President Donald Trump opened the NATO summit in Ankara by renewing pressure on allies to move quickly toward a 5% defense spending target. The meeting will also focus on Ukraine, Europe’s military capabilities and strains over U.S. troop reductions and Iran.
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French President Emmanuel Macron was unharmed after two explosive devices detonated near the Damascus hotel where he had stayed. The blasts occurred during his meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, with state media reports differing on the number wounded.
Two explosive devices went off in central Damascus during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit, wounding at least 18 people. Macron was not hurt, and his office said the visit continued as planned.
A Paris appeal court is set to decide whether Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction and five-year public-office ban will stand. The ruling could determine whether she or Jordan Bardella leads National Rally into France’s 2027 presidential race.
A court in Jiangsu province sentenced former Nanjing official Yang Youlin to death for taking more than 2.2 billion yuan in bribes over 30 years. He was also convicted of embezzlement, abuse of power and money laundering.
Top Democrats withdrew support for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after a former girlfriend accused him of sexual assault in a Politico interview. Platner denied the allegation but said he is reassessing his campaign.
Canada has chosen Germany’s TKMS to build up to 12 new submarines in the largest defence procurement in the country’s history. The deal is intended to replace Canada’s aging fleet and strengthen Arctic and maritime sovereignty.
Hamas said it has dissolved the emergency body that governed Gaza and is ready to hand civilian authority to a U.S.-backed technocratic committee. The announcement leaves unresolved the central issue of Hamas’s weapons and security control in the enclave.