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Nine European nations and Ukraine form coalition to build integrated ballistic missile shield

Meeting at a summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris, ten nations announced a coalition to pool industrial and operational resources for a shared European defence against ballistic missiles, citing Moscow's intensifying strikes.

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Israel secretly courted ex-President Ahmadinejad to lead a post-ayatollah Iran, using Budapest climate conference as a front

A years-long Israeli intelligence effort to turn Mahmoud Ahmadinejad into a post-regime Iranian leader involved secret meetings in Budapest, payments for travel, and a daring extraction attempt during the 28 February airstrikes, investigations by The New York Times and Haaretz reveal.

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Yemen's Houthis fire ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia after government bombs Sanaa airport to block Iranian plane

Yemen's Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles at southern Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the internationally recognised Yemeni government bombed the runway of Sanaa airport to stop an Iranian aircraft carrying a Houthi delegation from Tehran. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted the missiles, while the UN special envoy urged restraint.

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Ukraine to buy 16 Rafale jets and produce missiles under licence after Paris coalition talks

France and Ukraine concluded an agreement for 16 Rafale fighter jets and licensed production of missiles at the Willing Coalition summit in Paris on 13 July, as Moldova joined the group and Moscow condemned the gathering.

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Macron rallies 37-nation Ukraine coalition in Paris: 16 Rafale jets pledged, UK joins EU loan

At Les Invalides in Paris, President Macron received leaders from the 'coalition of volunteers' and announced the delivery of 16 Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine, as London agreed to join a 90-billion-euro EU loan.

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Zelensky in Paris secures 16 Rafale jets, 10-nation anti-ballistic coalition as 37 allies convene ahead of Bastille Day parade

France announced the sale of 16 Rafale fighters to Ukraine and the formation of a 10-nation anti-ballistic missile coalition during a summit of 37 allied countries in Paris, while cross-border drone strikes killed 10 people.

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Macron in final Bastille Day address: Europe ready to defend freedom 'at the cost of blood if necessary'

In his last annual address to the French military on 13 July 2026, President Emmanuel Macron declared that Europe was ready to fight for its values at the cost of blood, ahead of a Paris summit of more than 25 nations backing Ukraine.

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EU split over Israeli settlement trade ban as foreign ministers fail to reach majority for action

A proposal to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank won the most support among EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, but fell short of the simple majority needed to compel the European Commission to draft sanctions.

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UK designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation under fast-tracked state-threats powers

Keir Starmer’s government, in its final week in office, used newly fast-tracked legislation to proscribe Iran’s IRGC, the IMCR militant network and Russia’s GRU volunteer corps, punishing support with up to 14 years in prison.

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EU and NATO sanction Russia over cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure in Poland and Europe

The European Union imposed sanctions on nine individuals and four entities linked to Russian cyber operations, with NATO and the UK issuing parallel condemnations on 13 July 2026. Poland's power grid and heating plants were among the targets.

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Spanish court upholds arrest warrant for ETA fugitive found alive in Venezuela earthquake rubble

Luis María Olalde, alias 'Txistu', a former ETA member wanted for a 1979 attack that killed two Spanish Civil Guards, was rescued from the debris of his collapsed building in Caracas after the 25 June earthquakes. Spanish authorities have now moved to extradite him.

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Fontainebleau forest fire near Paris may be arson, nearly 1,000 hectares burned

Firefighters deployed on an exceptional scale for the Paris region are battling a blaze that started Sunday and had consumed up to 1,000 hectares of the historic forest by Monday afternoon. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said investigators found about ten separate ignition points within a one-kilometre radius.

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Nine European nations and Ukraine form coalition to build integrated ballistic missile shield

Israel secretly courted ex-President Ahmadinejad to lead a post-ayatollah Iran, using Budapest climate conference as a front

Yemen's Houthis fire ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia after government bombs Sanaa airport to block Iranian plane

Ukraine to buy 16 Rafale jets and produce missiles under licence after Paris coalition talks

Macron rallies 37-nation Ukraine coalition in Paris: 16 Rafale jets pledged, UK joins EU loan

Zelensky in Paris secures 16 Rafale jets, 10-nation anti-ballistic coalition as 37 allies convene ahead of Bastille Day parade

Macron in final Bastille Day address: Europe ready to defend freedom 'at the cost of blood if necessary'

EU split over Israeli settlement trade ban as foreign ministers fail to reach majority for action

UK designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation under fast-tracked state-threats powers

EU and NATO sanction Russia over cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure in Poland and Europe

Spanish court upholds arrest warrant for ETA fugitive found alive in Venezuela earthquake rubble

Fontainebleau forest fire near Paris may be arson, nearly 1,000 hectares burned

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