Spain plays down Trump’s trade embargo threat, saying there is ‘no tension’
US president threatened to cut off trade with Spain over its defence policy, but Madrid says relations are ‘calm’ and ‘positive’
· Xiaofei Xu
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Spain plays down Trump’s trade embargo threat, saying there is ‘no tension’
US president threatened to cut off trade with Spain over its defence policy, but Madrid says relations are ‘calm’ and ‘positive’
· Xiaofei Xu
Nearly 40% of Israelis feel Iran won war with US, INSS survey finds
Nearly 40% of Israelis believe Iran won the war against the United States, according to a survey conducted between June 16 and June 22 by the Institute for National Security Studies and published last week.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Bin tactics. At times like these, only a Zia perma-rage defence of Nige will do | John Crace
Reform keeps Tice on the bench, sending in attack specialist Yusuf in effort to take back control as byelection stunt unravels
· Johncrace
Trump lashes out at NATO allies for not supporting the US war in Iran
As a key NATO summit takes place in Turkey, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at his country’s allies for failing to support the US during its war in Iran.
· AfricaNews
EU Parliament backs Poland in Nazi collaborators row with Ukraine
The European Parliament has rebuked Kiev over its decision to rename an elite military unit after World War II-era Nazi collaborators, a move that has fueled a weeks-long diplomatic row with Poland.
· RT
Rahm Emanuel warns Israel has become a 'territorial pariah'
Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel speaks in Tel Aviv University, Israel , Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
· Melanie Lidman
Trump Greenlights Patriot Missile Production In Ukraine, Praises Deep Strikes Into Russia
President Trump just prior to entering the Oval Office vowed to quickly achieve peace in the Russia-Ukraine war, which is currently in its fifth year. The MAGA base got energized by Trump's earlier repeat statements that he'd bring peace to major global flashpoints and hotspots, but instead of anti-interventionism h…
· Tyler Durden
China’s Xi Jinping calls for innovation system overhaul to beat global tech rivals
‘Seize historical opportunities’, the president says as China’s highest scientific honour goes to lithium battery and military radar trailblazers
· Xinlu Liang
Xi calls for innovation system overhaul to beat China’s global tech rivals
‘Seize historical opportunities’, the president says as China’s highest scientific honour goes to lithium battery and military radar trailblazers
· Xinlu Liang
Why lithium battery and radar pioneers won China’s top science award
Chen Liquan and Ben De recognised for advances in solid-state energy storage and military aviation defence
· Dannie Peng
Why lithium battery and radar pioneers won China’s top science award
Chen Liquan and Ben De recognised for advances in solid-state energy storage and military aviation defence
· Dannie Peng
IMF sees world economy growing just 3% this year amid Iran war
The outlook is weighed down by the Iran war but helped by AI and other technologies
· Associated Press
IMF sees world economy growing just 3% this year amid Iran war
The outlook is weighed down by the Iran war but helped by AI and other technologies
· Associated Press
Make no mistake: Hormuz wars are about Iran nuclear weapons future threat - analysis
Make no mistake, the latest battles between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz are about nuclear weapons.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Trump says US will give Patriot missile license to Ukraine during Zelensky NATO meeting
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will give a license to Ukraine for Patriot missiles, as he said both Russia and Ukraine want to see the war settled.
· REUTERS
Iranian strikes violated MoU with US, ceasefire talks to continue, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he believed Iranian strikes on US bases in the Gulf violated the Memorandum of Understanding with the US, and that Iran had been mistaken to carry them out, but added that he understood meetings as part of the 60-day ceasefire between Iran and the United States…
· REUTERS
Sara Duterte threats vs Marcos justified, defense says. Are they really?
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· Jairo Bolledo
The Plumbing For Vast Defense Spending Needs To Be Set Up
By Michael Every of Rabobank
· Tyler Durden
Defense claims Sara Duterte’s grave threats are justified | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
· grabaya0376
NATO summit day two: Trump, defense push, arms to Ukraine and threats to Iran (As it happened)
NATO leaders have reconvened in Ankara for the second and final day of the US-led military bloc’s annual summit, with efforts to project unity overshadowed by persistent disagreements over defense spending, as well as the Russia-Ukraine and Iran conflicts.
· RT
NATO allies reaffirm ‘ironclad’ collective defense commitment despite Trump threats
ANKARA, Turkey — NATO allies pledged their commitment to collective defense in a declaration ending their summit Wednesday, despite repeated warnings by U.S. President Donald Trump not to come to Europe's help in the event of an attack and renewing his threat to take over Greenland.
· Laura Kayali, Chris Lunday
A timeline of the Iran war and talks aimed at ending it
A group of people stands in shallow water as a cargo ship appears anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
· Cara Anna
Police search fmr. Brazilian president Bolsonaro house after suspecting weapons, ammunition inside
The Brazilian Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a search of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's house, where he is serving house arrest.
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN
Israel must reject permanent US military bases on its soil - opinion
Absolutely not. That must be the immediate, unequivocal, and stern response from the State of Israel if and when any formal request to relocate American military bases or assets from other countries in the region to Israel is made by the US Central Command.
· ILAN POMERANC
Trump floats Ukraine Patriot production license ahead of Zelenskyy meeting
ANKARA — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would discuss with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy giving Kyiv a license to produce Patriot air defense systems, floating the idea ahead of a bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara.
