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DECODING: The IAEA demands access to Iran — what point 8 of the MOU actually means
In June 2026, the world learned that Iran and the United States had signed an agreement — the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding — that…
REPORT: NASA's Roman telescope arrives in Florida — dark energy's most powerful eye is ready for launch
On June 21, 2026, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shipment's official weight: 8,200 kilograms. The…
ANALYSIS: OpenAI delays its IPO to 2027 — the $852 billion company that cannot go public yet
OpenAI is currently valued at $852 billion. It is the fastest-growing software company in history, having reached $24 billion in annualized revenue in early…
OPINION: Nipah is back in Kerala — and this time, the world has no vaccine and no plan
In June 2026, health authorities in Kerala, southern India, confirmed the sixth outbreak of Nipah virus in the state since 2018. One confirmed case.…
ESSAY: The West Rediscovers the Right to Childhood Against Social Media
In less than eighteen months, more than forty countries decided to act. The United Kingdom, France, Australia, Norway, Malaysia, Indonesia — radically different geographies,…
INVESTIGATION: Eurosatory 2026 — Ukraine, AI and drones, the War Show reinvented itself in Paris
From June 15 to 19, 2026, the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre was transformed into the largest showcase the global defense industry has ever…
COLUMN: SpaceX raises $25 billion — Wall Street goes wild, bonds are already trembling
On June 22, 2026, SpaceX announced its inaugural bond offering on the credit markets. On June 23, the order books opened. On June 26,…
DECODING: Taiwan Han Kuang — the dress rehearsal before a real war with China
On June 22, 2026, Taiwan launched a military exercise of unusual scope: five days of immediate combat readiness drills, involving thousands of soldiers, armored…
ANALYSIS: Big Beautiful Bill — one year later, America counts the damage from Trump's law
On June 28, 2025, the US Senate adopted through budget reconciliation, by 51 votes to 49, the text that Donald Trump had named the…