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DECODING: Iran Seizes the Strait of Hormuz — 30 Days of Exclusive Control That Paralyze the World
On June 28, 2026, while strikes were still being exchanged between American forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iranian Foreign

ANALYSIS: China's Ethnic Unity Law Takes Effect — Beijing Can Prosecute Anywhere
On July 1, 2026, China brought into force the Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress, approved by the National

DECODING: 194 Russian air defense systems destroyed — and Ukraine has no intention of slowing down
On June 29 and 30, 2026, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces published a tally that deserves to be read slowly: 194 elements of

ANALYSIS: Kim Jong Un and Russia — a military alliance threatening the West from within
According to the annual 2026 U.S. intelligence report, North Korea finds itself in its "strongest strategic position in decades." This phrase is

ANALYSIS: Ukrainian air defense neutralizes 130 drones and a Kh-59 in a single night
During the night of June 30 to July 1, 2026, Russia launched one of its most complex aerial offensives of the month

DECODING: China's PMI at 50.3 in June — the AI fever masks a two-speed economy
On June 30, 2026, China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published its official manufacturing PMI for June 2026: 50.3. That figure beats

FACT-CHECK: Taiwan — what Lai Ching-te said about espionage and what the facts confirm
On June 30, 2026, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony of Fu Hsing Kang College, Taiwan's political

DECODING: The Supreme Court tells Trump 6-3 that American soil creates citizenship — not blood
On June 30, 2026, the United States Supreme Court dealt Donald Trump a major constitutional defeat by rejecting his executive order restricting

ANALYSIS: Four million Ukrainians in Europe — the debate fracturing the EU over refugee protection
Since February 24, 2022, the European Union has granted temporary protection to millions of Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion. This Temporary