Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
To Karim Khan, to Todd Blanche, and to an international justice system in crisis
Mr. Todd Blanche, Mr. Karim Khan, and all of you sitting on the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court,
What Perseverance found on Mars left me dizzy again
On July 1, 2026, NASA released new analyses from the Perseverance rover suggesting the presence of complex organic molecules in Martian rocks
A night of missiles and 105 drones over Ukraine, hour by hour
On the night of July 2 to 3, 2026, the Russian military launched one of the densest salvos of its aerial arsenal
China unveils humanoid robots with lifelike skin, and it is unsettling
Chinese manufacturer UBTech Robotics officially launched on July 1, 2026 its new line of humanoid robots called "U1," billed as the first
In Sumy, a Five-Year-Old Girl Killed Under Russian Bombs
On Friday, July 3, 2026, between 9:38 and 9:46 p.m., the Russian military dropped at least five to six guided aerial bombs
Turkey, NATO's Growing Pillar as the US Pulls Back
The Dutch defense chief, General Onno Eichelsheim, gave the Anadolu news agency an assessment that neatly sums up the current mood inside
Anthropic Steps Into Drug Discovery With Claude Science
Some announcements look, on paper, like a simple product-line expansion, but in reality redraw the boundaries of an entire industry. That's the
Coffee May Lower the Risk of Liver Disease, Study Finds
Here's news that should please coffee lovers without turning them into medical experts overnight. A team of researchers from Cedars-Sinai, led by
Todd Blanche Won't Unseal 2.5 Million Pages of Epstein Files
There are moments when American justice stops negotiating with the executive branch, and this week is one of them. Federal judgeEmmet Sullivan