US says China gave only hours’ warning before Pacific submarine missile launch
Washington says Beijing’s notification of launch fell short of expected standard followed by other established nuclear powers
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Washington says Beijing’s notification of launch fell short of expected standard followed by other established nuclear powers
· Teresa Elena Frontado
Oil prices rise after Trump remarks on Iran ceasefire
Oil prices rose worldwide after Trump suggested ending the ceasefire with Iran during remarks at the Nato summit in Ankara.
· Middleeasteye
Top Legal Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Stepping Down Nearly a Year Before Completing Term
The senior legal counsel to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — the principal military adviser to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — is stepping down nearly a year before his term is over, the latest in an exodus of the military’s top leaders and lawyers over the last 18 months.
· Raquel Rutledge
Trump’s tariff war pushes Brazil’s trade towards China as US share hits record low
Trading report lands as USTR weighs extra 25 per cent levy and Flavio Bolsonaro tells hearing that Lula ‘licks China’s boots’
· Igor Patrick
Trump’s tariff war pushes Brazil’s trade towards China as US share hits record low
Trading report lands as USTR weighs extra 25 per cent levy and Flavio Bolsonaro tells hearing that Lula ‘licks China’s boots’
· Igor Patrick
Nato summit delivers unity and billions in defence deals, Rutte says
Secretary general says allies are strengthening the alliance after agreeing to higher spending, amid continued pressure from Trump
· Seong Hyeon Choi
Nato summit delivers unity and billions in defence deals, Rutte says
Secretary general says allies are strengthening the alliance after agreeing to higher spending, amid continued pressure from Trump
· Seong Hyeon Choi
Trump's European allies add distance on Iran following testy NATO summit
The Iran war has reignited and the U.S. may need European allies more than ever, but President Donald Trump left a NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday without announcing any new commitments from the defense alliance to assist with the conflict.
· Kevin Breuninger, Leonie Kidd
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Expanded ties with NATO require strategic balanceNuanced diplomatic approaches needed with Russia in mind
· Kim Han-joo
Trump says Iran strikes were retaliation for ship attacks
Trump says the latest US strikes on Iran were carried out in retaliation for what he described as Iran's bombing of ships a day earlier.
· Middleeasteye
Trump Rejects New Russia Sanctions at NATO Summit Filled With Big Spending and Big Emotions
ANKARA – NATO’s annual leaders’ meetings have become exercises in pleasing U.S. President Donald Trump, or at least to buy time for the alliance’s European members and Canada to prepare for a world in which Washington is no longer the cornerstone of their security.
· Charlie Hancock
US says China gave only hours' notice before submarine missile test
China only gave the United States a few hours' notice on July 6 that it was going to test-launch a ballistic missile and gave insufficient detail, a State Department official said on Wednesday.
· REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
EU Aviation Safety Agency loosens restrictions on flights to Israel
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency lowered its aviation risk classification for Israel and parts of the Middle East Wednesday, replacing its high-risk conflict zone advisory with a medium-level Information Note.
· KELLY HARTOG/JTA
US launches new strikes on Iran after Trump vows to hit ‘hard’
The US president had earlier said the ceasefire was ‘over’, after Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
· Agence France-Presse
US launches new strikes on Iran after Trump vows to hit ‘hard’
The US president had earlier said the ceasefire was ‘over’, after Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
· Agence France-Presse
Trump declares Iran ceasefire 'over.' So what happens now?
President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to unleash more military strikes against Iran during a two-day NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, where he said Iranian attacks signaled the end of the ceasefire. (AP Video by Nathan Ellgren)
· Will Weissert
Von der Leyen and Costa gifted guns by Erdoğan at NATO summit
BRUSSELS — Top European leaders attending a NATO summit in Ankara were given engraved pistols and live ammunition as a leaving gift.
· Gabriel Gavin
Burnham's last potential rival Al Carns rules out leadership bid
Former Defence Minister Al Carns has said he will not stand for the Labour leadership and urged his party to get behind Andy Burnham.
· Bbcnews
What the Iran war has revealed about Brics+
Those arguing that the conflict has exposed the grouping as a failure misunderstand its role
· Burak Elmali
What the Iran war has revealed about Brics+
Those arguing that the conflict has exposed the grouping as a failure misunderstand its role
· Burak Elmali
US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war is ‘over’
Attacks on three locations across Iran came after three tankers in the strait of Hormuz were targeted on Tuesday
· Nadeembadshah
Nato chief tells BBC that Trump comments are like 'family argument'
Nato, the cornerstone of Western nations' defence, is stronger than ever. That's according to its Secretary General Mark Rutte who was speaking to the BBC at the alliance's summit in Ankara.
· Bbcnews
US launches more strikes on Iran with blasts reported in south of country
Trump said the new strikes were "retribution for yesterday's bombing of ships by Iran" in the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane
· Bbcnews
Trump says US will give Ukraine license to produce Patriot defense systems
ANKARA, Turkey — US President Donald Trump said at a NATO summit Wednesday in Turkey that the US will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems to counter missile attacks from Russia in their more than four-year war, a huge coup for Kyiv which has long requested the technology.
