Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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After the Hague Win, Trump Returns to Ankara to Force NATO to Deliver
American president Donald Trump flies out this Monday evening for Ankara, site of the annual NATO summit, with a crystal-clear objective: force
Trump Pockets $2.2 Billion in Crypto While America Goes Broke
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics released a 927-page financial disclosure report revealing that President Donald Trump pocketed
Why Spain Remains the Only NATO Member Exempt From the 5% Goal Before Ankara
On the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, a detailed factbox from the Anadolu
Why Iran's Refusal to Open Its Bombed Nuclear Sites Worries the West
The speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stated on July 2, 2026, that no access is being granted to inspectors
Is the DOJ's $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Takedown Really Historic
The United States Department of Justice announced on June 23, 2026, the results of its annual National Health Care Fraud Takedown, described
Mr. Trump, Don't Let Ankara Become a Summit for Nothing
Mr. Trump, in a few hours you will sit across from Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara, on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
Six Days of Mourning in Tehran for the Man Who Plunged Iran Into War
Some funerals close a chapter of history, and others open a darker one. Those of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, which began
Judge rules Trump's order against NPR and PBS unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled in late June 2026 that the central provision of Executive Order 14290, titled "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased
Spain and Portugal gasp under their third summer heatwave
Starting July 2, 2026, Spain and Portugal were hit by their third heatwave of the summer, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius