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July 9, 2026 9:59 AM

Trump says Ukraine to be allowed to make Patriot missile interceptors

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, a huge boost for Kyiv, which has long sought permission to produce the defensive weapons. "We're going to give a license to you to make Patriots. That's pretty cool. This way, you can't complain that we're not giving 'em enough," Trump said at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the NATO summit in Ankara. "It's a defensive weapon, which I like ...

July 8, 2026 8:53 PM

Trump warns Iran of more strikes, says US ready to reimpose naval blockade

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran that the United States was prepared to launch further military strikes and reimpose a naval blockade if Tehran continued its attacks, while saying he no longer believed negotiations over its nuclear programme were worth pursuing, though he stopped short of ending diplomatic efforts. Speaking during separate appearances with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and later Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in ...

July 8, 2026 3:58 PM

Trump says deal with Iran is over, to cut trade with NATO ally Spain

U.S. President Donald Trump said an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was "over" on Wednesday after Tehran carried out new attacks on U.S. bases in the Gulf. In a flare-up of hostilities that pushed oil prices up sharply, Iran said it had targeted U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait after U.S. forces struck Iranian targets in response to attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks further undermined a shaky ceasefire agreement and dented hopes of turning the memorand...

July 8, 2026 2:40 PM

Russia launches third air attack on Kyiv in a week, officials say

Russia fired ballistic missiles at Kyiv again overnight, officials said on Wednesday, a third attack on the Ukrainian capital in less than a week exploiting Ukraine's critical shortage of U.S.-made air-defence interceptors. The new attack comes with the NATO summit underway in Ankara, where U.S. President Donald Trump is due to hold talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. While Ukraine's air defences intercepted 139 of the 169 drones during the overnight strikes on the country, the...

July 7, 2026 4:28 PM

Kremlin says Russia will follow NATO summit closely

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia would closely monitor the outcome of the NATO summit in Turkey, adding that a series of "confrontational" statements about Russia had preceded the event. NATO leaders are gathering in Ankara for meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for Europe to step up defence spending and following months of transatlantic friction over the Iran war and Greenland. "This is an event that is of great interest, including to us. ...

July 6, 2026 8:10 AM

Trump to meet leaders of Ukraine, Syria alongside NATO summit

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy while in Turkey this week for a NATO summit to make a renewed push to end the war in Ukraine, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday. Trump is scheduled to arrive at the summit on Tuesday. His first meeting will be with the summit host, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Trump will also meet with Syrian ⁠President Ahmed al-Sharaa and hold a news conference, the White House said. A senior U.S. official who...

September 16, 2024 5:58 PM

Biden makes a series of verbal gaffes at NATO summit

U.S. President Joe Biden had a series of verbal slip-ups on Thursday alongside the NATO summit in Washington, an unfortunate development for the 81-year-old as he tries to move past concerns that he is too old to run for re-election. Verbal gaffes are not unusual in the long political career of Biden, who overcame a childhood stutter, but there is closer attention on him amid the fallout from his dismal debate performance against Republican candidate Donald Trump last month. Trump, who is 78, ...

July 11, 2024 11:27 AM

Why Indo-Pacific countries are joining the NATO summit

Joining this week's meeting of NATO leaders in Washington will be some countries far from Europe or North America - Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. Who is coming and what is the link between NATO, which was founded to help the North Atlantic region counter the threat from the Soviet Union, and countries in Asia and the Pacific? Which Indo-Pacific leaders will attend? Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, New Zealand Prime Minis...

July 9, 2024 4:16 PM

Biden NATO summit a chance to show voters, allies he can still lead

U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes the heads of NATO member states to Washington on Tuesday for an annual summit that gives the embattled Democrat an international stage to convince allies at home and abroad he can still lead. Biden, 81, has vowed to press on in his race against Republican Donald Trump, 78, despite concern from Democrats on Capitol Hill and donors that he will lose the Nov. 5 U.S. election after a halting debate performance on June 27. Biden made restoring the United States' tr...