Maxime Marquette
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Kyiv Finally Unlocks the 60 Billion Euro European Defense Loan
The Ukrainian government has approved the procedure allowing the concrete use of the 60 billion euro European loan dedicated to defense, according
The Pentagon Finally Looks to Ukraine for Its Drone Swarms
According to an article published on July 1, 2026, by journalist David Hambling in Forbes, the American company Powerus has partnered with
The UN Sounds the Alarm on el-Obeid, in Sudan
On July 1, 2026, the United Nations Human Rights Council convened an emergency meeting in Geneva to examine the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian
Meta Wants to Sell Its Excess AI Computing Power, Stock Jumps 9%
On July 1, 2026, information reported by Bloomberg and confirmed by several financial outlets revealed that Meta is actively working on a
SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites, the West Locks Down Space
On July 1, 2026, at 7:57 p.m. Pacific time, a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX lifted off from launch pad SLC-4E at
570 Russian Drones and Missiles Hit Kyiv, at Least 31 Confirmed Dead
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched 570 aerial weapons against Ukraine, including 496 drones and 74 missiles,
Mr. Trump, 60% of Americans Say You're Off Track
Mr. President, an Economist/YouGovpoll published on June 30, 2026, conducted June 26–29 among 1,606 American adults with a margin of error of
Tehran Buries Khamenei on America's National Holiday
The seven-day funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1989, began on July 4, 2026
Europe Rolls Out 35 Nvidia Supercomputers to Stop Losing the AI Race
Nvidia announced on June 22, 2026, at the ISC High Performance 2026 trade show in Hamburg, a record rollout of 35 new