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China and Russia Drill Their Fleets Near Qingdao, Taiwan Watches
China and Russia have confirmed joint naval exercises in the waters and airspace off Qingdao this week, a military gathering that comes

Taiwan trains to survive, the West must train to act
Taiwan conducted, in early July 2026, a new round of national resilience exercises, simulating blockade and attack scenarios, as Chinese military incursions

Trump says the war's end is "closer than people think"
On the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, Donald Trump declared that a resolution to the Ukrainian conflict was closer than

A more confident Zelensky arrives at NATO, buoyed by strikes inside Russia
According to the Straits Times, a more confident Zelensky is arriving at this year's NATO summit, a change in posture that several

Lavrov vows Moscow will "watch closely" as Trump and Zelensky meet in Ankara
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that Moscow would "watch closely" the exchanges between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO

Zero missiles intercepted over Kyiv, Zelensky demands interceptors in Ankara
On July 6, 2026, Russia launched a new wave of ballistic missiles at Kyiv. According to available information, Ukrainian air defense failed

Why handing Moscow to Witkoff and Kushner worries me as much as it reassures me
Dear reader, let me tell you what unfolded this past weekend, while most of us were enjoying the American Fourth of July.

Estonia and Latvia Face Drones Violating Their Skies for Months
Since spring 2026, Estonia and Latvia have faced a worrying succession of drone incursions into their airspace, a situation fueling concerns about

Trump and Putin Talk for 90 Minutes on America's Independence Day
On July 4, 2026, as the United States celebrated the 250th anniversary of its independence, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke by