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US does not want Israel to participate in latest round of conflict with Iran — CNN

According to the TV channel, the United States fears losing control over how the conflict progresses

NEW YORK, July 10. /TASS/. The United States does not want Israel to participate in the latest round of hostilities with Iran for fear of losing control over how the conflict progresses, CNN quoted two Israeli sources as saying.

According to a source, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would like to join the US strikes, but Washington has so far indicated that it doesn't want that. The White House has not yet commented on this information.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said earlier that the army is ready to resume military operations against Iran on its own, if necessary.

According to a CNN source, Israel believes that Trump is not interested in returning to a full-scale war but could restore the naval blockade of Iranian ports.

Global crises underscore need for stronger BRICS — expert

Marat Zembatov stressed that the world should be based on multipolarity, and BRICS is the vehicle that can take it there

Israel to join new US attacks on Iran if necessary — NYP

Accordung to the report, Israel is "not eager to go back to the day when people have to go to shelters"

Spain 'nobody’s lackey,' Spanish minister says in response to Trump

Pablo Bustinduy emphasized that he wasn't ruffled by the US president’s latest remarks

Japan supports anti-Russian sanctions, but maintaining ties is important — senior diplomat

According to Takeshi Akahori, Tokyo "will act accordingly, based on what serves its national interests"

Russia remains in contact with Turkey on S-400 issue — Kremlin

Earlier, the Turkish pro-government newspaper reported that the S-400 systems purchased by Turkey from Russia had been sold to one of the Persian Gulf countries

Evacuation underway in Russia's Taganrog after UAV attack

The UAV threat remains in effect in the city, Mayor Svetlana Kambulova said

Deputy PM Novak reports fuel shortages in Russia due to drone strikes on refineries

The official earlier noted that panic buying had led to a demand surge of approximately 20-30%

Russian Defense Ministry’s Africa Corps plays key role in defeating terrorists in Mali

According to Vice President of the Defense Commission of the country's Transitional Council Fousseynou Ouattara, coordination and cooperation have been established between the Malian Armed Forces and the Africa Corps, enabling them to act proactively, prevent attacks, and mitigate emerging threats

Deputy PM Novak key statements on fuel shortages, export bans, resellers

The official emphasized that Russia had sufficient fuel refining capacity at present

State of emergency introduced in Zaporozhye Region from July 9 due to drone-induced fires

The total area of destroyed winter wheat crops amounts to 1,479 hectares

Some Iranian missiles fired at US bases in Middle East reached targets — WSJ

US officials claimed the attacks had caused minor damage and no casualties

China opposes rising tensions in the Arctic — Foreign Ministry

"China firmly opposes the stoking of the so-called 'Chinese threat' myth, as well as the creation of tensions and confrontation in the Arctic," Mao Ning said

Putin discusses info threats posed by emerging technologies with Security Council

The Russian president added that this is a very important issue

Russia's oat exports up more than 50% in 1H

According to expert estimates, in the first six months of 2026, Russia exported more than 170,000 metric tons of oats worth about $36 mln

US warplanes again detected circling over Persian Gulf

Besides, two more planes are flying over the Persian Gulf coast and two - over the neutral waters of the Gulf of Oman

Russian, Chinese ships enter Yellow Sea for Joint Sea-2026 drills

The press service recalled that commanders and officers had previously completed planning for the sea phase of the drills using navigation charts

Russia has sufficient potential to continue special military operation — Kremlin

Russia is ready for a peaceful resolution but has enough capability to act independently, Dmitry Peskov stressed

Iranian army reports cruise missile attack on US vessels off Bahrain coast

According to the report, a US destroyer was among those targeted

Israel shared intelligence on alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump with US — WSJ

According to the newspaper, the intelligence could prompt the United States to take a tougher stance and further escalate the conflict with Iran

IN BRIEF: FSB foils major series of terrorist attacks targeting Russian service members

As a result of operations conducted by law enforcement officers, a terrorist accomplice, a Russian female citizen, was detained

Diplomat reveals number of Russian civilian casualties from past week’s attacks by Ukraine

38 Russian civilians, including one child, were killed, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

Attacks on any nuclear plants, including Zaporozhye, Kursk, Bushehr unacceptable — Grossi

The IAEA director general noted that the agency is not currently observing or confirming any direct attack on the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran

Russian troops strike Ukrainian army’s logistics centers, energy sites in past day

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,385 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Ukraine fails to lure Energodar residents into mined "green corridor" — ZNPP spokeswoman

Yevgeniya Yashina noted that "such information dumps and statements about allegedly existing 'green corridors' are part of a general campaign of psychological pressure on Energodar residents"

Single Russian Lancet drone crew destroys 20 pieces of Ukrainian equipment in DPR

