Zelensky Seeks US Patriot Licenses at NATO Summit in Ankara

The Ukrainian president urged Europe to immediately mass-produce anti-ballistic systems as he highlighted massive Russian troop casualties and deep drone strikes on Siberian refineries.

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French Court Clears Marine Le Pen for 2027 Presidential Race

A French appellate court has reduced Marine Le Pen's public office ban, effectively clearing the way for her to contest the 2027 presidential election.

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Beijing Weighs Blocking Foreign Access to Advanced Chinese AI Models

China is actively considering restricting foreign access to its most sophisticated artificial intelligence models, framing the technology as a critical sovereign asset.

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Turkish Chief of the General Staff Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu welcomed U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine with a military ceremony during the NATO Summit.

Saudi Arabia Considers Expansion of Red Sea Oil Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz

Saudi Arabia is evaluating a major capacity expansion of its East-West crude pipeline to the Red Sea coast, aiming to secure export routes for Riyadh and neighboring Gulf states.

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US Cyber Defense Agency Audits Government Software Using Anthropic AI Model

The U.S. Cybersecurity Agency is actively utilizing Anthropic’s Mythos artificial intelligence model to scan federal software repositories.

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Greek shipping firms generated $3.8 billion carrying Russian oil over three years.

▪️Dynacom Tankers led private fleets with $915 million
▪️Traders paid 30-40% premium for sanctioned routes
▪️Greek vessels carried 15% of all Russian crude exports in May

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Türkiye-U.S. delegations meet in Ankara.

📸 Another photo of Trump and Erdoğan from earlier today.

CNN: Trump is considering giving Türkiye F-35s.

Netanyahu: It would destroy the power balance in the Middle East.

I wouldn't do that.

Netanyahu goes on CNN to complain about Türkiye's and President Erdogan's good relations with President Trump.

He also once again claims that Cyprus is a NATO country. It is not.

Hungary's Péter Magyar meets with Turkish President Erdogan for the first time as part of the NATO summit in Ankara.

Turkish President Erdogan welcomes NATO leaders to the NATO summit dinner, greeting them at the entrance with a Mehter band.

WATCH: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is welcomed in Ankara by the Mehter band performing "Ceddin Deden" ahead of the NATO summit dinner.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators plans to urge Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the NATO summit in Ankara to back stalled Russia sanctions legislation.

The bill would allow the president to impose new sanctions and tariffs on countries that continue buying Russian oil, gas, or uranium.

Although the bill has broad bipartisan support, it has stalled because the White House wants greater flexibility to negotiate with Moscow over ending the war in Ukraine.

Source: WSJ

Turkish President Erdogan welcomes President Trump to the NATO summit dinner in Ankara as the Mehter band performs "Ceddin Deden."

French President Macron tried to kiss Turkish First Lady Emine Erdoğan’s hand but failed.

Kremlin:

Russia is prepared to use nuclear weapons only if its very existence is threatened.

Kremlin:

Russia will never start World War III, but will take whatever measures are necessary to ensure its own security.