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Pakistan urges restraint as US-Iran ceasefire collapses
Pakistan urged both the United States and Iran to honor a fragile ceasefire memorandum after a second consecutive night of strikes and counterstrikes collapsed a nearly three-week-old truce, with regi
Trump Spain Trade Threat Sinks IBEX-35 2.7%
Trump's threat to cut off all trade with Spain over NATO spending and Iran policy disputes sent the country's IBEX-35 down 2.7% and widened its bond risk premium, raising the specter of a collision wi
ASEAN foreign ministers to hold meeting with Myanmar counterpart at weekend
ASEAN foreign ministers will meet informally with Myanmar's counterpart in Bangkok on July 12, Thailand and Vietnam announced, as the army-backed government in Naypyitaw pushes to end its isolation wi
China submarine missile test targets US, experts say
China launched a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a submarine into the South Pacific, landing in a nuclear-free zone China itself ratified — a test experts read as a direct message to Washington
Philippines rejects Chinese scholars' Batanes claim
Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on July 9 rejected as 'baseless' and 'ludicrous' Chinese scholars' assertions that Batanes, the Philippines' northernmost island province near Taiwan,
Australia ends uranium stalemate with India
Australia and India signed a uranium export agreement in Melbourne during PM Modi's visit, ending a decade-long stalemate over nuclear sales that had been stalled by proliferation concerns.
US, Iran Trade Attacks as Ceasefire Strains Further
The US and Iran exchanged attacks for a second straight day, with the US striking roughly 90 military targets in Iran and Iran's IRGC hitting US-linked bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, as mediators
China's SLBM Test Edges Toward Permanent Sea-Based Deterrence
China's July 6 Pacific SLBM test was less about the missile itself than about demonstrating that Beijing is steadily building the operational foundation for a credible, permanent sea-based nuclear det
Ukraine drones strike Russian oil facilities, set tankers ablaze
Ukrainian drones struck Russian oil facilities across multiple regions Thursday and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov, widening a campaign that has triggered fuel shortages and rationing i
Taiwan takes lawmakers on Coast Guard patrol near China
Taiwan's Coast Guard hosted seven foreign lawmakers aboard patrol ship PP-10081 for a 90-minute tour around the Kinmen islands on July 9, pushing back against Beijing's expanding maritime patrols near
Trump Swaps to Old Air Force One Mid-Flight From Turkey
President Trump swapped from the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One to an older baby blue plane mid-trip home from a NATO summit in Turkey, reviving scrutiny over security gaps in the $400 million retrof
‘Double cross, first class’: Why India’s Modi wins so many foreign awards
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the newly-created "Guardian of the Blue Horizon" award during his June 27-29 visit to Seychelles, adding to a collection of more than 30 foreign accolades
Trump moves to delist Syria as terror sponsor
President Donald Trump announced he will remove Syria from the US state sponsor of terrorism list after meeting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the NATO summit in Turkiye, with the change taking e
Trump Calls Japan 'Islamic Republic' in Missile Gaffe to Zelensky
President Trump told Ukrainian President Zelensky in Ankara that 'the Islamic Republic of Japan' fired 111 missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln, apparently conflating Japan with Iran during remarks on
Trump, South Korea's Lee agree to deepen shipbuilding ties
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey on July 7, agreeing to deepen military shipbuilding cooperation and continue workin
India’s PM Winds Up Visit to Indonesia, Hails ‘New Avenues’ For Cooperation
Prime Minister Modi concluded a three-day Indonesia visit with 14 bilateral agreements and a significant BrahMos missile contract, cementing India-Indonesia defense ties and positioning New Delhi as a
U.S. Strikes Iran Near Hormuz for 2nd Day
The U.S. military struck Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday for the second consecutive day, with officials framing the operation as an effort to stop Iran from attacking commercial
Russia denounces NATO decision to provide military aid to Ukraine
Russia denounced NATO's summit decisions to provide €70 billion in military aid to Ukraine for 2026, with Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warning the alliance's choices could trigger a 'c
Trump Hands Zelensky Wins at NATO Summit
Trump's NATO summit meeting with Zelensky produced diplomatic outcomes The Hill framed as major wins for Ukraine with Putin 'on the ropes,' while the New York Times flagged cautionary lessons from oth
Maine Dems Embraced Platner Despite Nazi Tattoo, Rants
Graham Platner, now Maine's Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, denied an on-the-record rape allegation this week despite a pattern of pre-existing red flags — a Nazi tattoo, social media rants, and rumor
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