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COLUMN: China Evacuates 130,000 as Two Typhoons Strike in a Single Week
It took only a few days for China to tumble from one disaster straight into another. Just as authorities were still counting the dead…
ANALYSIS: Super Typhoon Bavi takes aim at Taiwan and China after a week from hell
Super typhoon Bavi is heading directly toward Taiwan and the Chinese coast, according to Bloomberg, with sustained winds reaching roughly 162 kilometers per hour,…
OPEN LETTER: To the 17 dead of Hubei, swept away by a sky gone mad
I am writing you this open letter because numbers alone no longer suffice to tell what happened in China's Hubei province. Seventeen dead.
PROFILE: Maysak, the storm that redrew the face of southern China
Tropical Storm Maysak was, on the meteorological record, only a modest-strength system compared to the monsters that regularly cross the Pacific.
REPORT: A dam breaks in Hengzhou, China, as death toll reaches 26
On July 7, 2026, the city of Hengzhou, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region of southern China, lived through one of the worst weather…
ANALYSIS: The Trump-Iran 14-point plan, or the art of promising everything and guaranteeing nothing
On June 17, 2026, the American administration made public the official text of a memorandum of understanding reached with Iran, a 14-point document that…
REPORT: Hamas dissolves its administration, a calculated move under pressure
On Monday, July 6, 2026, Hamas announced a decision that, on paper, marks a turning point after nearly two decades of governing the Gaza…
COMMENTARY: NATO dodges 2027, a silence that speaks volumes about Trump
On July 8, 2026, at the close of the NATO summit in Ankara, leaders of the 32 member states signed a final declaration that,…
FACT-CHECK: NATO's 40 billion anti-drone number, real figure or spin
On July 7, 2026, at the Defense Industry Forum held on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Secretary General Mark Rutte unveiled…