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Bill Pulte turns federal housing into a retaliation machine
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, theoretically holds a technical position: overseeing federal housing finance in the United States.

NATO really is training against Russian drones in the Baltic
For a few weeks now, a claim has been circulating in certain circles: NATO supposedly ran an exercise in the Baltic Sea

Why the Epstein-Zorro Ranch file finally deserves answers
Sir, Madam, I am writing this open letter to you because a case file stubbornly refuses to vanish into the administrative oblivion

Is lung cancer hijacking our nervous system
Here's a figure worth pausing on: according to the Cleveland Clinic, roughly a quarter of cancer deaths are attributable not to the

The Sahel slams the door on international justice
On June 24, 2026, three Sahel countries formally notified the Secretary-General of the United Nations of their withdrawal from the founding treaty

The Tropical Carnival, when Paris becomes an archipelago of lights
On Sunday, July 5, 2026, the avenue des Champs-Élysées stopped being, for one afternoon, the most famous avenue in the world, and

Ankara on lockdown, NATO flexes its muscle at Moscow and Beijing
Ankara doesn't look like itself anymore. Days ahead of the NATO summit on July 7 and 8, 2026, Turkey's capital has been

The dual-mobility hip cup, the quiet fix protecting our elders
All it takes is a slipping rug, a poorly lit sidewalk, a step taken too fast going down. For an older adult,

Ukraine Negotiates Drone Deals With Seven NATO Countries
According to a Guardian investigation published on July 6, 2026, Ukraine is actively negotiating industrial drone production partnerships with seven NATO member