On Friday, Turkiye’s six-month command of the task group has been transferred to Italy. The ceremony took place at the Aksaz Naval Base in Marmaris, Muğla. The Turkish Naval Forces Command has exercised command of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standing Maritime Group 2 since 3 December 2024. Turkiye has taken on five times in this role before. The command was handed over from Canada six months ago and has now transferred to Italy.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Berlin on Friday, pledging to work with China to uphold openness and mutual benefit, promote fair trade, and jointly address global crises and challenges.

Merz said that such efforts serve the interests of both countries, citing the positive development of Germany-China relations and sustained progress in cooperation across various fields including politics, and economy and trade.

Myanmar’s women’s national football team earned a resounding 6-0 win over Bahrain in their final Group C match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, held on 5 July at Thuwunna Youth Training Centre in Yangon.
Despite being eliminated from qualification after their earlier 1-2 loss to Bangladesh, the hosts finished their campaign with a dominant performance.

Fuel oil prices dwindled to K3,015 per litre of Octane 92, K3,075 for Octane 95, K2,635 for diesel and K3,265 for premium diesel this week ending 10 July.
The set fuel prices were K3,140 per litre of Octane 92, K3,210 for Octane 95, K2,730 for diesel and K3,385 for premium diesel during the week ending 3 July.
Figures showed a small decrease of K95-K135 per litre compared to those of the previous week.