“President Donald Trump arrived in Turkey on Tuesday for a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as the alliance is squeezed by Russia’s continuing military aggression in Ukraine and America’s growing insistence that NATO members quickly beef up their defense spending,” CNBC reports.

“Those pressing concerns come on top of lingering controversies surrounding the U.S.′ war against Iran and its prior attempts to take over Greenland, a territory of NATO member Denmark.”

“Trump is a central figure in all of those issues.”

Fox News: Trump arrives at NATO summit as Iran rift looms above alliance talks.

“The United States trade deficit in goods and services widened to $77.6 billion in May as America imported more goods than it sold abroad. U.S. exports of goods and services fell 3.2 percent in the month, to $317.7 billion,” the New York Times reports.

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that among the most important lessons from the 2023 Hamas attack was ‘having buffer zones inside enemy territory — not inside our territory.’,” Bloomberg reports.

“It was the latest sign of a profound shift in the nation’s security doctrine triggered by the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that killed and abducted hundreds, which now sees the Israeli military stationing troops beyond its borders in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon. Those foreign operations have left thousands dead and displaced more than a million in Lebanon alone, as Israel bulldozes villages near its border, sparking condemnation from its occupied neighbors and allies abroad.”

“With one missile fired over the Pacific Ocean from a submarine lurking off China’s coast, the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, has proclaimed his determination to build a full suite of nuclear weapons, including sea-based missiles that have long been Beijing’s weak spot,” the New York Times reports.

“The missile test on Monday came after China’s military has been battered for years by mass removals of commanders accused of corruption and disloyalty. But Chinese media declared that the test showed the country remained on track to create a full nuclear triad; that is, a range of land-, air- and sea-based weapons that could give Beijing a stronger hand in a regional crisis or war with the United States.”

“A liquefied natural gas tanker caught fire Tuesday after being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, according to the British military,” NewsNation reports.

“The attack is the largest involving ships transitioning the strategic waterway, a key global energy route. Iranian state television said the vessel was targeted after ignoring warning signs but did not directly claim responsibility.”

“Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in the city of Omsk in western Siberia, in what appears to be one of Kyiv’s deepest attacks on Russian territory since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine,” CNBC reports.

“An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as the country’s fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble,” the Associated Press reports.