The 36th NATO Summit, being held in Ankara this week on 7-8 July, takes place at a time of major geostrategic developments and crunch decisions about the future of the North Atlantic alliance. War in Ukraine, the Gulf, the Middle East and North Africa, alongside military operations in South America»»»

ABU DHABI, UAE: Long before travelers reach Yas Island, they may see it shimmering on the horizon. Not a skyscraper or a stadium, but a luminous orb the size of a small mountain, its skin alive with light, transforming from a pearl floating above the Gulf to a swirling galaxy, a falcon in flight or»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly fired missiles at two commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after warning ships not to use a US-cleared but Iran-unauthorized maritime route near Oman, The Wall Street Journal reported. The IRGC had warned vessels over maritime radio: “Our »»»

Abu Dhabi: ADNOC Distribution plans to acquire Shell Downstream South Africa in a deal with an implied enterprise value of about $1 billion, giving the UAE fuel retailer one of South Africa’s largest service station networks and a bigger platform for growth across Africa. Sign up for our daily busi»»»

Fidesz and MSZP stole the country in a seventy-thirty ratio, the prime minister wrote on his Facebook page on Monday. “The Budapest grand coalition corruption case shows, on a small scale, how Fidesz and MSZP divided up/stole the country over 20 years in a 70:30 ratio,” wrote Péter Magyar. The Cent»»»

Fidesz and KDNP will hold a protest in front of Sándor Palace on Thursday evening against the amendment of the Basic Law — announced Gergely Gulyás, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz, and Bence Rétvári, the parliamentary group leader of KDNP, on Monday at a press conference held after the jo»»»

Russia launched a deadly barrage of missiles and drones on Kyiv on Monday, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 100 in its second major strike on the capital in a week. The attack came on the eve of a NATO summit, where President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to press allies for stron»»»

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated Egypt’s new Strategic Command Headquarters, known as “The Octagon”, in the New Administrative Capital on July 4. The complex is intended to centralise Egypt’s command, control and national security infrastructure, bringing military and state crisis managem»»»

Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a formal ceremonial Guard of Honour in the Indonesian capital on Tuesday, marking the commencement of his high-profile diplomatic engagements in the country. The ceremonial welcome in Jakarta took place in the presence of Indonesian President Prabowo S»»»

Asian stocks fell on Tuesday as investors locked in profits from this year's artificial intelligence (AI)-driven rally, with a blockbuster earnings outlook from Samsung Electronics failing to prevent a broad sell-off in technology shares while a weak Japanese yen and lingering geopolitical risks ke»»»

ANKARA: NATO allies will showcase surging defense spending at a summit in Turkiye’s capital Ankara on Tuesday as they hope to placate US President Donald Trump after his fury over Europe’s response to the war with Iran. The two-day gathering at Turkiye’s sprawling presidential palace comes a year a»»»

SEATTLE: The United States’ hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans’ defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth. While the US was boosted by the prese»»»

National Guard members have deployed to Memphis as part of a Trump administration task force since September. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 6 (UPI) -- Tennessee authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man by two members of the National Guard, deployed »»»

Toronto: Alberta and Ontario proposed a pipeline Monday to carry western Canadian oil east and eventually to Atlantic export terminals as Canada seeks new markets beyond the United States, reviving a project that was abandoned nearly a decade ago. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the proposed 3,»»»

Dubai: Global investors are keeping faith in the Gulf despite recent regional tensions, with new surveys, bank research and equity flow data pointing to confidence in the region’s economic outlook and trade recovery. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.A new investor poll »»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE is expected to see generally fair weather on Tuesday, with temperatures gradually decreasing, particularly in western areas, according to the National Centre of Meteorology. Conditions will become humid by night and into Wednesday morning over some coastal and internal areas, wit»»»

Damascus: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (local time) reaffirmed France's support for the Syrian people and called for a sovereign, united and peaceful Syria as he arrived in Damascus on his first official visit to the country. The event marks the first official visit to Syria by a serv»»»

WASHINHTON, United States: The United States voiced alarm Monday over Beijing’s nuclear program after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernization. Monday’s test came two years after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a resolution to the more than four-year-old war in Ukraine is “getting closer than people realize” and that he will talk about Ukraine during talks in Turkiye this week at a NATO summit. Trump made his remarks after speaking at the weekend w»»»

CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy and Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty have stressed the importance of advancing the joint Arab action framework and strengthening coordination among Arab countries to address regional and interna»»»

Global oil prices have fallen back toward pre-conflict levels near $70 a barrel after the US-Iran peace agreement holds, easing fears of conflict and stripping massive risk premiums from energy markets. Prices were mixed early on Tuesday (July 7) with Brent crude futures down 0.18% to $71.99/barrel»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s property market is entering the second half of 2026 with two clear signals for buyers and investors. Luxury homes and rentals are still setting records, while the wider residential market has eased from last year’s pace. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.T»»»

Dubai: When Dubai-born filmmaker Len Prasad sent the newly released video of Kalyani to a friend, he wasn't expecting it to end up on one of hip-hop's biggest social media accounts. That friend happened to be the son of American rap legend Snoop Dogg. "So basically Snoop Dogg's son is a dear friend»»»

PARIS: After months of uncertainty, French far-right leader Marine ​Le Pen will learn on Tuesday from a Paris appeal court whether an electoral ban for illicit party financing will prevent her running in next year’s presidential election. Le Pen’s presidential hopes have been in limbo since March 2»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the commencement of construction works for Package 1 of the Roads and Infrastructure Project in Izghawa and Al Thumaid, with a cost of approximately QR688 million, as part of its ongoing efforts to develop infrastructure a»»»

