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Fourteen Nations Reaffirm 2016 South China Sea Ruling on Its Tenth Anniversary; China Rejects It
The U.S., U.K., Japan, the Philippines and 10 other countries called the Hague tribunal award final and binding, while Beijing again dismissed it as void amid renewed friction near Scarborough Shoal.
China and Russia End Joint Sea-2026 Naval Drills, Plan Pacific Patrol; China Test-Fires Submarine Missile
The two navies exercised near Qingdao and announced a follow-on Pacific patrol as China launched a submarine-based ballistic missile into the ocean, drawing objections from the U.S. and its allies.
North Korea Fires About 10 Ballistic Missiles Toward East Sea, Days After Kim Ordered Nuclear Buildup
Seoul's military reported the salvo on July 11, 2026, days after North Korea's ruling party said it would strengthen the country's nuclear forces "quantitatively and qualitatively."
Russia Strikes Kyiv With Missiles and Drones Days After Trump Backs Ukrainian Patriot Production
An overnight barrage on July 11 wounded at least 10 people in Kyiv, three days after Trump told Zelensky the U.S. would license Ukraine to build Patriot interceptors.
Trump Renews Demand for U.S. Control of Greenland at NATO Summit; Denmark Refuses and Vows to Defend Territory
At the alliance summit in Ankara, President Trump said Greenland should be controlled by the U.S. and floated pulling American troops from Europe; Denmark said the island is not for sale.
NATO Opens Ankara Summit Focused on 5% Spending Target and $80 Billion Ukraine Aid Pledge
Leaders of NATO's 32 members, joined by Ukraine's Zelensky, gathered in Turkey as Washington pressed for faster defense-spending increases and Europe restated an $80 billion aid figure that critics note contains no new money.
NATO and Gulf Arab Ministers Discuss French-British Naval Plan for Strait of Hormuz; Iran Objects
On the sidelines of the Ankara NATO summit, ministers from four Gulf states met NATO counterparts about a Franco-British proposal to escort and de-mine shipping near Hormuz, a plan Iran says foreign powers have no right to run.
China Test-Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Into South Pacific; Australia, New Zealand and Japan Object
A Chinese nuclear submarine fired a dummy-warhead strategic missile into the South Pacific on July 6, 2026; Beijing calls it routine annual training, while regional governments call it destabilizing.
China Promotes Two Officers to General as Anti-Corruption Purge Leaves Top Military Body Depleted
Xi Jinping presented promotion orders to Zhang Shuguang and air force chief Wang Gang on July 3, the first move to rebuild a Central Military Commission cut down by years of purges.
Canada and Alberta Advance Government-Backed Pacific Pipeline to Route Crude to Asia
Ottawa and Alberta agreed to develop a roughly one-million-barrel-per-day oil pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia's coast, paired with a carbon-capture project, amid disputes over cost, emissions, and who bears the financial risk.
Trump Calls U.S.-NATO Relationship 'Ridiculous' Days Before Ankara Summit
President Trump attacked NATO burden-sharing as one-sided as reports circulated that Washington has briefed allies on trimming forces committed to the alliance, ahead of the July 7-8 summit in Turkey.
U.S. Envoy in Taiwan Urges Mass Drone Buildup Days After China Warns Washington on Taiwan
The de facto U.S. ambassador said Taiwan should become a 'hornet's nest' of low-cost drones to deter China, as Beijing pressed Washington to move with 'utmost caution' and Taiwan's own legislature fights over how to pay for it.