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Ukraine Gets US Patriot License — But Production Won't Be Quick
Trump has granted Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missiles, though AP News cautions that implementation won't be simple or quick.
US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses Over Hormuz Control Dispute
The US-Iran ceasefire has definitively collapsed as Trump declared the truce "over" following US strikes over Strait of Hormuz disputes, with analysts projecting a return to a precarious frozen confli
Trump Names John Rich Special Envoy For Landowners
Trump appointed country singer John Rich as special envoy for American landowners, tasking him with fighting large-scale solar and wind development on farmland and ranchland — the latest celebrity pla
Graham: China Holds Key to Ending Ukraine War
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters in Kyiv that China could play a 'decisive role' pressuring Russia toward peace talks within the coming months, arguing the diplomatic path to ending the Ukra
Senators reach deal with Trump on stalled Russia sanctions bill
A bipartisan group of senators announced Friday they reached an agreement with the Trump administration on language for a Russia sanctions bill that had been stalled in Congress for more than a year.
Ukraine gets Patriot license — but production years away
Trump promised to license Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors — a right the US grants only two or three countries — but single-plant production bottlenecks and a multi-year timeline leave Ukra
Ukraine Drones Hit Russian Refineries, Azov Port
Ukrainian drone strikes on July 10, 2026 hit southern Russian oil refineries and the Azov Sea port of Taganrog, where authorities declared an emergency and evacuated residents, even as Ukraine's top g
Kuleba: Ukraine Placates Trump While Quietly Decoupling
Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Ukraine's playbook for handling Trump is to "placate and accept" what he offers while quietly building independent military capabilities — a decoup
Trump Won't Sign Housing Bill — It Becomes Law Anyway
Trump is refusing to sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in protest over the SAVE America Act, but since he's not vetoing it, the bill automatically becomes law at midnight under the
Ukraine Advances Freya Missile Shield With European Partners
Ukraine is accelerating development of its domestically produced Freya ballistic missile defense system with European partners, aiming to counter Russia’s strikes more affordably and at scale.
Senate Democrats want hearings on Trump’s crypto holdings and foreign investors
Five Senate Democrats demanded hearings into President Trump's cryptocurrency holdings and foreign investors, citing his 2025 disclosure showing roughly $1.4 billion in crypto income and a reported 49
US-Iran Strikes Escalate; Trump Says Iran Seeks Talks
Two days of escalating U.S. and Iranian strikes have spread to Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, threatening the ceasefire, as Trump said Iran requested to continue talks and Iran buried former Supreme Lead
Russia Urges Work From Home as Fuel Crisis Escalates
Russian authorities are urging residents to work from home as a fuel crisis deepens following sustained Ukrainian drone strikes on domestic refineries, forcing Moscow to ban diesel exports and prompti
Ukraine Gets Patriot License, Weapons Years Away
Trump announced at a NATO summit that the U.S. will license Ukraine to produce Patriot air-defense systems, but experts and Ukrainian officials warn that actual manufacturing would take years and like
Ukraine chokes fuel to Crimea, Russian consumers, targeting military supply
Ukraine's unmanned forces struck 19 Russian shadow tankers supplying Crimea and for the first time hit the Omsk refinery in Siberia, deepening a fuel crisis now affecting both the occupied peninsula a
Trump About-Faces on Ukraine, NATO at Turkey Summit
At the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump reversed his stance on Ukraine and NATO — while simultaneously declaring he was 'not happy' with the alliance over two unspecified failed tests.
UN: 'Lost Continuity of Knowledge' on Iran's Nuclear Programme
The UN Security Council convened on July 10, 2026 amid deep divisions over Iran's nuclear programme, with the UN's top peace affairs official warning that IAEA access has been lost since US-Israel str
Trump Licenses Ukraine to Make Patriots as Drone War Intensifies
Trump granted Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, but Ukraine's former top general warned the same day that long-range strikes alone cannot produce a decisive victory as the
Israel Envoy Claims LAF Purging Shia Over Hezbollah
Israel's ambassador to the U.S. claimed the Lebanese Armed Forces is purging Shia soldiers over their reluctance to confront Hezbollah, prompting warnings from analysts and U.S. officials that hollowi
US Icebreaker Build Echoes Cold War Missile Gap
An opinion piece argues that $6.8 billion in recent U.S. icebreaker contracts should be justified by the operational and climate realities facing Alaska's Arctic communities, not framed as a great pow
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