Analysis
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EXPLAINER: Why the UN finally calls Russia’s cold a crime against humanity
A man in Kyiv. Fifty-three years old. Last winter. One precise fear. Not the missiles. Not the sirens. “The scariest thing was to fall asleep and not to wake up.”
ANALYSIS: Abu Dhabi after November 4, a peace negotiated without Europe
A date. November 4. A Russian holiday. Then, maybe, a table. In the Gulf. The Kremlin set its calendar, and it pinned it to…
FACT CHECK: Trump’s million against voter fraud, what the numbers really say
One million. In dollars. Promised to anyone who reports voter fraud leading to an arrest, then a conviction. Donald Trump makes the offer. It…
ANALYSIS: Carney signs in Ankara while Trump says he holds all the cards
Donald Trump was walking to Marine One. A reporter brings up Canada. The answer drops. “We have all the cards.”
FACT CHECK: Trump says more oil flows through Hormuz than before the war, the data say 82%
Donald Trump wrote on Thursday. Iran is “making up fake attacks, mines, and everything else.”
EXPLAINER: Putin denies any mobilization, then signs his fourth army expansion in seven months
Vladimir Putin signed a decree on September 28 that sets the authorized strength of Russia’s armed forces at 2,441,630 positions, including 1,550,500 service members.
ANALYSIS: With decree 686, Putin hides who buys Russian oil and how his refineries are holding up
Decree 686, signed by Vladimir Putin on September 28, does not ban refining oil: it bans publishing the volumes.
ANALYSIS: Trump says he offered Iran nothing. His own officials describe relief after nuclear steps
On September 28, Axios reported, citing American officials, that Donald Trump was willing to lift sanctions and unfreeze Iranian funds in return for concrete…
FACT CHECK: Hegseth’s Pentagon didn’t hide its eight wounded Marines. It just never said a word
On September 18, Pete Hegseth branded a report on undisclosed deaths “FAKE.” Four days earlier, his own Pentagon had said nothing about eight Marines…