At 12:01 p.m. Beijing time on July 6, 2026, a Chinese strategic nuclear-powered submarine launched a long-range ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead toward designated international waters in the South Pacific. According to China’s official account, the missile landed accurately within the designated maritime area. Beijing described the launch as a routine element of its…
KYIV, July 10 (Reuters) – China could play a decisive role in pressuring Russia towards peace talks, helping end its war in Ukraine, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Friday, adding that the next several months would present a window for a diplomatic solution. Graham, a frequent visitor to wartime Ukraine, met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
ANKARA, July 10 (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey hopes to achieve a result on lifting U.S. sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defence industry restrictions between allies. U.S. President Donald Trump, who visited Ankara this week for a NATO Summit,…
By Daphne Psaledakis and Olena Harmash WASHINGTON/KYIV, July 10 (Reuters) – Four U.S. senators said on Friday that they had reached agreement with the Trump administration to move forward with updated legislation on Russia sanctions. “We are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with the Trump Administration to move our updated Russia sanctions…
A former Hong Kong plastic surgeon has been sued for more than HK$12 million he allegedly owes to a friend who lent him the money to help him contest a manslaughter charge arising from a botched botox injection eight years ago. Retiree Diana King Yuen-fung initiated the lawsuit in the High Court on Thursday demanding…
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – Russian strikes killed at least 265 civilians in Ukraine and injured 1,816 in June, the highest combined casualty count since the first months after Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, a top U.N. official told the Security Council on Thursday. U.N. political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said the number of…
MOSCOW, July 9 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, who is serving a long prison sentence in Russia, has been admitted to hospital, Kommersant newspaper reported on Thursday. The business daily quoted Gilman’s lawyer as saying he was receiving treatment but that it was too early to talk about a diagnosis. Reuters requested a…
By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to attack Iran again after saying an initial ceasefire deal with the Islamic Republic was “over”, though he has not made clear whether Washington would be returning to full-on war with Iran. Speaking on the sidelines of…
ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday she did not regret her efforts to forge close ties with U.S. President Donald Trump, despite a series of public disagreements that have strained relations between the erstwhile friends. Meloni was once seen as one of Trump’s closest allies in Europe, but…
JERUSALEM, July 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will discuss the possible sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, a sale likely to anger Israeli officials. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to…