UK summons senior Iranian diplomat over stabbing of Iranian journalist in London
LONDON, July 7 – Britain on Tuesday summoned Iran’s Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran’s most senior diplomat in London, after two Romanian nationals were given lengthy jail sentences over the stabbing of…
Ghana delays South Africa meetings over anti-migrant violence
ACCRA/JOHANNESBURG, July 7 – Ghana has postponed bilateral meetings with South Africa that were planned for next month because of a surge in anti-migrant violence in the country, Ghana’s government…
Five NATO members seen to spend over 3.5% of GDP on core defence this year, alliance estimates show
ANKARA, July 7 – Five NATO members are projected to meet the alliance’s goal of spending 3.5% of gross domestic product on core defence already in 2026, according to updated…
Russia’s largest oil refinery halts processing after drone attack, sources say
July 7 – Omsk oil refinery, Russia’s largest, has halted operations following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said on Tuesday. Read More
Britain’s Farage quits Parliament in protest, but will stand for re-election
Farage said he wanted his constituents to decide if they still wanted him to be their lawmaker. Read More
Canada wants more backers for global defence bank, foreign minister says
ANKARA, July 7 – Canada wants more countries to back its global defence bank initiative before it announces a roster of founding nations, foreign minister Anita Anand said in an…
NATO picks Swedish Saab early-warning planes over US rival
ANKARA, July 7 – NATO announced a roughly $4.5 billion plan on Tuesday to buy up to 10 Saab GlobalEye surveillance planes to replace ageing AWACS early warning aircraft, backing…
Israel, Lebanon to hold talks in Rome in mid-July
This round of talks will be the sixth since spring between the two neighbours. Read More
EU disrupts network flooding Europe with fake China-made condoms
The bloc’s anti-fraud office said it had seized products in Romania, Serbia and Spain. Read More