NATO criticizes China, Japan battles deadly heatwave, Canada orders subs

It happened while you were sleeping. Here is what world agencies recorded overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.

• Part of the agreements of NATO leaders gathered at the summit in Washington concerned the role of China and its significance in shaping the international order and creating tensions. Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu in the United States stated that the alliance must stop making baseless accusations and provocative statements immediately. NATO should abandon the outdated Cold War zero-sum thinking, the erroneous obsession with military power, and attempts to achieve absolute security, as well as dangerous actions that plunge Europe and the Asia-Pacific region into chaos. He said that NATO leaders must do something good for the protection and stability of Europe and the whole world.

• The heatwaves afflicting Japan caused 19 deaths alone in the first week of July. During this time, due to health issues, including heat stroke or heat exhaustion, 9,105 people were taken to hospitals, of which 3,248 required hospitalization. Among them, 210 are in critical condition, and 19 people died, state services reported. Nearly 60 percent of patients are over 65, but authorities urge all residents to seek shelter from the almost 104-degree Fahrenheit heat in air-conditioned public places.

• The Canadian government will order new conventionally powered submarines capable of operating under ice. The order will concern up to 12 submarines, Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair announced on Wednesday. As a country with the longest coastline in the world, Canada needs a new fleet of submarines (…). This latest fleet will allow Canada to defend its sovereignty in a changing world and contribute to the security of NATO partners, Blair assessed. This new fleet will allow Canada to defend its sovereignty in a changing world and contribute to the security of NATO partners. The statement did not provide the planned value of the order, with the assumption that the Canadian navy would be able "to covertly detect and deter maritime threats, control maritime approaches, project power and striking capability further from shores, and project a persistent deterrent on all three coasts".