· Chris Lunday, Felicia Schwartz
Timeline: 20 years of Hamas rule in Gaza, from election to political exit
Following 20 years of governance shaped by a suffocating siege, deeply entrenched political divisions, and relentless military conflict, Hamas has officially dissolved its Government Emergency Committee in the Gaza Strip, a body that effectively ran the Palestinian territory.
· Mohammad Mansour
Lee says S. Korea hopes to expand cooperation with Romania beyond defense sector
ANKARA, July 8 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung held a summit with Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Wednesday and said Seoul seeks to expand bilateral cooperation beyond the defense industry.
· Park Boram
Syria in tough balancing act as it tightens security after Damascus blasts
Damascus, Syria – Authorities have tightened security across Damascus following a series of bomb blasts that have shaken the Syrian capital and tested the limits of the country’s transitional government.
· Obaida Hitto
Iran signals defiance as Trump fumes over Strait of Hormuz strikes
Tehran, Iran – Iran has insisted on exercising control in the Strait of Hormuz after another flare-up of attacks that prompted United States President Donald Trump to lash out against Iranian leaders.
· Maziar Motamedi
Renewed Middle East conflict will buffet world economy, IMF warns
BRUSSELS — Renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East would hurt growth and stoke inflation, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday, as a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. threatens to fall apart after fresh military strikes on both sides.
· Kathryn Carlson
IMF warns Iran war energy shock is cooling global growth as oil prices jump
Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
· Paul Wiseman
IMF revises up S. Korea's economic growth outlook as chips offset war impact
SEJONG, July 8 (Yonhap) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday revised up its growth forecast for South Korea in 2026 to 2.6 percent, as strong global demand for memory chips offset the negative impact of the Middle East war.
· Kang Yoon-seung
Less pain at the petrol pump, but more pain is coming on grocery bills
Food prices are likely to continue climbing as the fallout from the war against Iran ripples from farms through to the nation’s grocery distribution system, the Reserve Bank’s chief economist has warned, as the International Monetary Fund cautions the fallout from the Middle East is not over yet.
· Shane Wright
'Want our normal lives back': Bahrain, Kuwait residents distressed by Iran attacks
MANAMA, Bahrain — People in Bahrain and Kuwait awoke on Wednesday to the now familiar sound of warning sirens and explosions in the distance, as Iranian strikes again dashed hopes of a return to normalcy.
· Agence France-Presse
Trump says interim accord to end war is ‘over’ after Iranian strikes
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· Jee Geronimo
Lebanon's military court approves release of Fadel Chaker on bail | The National
Lebanon's military court has approved the release of singer-turned-militant Fadel Chaker on bail despite still being under investigation for his alleged involvement in clashes with the Lebanese army.
· Jamie Prentis
WATCH: Palace: Millions of votes do not protect Duterte from impeachment trial
The number of votes received by Vice President Sara Duterte in the 2022 national elections does not shield her from the impeachable offenses she allegedly committed, Malacañang said on July 8, 2026. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro issued the statement after Duterte's defense team argued that the impeachment proce…
· The Manila Times
Futures Slide, Oil Jumps After Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Over
Markets are on the backfoot this morning with equity futures and macro credit under pressure, bond yields spiking, the USD higher, and oil jumping after President Trump thrust geopolitical risks back into focus by declaring the ceasefire between the US and Iran to be over calling it “a waste of time” after the US la…
· Tyler Durden
‘You’re playing with fire,’ RT editor-in-chief warns Europe (FULL INTERVIEW)
Europe is “playing with fire” as it assists Ukraine in strikes deep into Russia, RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan has said, warning Kiev’s Western backers that Moscow may have no other choice other than to respond with force.
· RT
Pakistan military says insurgents killed 18 abducted policemen and 11 soldiers in separate attacks
This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
Heroic Navy vet dad killed running into blazing house to save son, 10 — not realizing boy was safe
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· Chris Bradford
NATO Chief Backs Renewed US Strikes On Iran As 'Absolutely Necessary'
Even if most individual NATO members are still reluctant to jump on board Trump's Iran war, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is busy praising American military action there amid the annual summit in Ankara.
· Tyler Durden
China eyes Russian submarine rescue expertise in Yellow Sea naval drills
Joint exercise reveals deepening military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow while sending signal to Washington and its regional allies
· Amber Wang
China eyes Russian submarine rescue expertise in Yellow Sea naval drills
Joint exercise reveals deepening military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow while sending signal to Washington and its regional allies
· Amber Wang
Hong Kong survivors push to close ‘consent loophole’ in reforms to sex crime laws
Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women and survivor group We Are X say ‘genuine but mistaken belief’ defence must be restricted
· Jess Ma
Hong Kong survivors push to close ‘consent loophole’ in reforms to sex crime laws
Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women and survivor group We Are X say ‘genuine but mistaken belief’ defence must be restricted
· Jess Ma
Senate Defense Bill Would Establish Fund For Government To Buy Into Private Companies
Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Charlie Kirk assassination live updates: Defense attorneys question DNA evidence
The weeklong preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk has entered its second day. Prosecutors aim to show that they have enough evidence against Tyler Robinson to proceed to a trial.
Trump declares ceasefire with Iran over during angry broadside at Nato summit
President calls Iranian leadership ‘scum’, rails against alliance, repeats demand for Greenland and threatens Spain
· Dan Sabbagh