Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense pact and a A$1 billion economic treaty on July 6, the same day China test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Pacific.
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Farage quits his Commons seat to force Clacton by-election amid funding probe
Nigel Farage resigned as MP for Clacton-on-Sea on 7 July 2026 to trigger a by-election he will contest himself, while a parliamentary investigation into his undisclosed funding is put on hold.
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Trump arrives in Ankara to enforce NATO’s 5% defence pledge
NATO heads of state convene in Ankara on 7–8 July as Trump presses allies to prove their 5% of GDP defence spending commitment made at The Hague summit a year ago.
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Cape Verde’s Blue Sharks push Argentina to the brink at their first World Cup
Cape Verde’s debut World Cup ends 3-2 to Argentina after extra time, but a 40-year-old goalkeeper and three group-stage draws have redrawn African football’s ceiling.
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Xi Jinping promotes two generals to rebuild China’s hollowed-out military leadership
Xi Jinping promoted Zhang Shuguang and Wang Gang to full general on July 3, filling the senior PLA roles left vacant by a sweeping corruption purge that gutted the Central Military Commission.
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Netanyahu visits occupied south Lebanon and links pullout to Hezbollah disarmament
Netanyahu toured occupied southern Lebanon on July 1, vowing Israel will not withdraw while Hezbollah remains armed, four days after a US-brokered pilot-zone deal.
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Iran opens six-day state funeral for Khamenei with 35 million expected in Tehran
Iran on 3 July opened a six-day state funeral for assassinated Supreme Leader Khamenei, expecting 35 million mourners and delegations from 30-plus countries.
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Algeria heads to the polls in its most contested election since the Hirak uprising
More than 24.7 million Algerians vote on 2 July to elect 407 parliamentary seats, the most contested race since the 2019 Hirak protests ousted Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
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Venezuela’s earthquake death toll reaches 1,719 as rescue teams race against time
Venezuela’s earthquake death toll reaches 1,719 with 50,000 still missing, as President Rodriguez faces criticism over a relief effort described as slow and uneven by observers.
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Iran fires missiles at US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain as Hormuz ceasefire unravels
Iran’s IRGC launched ballistic missiles and drones at US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain on June 28, threatening to collapse a ceasefire signed only 11 days earlier.