Canada seeks to join a European military initiative

 Canada has submitted a formal request to join the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a UK-led military alliance that includes nine other countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden) and aims to conduct rapid-response operations in Northern Europe while complementing NATO, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced.

US House approves bill imposing sanctions on Iran and Russia

 The US House of Representatives has passed a bill, named after late Senator Lindsey Graham, by a vote of 262-159 to impose sweeping sanctions and tariffs to increase economic pressure on Iran and Russia, Reuters reports.

The U.S. removes Venezuela from the list of countries failing to combat drug trafficking

 U.S. President Donald Trump highlighted that Caracas has demonstrated "compliance with its drug control commitments."

Yemeni Houthis shot down a Saudi F-15 overnight; the pilot's fate remains unknown

 A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA fighter jet was detected over the Marib region of Yemen last night.

Lavrov warns Armenia against trusting EU promises , Turkey and Serbia waiting in line for many decades

 European Union authorities will likely drag out Armenia’s European integration, if they let it in at all, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the International Youth Festival as TASS reported.

Germany is preparing hospitals to handle mass casualties in the event of a war with Russia, Bloomberg reports

 Government bodies across the country are assessing health systems and infrastructure to determine how—or if—they would function in the event of a military conflict.