Defence`s Feeds

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) departed Eastport, Maine, July 6, following a successful port visit to participate in the city's annual Fourth of July festivities.

The U.S. Navy announced the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) arrived in Boston Harbor to serve for the historic Sail Boston 2026 event. The ship's arrival marks the formal beginning of Sail Boston, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Mersin, Türkiye, for a scheduled port visit, July 10, 2026.

Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) arrived at its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 9. Jefferson City joined Submarine Squadron 7 as its seventh fast-attack submarine.

Exercise Sea Breeze 26-2 kicked off in Portland, United Kingdom, today. Naval forces from Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, NATO Maritime Allied Command (NATOMARCOM), Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and The United States are all participating.

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has successfully executed the return movement of 1,400 British troops from Germany to the UK, marking the completion of a landmark NATO logistical operation in support of Exercise Rhino Storm.

The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) has deployed a warship and elite special forces units to Vladivostok, Russia, to participate in the joint bilateral combat exercise, Orruda 2026, according to Antara.

"Today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a sweeping campaign to dismantle the threat posed by the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty. The campaign will feature a whole-of-government response to systematically disable the ICC's ability to operate, target American servicemen or officials, or otherwise threaten American sovereignty."

UN calls for urgent funding as El Niño threatens communities already in crisis

Thousands of Afghan families, fearing an uncertain future, have begun pouring into Afghanistan amid a fresh push from Pakistan against what officials describe a "crackdown" on undocumented aliens.

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Yemen by Indrika Ratwatte, Acting UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Chargé d'Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen.

Vladimir Putin received acting President of the Republic of South Ossetia Marat Kambolov at the Kremlin.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for greater humanitarian access to Gaza, warning that restrictions on aid deliveries, ongoing violence and funding shortages are severely limiting its ability to reach people in need.

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Ukraine has received a new batch of mobile F-16 simulators. Only a handful of these systems exist worldwide.

On Monday (13 July 2026), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attended a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris. The meeting was co-chaired by the President of France Emmanuel Macron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer, together with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. They were joined by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The President of the Republic co-chaired, along with the British Prime Minister and the German Chancellor, a summit of the Coalition of the Willing on Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Hôtel national des Invalides, attended notably by Ukrainian President Zelensky.