· Associated Press
Former rebel turned government ally proposes a path to peace for Sudan
A former rebel fighter now allied with the Sudanese government has proposed a new path forward for ending Sudan’s civil war and establishing a democratic government.
· Rached El-Moctar
More nukes, more NATO: Will Macron’s makeover of French defense last?
ANKARA, Turkey — Emmanuel Macron left his last NATO summit without a bang — fitting for a president for whom fiscal constraints and the prospect of a far-right successor threaten his defense legacy.
· Laura Kayali
Trump trashes NATO at latest gathering before a message of 'love'
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· Sbsaustralia
US says conducting new wave of strikes on Iran as ceasefire falters
The United States military has said it is conducting another wave of strikes on Iran, a day after launching another round of attacks.
· Al Jazeera
Starmer gifted gun and ammunition by Turkish president at Nato
Sir Keir's revolver has not been brought back to the UK
· Bbcnews
US military launches fresh strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live
Iranian state media report explosions in several locations hours after Donald Trump threatened further military action at Nato summit
· Nadeembadshah
US military launches another wave of strikes on Iran
Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 6:30am
Stocks drop worldwide; Oil spikes, Telstra hit by fresh faults
Shaky trading in global markets after escalating strikes in the war with Iran and a spike in oil prices is expected to further rattle Australia’s sharemarket when it opens.
· Staff reporters
[Ozgur Ozel] The Turkey NATO needs
When NATO leaders arrived in Ankara for their annual summit this week, they would be meeting in a country whose strategic importance is unquestioned, but whose democratic foundations are fracturing. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has governed Turkey for more than two decades — longer than any elected leader in the history of …
· Korea Herald
US bombing Iran for 2nd straight day after Trump declares cease-fire ‘over’ for ‘sick’ regime
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· Victor Nava
Civil war erupts as Indigenous tribe moves to ban fishing in coastal California enclave
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· Zain Khan
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 7/8/2026
Oil prices rose, and stock markets dropped in shaky trading worldwide after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.
· The Associated Press
Trump flies home in an old Air Force One after Iran strikes
Airforce One sits on the tarmac before U.S. President Donald Trump departs following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
· Michelle L Price
Navy discovers cargo plane wreckage
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Gaza’s World Cup screenings – in pictures
View image in fullscreenPalestinians watch the World Cup match between Egypt and Iran among the widespread destruction caused by Israel’s continuing war in GazaPhotograph: Mohammed M Skaik/Jna Press/Nexpher/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenFootball fans supporting Egypt gather for the Argenti…
· Joanna Ruck
‘The boy who cried wolf’: NATO allies take Trump’s bluster in stride at crunch summit
ANKARA, Turkey — European allies did their best to put Donald Trump in a good mood at the NATO summit. The effort was met with mixed success — but it's no longer their top priority anyway.
· Victor Jack, Chris Lunday, Felicia Schwartz
Devastating Cuba: The American Empire is declining, and trying to drag everyone down with it
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
· RT
Trump's Iran endgame slips further out of reach | The National
The resumption of US military action against Iran, and President Donald Trump's warning that more strikes might be coming, highlight how control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the fundamental sticking point in ending the conflict.
· Jihan Abdalla
California colleges reveal military weapons stockade
A University of California campus police officer pushes a pro-Palestinian protester away from a moving San Diego Sheriff’s bus carrying arrested protesters at UC San Diego, May 6, 2024, in San Diego. (Adriana Heldiz/CalMatters via AP)
NATO Secretary General Rutte says disputes between members show 'democratic strength'
Disputes between US President Donald Trump and other NATO leaders showed the alliance's democratic strength and should serve as a lesson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday after a summit in Ankara.
· REUTERS
Consumer Credit Unexpectedly Shrinks For The First Time Since 2024 As Credit Card Rates Jump
After two consecutive outsized jumps in consumer credit in the months of March and April, when gas prices surged and inflation resumed its track higher, lifting most prices as a result of the war in Iran, moments ago the Fed published its latest consumer credit (G.19) report for the month of May and it was a doozy: …
· Tyler Durden
Millionaire SoCal enclave goes to war over sprawling ‘beach living rooms’
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· Katie Jerkovich
Japan PM misses chance for European diplomacy by skipping NATO summit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not attend the NATO summit held July 7-8 in Turkey. (Nikkei montage. Source photos by Reuters and Kyodo)
· Staff Writer
Five key takeaways from the NATO summit in Ankara
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit has come to a close in Turkiye’s capital.
· Fiona Kelliher
Atmosphere in Iran remains highly charged after Ayatollah’s funeral and escalation of grievances with US
World is witnessing a turning point, says ministry spokesperson, as Iran seeks to assert independence amid rising tensions
· Patrickwintour