Oceania
New Zealand naval deployment deepens Indo-Pacific military cooperation
A four-month mission combined sanctions monitoring, multinational exercises, air patrols and a record tempo of replenishment at sea.
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Europe
Fuel-price anger feeds unrest and far-right gains across Europe
France is the sharpest flashpoint in a continental cost-of-living backlash as war-driven energy shocks reshape campaigns before major elections.
Europe
Italy says EU naval force remains too small to secure Red Sea shipping
Defence Minister Guido Crosetto welcomed new European contributions to Operation Aspides but said six deployed warships were not enough to protect traffic through Bab el-Mandeb.
Europe
Italy and Spain escalate Ceuta dispute with reciprocal border checks
Reciprocal checks on travellers have turned the Ceuta migration crisis into a dispute between two major EU governments, testing free movement while both sides insist the measures are temporary.
Europe
Spain and Morocco reverse unprecedented Ceuta border surge as European divisions deepen
Around 50,000 people entered the Spanish enclave within a day and roughly half returned, while deaths, repatriations and threats of tighter Schengen controls turned the emergency into a wider European dispute.
Europe
Eurozone economy returns to growth with 0.4 percent second-quarter expansion
The euro area rebounded from a flat first quarter, but uneven national results and the Middle East conflict remain constraints as the European Central Bank keeps interest rates unchanged.
China
Beijing Blacklists 14 EU Firms Over 21st Sanctions Package
China has added 14 European Union companies to its export control list in retaliation for the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia, which targeted Chinese firms. The move restricts the supply of dual-use goods to entities including Rheinmetall, TATRA TRUCKS, and several others across eight EU member states.
Middle East
Fincantieri Expands Qatar Role With Navy Training Center Contract
Fincantieri will operate the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces' Training and Simulation Centre under a three-year agreement, extending its presence in the Gulf country from shipbuilding into long-term naval training and knowledge transfer.
Middle East
Rome to Host Global Alliance Summit on Two-State Solution
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced that Rome will host a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Two-State Solution on July 28-29, co-chaired with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister. The summit aims to revive the New York Declaration on Middle East peace with a strong focus on interreligious dialogue.
Europe
Meloni Defends Trump Line and Calls for Western Unity
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in Ankara that she had no regrets over her position toward Trump and framed her stance around the unity of the West and Italy's national interest.
Asia
Canada explores Japan-led GCAP fighter program after Tokyo talks
Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty said he discussed the GCAP next-generation fighter program with his Japanese counterpart and would examine the initiative further, as Ottawa considers closer involvement in the Japan-Britain-Italy project.
Europe
Italy Cancels Foreign Minister's US Visit After Trump-Meloni Dispute
Italy cancelled Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's planned visit to the United States after Donald Trump said Giorgia Meloni had begged him for a photograph, a claim the Italian prime minister rejected as invented and offensive.