Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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Poland Fears Russian Incursions on NATO's Eastern Flank
Polish foreign intelligence chief, Colonel Pawel Szota, delivered a rarely blunt warning in late June 2026: Russia could attempt limited incursions on
Trump Administration Sues California and Virginia Over Gun Laws
On July 1, 2026, the Department of Justice under the Trump administration filed two separate lawsuits against California and Virginia, challenging new
One year after the Big Beautiful Bill, where are your promises, Mr. Trump
Mr. Trump, exactly one year ago, on July 4, 2025, you signed your One Big Beautiful Bill Act to applause, that massive
Djokovic ties Federer, and French tennis vanishes from Wimbledon
On July 3, 2026, on Wimbledon's legendary Centre Court, Novak Djokovic watched his French opponent Arthur Rinderknech tumble toward the net after
How Islamabad bought access to Trump with $500 million in crypto
In January 2026, inside an ornate building in the heart of Islamabad, Pakistan's most powerful leaders gathered to welcome a particular visitor:
The Supreme Court checks Trump, Lisa Cook stays at the Fed for now
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled, in a narrow five-to-four vote handed down on June 29, 2026, that Donald Trump
DOJ presses states to probe a possible gasoline cartel
On July 3, 2026, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission sent a joint letter to every state attorney general
Kostiantynivka, the war of announcements between Moscow and Kyiv
On July 3, 2026, the Russian Ministry of Defense proclaimed the capture of Kostiantynivka, a strategic city in the Donbas disputed for
Heatwave forces French summer sales to run until July 28
Facing repeated heatwave episodes that empty commercial streets in favor of air-conditioned shopping malls, the French government has decided to extend the