Heavy rains caused flooding in the Indian states of West Bengal and Madyha Pradesh. In West Bengal, 15 people were killed and many disappeared. In Madyha Pradesh, 200 villages were flooded and 600 people were evacuated. A bridge collapsed as a result of the opening of the Medikheda Dam gates, which was overfilled due to heavy rains.
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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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