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Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Over After Strike Exchange
US President Donald Trump declared his interim ceasefire with Iran "over" at a NATO summit in Turkey after the two countries exchanged strikes in their worst escalation since a 14-point deal was signe
Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire 'Over' at NATO Summit
President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran "over" at the NATO summit on Wednesday, suggesting Iran might target him personally after both sides exchanged overnight strikes and the U.S. revoked a
Lithuania Joins Norway's Modular Warship Program
Lithuania signed an MoU at the July 8, 2026 NATO Summit to become the first international partner in Norway's standardised naval vessel programme, planning to buy up to four modular multi-role ships t
Australia-Fiji Treaty Spurred China's Pacific Missile Test
Anthony Albanese signed the Veitacini Treaty with Fiji during his Pacific tour, Australia's fifth regional defense pact in four years, and shortly afterward China conducted a long-range missile test i
Trump threatens Spain trade cutoff, demands Greenland at NATO
President Trump threatened to cut off all trade with Spain and renewed his demand to take over Greenland at a NATO summit in Ankara, drawing firm pushback from Spain, the EU, and Denmark.
‘There are risks’: Ex-India judge behind damning UN report on Gaza children
A retired Indian High Court judge is leading the most far-reaching UN inquiry into Israel's killing of Palestinian children in Gaza, which documented over 20,000 children deliberately killed in two ye
Khamenei Mourned in Najaf as US-Iran Strikes Resume
Thousands joined funeral processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Wednesday, as renewed US-Iran military strikes raised fears the interim ceasefire could unravel.
Russia, Ukraine trade drone strikes; three killed overnight
Russia and Ukraine traded massive overnight drone and missile barrages on July 8, 2026, with Russian strikes killing three across Ukraine while Ukrainian drones hit industrial facilities and oil tanke
Trump Attacks NATO Allies Over Iran, Spain, Greenland
Trump's three-front outburst at the NATO summit — over allied non-participation in the Iran war, Spain, and Greenland — overshadowed a meeting the source itself calls critical for the alliance's futur
Trump blasts Spain, renews Greenland bid at NATO summit
At a NATO summit in Ankara, President Trump attacked allies over his collapsed Iran ceasefire, Spain's defense spending, and Greenland, while NATO unveiled surging European military spending and fresh
Trump declares Iran ceasefire 'over' after strikes exchange
President Donald Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire 'over' at a NATO summit in Ankara, trading personal insults with Tehran after both countries exchanged strikes on military targets and shipping in
Why have US-Iran strikes resumed and what does it mean for peace?
US forces struck over 80 Iranian targets overnight while Trump declared the three-week-old peace memorandum 'over' at a NATO summit, prompting Iran's IRGC to claim retaliatory strikes on 85 US militar
AP-NORC Poll: Secular US Jews Far More Critical of Israel
An AP-NORC poll of 1,022 Jewish adults found the sharpest divides over Israel's Gaza operations run between religious and secular Jews, with unaffiliated Jews far more likely to label the campaign gen
Trump Orders US Trade Cutoff With Spain at NATO Summit
President Donald Trump used the opening of a NATO summit in Ankara to direct Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt all US trade with Spain, branding Madrid a 'terrible partner' in the alliance.
Why have half a million Russians gone bankrupt amid Ukraine war?
A European intelligence report warns that Russia's wartime spending is masking growing financial fragility, with half a million citizens declaring bankruptcy last year and corporate bad loans rising —
Trump kills Iran interim accord, calls Tehran 'scum'
President Trump declared the US-Iran interim ceasefire accord 'over' and dismissed further talks as a 'waste of time' after new US strikes on IRGC targets and a revoked oil license sent crude prices s
Selective Service Plans Skills-Based Draft Over Lottery
FOIA documents reveal the Selective Service System war-gamed a future military draft that would first conscript workers with technical skills — not run a random lottery — under a scenario involving a
U.S. Strikes 80+ Iranian Targets in Hormuz Retaliation
The U.S. struck more than 80 Iranian military targets in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, retaliating for renewed attacks on commercial ships and risking the collapse of a Trump-era deal signed less t
Dems Press Platner to Quit Maine Senate Race Over Assault
Top Democrats, including Bernie Sanders, are demanding that Graham Platner, Maine's Democratic Senate candidate, withdraw from the race after a woman accused him of sexual assault in interviews with P
Taiwan Poll: Japan Trust Runs Across Party Lines
An April survey of 1,195 Taiwanese voters shows support for Japan as a potential defender against China runs deep across party lines, even as Premier Cho Jung-tai's April baseball trip left Japan feel
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