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OPINION: Lebanon — The Ceasefire Is Barely Holding Eight Days After It Was Signed
On June 19, 2026, Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire in Lebanon. That is the official date. But to understand the fragility
OPINION: DOGE is dismantling the Pentagon — the GAO sounds the alarm on defense cuts
On June 23, 2026, the Government Accountability Office released a damning document: the massive civilian workforce cuts imposed by the Department of
OPINION: 6,373 Drones in 24 Hours — Russia Turns Attrition Into Industrial Terror
The week of June 22, 2026 will be etched into the annals of modern warfare: Ukraine recorded the launch of 6,373 Russian
OPINION: 25,000 robots ordered — Ukraine builds the world's first autonomous army
In the first half of 2026, Ukraine contracted 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles — UGVs, for Unmanned Ground Vehicles. Twenty-five thousand. That is
OPINION: SAVE America Act — Trump forces his election law past the Senate
On June 24, 2026, Donald Trump shows up in person at the Capitol. Not as a protester, not under pressure from his
OPINION: Russia Running Dry — Ukrainian Drones Create Shortages in 53 Russian Regions
We have long been told that sanctions were not biting, that Russia was holding, that the Russian war economy was resilient. In
OPINION: The Iran Deal Rattles the Oil Market — and Putin Is Starting to Do the Math
There are diplomatic decisions that are measured in moral, strategic, or legal terms. And then there are decisions measured immediately in dollars
OPINION: SAVE America Act — Trump Furious, Johnson Maneuvers, Democracy Held Hostage
On June 24, 2026, Donald Trump cancelled the signing ceremony for a housing bill. The reason? His frustration with Republican Senate rebels
OPINION: Crimea Under Bombs — The Destroyed Railway Bridge Changes Everything
In the night of June 22, 2026, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces destroyed a strategic railway bridge spanning the North Crimea Canal, near