Trump ditches extravagant Qatar-gifted jet to fly home from NATO summit over security concerns: report
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Inside NATO's extraordinary 48 hours that revealed Trump's grip on global diplomacy
For 48 hours in Ankara, Turkey, it felt as though the world was moving on Donald Trump's timetable.
· Steve Sedgwick
Colombia's president-elect vows to dismantle FARC conflict tribunal
Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) President Judge Alejandro Ramelli Arteaga gives an interview in Bogota, Colombia, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
· Astrid Su Rez
Local official confirms strikes targeted naval site in Iran's Korarak
Jets targeted the naval military zone in the southern Iranian city of Konarak after two explosions were heard in the area, according to governor Mohammad Younes Haqqani, IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.
· Middleeasteye
How a Bendigo butcher became the first Indigenous Military Cross recipient
Fri 10 Jul 2026 at 6:42am
· Lily Nothling
US, Japan, And South Korea Push SMR Exports For "Energy Security Needs"
The American nuclear buildout is not just about the climate or powering data centers. It's a geopolitical war against the export of nuclear technology from Russia and China, mixed with a new demand for national energy security.
· Tyler Durden
Calm returns to financial markets as oil eases
Financial markets calmed in the wait to see what will come next and after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the Iran war. The local sharemarket is likely to do the same when it opens on Friday.
· Staff reporters
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 7/9/2026
Stocks rose, and oil prices eased as financial markets calmed a day after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.
· The Associated Press
IRNA says Bushehr military site hit by US-Israel strike, denies reports of Bandar Abbas explosions
Citing a Bushehr official, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported that a military site on the outskirts of Bushehr province was hit by a US-Israeli projectile, adding that the explosion sound in the city was caused by the air defence response.
· Middleeasteye
Asian allies build up missile production as US stockpile dwindles
The first Australian-manufactured Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles are test fired at the Woomera Range Complex on April 9. (Australian Department of Defence)
· SHAUN TURTON, Contributing writer
Trump's new Iran threats could mean all-out war but there are options
Fri 10 Jul 2026 at 5:26am
· Matthew Doran
Erdogan gifts revolvers to Nato leaders, prompting customs and security questions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave Nato leaders personalised revolvers with live ammunition after a summit in Ankara, prompting several governments to navigate customs and security procedures, Reuters reported.
· Middleeasteye
NATO selects Anduril’s Lattice platform for next-generation air command and control
Anduril has secured its first contract with NATO to provide its Lattice software for the alliance’s Enhanced Air Command and Control (eAirC2) Data Platform initiative, the US defense technology company announced on Wednesday. The contract was one of three awarded.
· ANNA AHRONHEIM
How Türkiye went from problem child to power broker in NATO
By Mishel Bychkova, Vice-President, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Moscow)
· RT
Escalating conflict 'won't work well' for Iran, US envoy to Israel Mike Huckabee says
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he’s had no updates on the prospects of a return to the heavy US strikes on Iran seen in the early months of the war, but it won’t “work well” for Tehran, the ambassador told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
· SAM HALPERN
Greece says US selling F-35s to Erdogan is concerning, demands security guarantees from Ankara
Greece has voiced its strongest public concerns yet over the possibility that the Trump administration could pave the way for Turkey’s return to the F-35 fighter jet program, warning that advanced American weapons should not be used against fellow NATO allies.
· AMICHAI STEIN
Lebanon pilot zone to launch in coming days, US official says
The first so-called pilot zone in Lebanon, in which the Lebanese army will assume control of an area now occupied by Israeli forces, will launch in "a matter of days," with further zones being mapped out and planned, a US official said on Thursday.
· REUTERS
Trump's message about Turkey goes beyond F-35s, shows new balance in Mediterranean - analysis
US President Donald Trump did not announce in Ankara on Tuesday that the United States would sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. He did something more important: alongside Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the opening of the NATO summit, he explained why, from his perspective, opposition to the deal was no longer self-evident.
· ANNA BARSKY
How Beijing 'tripled the size of its nuclear arsenal' in six years
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· Allyson Horn
The 107-year-old rule at the heart of a legal bid to block a new childcare centre
As the Spanish flu pandemic raged and soldiers returned home from World War I, a plot of land in Burke Road, Camberwell, was sold off under strict conditions.
· Rachael Ward
Haredi leadership and Netanyahu are facing the same dilemma - opinion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking fire for overpromising. At the start of the war, he pledged “total victory,” and at least a slice of his electorate now feels let down by that promise – all the more so in light of recent events in Iran and Lebanon.
· ARI TATARKA
Likely new British PM Burnham says UK ‘needs to do better’ on Gaza
The UK’s likely incoming prime minister and Labour MP Andy Burnham apologised that his party “didn’t get it right” in its response to Israel’s war in Gaza and pledged stronger action against Israel if he takes power.
· Middleeasteye
Air Force One swap was ‘distraction and misdirection’ to keep Trump safe: White House
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· Caitlin Doornbos
Lebanese army to control 'pilot zone' in area occupied by Israeli forces, US official says
The first so-called “pilot zone” in Lebanon, in which the Lebanese army will assume control of an area currently occupied by Israeli forces, will launch in a “matter of days”, with further zones being mapped out and planned, a US official said on Thursday.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 10 people in 24 hours despite ‘ceasefire’
Multiple Israeli attacks have killed at least 10 people in Gaza in 24 hours as violence persists despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire”, according to medical sources.
