Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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To the 144 Drones That Flew Over Our NATO Bases Unseen
I am writing today to you, leaders of NATO, defense ministers and chiefs of staff, after reading the damning report published by
Islamabad, the Next Step in Iran-US Nuclear Talks
Nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran are set to resume on July 11, 2026, in Islamabad, according to several diplomatic sources confirmed
The Night Kyiv Took 570 Russian Missiles and Drones
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched its largest combined aerial operation of the year against Kyiv: 74
The Epstein Files, the Legal Battle Embarrassing Trump's DOJ
On July 2, 2026, marked a deadline the US Department of Justice had been dreading for weeks: the court-ordered deadline to declassify
The European Court of Human Rights Rules on Italy and Moldova
On July 2, 2026, the European Court of Human Rights, based in Strasbourg, notified no fewer than eighteen judgments and decisions concerning
National Guard Kills a Man in Memphis, Trump's Militarization Draws Scrutiny
On the night of July 5, 2026, members of the Tennessee National Guard, deployed on patrol in downtown Memphis, fatally shot a
At Beauval Zoo, Some Thirty Animal Births Light Up the Summer
In the heart of the Loir-et-Cher region, the Beauval ZooPark is living through a summer birth rate that recalls why this park
EU Confirms Record €4.1 Billion Fine Against Google Android
The Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed, on July 2, 2026, the fine of roughly 4.1 billion euros, or nearly
The US Job Market Is Weakening Dangerously Under Trump
On July 2, 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly US employment report, and at first glance the headline number