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Syria tries to turn the page on Assad with a fragile Parliament
Syrian PresidentAhmed al-Sharaa appointed on July 1, 2026 the final 70 seats of a People's Assembly made up of 210 seats, completing
Yuliia Svyrydenko, the prime minister negotiating Ukraine's drone billions
On June 30, 2026, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko confirmed that the European Union had released 3.8 billion euros specifically earmarked to
$2.2 Billion in One Year, Trump's Crypto Fortune Raises Questions
New mandatory financial disclosure documents show that Donald Trump personally pocketed more than $2.2 billion in income in 2025, roughly $1.4 billion
Trump, the man who turned the White House into a cash machine
Every year, the release of presidential financial disclosure documents is a routine, almost mundane administrative exercise. In 2026, that exercise took a
Beijing brands Tokyo a "militarist" power and hits 40 Japanese firms
I have been tracking, week after week, the deterioration in relations between China and Japan, and what I am seeing in early
Anthropic's Comeback With Fable and Mythos Against Washington
On June 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce, under Secretary Howard Lutnick, ordered Anthropic to immediately suspend the worldwide deployment of
Rheinmetall bulks up Ukraine's arsenal with new ammunition contract
German arms giant Rheinmetall has secured a new contract with Ukraine to supply 155mmartilleryshells and propellant charges, a deal valued in the
James Comer, the man who wants to close the Epstein file before he leaves
Kentucky Republican Representative James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, announced in early July 2026 his intention to hold public hearings
5,000 Troops in the Streets of Washington for a Tense Fourth of July
I was not on the National Mall this past weekend, and I will never claim I was. But the figures reported by