By Reuters China’s submarine-fired ballistic missile test into the southern Pacific on Monday gave its military leadership an opportunity to examine some of the most complex and sensitive operations of its ​evolving nuclear deterrent, analysts and diplomats say. Commanding, controlling and communicating with nuclear-armed submarines attempting to operate undetected pose immense challenges, they say –

By Anadolu Agency Russia on Wednesday said NATO remained focused on confrontation with Moscow and continued support for Ukraine after the alliance’s summit in Türkiye’s capital Ankara. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Telegram that the July 7-8 summit failed to become the “historic” event NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had portrayed it

By Anadolu Agency NATO leaders arrived for the second and final day of the alliance’s summit in Ankara on Wednesday, with security in the Arctic, defense spending, Iran’s nuclear ambitions and military support for Ukraine dominating doorstep remarks ahead of closed-door meetings. NATO chief Mark Rutte said allies must ensure that Russia and China do

By Anadolu Agency China said Monday it had successfully conducted the test launch of a strategic missile from a nuclear submarine, hours after Beijing notified several Pacific nations of the planned test. “One strategic nuclear submarine successfully launched a strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead toward relevant high seas of the Pacific Ocean, which landed

U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 24, 2026. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The U.S. dollar fell towards ​its biggest weekly loss in 12 weeks on Friday after a tepid U.S. jobs report cooled market expectations ‌for a near-term Federal Reserve interest rate hike, providing some relief for the embattled Japanese

By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni’s side, thawing what had been a frosty relationship over her hard-right political roots. It is

By Anadolu Agency Iran said Monday that no negotiations” with the US are scheduled at any level in the coming days, stressing that its priority remains the implementation of their memorandum of understanding on ending the war. Esmaeil Baqaei, Iran’s Foreign Ministry and negotiating team spokesman, told reporters that Tehran is currently focused on ensuring

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a house in Kawit, Philippines, June 26, 2026. Photographer Noel Celis By Reuters People in the Philippines are flocking to install solar power ​on rooftops and escape the burden of soaring electricity prices, making it the world’s biggest spender on solar panels since ‌the war in Iran

Bahrain civil defence and rescue personnel work in a residential building, which according to the Bahraini Interior Ministry, was hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, June 28, 2026. Bahrain Police Media/Handout via Reuters By Al Jazeera Iran has launched attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait after the United States struck five Iranian targets, escalating

By Anadolu Agency Europe’s latest heat wave, which has brought red alerts to several countries throughout the week, is the “most severe” ever recorded in the region and was made significantly more likely and intense by fossil fuel-driven climate change, according to a report published Friday by World Weather Attribution (WWA). The study found that