- 2d ago
Trump backs away from pledge to let Ukraine manufacture Patriot missiles, citing technology transfer risks
President Donald Trump said on Friday the US has "not agreed" to allow Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, walking back a July 8 pledge made at the NATO summit in Ankara and citing fears the technology could someday be turned against America.
- 4d ago
Turkey insists on sovereign equality for Turkish Cypriots as Guterres brokers new 5+1 meeting on Cyprus
After a trilateral meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Cypriot leaders, Ankara says no common ground exists for a settlement and only recognition of Turkish Cypriot 'sovereign equality' can yield a solution.
- Jul 25
Trump switched planes at NATO summit after credible Iranian threat to Air Force One
US intelligence detected Iranian proxy forces targeting him, leading the Secret Service to recommend he change from his new Qatari jet to the older Air Force One before departing Ankara.
- Jul 23
Poland proposes trilateral Patriot missile production with US and Ukraine, reports progress on permanent US base
Deputy Defence Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, during Washington talks, also reported progress on a permanent US military base, with teams formed on both sides.
- Jul 22
DW correspondent Alican Uludağ arrested again in Turkey over social media post criticising the judiciary
Alican Uludağ, a Deutsche Welle court reporter in Ankara, was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon and brought to the prosecutor's office, his lawyer confirmed.
- Jul 21
Deposed Turkish opposition leader Özgür Özel announces new party, could become largest opposition force
The deposed leader of Turkey's main opposition CHP, Özgür Özel, announced the creation of a new social democratic party on Tuesday, with around 80 of 135 CHP lawmakers expected to defect, instantly making it the largest opposition force in parliament.
- Jul 20
Trump grounds Qatari-gifted Air Force One for month-long security upgrade after Iran scare
President Trump announced the Qatari-donated Boeing 747 will be sent for a month of upgrades after switching planes mid-trip on July 8 amid Iran tensions, raising questions about its missile defenses.
- Jul 15
Spanish court orders trial for PM's wife Begoña Gómez on influence peddling and embezzlement charges, lifts travel ban
A Madrid court upheld two corruption charges against the Spanish prime minister's wife while dismissing two others and lifting her travel restrictions.
- Jul 14
Turkey marks decade since failed 2016 coup as Erdogan demands extraditions and launches fresh wave of arrests
A new 'major cleansing campaign' saw 968 people detained across all 81 Turkish provinces this week, while President Erdogan called on NATO allies to extradite alleged plotters.
- Jul 13
Judge Peinado gives Begoña Gómez five days to prove she used her passport only for her daughter's London graduation
The investigating magistrate in Madrid has ordered the wife of Spain's prime minister to provide evidence that she did not breach a travel ban during the 8–10 July window, after noting her passport shows no entry or exit stamps.
- Jul 13
Nine European nations and Ukraine form coalition to build integrated ballistic missile shield
Meeting at a summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris, ten nations announced a coalition to pool industrial and operational resources for a shared European defence against ballistic missiles, citing Moscow's intensifying strikes.
- Jul 13
France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK summon Russian envoys over an FSB-orchestrated cyber sabotage campaign spanning a dozen European nations
Paris, Berlin, The Hague and London will all call in Russia's ambassadors after EU and UK intelligence linked Moscow's FSB to hacks on government networks, critical infrastructure and military supply routes, with 13 EU and 24 UK individuals and entities sanctioned.
- Jul 12
Trump claims perfect score on third cognitive test, attacks NYT journalist over new book on his presidency
The 80-year-old US president said he had just undergone a perfect medical examination at Walter Reed and requested another cognitive test, while launching a sharp attack on New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman.
- Jul 12
Threats then 'love': Trump's capricious NATO summit in Ankara yields $160bn in new pledges
The US president berated alliance partners over Iran and defence spending, then spoke of 'love' and praised Zelenskyy just hours later, as NATO allies announced $160bn in fresh defence, energy and Ukraine commitments.
- Jul 12
Darline Graham sworn in as US senator after Lindsey Graham's sudden death, raising questions over Ukraine sanctions bill
Darline Graham Nordone, 62, a political novice, was sworn in Tuesday as South Carolina's first female senator, just days after her brother Lindsey Graham, 71, died suddenly of an aortic tear while pushing for Russia sanctions.
- Jul 11
Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine, wound dozens as air alert sirens lag behind explosions
Overnight ballistic missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Sumy, Odesa and Kharkiv, with air raid sirens sounding minutes after the first blasts as Ukraine struggles with munition shortages.
- Jul 11
Trump: 1,000 missiles aimed at Iran as US military receives orders to 'obliterate' country over assassination threats
The US president said 1,000 missiles are loaded and ready, with thousands more to follow, after reports Iran was planning to kill him. Washington had earlier switched his return plane from a NATO summit in Turkey to a safer one.
- Jul 10
Conte's 'constructed Russian threat' remark at Naples rally triggers coalition rift and NATO rebuttal
The M5S leader told a joint opposition rally in Naples on 8 July that the Russian threat is 'constructed' to justify rearmament, prompting Elly Schlein's private rebuke, a formal NATO spokesperson denial, and sharp exchanges on Italian television.
- Jul 10
Israel shares intelligence on new Iranian plot to assassinate Trump as president says he left instructions to ‘bomb them’
Israeli intelligence passed information to Washington this week indicating Tehran was preparing a new plan to kill the US president, according to the Wall Street Journal and CNN. Trump told the New York Post he has left orders for a massive bombing campaign should Iran succeed.
- Jul 10
Turkey seeks to sell Russian S-400s to Gulf state, opening door for F-35 return and sanctions relief
A potential transfer of Turkey's Russian S-400 air defence systems to a Gulf country could unlock Ankara's path back to the F-35 programme and the lifting of CAATSA penalties, officials and media reports suggest.
