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Commentary· No. 2654

Ghislaine Maxwell Refuses to Back Down as the Supreme Court Stays Silent

The Ghislaine Maxwell case stubbornly refuses to close, and that fact should reassure us just as much as it unsettles us. Nearly

Editorial· No. 2653

Eight Tren de Aragua members charged, justice must stay transparent

The US Department of Justice announced in early July 2026 charges against eight alleged members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang

Commentary· No. 2641

Rheinmetall Is Arming Ukraine, and That Is Exactly What Must Happen

On June 30, 2026, German defense giant Rheinmetall announced it had secured a new Ukrainian contract to supply 155-millimeter artillery ammunition and

Editorial· No. 2640

LongCat-2.0, the Chinese Alarm Bell the West Refuses to Hear

On June 30, 2026, Chinese delivery giant Meituan announced, almost quietly, the open-source release of LongCat-2.0, an artificial intelligence model with 1.6

Commentary· No. 2627

Brittany watches its ocean change before its eyes

An investigation published on July 3, 2026 by Ouest-France documents how the warming of Brittany's coastal waters is already changing the distribution

Editorial· No. 2626

$68 billion stolen, America faces the AI scam tsunami

A report published on June 30, 2026 by Gallup and the Stop Scams Alliance reveals that 15 million Americans were victims of

Commentary· No. 2614

Rutte Pulls Out All the Stops to Keep Trump Inside NATO Before Ankara

As the NATO summit in Ankara approaches, Alliance Secretary GeneralMark Rutte is ramping up diplomatic efforts to make sure American President Donald

Editorial· No. 2613

Taiwan Absorbs Another Wave of Chinese Military Incursions

On July 1, 2026, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported a fresh escalation of Chinese military activity around the island: 13 military

Commentary· No. 2602

Xi Jinping Presses the Chinese Military Ahead of the 2027 Deadline

On July 1, 2026, marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, PresidentXi Jinping reaffirmed that reunification with

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