In 1994, US Vice President Al Gore promised at a meeting with then Russian President Boris Yeltsin that NATO would consult with Moscow before expanding, according to a transcript of their talks, which took place on September 16, 1994.

On the northern outskirts of London, a man with a crossbow shot the wife and two daughters of BBC sports commentator John Hunt. The police are currently searching for 26-year-old Kyle Clifford, who they suspect of murder. It is specified that he is the ex-boyfriend of the youngest daughter in the family, reports the British The Times. The triple murder took place late on Tuesday evening, July 9, in Bushey, southern Hertfordshire.

Extreme temperature increases due to global warming are affecting pregnant women and their unborn babies. Due to climate change, pregnant women may experience more miscarriages and stillbirths, the BBC reports, citing a number of studies. Heat affects pregnant women more than other people due to hormonal changes. Extreme temperatures can trigger hypertension (high blood pressure) or even contribute to stillbirth.

Russian military have learned to disable Ukraine's precision weapons supplied by NATO allies. Ukrainian commanders have admitted that Western weapons, which previously gave the army an advantage, have now proven useless. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Russia has begun to use electronic warfare (EW) more successfully. The essence of EW is to use radio waves to interfere with the enemy's control and communication systems.

FSB officers managed to prevent a terrorist attack that Ukrainian special services allegedly tried to organize on the flagship of the Russian Northern Fleet, the heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. This was reported by the FSB Public Relations Center, as reported by RBC. They specified that a Ukrainian intelligence officer contacted one of the sailors serving on the Admiral Kuznetsov and, promising a large monetary reward, tried to persuade him to commit a terrorist act.

The State Duma has created a working group that will work on setting the upper limit of air ticket prices. On July 9, its composition was approved by the relevant State Duma committee. This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper, citing sources. As the head of the State Duma Committee on Transport, Yevgeny Moskvichev, told the publication, the categories and criteria for ticket price limits will be developed by the government at the request of the working group.

The Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that destroyed the building of the Okhmatdet children's hospital in Kiev on July 8 was made, in particular, from Western components. This shows that the Kremlin is successfully circumventing sanctions, the Financial Times writes , citing experts and Ukrainian officials. The newspaper notes that the Kh-101 missile is one of the most modern Russian cruise missiles.

Lake Pergusa on the Italian island of Sicily has dried up almost completely and turned into a puddle. The reservoir, which plays an important role for migratory birds, has suffered from severe drought and lack of rainfall, Reuters reports . The lake occupied an area of ​​1.8 square kilometers. It is part of a nature reserve located near the city of Enna. It is on this lake that birds fly between Africa and Europe rest. The ancient Roman poet Ovid wrote about the lake in his poem "Metamorphoses".

Singer and blogger Nastya Ermak said that a man called her "a disgrace to the Russian people" and kicked her and her friend out of a subway car. The reason for this behavior is the girl's short haircut and unusual appearance. The incident occurred on the Sokolnicheskaya line on July 9. The man entered the carriage at the Sokolniki metro station, saw Yermak and first began filming her on his phone. When she asked if he was a blogger, the man asked if Yermak was Russian.

The chairman of the Italian coffee group Lavazza, Giuseppe Lavazza, says coffee prices will continue to rise until at least next year, the Financial Times reports . The publication cites climate change, supply disruptions and new EU regulations as reasons for this, adding to roasters' costs. "Coffee prices are not going to fall, [they] will remain very high. The coffee supply chain is under a lot of pressure," Lavazza added.

Married couples in Russia are increasingly making joint wills. In 2024, Russians made almost a quarter more such wills than in the same period last year, the Kommersant newspaper writes , citing data from the Federal Notary Chamber. As the publication notes, with the help of joint wills, spouses can prevent disputes among relatives in the event of their death. "This is the so-called marriage contract in case of death.

Residents of some regions of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus saw an unusual glowing ball in the sky on the night of July 10. The video of its flight over the Kaluga, Tula and Rostov regions was published by the Starvisor project. The object was also seen by residents of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Belgorod, Voronezh, Bryansk regions and Stavropol Krai. As it turned out, it was a European Ariane 6 rocket, launched late in the evening from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

TikTok and Instagram bloggers have been invited to attend a NATO summit to discuss Ukraine's possible accession to the military alliance. All NATO member countries, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, will attend the summit, Bloomberg reports . The North Atlantic Alliance summit is taking place from July 9 to 11 in Washington. This year, the alliance countries will gather for the 75th time.

Representatives of the United States and Germany announced that they had agreed to deploy long-range American weapons at military bases in the European country. The statement was released by the White House. It concerns “hypersonic weapons under development” as well as Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The heavy medium-range Tomahawk cruise missiles can fly 5,500 km.

A boy who survived a Russian missile strike on the Okhmatdet children's hospital has died in Kiev. He is the first child patient to die in the July 8 attack, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said . The boy was in the intensive care unit of Okhmatdet at the time of the rocket explosion , where he was admitted in critical condition. The child was taken from the clinic destroyed by the strike to another hospital, but doctors were unable to save him.