Ankara [Turkey], July 8 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday (local time) said she has 'cordial relations' with US President Donald Trump, following weeks of tensions between the two leaders, CNN reported. Speaking to Italian reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, Meloni made the remarks after a recent public spat with Trump, according to CNN.
US President Donald Trump has said the deal with Iran is over following renewed fighting in recent hours. Speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, he also said that the Iranian leadership were scum, liars, and cheats. Trump was speaking after sirens wailed in Bahrain and Kuwait, where authorities said they were dealing with hostile strikes.
(260707) -- ANKARA, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) meets with U. S. President Donald Trump at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Trkiye, July 7, 2026.
Irish lower house passes bill banning settlement goods A bill banning the trade of goods from the occupied Palestinian territory has been passed by the lower house of the Irish parliament, the Press Association reported. It was passed despite opposition criticism that it did not go far enough to combat Israeli settlements on Palestinian land because it omits services. Several amendments to the bill, including one that would have included services in the ban, were voted down.
The looming end of Payman Jebelli’s term as head of Iran’s state broadcaster has become a political test of whether the country’s new leadership is prepared to rein in hardliners accused of hijacking public media.
What you could see when Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin was being driven to a public space in Tehran.
The US president has arrived in Ankara with some strong words for the blocs European members US President Donald Trump has arrived in Ankara for NATO's annual summit, kicking the meeting off with a show of friendship for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and threats of US military withdrawal for the bloc's European members.
The US president arrived in Ankara with some strong words for the blocs European members US President Donald Trump has arrived in Ankara for NATO's annual summit, kicking the meeting off with a show of friendship for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and threats of US military withdrawal for the bloc's European members.
(260707) -- QOM, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend a funeral ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Qom, Iran, July 7, 2026.
Trump praises Türkiye as 'great ally' of US Trump has continued his praise of Türkiye, calling it a "great ally" of the US. The US president said Türkiye knows Iran "very well", adding that Ankara has been "very instrumental" in helping deal with the situation in the region. "They could have gotten into the fight.
(260707) -- TEHRAN, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral procession of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Huge crowds from across Iran on Monday filled the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of the country's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a U. S.
Iran is staging a massive, weeklong funeral procession across the country to mourn longtime Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the outset of the war with the United States and Israel.
Beirut [Lebanon], July 7 (ANI): Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is preparing to travel to the White House before the end of July to meet US President Donald Trump in a visit aimed at advancing the framework agreement with Israel signed on June 26, according to a report by Al Jazeera. The visit follows a 17-minute phone call on July 5 between the two leaders that Aoun described as 'good'.
Erdogan: Turkey working to bring US and Iran to common ground The Turkish president said his country is taking steps to reinforce global peace, Al Jazeera reported. “All our friends are working together to achieve this end,” he said. Asked about the situation in Gaza, he said, “We will work towards restoring peace in the region.
Will Donald Trump become America's last Zionist president? Submitted by David Hearst on Tue, 07/07/2026 - 12:53 Trump was the president who gave Israel all it needed, and more. But with a wave of Aipac-backed candidates defeated in Democratic primaries, support for Israel is now toxic US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embrace as they walk into Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Florida, on 29 December 2025 (Reuters) On Hell hath no fury like an Israel scorned.
Nigel Farage resigns as MP to force by-election he will stand in Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Tue, 07/07/2026 - 14:11 Reform UK leader says he's done nothing wrong, after longstanding relationship with aristocrat and convicted felon George Cottrell revealed Nigel Farage announces his resignation as an MP on Tuesday 7 July 2026 (Screengrab) Off Blaming the British establishment and media for revelations about his connections to crypto billionaires and convicted aristocrats, Nigel Farage resigned as an MP on Tuesday before announcing his intention to compete in the resulting by-election. Over the weekend, the Sunday Times revealed that George Cottrell, a 32-year-old aristocrat and convicted felon who previously faced 20 years in US prison for 21 counts related to money laundering, fraud, blackmail and extortion, paid for security and social media staff for Farage in the year before he became an MP. The paper described “Posh George” as Farage’s “closest adviser for more than a decade”, reporting that the crypto gambler travels with the Reform UK leader in Westminster and around the country.
Iran media says Tehran urges IMO to reject joint proposal on Hormuz Vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz in a picture obtained on 18 June 2026 (AFP/Isna) Iran called the joint proposal, submitted by the UAE and allied countries to the 187th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, as politically motivated and urged the body not to adopt it, according to Iran's Mehr News Agency. The joint proposal shifted responsibility to what it described as the victim of aggression and ignored the causes of regional instability, Iran said. Iran's formal response to the IMO said that the joint proposal sought to use the IMO Council as a platform for political pressure under the guise of maritime safety.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Secretary General of the Parliamentary Union of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) Muhammad Qureshi Nias extended his condolences over the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, expressing solidarity with Iran.
Trump joins NATO summit amid Ukraine, spending tensions The US president is due to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at his sprawling presidential palace before joining an official leaders' dinner ahead of the main session of the summit on Wednesday. Trump made his first foreign flight aboard his new Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane. He was greeted on the tarmac by Erdogan and a presidential guard, some dressed in blue, others in red.
NATO leaders are meeting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, for the alliances annual summit on July 7-8 in the shadow of the Iran war and American complaints that not all European allies are pulling their weight when it comes to defense spending.
