Maxime Marquette
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70,000 Singaporeans Exposed by a Breach Rooted in a 1998 Oversight
There's something dizzying about this story: the personal data of roughly 70,000 people in Singapore was compromised not because of some cutting-edge
Taiwan Rehearses Total War With Earthquake, Blockade, and Hackers
Some military exercises are reassuring, and others send a chill down your spine, and the one Taiwan just ran in Nantou clearly
Supreme Court Closes Its Term, Epstein Files Remain Unresolved
The US Supreme Court closed its 2025-2026 term on June 30, 2026, with several major rulings, including a setback on birthright citizenship
Xi Jinping Presses the Chinese Military Ahead of the 2027 Deadline
On July 1, 2026, marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, PresidentXi Jinping reaffirmed that reunification with
Khamenei's Funeral Exposes Iran's Real Isolation
Iran's Interior Minister, Eskandar Momeni, claimed in early July 2026 that official delegations from more than 40 countries attended the state funeral
Shanghai Bets 100 Million Yuan on the Quantum Race Against the West
In early July 2026, Shanghai opened a zone dedicated to incubating the future industry of quantum computing in the Xuhui district, with
Washington Vows to Defend the Baltic States Despite Troop Drawdown
It was in the small border town of Valga, Estonia, that the message came confirming what several European capitals had been hoping
US Envoy to NATO Tells Allies "Falling Behind" to Speed Up to 5%
Some sentences leave no room for the soft, diplomatic hedging usually reserved for these occasions, and Matthew Whitaker's latest remark is one
The 3-euro fee declaring war on Chinese parcels
Since July 1, 2026, every parcel from China worth less than 150 euros that crosses the European Union's customs border is now