Maxime Marquette
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El-Fasher and the West's Silence on RSF Crimes in Sudan
A new report from Amnesty International, published on July 1, 2026, indicts the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan's paramilitary militia, for crimes
"Foamy" Immune Cells May Be Making Multiple Sclerosis Worse
A team of researchers in the Netherlands, bringing together the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Leiden University, and Utrecht University, has just published
Germany Launches a €355 Billion Rearmament, Europe Finally Breathes
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has committed Germany to a military modernization unprecedented since the end of the Cold War, with a defense budget
Elon Musk's DOGE Self-Destructs on July 4, Leaving an $11 Billion Hole
On July 4, 2026, the very day of the 250th anniversary of American independence, the Department of Government Efficiency, better known by
Supreme Court Deals Trump an Election Setback on Mail Ballots
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a ruling that caught many political observers off guard:
Trump wins another round against climate truth in national parks
On July 2, 2026, the First CircuitCourt of Appeals, based in Boston, granted a stay to the Trumpadministration, temporarily excusing it from
The EU extends its Russia sanctions by a year, a firm signal that must continue
On June 18, 2026, at a summit in Brussels, European Union leaders made a decision that, on paper, looks like a technical
Europe races against the clock before the August 2, 2026 AI Act deadline
In the hushed corridors of legal and compliance departments at major European companies, one date keeps coming up week after week: August
Israel strikes Hezbollah despite the disarmament deal signed in Washington
On June 26, 2026, in Washington, Israel and Lebanon signed a trilateral framework agreement sponsored by the United States, intended to launch