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To Moscow and Beijing, who came to honor Khamenei without ever naming him
Since July 3, 2026, Tehran has been living to the rhythm of funeral ceremonies for the former supreme leaderAli Khamenei, killed in

COMPASS, the algorithm that might tell a patient whether treatment will work
There is something almost poetic in the name that researchers at Harvard Medical School gave their newest creation: COMPASS. A compass, literally,

F110 engines for Turkey's Kaan, a winning bet for NATO
The Trump administration formally notified the US Congress, on June 24, 2026, of its intention to sell Turkey dozens of General Electric

The Kremlin is stalling for time, eyeing February 2027 to negotiate
According to diplomatic sources cited on July 5, 2026 by the Financial Times, Russia has no intention of sitting down seriously at

Chronic stress ages your immunity through your gut
A study published on July 2, 2026 in the scientific journal Cell Stem Cell reveals a fascinating mechanism: chronic psychological stress accelerates

Kyiv Under Ballistic Missiles on the Eve of the NATO Summit
On the night of July 5 to 6, 2026, Russia launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Kyiv, according to the

JADEPUFFER, the First Ransomware Attack Run Entirely by an AI
In early July 2026, cloud security firm Sysdig documented an operation called JADEPUFFER, described as the first end-to-end ransomware attack carried out

Turkey Ready to Ditch Its Russian S-400s to Return to the F-35
Since 2019, Turkey has been excluded from the American stealth fighter program F-35 after purchasing the Russian S-400 air-defense systems, a decision

Trump More Unpopular Than in 2018, Silver Bulletin Confirms
In early July 2026, the polling aggregator Silver Bulletin, run by statistician Nate Silver, updated its national averages on Donald Trump's approval.