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FACT-CHECK: Does Trump's Qatari Jet Really Lack Missile Defense
When Donald Trump left Turkey on July 8, 2026 aboard the old Air Force One rather than the new aircraft gifted by Qatar, a…
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,…
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…
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…
ANALYSIS: NATO targets 5% of GDP for defense, a decade-long gamble
At the Ankara summit, held on July 7 and 8, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave an update on the commitment made a…
ANALYSIS: NATO's €70 billion for Ukraine pays down the price of fearing Putin
On July 8, 2026, at the close of a two-day summit in the Turkish capital, the 32 NATO heads of state and government signed…
DECODING: Haiti's anti-gang force still counts barely 1,000 men
According to the latest Security Council Report, the new Gang Suppression Force (GSF) deployed in Haiti counted, as of early July 2026, only about…
DECODING: Kenya's withdrawal from Haiti, the end of a failed bet
In late April 2026, the last contingent of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) led by Kenya left Haiti, officially ending nearly two years…
FACT-CHECK: Iranian researcher killed in Nice — no evidence of a Mossad link
On March 28, 2026, Ali Ehsanian, an Iranian artificial intelligence researcher, was killed outside his home in Nice. He held a doctorate from Sorbonne…