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Death troll from Pakistan floods rises to 1,700

The number of people killed in the floods has risen to 1,700, with 12,867 injured in Pakistan, according to National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA). Authorities stated that 632 of those killed were children, 340 were women, and 747 were from Sind province, 336 from Balochistan, 308 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and 221 from Punjab province. More than 2 million of houses were destroyed, and over 1 million of animals have died in the floods.

The flood disaster is expected to cost Pakistan 40 billion dollars in damages.

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NATO Leaders Approve 5% Defense Spending Goal

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At the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, allied leaders approved a final declaration pledging to allocate 5% of GDP to defense by 2035. The declaration reaffirmed commitment to NATO’s collective defense and included 3.5% for core military spending and 1.5% for infrastructure, civil preparedness, and resilience. Aid to Ukraine will count toward these figures.

The next summit will be hosted by Türkiye in 2026.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and French President Emmanuel Macron. He emphasized Türkiye’s cooperation with Germany, EU accession goals, the importance of sustaining calm between Israel and Iran, a just peace in Ukraine, and improving conditions in Syria for refugee return

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