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PROFILE: The Iran That Refuses to Bend Despite Trump's Fury on Hormuz
On July 8, 2026, as Donald Trump piled on public insults from a NATO summit in Ankara, calling Iranian officials "sick" and "scum," Iran…

This giant book weighed more than 60 kilos and stood two meters tall
Published in 2003, the book titled "This is Bhutan" measured roughly 1.5 meters by 2.1 meters and weighed more than 60 kilos,

Hangul, the Korean Alphabet Invented From Scratch in 1443
Most writing systems in the world emerged from slow historical evolution, gradually reshaped by generation after generation of scribes and speakers. Hangul,

Watching NATO Debate the 2% Target While Kyiv Runs Out of Patriots
Days before the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, the question of burden-sharing among allies is once

Beijing Promotes Two Generals After Purging Its Own Command
In early July 2026, the People's Liberation Army promoted two new four-star generals, according to reporting by the Associated Press carried by

On the Iran-Pakistan border, a regime flexing its muscle
I can't claim to have walked along the Iran-Pakistan border, nor to have seen with my own eyes the troop movements described

Melania Trump, the quiet diplomacy bringing Ukrainian children home
According to Marc Beckman, senior adviser to the American First Lady, it was images of the war in Ukraine that pushed Melania

William Lai, the Taiwanese president who refuses to bend to Beijing
On January 1, 2026, Taiwanese president William Lai Ching-te delivered his New Year address just days after China conducted military drills dubbed

In Kyiv, the ZBROYA Portal Reveals a War Industry That's Accelerating
I am writing this letter because I believe you still underestimate what is happening, every week, in Ukrainian ministry offices and factories.