North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received Russian Vice Minister of Defense Aleksei Krivoruchko and discussed the importance of the two countries' militaries to unite more firmly, North Korean state media said on July 19.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a July 17 UN press conference that Moscow is willing to work with any elected U.S. leader who is willing to engage in “equitable, mutually respectful dialogue.”
Romania expects to sign an agreement with the United States to purchase latest-generation F-35 fighter jets as early as this fall, Defense Minister Angel Tilvar said on July 16.
A deal to split the assets of Russian technology company Yandex was finalized on July 15, with a Russian consortium of investors buying the bulk of Yandex's businesses in a cash and shares deal worth around $5.4 billion.
Finland's parliament passed a law on July 12 granting border guards the power to block asylum seekers crossing from Russia, after more than 1,300 people arrived in the country and forced Helsinki to close its border.
Ukraine's top prosecutor has called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Russia over a missile strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv earlier this week.
Australia said on July 12 that it had arrested a Russian-born married couple on espionage charges, alleging the woman who was an information-systems technician in the Australian Army sought to access defense material and send it to Russian officials.
NATO allies made long-term pledges of support to Kyiv under an agreement called the Ukraine Compact. As the NATO summit wrapped up in Washington, many leaders praised the alliance's strength. But there was less consensus on how U.S. President Joe Biden had fared during the event.
A Chevron-chartered oil tanker that was seized by Iran more than a year ago was heading for international waters on July 11, LSEG ship tracking data showed. The Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet was boarded by Iran's military in April 2023.
U.S. intelligence discovered earlier this year that Russia planned to assassinate the chief executive of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, which has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, CNN reported on July 11.
Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet on July 11 at the Republican presidential candidate's Florida home, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
NATO leaders meeting in Washington renewed their support for Ukraine, and said that fighter jets newly promised to the Kyiv will be flying over the country “this summer.” The allies stated that Ukraine’s path toward joining the alliance is “irreversible,” but they have yet to set a time frame.
NATO leaders gathered in Washington on July 9 to celebrate the alliance's founding 75 years ago. U.S. President Joe Biden said NATO is ready to meet the challenges it now faces, including Russia's war in Ukraine, as he announced a new donation of air defense systems for the embattled country.
The White House accused Tehran on July 9 of trying to take advantage of Gaza-related protests in the United States and described such behavior as unacceptable, following a warning by a top U.S. intelligence official that Iran was trying to stoke discord in American society.
The United States hasn't seen a shift from previous U.S. elections in Russia's preference for the winner of the 2024 presidential vote, a U.S. intelligence official said on July 9, indicating that Moscow favors Republican Donald Trump.
Jury selection was set to begin on July 9 nearly three years after actor Alec Baldwin was directed to point his gun at Ukrainian-born cinematographer Halyna Hutchins as she set up a camera shot inside a movie-set church southwest of Santa Fe.
France's Afghan community expressed relief that the National Rally party won't be in power to implement its anti-immigration platform that could have limited family reunions for refugees.
The Iranian Navy frigate Sahand capsized during repairs in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reported on July 7.
Hungary has canceled a foreign ministers' meeting with Germany scheduled for July 8 in Budapest due to technical reasons, its Foreign Ministry said on July 6.
Poland hopes to bring in border guards and police from Finland, Germany, and Greece to help patrol its frontier with Belarus, a senior official said on July 4.
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