a time of crisis. But the vanity of his actions signals something perhaps unique.
New strikes from the US and Iran continue to put the future of the crucial shipping channel in doubt, but a permanent toll is neither legal nor workable.
Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to build mega prisons to crack down on crime and conduct foreign relations in concert with the Trump administration.
The Israeli prime minister faces an invidious choice in an election year: kowtow to a powerful ally, or risk displeasure at home by ending the war with Hezbollah.
Selectors look not just for fitness, movement and cognitive skills, but also for left-footedness – this trait has enormous strategic value on the pitch.
This attack has been widely understood as a Russian attempt to eradicate Ukrainian identity, and target a site that is extremely spiritually important to Ukrainians.
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear astronomer Michael Lam on what theories scientists have for what came before the Big Bang.
Who was the ‘real’ Robin Hood – community champion or violent criminal? Those in power and the people who shared his tales in pubs have long disagreed.
An underwater eruption has spread vast ‘rafts’ of pumice through the Bismarck Sea, hampering marine travel and wreaking uncertain long-term consequences.
For both Roman gladiators and modern-day mixed martial arts participants, physical contests become moral dramas about sacrifice and human limits. That has led today’s fighters to right-wing politics.
Despite its comedic origins and mission as the ‘voice of the lazy and unemployed’, the movement represents a seismic shift in India’s political landscape.
Anti-trans policies are often described as protective, but they follow a documented pattern that creates conditions to make exclusion and harm easier to justify.
Among the 48 nations contesting the FIFA World Cup, how much do demographic factors like population and median age matter? See how your national squad compares.
The latest instalment of the film franchise addresses a dilemma many parents face: what happens to playtime when children become obsessed with screens?
As sea ice melts, more of the Arctic Ocean opens up. A former ambassador explains how this treaty creates time for scientists to figure out what lives there.
Iran has emerged with its uranium enrichment knowledge intact, its stockpile buried and fresh reason to believe that only a nuclear weapon would have deterred the US-Israel attack.
