>China announced on Sunday that it will conduct its annual naval exercises with Russia in July, this time near China’s coast, followed by joint patrols in an unspecified area of the Pacific.
>As the US and Iran try to turn their truce into long-term peace, CNN has spoken to residents of the Strip who say they are living in the ashes of what they see as another impotent US-led deal. Israel has barred foreign journalists from independently reporting in Gaza since the start of the war.
>What we observed was a continent racing to harden its eastern edge against a threat it can no longer assume Washington will handle. As US President Donald Trump questions old security guarantees and looks to reduce America's military footprint in Europe, the countries closest to Russia are building fortifications, expanding reserves, buying tanks and drones and preparing for the possibility that the first days of any conflict may be theirs to fight largely alone.
>The summit declaration is expected to reaffirm Article 5, the alliance's mutual-defense clause, which states that an attack on one ally is an attack on all. And they are hopeful for maintaining language describing Russia as a long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security — both key priorities for European allies.
>But deterrence only works if that promise is believable. And that is why unity is the real test facing NATO in Ankara.
>Iran’s ambassador to China says ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz would be charged new fees but added that China and other “friendly” countries would be granted “special considerations”.