Maxime Marquette
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Netanyahu still under arrest warrant even if Khan falls at the ICC
The International Criminal Court clarified in early July 2026 a point many observers had been asking about for weeks: the process to
Congress Tells Erdogan No on F-35s, a Test for NATO's Ankara
Just days before the NATO summit set to take place in Ankara, a bipartisan group of American lawmakers chose this exact moment
Did Trump Really Speak to Putin and Zelensky Before Ankara
Several outlets reported that U.S. President Donald Trump separately spoke with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky on July 4, 2026, American Independence
Dear Ankara, the West Is Finally Ready to Turn Promises Into Factories
Dear skeptical reader of Western resolve, I write to you just days before the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7
Women's AFCON Postponed, Fans Torn Between Relief and Frustration
On March 5, 2026, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) officially announced the postponement of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations,
A Savoie Weekend Reopened a Cave Four Million Years in the Making
On July 4 and 5, 2026, the small village of Entremont-le-Vieux, in Savoie, France, lived through a rare moment: the exceptional opening
China muzzles its humanoid AI agents, a disguised admission of weakness
Since July 5, 2026, two of China's biggest tech giants, ByteDance and Alibaba, have begun disabling the custom agent features of their
A new breast cancer classification could sharpen immunotherapy targeting
Since immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) arrived in the therapeutic arsenal against breast cancer, one problem has persisted, frustrating patients and oncologists alike:
Europe's defense boom hits the wall of real-world production
After years of soaring military budgets, emergency spending for Ukraine, and surging defense stocks, Europe now faces an unavoidable question: can continental