Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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US Refuses Russia Sanctions Ahead of Trump–Zelensky NATO Meeting

The Quiet Surrender in The Hague On the eve of what could be a defining conversation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in The Hague, the...

Israel–Iran Ceasefire: The Illusion of an Imposed Calm

The Israel–Iran ceasefire, announced overnight by Donald Trump with the flair of a Hollywood peacemaker, smells more like theatre than diplomacy. As a journalist...

Damascus church attack: Syria’s deadly illusion of peace

There are moments when the world must look past its abstractions, beyond ceasefires, summits, and slogans, and confront the stark truth: evil has not...

Nuclear tensions and global chaos: what you missed this weekend

Nuclear tensions flared dramatically this weekend, redrawing the geopolitical map in just a few hours. In a rapid and highly controversial operation, the United...

UAE Artificial Intelligence Investments: Gulf Leadership in the AI Race

The 20th century belonged to oil. The 21st will belong to AI. And nowhere is the economic war over artificial intelligence more fiercely contested...

North Korea launches 10 rockets near Pyongyang

North Korea launches 10 rockets near Pyongyang, marking its first military provocation since the election of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung earlier this...

Telegram billionaire Pavel Durov to Leave Fortune to 100 Children

Telegram billionaire Pavel Durov has declared his intention to leave his entire $13.9 billion fortune to the more than 100 children he claims to...

SpaceX Starship explodes during test at Starbase facility

In yet another reminder of the limits of unchecked ambition, SpaceX Starship explodes during what was described as a "routine" static fire test at...

Global Peace Index 2025: The Collapse of a Liberal Fantasy

The 2025 Global Peace Index is out, and it's an indictment of decades of Western softness, strategic incoherence, and the left's obsession with "dialogue"...

Israel-Iran conflict: military escalation reaches the point of no return

The Israel-Iran conflict has flared into open warfare, no longer confined to veiled threats or covert operations. Last night, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei posted...

Palantir helping hunt migrants: Inside the tech giant’s secretive ICE deal

When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly signed a new $30 million contract with Palantir Technologies in April 2025, few outside tech or...