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A police vehicle parked near the site of the bomb blast at a cafe on al-Nasser Street in central Damascus, Syria, July 2, 2026

Bomb Kills Nine at Damascus Cafe Steps From Syria’s Palace of Justice

A bomb killed nine people and wounded 20 at a crowded cafe on al-Nasser Street in central Damascus on Thursday, meters from the Palace of Justice where trials of former Assad-era officials

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iran Buries Khamenei as 20 Million Mourn and World Signals Who Stands With Tehran

The funeral that began Friday in Tehran is Iran's first public answer to the strike that killed Khamenei in February: a seven-day ceremony drawing 20 million mourners and leaders from 100 countries,

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks about Iran service fees and Strait of Hormuz transit charges

Iran Recast Its Hormuz Toll as a Service Fee. The MOU Let Them.

Secretary of State Rubio said no country can charge any fee on an international waterway. Iran's parliament had already answered: legislation passed weeks before the MOU's ink was dry called Hormuz charges

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vessels anchored near Oman's Musandam Peninsula at the Strait of Hormuz during the June 2026 Iran-US escalation

Two Ships Hit, Five Days of Strikes: How the US-Iran Ceasefire Nearly Collapsed Before Doha

An Iranian drone hit the Singapore-flagged M/V Ever Lovely on June 25, triggering the most dangerous five-day exchange of the ceasefire period. US aircraft struck Iranian sites twice, Iran hit US bases

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A Palestinian child stands on rubble of a destroyed building near the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza City, July 1, 2026

Over 1,000 Palestinians Killed Since Gaza Ceasefire Began, Hamas Says, as Israel’s Violations Pass 3,500

Eight months after a ceasefire was supposed to end the killing in Gaza, Hamas documents 3,503 Israeli violations and 1,059 deaths since October 2025. The figures add a cumulative ledger to a

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Palestinian child stands amid rubble destroyed building near al-Shati refugee camp western Gaza City July 1 2026

Over 1,000 Palestinians Killed Since Gaza Ceasefire Began, Hamas Says, as Israel’s Violations Pass 3,500

Eight months after a ceasefire was supposed to end the killing in Gaza, Hamas documents 3,503 Israeli violations and 1,059 deaths since October 2025. The figures add a cumulative ledger to a

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian displaying the memorandum of understanding signed to end the 2026 Iran-US war

The Strategic Consequences of Iran–U.S. War

Iran emerged from the 2026 war not as a defeated state but as one with growing leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical energy chokepoint. In this guest essay,

July 3, 2026

Guest Essays·News·Opinion

Woman walks past Tehran billboard of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ahead of state funeral, June 30, 2026

Trump Says Iran’s Denuclearization Is ‘Moving Along Well.’ The Talks Covered Shipping Fees.

President Trump said 'the denuclearization of Iran is moving along well' after July 1 talks in Doha. The technical discussions focused on the Strait of Hormuz and $6 billion in frozen Iranian

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Supercomputer infrastructure as China's LineShine tops the TOP500 rankings at ISC 2026

China’s LineShine Tops World Supercomputer Rankings With All-Domestic CPU Design

China's LineShine became the world's fastest supercomputer at ISC 2026, posting 2.198 exaflops with an entirely domestic CPU design containing no American components — the first machine to clear two exaflops in

July 3, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Kim Jong Un at the commissioning ceremony of North Korea's first guided-missile destroyer the Choe Hyon at Nampho port

North Korea Commissions Its First Destroyer as Kim Pledges 12-Warship Nuclear Fleet

North Korea commissioned its first-ever guided-missile destroyer, the 5,000-ton Choe Hyon, at Nampho on June 23. Kim Jong Un called it the end of 70 years of naval stagnation and pledged a

July 3, 2026

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Bomb Kills Nine at Damascus Cafe Steps From Syria’s Palace of Justice

Iran Buries Khamenei as 20 Million Mourn and World Signals Who Stands With Tehran

Iran Recast Its Hormuz Toll as a Service Fee. The MOU Let Them.

Two Ships Hit, Five Days of Strikes: How the US-Iran Ceasefire Nearly Collapsed Before Doha

Over 1,000 Palestinians Killed Since Gaza Ceasefire Began, Hamas Says, as Israel’s Violations Pass 3,500

Over 1,000 Palestinians Killed Since Gaza Ceasefire Began, Hamas Says, as Israel’s Violations Pass 3,500

The Strategic Consequences of Iran–U.S. War

Trump Says Iran’s Denuclearization Is ‘Moving Along Well.’ The Talks Covered Shipping Fees.

China’s LineShine Tops World Supercomputer Rankings With All-Domestic CPU Design

North Korea Commissions Its First Destroyer as Kim Pledges 12-Warship Nuclear Fleet

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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