LONDON, July 7 - A total of nine countries have committed to supporting a new global defence bank, Mark Carney, the prime minister of host country Canada, said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ANKARA, July 7 - Canada wants more countries to back its global defence bank initiative before it announces a roster of founding nations, foreign minister Anita Anand said in an interview on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.