Global for Friday, July 3, 2026

• US withdrew forces from Nigeria after operation against ISIS, AFRICOM chief says
• Multibillion-dollar contract secures ‘major step forward’ for GCAP fighter jet
• Poland teams up with Spain to double tanker aircraft purchase
• Europeans to fill almost all gaps left by US in NATO defense plans, source says
• Taiwan needs a ‘hornet’s nest’ of drones to deter conflict, US diplomat says
• Kyiv military chief salutes outgoing US Army commander as war rages in Ukraine