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Ukrainian officials said air attacks hit apartment buildings and other sites in Kyiv on Monday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned a second major strike was coming. The attacks come as NATO leaders prepare to meet in Ankara.
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A verdict in Marine Le Pen’s EU funds embezzlement case will determine whether the National Rally leader’s five-year ban on holding office is upheld, with implications for who could be France’s far-right presidential standard-bearer.
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Speaking during a military ceremony on Venezuela’s Independence Day, interim President Delcy Rodríguez said the state deployed rescue resources immediately after the June twin earthquakes, as officials reported rising deaths and injuries and residents continued to criticize the response timeline.
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The U.S. National Weather Service said Super Typhoon Bavi posed “imminent danger to life,” urging residents of Guam and nearby islands to move to interior shelter as the storm was forecast to strike Rota early Monday.
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The White House said President Donald Trump will hold separate meetings with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syria’s Ahmad al-Sharaa during the NATO summit in Turkey, as U.S. officials weigh messaging and security priorities across Europe and the Middle East.
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As the NATO summit opens in Ankara, President Donald Trump is set to use in-person meetings to press allies on defense commitments and to highlight the administration’s engagement with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Separate discussions are planned with leaders of Ukraine and Syria during the summit period, according to the White House and reporting.
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On the anniversary of Beijing’s sweeping security framework, Hong Kong residents and families say remembrance and political speech have shifted from street politics to tightly monitored private acts, with courts and surveillance playing a growing role.
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Ahead of NATO’s July summit in Ankara, allied leaders are preparing to emphasize increased European defense spending and shared industrial capacity, while managing public tensions involving the incoming U.S. president and alliance expectations.
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Turkey is using this week’s NATO meeting to showcase domestically produced unmanned systems and air-defense capabilities, aiming to shift partner procurement toward Turkish defense products and away from exclusive dependence on U.S. platforms.
