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Today, 7 July, in connection with the NATO Summit in Ankara, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that NATO has chosen Saab's GlobalEye as its new Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). This means that NATO will open negotiations with Saab to purchase up to 10 GlobalEye aircraft.

The Lithuanian Armed Forces stocked up on the Spike LR2 missiles worth of over EUR 3 million. The implemented contract was signed with Germany's Euro Spike GmbH.

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Today, on the margins of the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Japan Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Hyun signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to establish a framework for trilateral cooperation on accelerating small modular reactor (SMR) deployments in other countries, with an initial focus on the Indo-Pacific.

The Baltic states are "playing with fire" by making their territory available for hostile actions against Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik.

The United States joined the Philippines in raising alarm over the ballistic missile launch of China in the Pacific, describing the act as "provocative."

The Philippines will be getting five newly-retired "Abukuma"-class destroyers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), boosting its naval capabilities, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday.

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Ramallah, July 7, 2026

UN Relief Chief begins visit to support earthquake-affected communities

With fewer than five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new UN report says sustained investment and international cooperation have improved billions of lives, but warns that governments must urgently accelerate action if the goals are to be met by their 2030 deadline.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said 74 People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and China Coast Guard (CCG) ships were spotted in four key features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in June.

According to the China Coast Guard (CCG), on July 7, Japanese fishing boat Zuihou Maru intruded into the territorial waters of China's Chiwei Yu. CCG vessels took necessary control measures to warn and expel the boat in accordance with the law.

Afghan and Pakistani military forces have exchanges shots and strikes along the bilateral border, known as Durand Line, Afghan news outlet Ariana News reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

UK Introductory Statement on the draft resolution on Sudan. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.

Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States delivered by Mr. Roberto Viola, Director-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission, at the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance (6-7 July 2026)