NATO allies made long-term pledges of support to Kyiv under an agreement called the Ukraine Compact. As the NATO summit wrapped up in Washington, many leaders praised the alliance's strength. But there was less consensus on how U.S. President Joe Biden had fared during the event.
A Chevron-chartered oil tanker that was seized by Iran more than a year ago was heading for international waters on July 11, LSEG ship tracking data showed. The Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet was boarded by Iran's military in April 2023.
U.S. intelligence discovered earlier this year that Russia planned to assassinate the chief executive of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, which has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, CNN reported on July 11.
Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet on July 11 at the Republican presidential candidate's Florida home, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
NATO leaders meeting in Washington renewed their support for Ukraine, and said that fighter jets newly promised to the Kyiv will be flying over the country “this summer.” The allies stated that Ukraine’s path toward joining the alliance is “irreversible,” but they have yet to set a time frame.
NATO leaders gathered in Washington on July 9 to celebrate the alliance's founding 75 years ago. U.S. President Joe Biden said NATO is ready to meet the challenges it now faces, including Russia's war in Ukraine, as he announced a new donation of air defense systems for the embattled country.
The White House accused Tehran on July 9 of trying to take advantage of Gaza-related protests in the United States and described such behavior as unacceptable, following a warning by a top U.S. intelligence official that Iran was trying to stoke discord in American society.
The United States hasn't seen a shift from previous U.S. elections in Russia's preference for the winner of the 2024 presidential vote, a U.S. intelligence official said on July 9, indicating that Moscow favors Republican Donald Trump.
Jury selection was set to begin on July 9 nearly three years after actor Alec Baldwin was directed to point his gun at Ukrainian-born cinematographer Halyna Hutchins as she set up a camera shot inside a movie-set church southwest of Santa Fe.
France's Afghan community expressed relief that the National Rally party won't be in power to implement its anti-immigration platform that could have limited family reunions for refugees.
The Iranian Navy frigate Sahand capsized during repairs in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reported on July 7.
Hungary has canceled a foreign ministers' meeting with Germany scheduled for July 8 in Budapest due to technical reasons, its Foreign Ministry said on July 6.
Poland hopes to bring in border guards and police from Finland, Germany, and Greece to help patrol its frontier with Belarus, a senior official said on July 4.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Mohammad Mokhber, the interim president of Iran, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on July 4.
Drone attacks targeting the Russian-held Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine must stop, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on July 3 after the plant's Russian management reported strikes near the facility and the injury of eight ZNPP employees
A UN body condemned a series of incidents of what it said was Russian interference in the satellite systems of European countries and asked it to stop, according to a document published on July 1.
Russia has protested to Japan about Tokyo's plans to hold joint military exercises on the island of Hokkaido and accused Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of placing his country "on a path to dangerous escalation."
NATO leaders will meet in Washington on July 9-11. The war in Ukraine will again dominate discussions, but elections in France and a potential return to power by Donald Trump will also be on the minds of delegates. RFE/RL's Rikard Jozwiak reports.
Poland will almost certainly sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine before July's NATO summit in Washington, the Polish prime minister said on June 28.
What will happen with NATO and Ukraine if Donald Trump gets reelected as U.S. president in November? This question will be on NATO leaders' minds as they gather for a summit on July 9-11. RFE/RL's Rikard Jozwiak reports. Online:
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