A weeklong preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is underway in Utah. Prosecutors are seeking to convince a state judge this week that they have enough evidence against 23-year-old Tyler Robinson to proceed to a trial. Robinson is charged with aggrava»»»

QNA Doha Secretary-General of the Shura Council HE Nayef bin Mohammed Al Mahmoud has promised that the General Secretariat will continue to strengthen its support for the Council by providing technical, administrative and organisational services that enable members to carry out their legislative an»»»

QNA Doha Qatar Social and Cultural Center for the Blind (QSCCB) convened a one-on-one literary conversation with the writer and member of the Center, Rawda Mansour Al Nuaimi. Al Nuaimi talked about her career in reading and writing, culminating in the publication of her inaugural work, Adventures O»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As part of the Qatari airlift ordered by the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to provide emergency relief for the victims of the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) hasbeen deploying successive humanitarian aid shipments»»»

Tribune News Network DOHA From September 1 to December 1, 2026, Greek–British former competitive skier-turned multimedia artist Lucinda Dilworth will be the Olympic Heritage Artist in Residence for the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum (QOSM), with full access to the museum’s collection and the»»»

ARLINGTON, United States: Substitute Mikel Merino scored a late winner to put Spain in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal and end Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career on Monday. The European champions will face the United States — the only one of the co-hosts remaining — or Belgium»»»

ARLINGTON, TEXAS: Mikel Merino netted in stoppage time to send Spain into the World Cup quarter-finals with a cagey 1-0 win over Portugal on Monday as Cristiano Ronaldo likely said goodbye to the World Cup. Merino expertly finished off fellow substitute Ferran Torres' through-ball a minute after th»»»

Navivo Capital Poland, a growth fund co-financed by EU money, has made its first investment, putting PLN 8 mln into Polish IoT company Cthings.co. The startup develops systems that allow industrial and urban devices to collect and process data locally, including with AI, instead of sending large am»»»

The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 500 people, the UN health agency's figures showed Monday. Healthcare workers in Ituri province, the heart of the outbreak, on Sunday issued a 24-hour notice threatening to strike if the government did not improve the»»»

Arlington: Substitute Mikel Merino scored a late winner to put Spain in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal and end Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career on Monday. The European champions will face the United States -- the only one of the co-hosts remaining -- or Belgium on Friday in»»»

As artificial intelligence and advanced AI models develop, the ways in which applications are protected are evolving just as quickly as the technologies they are designed to secure. According to Michael Montoya, Chief Technology Operations Officer at F5, chief information security officers are unde»»»

The Polish government has launched “Deregulation 2.0,” following the implementation of more than 160 of the 349 deregulation measures agreed with business groups. The next package, expected to take effect in mid-2027, is aimed at making it easier to do business in Poland. Proposed changes include a»»»

KYIV: Russia fired missiles and drones into apartment buildings in Kyiv for the second time in a week Monday, killing at least 24 people on the eve of a crucial NATO summit, Ukrainian authorities said. The attack hit just days after another Russian strike killed more than 30 people in the Ukrainian»»»

KYIV: Russia fired missiles and drones into apartment buildings in Kyiv for the second time in a week Monday, killing at least 24 people on the eve of a crucial NATO summit, Ukrainian authorities said. The attack hit just days after another Russian strike killed more than 30 people in the Ukrainian»»»

HAVANA, Cuba: An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble. The blackout in the country of nearly 10 million people was reported by the state-run Electric Union, which said on X that the cause is under investigation. The Ministry of E»»»

Following a victory in the Supreme Court that allows states to ban trans athletes from competing against biological girls and women, conservative advocacy groups have warned Democratic states: “you’re next!” The right-wing campaign to stop transgender girls and women from competing against biologic»»»

HAVANA: An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble. The blackout in the country of nearly 10 million people was reported by the state-run Electric Union, which said on X that the cause is under investigation. The Ministry of Energy »»»

KHARTOUM: A partial collapse in a decommissioned gold mine in northern Sudan has killed 15 miners, a state company said on Monday. The miners had snuck into the shut-down Mohamed Tawfiq mine, in Wadi Halfa near the Egyptian border, when “parts of the mine collapsed... killing 15 miners and injuring»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s building a granite helipad on the White House lawn, insisting that the landing area is needed to accommodate new, more powerful presidential choppers. Confirmation of the project came as construction crews had already begun working on the hel»»»

A man in Australia was reportedly pinned underwater by a muscly kangaroo “who tried to drown him" during an unusual roadside encounter in flood-hit New South Wales. The man, identified by Australian broadcaster ABC as Don James, was walking along a flooded roadside near Port Macquarie when the kang»»»

Super Typhoon Bavi is expected to impact Taiwan after hitting Rota and Guam. Photo courtesy of NOAA After devastating the Northern Mariana Island of Rota and causing damage in Guam, Super Typhoon Bavi is setting its sights on Taiwan. "The storm is equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane (130 mph) on t»»»

Gaza: The Gaza Rights Center has reissued exhortations to the international community to immediately spring into action to halt the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Monday, the Center called for enforcing powerful measures to protect civilians, cease»»»

LONDON: Italy’s Jasmine Paolini ended Alexandra Eala’s trailblazing Wimbledon run in the fourth round with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory on a baking hot Center Court on Monday. The 21-year-old left-hander Eala is the first player from the Philippines to go so far in a Grand Slam and she pushed the 2024 r»»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli parliament approved a bill in its first reading on Monday to set up a commission of inquiry into the security failings that led to the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. “The purpose of the proposed law is to bring about a full, thorough, and independent investigation of the ev»»»

GENEVA: The UN aid chief held a phone call Monday with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary leader on hostilities around El-Obeid, and stressed the need for sustained humanitarian access to the city, his agency said. Tom Fletcher spoke to Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces, “to discuss»»»