Germany is planning to invest nearly €12 billion in a long-range weapons network meant to deter Russia. The plan includes American Tomahawks, systems developed with Britain, and a cruise missile from an American-Israeli company being evaluated in Berlin.
The United States has begun imposing 50% tariffs on Canadian products after trade talks in Washington collapsed without a deal. Canada has suspended negotiations and promised an equal response, as both sides trade blame for the breakdown.
Israel and Turkey are using back channels in an effort to prevent friction, but officials in Jerusalem say there are red lines when it comes to a Turkish military foothold in Syria. The central concern: radar and air-defense systems that could restrict the Israeli Air Force.
Hackers linked to the Iranian regime reportedly shut down a British power station for four days, the first known case of Tehran-linked actors causing a prolonged outage at a facility of this kind in the UK.