· Al Jazeera Staff
"Results Were Tempered": Pepsi Blames US Snack Slump On Cash-Strapped Consumers
PepsiCo blamed the second-quarter slowdown in its North American food unit on consumers tightening their belts. The period was marked by elevated pump prices tied to the US-Iran war, a squeeze that hit lower-income households the hardest and weighed on discretionary snack and beverage purchases.
· Tyler Durden
Laundering human capital: The reckless amnesty bills and their debasement of the Torah - opinion
Every citizen who sends their loved ones into the hell of the battlefield should understand one thing: put your children in the right societal uniform – white shirt, black pants – and they will have in their hands an instant, legal, institutionalized, fast-tracked exemption from military duty and from the call to ar…
· OFRA LIFSHITZ
Putin rejects peace talks and prepares to escalate war after Ukrainian strikes - report
President Vladimir Putin is rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters, with Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russia's oil refineries and ports strengthening his resolve to keep fighting for now.
· REUTERS
Two Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli drone strike near Khan Younis
Two Palestinians were killed in Gaza and others wounded on Thursday when an Israeli drone struck a group of civilians west of Khan Younis, Wafa news reported, citing medical sources.
· Middleeasteye
Iran targets US military sites in Gulf as Israel warns it could 'strike again'
Fri 10 Jul 2026 at 3:18am
· Anna Cox
Turkish president’s ‘unusual’ gift to Nato leaders: 1 revolver, 6 bullets
Bring it home? Leave it in Turkey? Their delegations puzzled over what to do with the gun and live ammunition from Erdogan
· Agence France-Presse
Turkish president’s ‘unusual’ gift to Nato leaders: 1 revolver, 6 bullets
Bring it home? Leave it in Turkey? Their delegations puzzled over what to do with the gun and live ammunition from Erdogan
· Agence France-Presse
US launches new airstrikes against Iran hours after Trump threatens to escalate
Iran responds by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accusing US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant
· William Christou
Israel ready for more war on Iran should Trump ask for backup, sources tell The Post
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· Caitlin Doornbos
IDF conducts at least four strikes in 72 hours in Gaza Strip, kills PIJ commander
The IDF killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Rashid Al-Qadhi on Wednesday in a targeted strike in the southern Gaza Strip, the military announced Thursday.
· MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
"Deepening Dark Trend" Emerges On Hormuz As Ship Traffic Slows
The US military has struck Iranian targets for a second straight day, while Tehran has responded with ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and even faraway Jordan. While our overnight wrap focused on the latest war developments, the focus here is what energy traders are watching most …
· Tyler Durden
Netanyahu: Israeli forces to stay in Lebanon ‘as long as need requires’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the war with Iran is not over and that he intends to keep Israeli forces in Lebanon “as long as the need requires”.
· Middleeasteye
Against Trump’s will, Iran dragging the US into a long war
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· Jessica Genauer
Netanyahu at IDF's pilot course graduation: 'With or without deal, Iran won't have nuclear weapons'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, "either with or without a deal."
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN, AMIR BOHBOT
Nato leaders surprised by Turkish president’s gift of guns after summit
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented engraved revolvers – with bullets – to his guests in Ankara, causing security concerns
· Agence France-Presse in Brussels
Greek F-16 fighter jet crash-lands at busy Zakynthos airport
A Hellenic Air Force F-16 pictured in 2025
· Bbcnews
Israel ready to attack Iran ‘with even greater force’ if needed, says defence minister
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that his country was prepared to resume military operations against Iran for “a third time if necessary”.
· Middleeasteye
Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza and says it ‘didn’t get it right’
Exclusive: PM-in-waiting says party must ‘do better’ in approach to Middle East and he will put more pressure on Israel
· Pippacrerar
‘We will never use them’: the California universities stockpiling AR-15s, grenades and submachine guns
A 2021 state law allows campus police to own military equipment for civilian safety – students fear it may be used to quash dissent
· Phoebe Huss of CalMatters
Syria regains voting rights at UN chemical weapons watchdog | The National
The world's chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday restored Syria's voting rights after a four-year suspension, pointing to a “significant change in circumstances” since the fall of Bashar Al Assad.
· Adla Massoud
Chemical weapons watchdog restores Syria’s voting rights, citing progress
The global chemical weapons’ watchdog has announced it has handed voting rights back to Syria because “concrete steps” have been taken to address outstanding issues since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Strait of Hormuz: What has happened since the US-Iran MoU on June 17?
More than three weeks after the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end their war and restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the future of passage through the vital waterway is once again under a cloud.
· Marium Ali
Trump can halt trade with Spain using law behind scrapped tariffs: Greer
Americans may not need to start panic-buying Ibérico ham — yet.
· Kevin Breuninger
Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies
Ukraine's military has shared video of a naval drone strike on a Russian tanker
· Bbcnews