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Trump says US will lift sanctions on Turkey, heaps praise on Erdogan

By Humeyra Pamuk, Gram Slattery and Huseyin Hayatsever

ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday he would lift U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of Russian defense missiles, and signaled a willingness to sell the NATO ally F-35 fighter jets, a move likely to face strong resistance in Congress.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Egypt file complaint against referee after World Cup exit

The Egyptian football federation said on Wednesday it had asked for the officiating team from the Pharaohs' 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the last 16 of the World Cup to be thrown out of the competition. "Hany Aburida, president of the Egyptian Football Federation, filed a complaint with FIFA, demanding an investigation into the French referee Francois Letexier... after the serious refereeing mistakes committed by the team of referees and double standards," said a statement from the federation.
Hossam Hassan said his side suffered an unjust defeat to Argentina

'History made': Egyptian pride despite World Cup heartbreak

As Egypt bowed out of the World Cup with a dramatic 3-2 defeat to a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina in the last 16 on Tuesday, supporters in Cairo rose to applaud a team that had taken the country further than ever before. "Before this World Cup, people talked about qualification as the dream," Hamdy told AFP. "Now we've reached the last 16.
For the first time in the country's history, Egypt won a World Cup match, advanced beyond the group stage and progressed through the first knockout round

Cardinal tipped to be pope accused of molesting several women

A Catholic cardinal touted as one of the favourites to replace Pope Francis said he was "stepping back" from office Tuesday after an AFP investigation revealed at least five women had accused him of sexual assault. However, he questioned "the relevance" of maintaining Lopez "in his office" in an October document, which was sent to Papal Nuncio Alfred Xuereb last month with a complaint from another alleged victim who said the cardinal sexually assaulted her several times, the woman told AFP. The Catholic Church has been dogged by child abuse by paedophile priests for decades, with Pope Francis -- who vowed to tackle the "culture of abuse" -- criticised for not doing enough to stop cover-ups.
Pope Francis speaks with the Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero (left) during his papal visit to Morocco in 2019

Nine countries commit to global defence bank, Canada says

By Jonathan Spicer, Iain Withers and Marc Jones

ANKARA/LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Nine countries have committed to a new global defence bank, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday, in a boost for the multilateral drive to help rearm allied nations.

Carney said in a statement at the NATO summit in Turkey's capital Ankara that Albania, Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine had all pledged their support to the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), which will be based in Canada.

ANKARA, TURKIYE - JULY 07: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife, Diana Fox Carney, arrive at Ankara Airport to attend the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 07, 2026. Muhammed Abdullah Kurtar/Pool via REUTERS

UK summons senior Iranian diplomat over stabbing of Iranian journalist in London

LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday summoned Iran's Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran's most senior diplomat in London, after two Romanian nationals were given lengthy jail sentences over the stabbing of a journalist working for a Persian-language media group in London.

The two men, Nandito Badea, 21, and George Stana, 25, -who British prosecutors said were acting as proxies for the Iranian government - were sentenced last week to eight years and 12 years in jail respectively for their role in the 2024 attack.

Nandito Badea and George Stana, two Romanian men accused of stabbing the Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati near his home in Wimbledon in March 2024, appear at Woolwich Crown Court in London, Britain, May 18, 2026, in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Julia Quenzler

Turkish delight: Trump revels in Erdogan's lavish welcome

From Ottoman warriors in suits of armour to a marble palace and fighter jets, US President Donald Trump got the kind of welcome he loves in Turkey on Tuesday. In a theatrical touch, around two dozen soldiers wearing historic-style suits of armour, pointed helmets and what appeared to be fake beards and moustaches stood outside the palace itself.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave US President Donald Trump a lavish state arrival ceremony at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara

Ukraine to pick AI models operated without provider control, official says

By Leo Marchandon and Gianluca Lo Nostro

July 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine will favour AI systems it can run on its own servers, a senior ministry official said on Tuesday, as wartime Kyiv seeks to keep digital tools for government services, businesses and the military from depending on remote systems that providers can restrict or switch off.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration