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China Sends Coast Guard Patrol Within 54 Nautical Miles of Taiwan’s Hualien Air Base
4 July 2026 China’s Coast Guard conducted a new patrol east of Taiwan on 4 July, sending vessels to within...
Russian Guided Bomb Strike Kills Mother and Daughter in Sumy as Nationwide Air Campaign Intensifies
4 July 2026 A Russian guided-bomb strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed a 34-year-old woman and her...
Ukrainian Drones Hit St. Petersburg Oil Terminal as Kyiv Claims Strike on Kronstadt Naval Base
4 July 2026 Ukrainian drones struck oil infrastructure in St. Petersburg and the Baltic port of Vysotsk overnight on July...
Putin Falsely Claims Capture of Eastern Ukrainian City as Ukraine Hits Oil and Naval Targets Near St. Petersburg
July 4, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on July 3 that Russian forces had captured Kostiantynivka, a strategic city...
Bint Jbeil Clash Exposes the Fault Lines Built Into the Israel-Lebanon Framework
An Israeli reservist was severely wounded on July 2 when a Hezbollah gunman opened fire on troops in Bint Jbeil,...
Houthis Claim They Repelled Saudi Warplanes Near Sanaa, Threaten Retaliation
Yemen’s Houthi-aligned armed forces said they confronted Saudi military aircraft that allegedly tried to enter Yemeni airspace near Sanaa early...
Taiwan Drone-Budget Fight Persists as PLA Pressure Drops to Pre-2024 Levels
Taiwan’s legislature reviewed rival funding packages for a NT$210 billion ($6.5 billion) drone-procurement program on Friday, as new defense ministry...
NATO Draft Reaffirms Article 5 and Sets €70bn Ukraine Aid Pledge
NATO leaders are expected to reaffirm an “ironclad commitment” to collective defence and endorse €70 billion ($80 billion) in military...
Russia Expands Drone Production Hub as Supply Chains Adapt Under Sanctions
Russia is expanding its main drone-production hub in Tatarstan while continuing to secure foreign components through adaptive supply networks, underscoring...
UN Experts Say Congo Peace Deal Is Being Violated as M23 Holds Ground in the East
A UN Group of Experts report says all sides in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s war are violating the Washington...