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Ukraine Reports Drone Strikes on Oil Refineries in Russia's Krasnodar and Yaroslavl Regions
Kyiv says its overnight strikes hit two refineries as part of a months-long campaign against Russian fuel production; Russia says most incoming drones were shot down.
U.S. Allows Russian Oil Sanctions Waiver to Lapse, Restoring Full Blocking Measures on Rosneft and Lukoil
A temporary exemption granted in March 2026 during a Strait of Hormuz crisis expired on June 26, putting full U.S. sanctions on Russia's two largest oil producers back into force.
Israel and Lebanon Sign U.S.-Brokered Framework for a Phased Israeli Pullback From Two Areas of Southern Lebanon
The trilateral framework signed in Washington ties limited Israeli withdrawals to the disarming of Hezbollah, which was not a party and rejects the deal.
U.S. State Department Official Says Taiwan Arms Sale Is Not Conditioned on China Talks
Assistant Secretary Michael DeSombre told a House subcommittee the pending roughly $14 billion package does not depend on negotiations with Beijing, after President Trump earlier called it a 'negotiating chip.'
U.S. Notifies Congress of $700 Million GE F110 Engine Sale to Turkey for KAAN Fighter
The Trump administration formally moved a sale of dozens of jet engines for Turkey's homegrown fighter, drawing objections from senior Democrats over Ankara's Russian S-400 systems weeks before a NATO summit in Ankara.