Turkish President Erdogan at NATO Summit in Ankara:

Despite attempts at sabotage, I appreciate my friend President Trump’s resolute leadership in putting the Iran crisis on a path toward resolution.

Turkish President Erdogan at NATO Summit in Ankara:

I express our thanks to America and Spain, as well as Germany and Italy, which deployed additional air defense batteries in support against missiles targeting Türkiye by NATO elements.

Turkish President Erdogan at NATO Summit in Ankara:

I once again emphasize that the key to lasting peace in the Middle East is the two-state solution.

I especially want to state that ensuring calm in Gaza and Lebanon is a duty that falls on all of us.

Ukraine hit 21 vessels in the Kerch/Sea of Azov area over 72 hours (July 5–8), including 19 shadow fleet tankers, 1 cargo ship, and 1 ferry.

The tankers are small (~7,000-ton) vessels transporting fuel to occupied Crimea, bypassing Western sanctions.

Kuwait says it intercepted 2 ballistic missiles and 13 drones that entered its airspace early today.

NATO's Rutte tries to draw Trump's attention to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's white sneakers, but Trump doesn't seem particularly interested.

WATCH: Greek PM Mitsotakis' walk as he arrives at the NATO Summit in Ankara today.

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Trump:

We had dinner last night with President Erdogan.

I would rate it a 10, maybe 12.

Trump:

We had some very good meetings, particularly with Türkiye.

Hungary's state TV suspended its news broadcasts as Prime Minister Péter Magyar begins overhauling public media after defeating Orbán.

The channel aired an apology for "many years" of misleading coverage, while the government says it aims to rebuild public broadcasting as an independent and credible news service.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

The U.S. government's conduct as World Cup host follows its familiar foreign policy: bending rules, bullying rivals, creating obstacles, and cheating.

This is their MAGA playbook. Iran rejects such games. We stand firmly for our rights.

📸 2026 NATO Ankara Summit family photo

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha:

We have repeatedly stated that we are ready for and interested in continuing to strengthen equal, mutually beneficial, strategic relations with Poland.

We are destined to have such relations. I am personally convinced that we need one another—for reasons of security and for the sake of our shared future in the European Union.

Diplomatic channels remain open.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha:

There were ministers who shared their impressions from conversations with people who had recently visited Russia and personally experienced the effects of Ukraine's asymmetric long-range capabilities in both St. Petersburg and Moscow.

One minister recounted information received from his country's ambassador in Moscow about these experiences and observations.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha:

The proposals that Ukraine has today, with the support of our allies, are undoubtedly an opportunity—a chance—for Putin to end this war and, in effect, avoid collapse.

IRGC shared footage of ballistic missiles launched at U.S. targets in Kuwait and Bahrain this morning.

Trump told NATO allies he wants to keep the U.S. in the alliance and did not criticize Spain again or mention the interim Iran deal or Greenland during the summit.

Source: Reuters

Trump and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš share an awkwardly forced handshake.

Police are responding to a suspected attack at a high school in Schongau, Bavaria.

Multiple people have reportedly been seriously injured, apparently in a stabbing.

A suspect fled but was quickly arrested. Authorities say they cannot rule out that it was an attempted mass attack, and the motive and number of victims are still unclear.

Source: BILD

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