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If Europe Wants to Save NATO, It’s Doing All the Wrong Things

11:50 07.07.2026

If Europe Wants to Save NATO, It’s Doing All the Wrong Things

The New York Times: NATO’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, had been in the Oval Office for only a few minutes on April 8 when President Trump leaned back in his chair and asked the question everyone had been dreading: Why should America stay in NATO? Mr. Trump’s longstanding hostility to …

Khamenei funeral signals Iran's defiance and new regional order

11:47 07.07.2026

Khamenei funeral signals Iran's defiance and new regional order

The funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was more than a national farewell. The sea of mourners in Tehran sent a message to the United States and Israel that their attempt to break the Islamic Republic had failed, Reuters reports. Rather than looking weakened by the war …

Poland scraps planned transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine

11:13 07.07.2026

Poland scraps planned transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine

Poland has abandoned plans to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine and will instead decommission the aircraft, according to Polish publication Wiadomosci. The aircraft, which have been in service with the Polish Air Force since 1989, were previously intended for transfer to Kyiv under an arrangement announced last year by …

A view from the USA: The Great American betrayal

11:13 07.07.2026

A view from the USA: The Great American betrayal

America just hit the big 250. For millions, a milestone that should feel like a glorious victory lap instead feels like checking your account balance after a bad weekend in Vegas. The mood is far from patriotic. Fewer Americans are proud of their country than at any time in the …

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on START-3, US rhetoric on Ukraine, Russia’s interests

21:35 06.07.2026

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on START-3, US rhetoric on Ukraine, Russia’s interests

Russia is not looking to start a fight with anyone, but will thwart all infringements on its vital interests and attempts to use the language of ultimatums, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the 24th PIR Center International School on Global Security. In his words, US rhetoric is drifting …

NATO Ankara summit: who's going and what to expect

12:15 06.07.2026

NATO Ankara summit: who's going and what to expect

NATO leaders will gather in Ankara for a summit on Tuesday and Wednesday, amid pressure from President Donald Trump for Europe to step up defence spending and following months of transatlantic friction over the Iran war and Greenland, Reuters reports. The U.S.. president's frequent criticism of NATO, along with announced …

View from China: De-dollarisation – a historical inevitability in a protracted game

11:36 06.07.2026

View from China: De-dollarisation – a historical inevitability in a protracted game

More of the world's central banks plan to cut dollar allocations than increase them in the coming decade as political risks associated with the U.S. currency rise, an OMFIF survey of public investors showed, Reuters reports. It is the first time the survey, carried out by the Official Monetary and …

WP: U.S. warned Iran about Israel’s aims to assassinate leaders

11:35 06.07.2026

WP: U.S. warned Iran about Israel’s aims to assassinate leaders

Senior U.S. officials feared that Israel intended to assassinate Iran’s top negotiators as the Trump administration pursued a high-stakes deal to end the war there and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, current and former officials familiar with the matter said for The Washington Post. When the United States and Israel …

Robert Fico, Slovak PM: West effectively at war with Russia now

11:34 06.07.2026

Robert Fico, Slovak PM: West effectively at war with Russia now

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico believes that the West is today essentially in a state of war with Russia, according to his speech published on the page of the party he leads, Direction - Social Democracy, TASS quotes. "Today, the Western world is virtually in a state of war with …

Lagarde floats early ECB exit to play role in French presidential campaign

11:33 06.07.2026

Lagarde floats early ECB exit to play role in French presidential campaign

Christine Lagarde’s premature resignation would allow political leaders to choose her successor ahead of France’s next presidential election, POLITICO reports. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she could leave her post before the end of her term to take part in France’s 2027 presidential election. Asked in an interview …

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