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Trump says Iran's denuclearization is "moving along well," the law says no
On July 2, 2026, Donald Trump told reporters in Washington that Iran's denuclearization was "moving along well." That same day, in Tehran,

To Seoul, which finally understands its security runs through Kyiv
As the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, draws near, South Korea is intensifying its diplomatic and

Watching NATO Debate the 2% Target While Kyiv Runs Out of Patriots
Days before the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, the question of burden-sharing among allies is once

Beijing Promotes Two Generals After Purging Its Own Command
In early July 2026, the People's Liberation Army promoted two new four-star generals, according to reporting by the Associated Press carried by

NATO and the EU urgently demand a stronger defense industry
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte co-signed, on July 6, 2026, a joint op-ed in

A billion dollars for a hundred Patriots, the price of European hesitation
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense confirmed on July 2, 2026 that it had taken a first step toward purchasing around one hundred Patriot

Zero ballistic missiles intercepted, the West's silent shame
On the night of July 6, 2026, Ukraine intercepted none of the twenty-nine ballistic and anti-ship missiles fired at it. Zero out

Zelensky lands in Ankara, hands outstretched to Trump and NATO
Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky landed this Tuesday, July 7, in Ankara for the 36th NATO summit, a two-day gathering of leaders from the

The Chinese submarine missile launch that has the whole Pacific worried
On Monday, at 12:01 p.m. local time, the Chinese navy fired a long-range ballistic missile fitted with a dummy warhead from one