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Albanese brands China's nuclear-sub ICBM test 'provocative'

Albanese brands China's nuclear-sub ICBM test 'provocative'

Albanese condemned China's Monday ICBM test from a nuclear submarine as 'provocative' and 'destabilising,' joining the US, Taiwan and Pacific leaders in demanding Beijing cease Pacific weapons tests.

The Guardian World · 1mo ago
Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to UN-backed committee

Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to UN-backed committee

Hamas announced Monday it is dissolving its Gaza government and transferring civilian authority to a UN-backed technocratic committee under a US-brokered ceasefire deal, though the move drew skepticis

The Hindu · 1mo ago
Modi meets Prabowo for BrahMos, food security talks

Modi meets Prabowo for BrahMos, food security talks

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Tuesday for talks spanning defence — including a BrahMos missile deal — health, space, pharmaceuticals

Straits Times Asia · 1mo ago
Tehran Mourners Chant 'Death to Trump' at Khamenei's Funeral

Tehran Mourners Chant 'Death to Trump' at Khamenei's Funeral

Iran's theocracy flooded Tehran with black-clad mourners on July 6, 2026 for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral procession, displaying the coffins of family members killed in a February a

The Hindu · 1mo ago
Canada Rushes Military Buildup as U.S. Ties Fray

Canada Rushes Military Buildup as U.S. Ties Fray

Canada is accelerating a major military buildup as relations with the U.S. deteriorate, drawing scrutiny of Carney's NATO defence spending claims and prompting outlets to declare the end of an era of

Google News World · 1mo ago
Norway Urges China to Press Russia Into Ukraine Peace Talks

Norway Urges China to Press Russia Into Ukraine Peace Talks

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere pressed visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to leverage Beijing's close ties with Moscow and help end the war in Ukraine, proposing unconditional cease

Straits Times Asia · 1mo ago
Netanyahu Tells Vance Israel Has 'Many, Many Friends'

Netanyahu Tells Vance Israel Has 'Many, Many Friends'

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected Vice President Vance's warning that Israel was alienating its only powerful ally, telling Fox News that Israel has 'many, many friends' while reaffirming Trum

The Hill · 1mo ago
Flavio Bolsonaro asks Trump to delay tariffs on Brazil until after election

Flavio Bolsonaro asks Trump to delay tariffs on Brazil until after election

Flavio Bolsonaro is pressing the Trump administration to postpone proposed 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods until after October's election, while President Lula accuses the Bolsonaro family of engineeri

Al Jazeera · 1mo ago
Netanyahu urges US to block F-35 sales to Türkiye

Netanyahu urges US to block F-35 sales to Türkiye

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday urged the United States to refuse Türkiye's bid to rejoin the F-35 programme and acquire jet engine components, ahead of President Trump's trip to A

Channel News Asia · 1mo ago
Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war

Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war

Canada has chosen Germany's TKMS to build a dozen submarines in one of its largest-ever defence contracts, beating South Korea's Hanwha Ocean in a closely watched bidding war ahead of a key NATO summi

The Guardian World · 1mo ago
NATO Meets as Putin Weighs Ukraine Options

NATO Meets as Putin Weighs Ukraine Options

As NATO convenes, opinion pieces from CNN, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Telegraph frame Putin as weighing his next moves in Ukraine and beyond, with outlets split on whether the We

Google News World · 1mo ago
NATO Chief Presses Allies on Defense Spending Plans

NATO Chief Presses Allies on Defense Spending Plans

NATO's chief is pressing allies to present credible plans to meet defense spending targets as Turkey hosts a summit featuring major arms deals and a meeting with Trump, whose stance toward the allianc

Google News World · 1mo ago
UN Genocide Talks Shadowed by Rwanda, Srebrenica, Gaza

UN Genocide Talks Shadowed by Rwanda, Srebrenica, Gaza

The UN General Assembly convened to discuss genocide prevention while its record—from Rwanda to Srebrenica to Gaza—shows repeated failure to act when major powers block intervention.

Al Jazeera · 1mo ago
NATO Summit in Ankara Faces Trump Withdrawal Threats

NATO Summit in Ankara Faces Trump Withdrawal Threats

Trump's threats to pull US troops and membership out of NATO loom over the alliance's two-day Ankara summit, where 32 leaders will tackle Ukraine support, Iran conflict fallout, and Europe's staggerin

Google News World · 1mo ago
NATO Summit Tests Alliance as Trump Pushes Troop Withdrawals

NATO Summit Tests Alliance as Trump Pushes Troop Withdrawals

NATO's 32 leaders convened in Ankara for a two-day summit dominated by Trump's threats to withdraw US troops from Europe and his complaints about burden-sharing, even as European defence spending has

Al Jazeera · 1mo ago
Hamas Dissolves Gaza Government in UN-Backed Power Transfer

Hamas Dissolves Gaza Government in UN-Backed Power Transfer

Hamas announced Monday it is dissolving its Gaza government and transferring power to a UN-backed technocratic committee as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, though Israel dismissed the move and th

AP News · 1mo ago
Xi Elevates Two Generals to Rebuild PLA Leadership

Xi Elevates Two Generals to Rebuild PLA Leadership

On July 3, Xi Jinping elevated two lieutenant generals to full general rank, installing a new Air Force commander and a new discipline inspection chief to begin rebuilding the Central Military Commiss

The Diplomat · 1mo ago
Thousands Join Tehran Funeral for Slain Khamenei

Thousands Join Tehran Funeral for Slain Khamenei

Thousands of mourners flooded Tehran's streets Monday for the funeral procession of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in US-Israeli strikes in February, as a fragile US-Iran ceasefire holds and peace tal

Google News World · 1mo ago
How Vietnam Keeps Rivals Off Its Western Flank

How Vietnam Keeps Rivals Off Its Western Flank

Vietnamese President To Lam told the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue that Hanoi will not become a 'center of power' in Southeast Asia, even as it works to keep its 3,400-km western border with Laos and Cambo

The Diplomat · 1mo ago
How India's Own Delays Ceded Bangladesh Projects to China

How India's Own Delays Ceded Bangladesh Projects to China

Bangladesh's handover of two strategic projects — a Mongla Port special economic zone and the Teesta River restoration initiative — to China has alarmed New Delhi, but India squandered both opportunit

The Diplomat · 1mo ago

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