Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) hosts US President Donald Trump for a state arrival ceremony at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, on July 7, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit.

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Rule of law key to prosperous new Syria: Macron

French leader urges Syrians not to let bomb attacks derail the country’s transition

Syria's President Ahmed Al Sharaa (right) with France's President Emmanuel Macron ahead of their meeting at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 7, 2026.

Reform UK’s Farage says he’ll quit as lawmaker

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage poses to show off his socks as he visits a polling station in Walton-on-the-Naze, eastern England on May 7, 2026, to cast his vote in the local elections.

Prince Harry, Elton John lose case against UK tabloid

Judgment says the ‘claimants failed to prove their pleaded allegations’

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives at Chatham House in central London on July 7, 2026, to attend the fourteenth Invictus Games Foundation Conversation: From Policy to Practice, as part of the One Year to Go celebrations for the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027.

France's Le Pen gets one year with ankle tag

Ruling casts doubts on whether she will run for president next April

President of Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen shakes hands with a partisan during a RN party event "La fete champetre" in Lievin, northern France on July 4, 2026.

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Trump has insisted on ‘loyalty' after US forces were denied use of bases during Iran war

Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever is welcomed by Turkey's Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas upon arrival at Esenboga Airport to attend the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara on July 7, 2026.

Russian strikes kill 26 in Kyiv ahead of Nato summit

Civilian toll mounts from Russian barrage while allies weigh new support

Emergency personnel walk near burnt out cars at the scene of a shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday. File photo taken on Nov. 23, 2022.

Macron arrives in Syria, first post-Assad visit from EU

Event marks the first official visit to Syria by a Western leader post-Assad regime

French President Emmanuel Macron and Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hasan Al-Shaibani.

World must not let AI 'vibe-code' humanity's future: UN

UN warns against letting advanced AI systems dictate humanity’s direction

Guterres urges global rules so AI serves people, not shapes their destiny

Schengen: New digital border system expands

Flying to Europe? Four more countries tighten borders under new biometric entry rules

European Union (EU)'s new Entry/Exit System (EES), a digital border management platform, aims to boost security across the Schengen Area and changes the face of travel to the regional bloc.

Dead body found in Paris canal popular with bathers

Man’s swollen body found in popular Paris canal, investigation under way

Youths jump from a bridge into the Canal Saint-Martin as France experiences a heatwave, in Paris on June 25, 2026.

Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv kills 5

New wave of Russian missiles follows Zelenskyy plea for stronger air defenses

Rescuers work the scene of a building damaged by Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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