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ISIS: A Premature Autopsy?

ISIS: A Premature Autopsy?
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The caliphate in Iraq and Syria may have been destroyed, but ISIS is far from defeated.

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European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde on a podium speaking to reporters

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's meeting, in Frankfurt, Germany June 11, 2026.

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European bank hikes interest rates as Iran war hits pricesThe European Central Bank became the first G7 central bank today to raise interest rates to counter the economic fallout from inflation induced by the war in Iran. In its first rate hike since 2023, the central bank raised interest rates by a quarter point to 2.25%. Higher prices are [...]
Mock up display at Paris Air Show of the FCAS aircraft

Mock up display at Paris Air Show of the FCAS aircraft, the Future Combat Air System a Next-Generation Weapon System NGWS and a New Generation Fighter NGF planned as a sixth-generation jet fighter in development from Dassault aviation, Airbus and Indra Sistemas in partnership and support of the French, German and Spanish Air Force.

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France and Germany scrap fighter jet plan France and Germany pulled the plug on plans to jointly build a next-generation fighter jet on Monday, a core pillar of Europe’s largest defense project. The $115.6 billion Future Combat Air System (FCAS) defense initiative was launched by Macron and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel back in 2017, but [...]
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Israel struck military targets and a petrochemical plant in Iran on Monday, defying pressure from US President Donald Trump not to respond to a wave of ballistic missile attacks by the Islamic Republic on Sunday night. The exchange marked the first direct confrontation between Israel and Iran since a ceasefire took effect in April. Iran and Israel [...]
Iran ceasefire frays
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In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer says the Iran ceasefire is “holding on by a thread” as renewed strikes and proxy attacks undermine hopes for a broader deal. [...]