EU-funded NGOs reject EU-backed peace efforts in Israel
The organisations endorsed what they described as "resistance in all its forms to occupation, apartheid and colonisation".
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Von der Leyen signs EU-Ukraine ‘drone deal’ on Kyiv visit
"This deal will bring together Ukrainian ingenuity and Europe's industrial scale".
EU extends protection for Ukrainian refugees but excludes draft evaders
The restriction applies to new applicants alone. Those already holding the status in the EU would keep it whatever their age.
Trump scraps Strait of Hormuz shipping fee for Gulf investment
US President announced the reversal a day after unveiling the levy following what he called highly productive talks with Middle Eastern leaders.
France showcases European unity with Ukraine at Macron’s final Bastille Day parade
Some 500 soldiers from the Coalition of the Willing, the grouping of nations backing Kyiv against Moscow, opened the march down the Champs-Élysées.
Europe not ready to replace American weapons, German air force chief warns
Lieutenant General Holger Neumann said Germany had no home-grown answer to the United States on advanced combat aircraft and air defence.
German interior ministry seeks sweeping new powers for domestic intelligence
Intelligence officers would no longer be limited to gathering information but could also take operational measures to disrupt perceived threats.
US strikes Iran for third consecutive night as ceasefire falters
"We're going to hit them very hard tonight," Trump said, adding that Iran could do nothing to stop it.
Coalition of the Willing agrees force for Ukraine will train in neighbouring states
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Trump tells Congress the United States has resumed its war on Iran
The notification restarted a 60-day window during which the president may deploy forces without congressional approval.
Brussels demands toll-free Hormuz as Trump imposes 20 per cent levy on cargo
The EU insisted the strait stay open without charges after US President named Washington the waterway's "guardian" and demanded a fifth of the value of all cargo.
European and NATO leaders lead tributes to Graham
His death removes a key Senate interlocutor for Europe on Russia policy, days after allies had worked alongside him at the NATO summit in Turkey.
Lindsey Graham, Trump ally and foreign-policy hawk, dies after sudden illness
A senator since 2003 and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, had secured his party's nomination in June for a fifth term.
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Italy expels Russian attachés over alleged spy ring inside its intelligence services
Tajani has dismissed any counter-measure as political retaliation rather than a decision based on evidence.
Erdogan presents NATO leaders with personalised revolvers
The gesture was accompanied by a letter from the Turkish side waiving export restrictions on the weapons.
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Poland lobbies for NATO pipeline extension to cover eastern flank
"The dual-use nature of pipelines provides the opportunity to build security for NATO's entire eastern flank, so this is also an opportunity for me and all of central…
US strikes Iran for second day as Trump declares Hormuz truce over
The US President said the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran in June was finished.
Gazprom accuses Ukraine of drone attack on gas pipeline to Turkey during NATO summit
The company said that unmanned aerial vehicles hit the Krasnodarskaya compressor station in Russia's Krasnodar region on the evening of July 7.
Erdogan urges EU not to shut Turkey out of European defence
Turkish President argued that when allies outside the EU, such as Turkey, are not fully involved in the bloc's defence plans, those plans end up sharply limited.
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NATO ends Ankara summit with arms pledges and Trump’s blessing
The 32 allies adopted the Ankara Declaration, reaffirming that "an attack on one is an attack on all" and naming Russia as a long-term threat.
NATO commits billions in military aid to Ukraine without US funding
The pledge was set out in a joint declaration issued at the close of the alliance's summit in Ankara, adopted by consensus by all 32 member states.
Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘is over’
The US president tells a NATO summit in Ankara that talks with Tehran are a waste of time, hours after the two sides trade fresh strikes.
Trump vows to halt ‘all trade’ with Spain
The country is the only NATO member not to have committed to spending 5 per cent of its gross domestic product on defence by 2035.
US launches fresh strikes on Iran over Strait of Hormuz ship attacks
The renewed bombardment is the latest exchange in a faltering ceasefire, with Washington blaming Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the strait.
Trump revives call for US control of Greenland
US President said the Danish autonomous territory "should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark".
Von der Leyen and Rutte urge more European NATO to cut US reliance
Twenty-three of the EU's 27 member states are also NATO members, though the two organisations remain formally separate.
Kremlin spokesman admits ‘special military operation’ has become ‘a real war’
Russian domestic law and state media have largely avoided the term “war” for the conflict, with critics of that framing facing prosecution under strict legislation.
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Polish row over Tusk government’s transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Polish PM had said that his government would be careful about further financial commitments to Ukraine.
Poland says US troop rotation to resume within weeks
Polish defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced the move at a defence industry event in Bydgoszcz, northern Poland.
Russia bears the brunt as Ukraine war casualties pass two million
Combined Russian and Ukrainian casualties have exceeded 2 million, with Russia bearing by far the heavier toll.