The targets hit included a Bogdana self-propelled gun, a T-62 tank, and armored combat vehicles transporting Ukrainian troops and ammunition to the front lines

China unlikely to secure leadership in Arctic without Russia — expert

China has no territory above the Arctic Circle, Irina Strelnikova, director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Arctic Research at HSE University, said

Europe openly prepares for war with Russia — representative to OSCE

Dmitry Polyansky said that only "shock therapy" could potentially shake the West out of its "militaristic psychosis"

Authorities doing their best to protect refineries, maintain fuel output — Deputy PM Novak

The official noted that the authorities intended to ensure additional fuel shipments to the regions

Four residents injured in Kherson Region in Ukrainian attacks over past day

Damage to infrastructure and property was reported in 18 settlements

NATO summit applause for Zelensky shows Europe’s return to Nazism — politician

Europe is returning to the era of political cannibalism, Viktor Medvedchuk pointed out

Nobody going to admit Ukraine to NATO even in a decade, former PM says

Nikolay Azarov added that, at the same time, no NATO ally receives as much funding, the same amount of modern weapons, intelligence, and political support as Ukraine

British singer Bonnie Tyler dies at 75

The singer passed away in a hospital in Portugal following an illness for which she was undergoing treatment

Politician says Kiev behind Monaco attack over tycoon’s plan to expose Ukraine corruption

Viktor Medvedchuk says the uncovering of the schemes "would have spelt a disaster for the Kiev regime ahead of the NATO summit"

Organizers announce Eastern Economic Forum’s theme for 2026

The forum will take place in Vladivostok on September 1-4

Technical talks between US, Iran continue — Reuters

The news agency said, citing a US official, that Washington is still committed to finding a solution with Iran

Russia fully aware of US actively supplying weapons to Kiev, has no delusions — Kremlin

The decision for the US to transfer a license for the production of Patriot systems to Ukraine was announced yesterday by US President Donald Trump

Russia’s appeals over Starobelsk college attack disregarded by OSCE — senior LPR lawmaker

First Deputy Chairman of the People’s Council Andrey Sopelnik added that the UN Human Rights Council did not respond as well

Possibility of Putin-Trump conversation, US duplicity — topics of Peskov's briefing

Russia believes US President Donald Trump was mistaken in suggesting that an escalation of military operations between Russia and Ukraine could contribute to an early settlement, Dmitry Peskov stated

No hope in human rights situation in Ukraine — Russian Foreign Ministry

Grigory Lukyantsev, Russian Foreign Ministry's department director, says the section on this country has become the largest in the joint report of Russia and Belarus on the human rights situation in some countries

West does not care how many people killed in Russia, Ukraine — Russian diplomat

Russia's Acting Permanent Representative to the UN Anna Yevstigneyeva stated that "deaths of innocent civilians, killings of women, children and the elderly will not stop them"

Pregnant woman survives seventh-floor fall in Vladivostok

The woman remains under medical supervision

Israel to return first part of captured territories to Lebanon within days — CNN

CENTCOM is coordinating with both countries to move forward

Mali finds evidence of Ukraine-trained terrorists operating in country

Vice President of the Defense Commission of the country's Transitional Council Fousseynou Ouattara emphasized that all the drones used by the terrorists are of Ukrainian origin

Death toll from Venezuela earth quake climbs to 3,889

16,740 people were injured and 17,907 were left homeless, said Jorge Rodriguez, the president of the National Assembly

Fire at port, evacuation, emergency response: Taganrog in aftermath of drone attack

An emergency response center has been established

Kiev doesn't consider consequences of continued attacks on nuke sites — Russian diplomat

Anna Yevstigneyeva emphasized that there was no military logic in those attacks

Czech president says West has two-month 'window' to restart Russia talks — The Telegraph

Petr Pavel also called for further militarizing Europe

Turkey's first nuke plant to be commissioned later this year — Rosatom CEO

Alexey Likhachev says the project is "a key task" facing Russia’s state atomic energy corporation

Oil refinery fire, evacuations in Taganrog, 376 UAVs target Russia: new attacks

A fire broke out at the Ilsky oil refinery in the Seversky district of the Krasnodar Region after UAV debris fell on the site

Russia’s Mnogotochie special rounds effective against drones — Rostec

According to Bekkhan Ozdoyev, industrial director of Rostec’s Armament Cluster, board member of the Union of Russian Machine-Building Enterprises, combat operations in the special military operation zone in Ukraine are called a "drone war" because drones attack both equipment and soldiers from all sides

Russia hopes situation in Energodar to improve after negotiations with — IAEA envoy

Russia had reasonable complaints about how slowly and insufficiently strongly the agency's secretariat reacted to the incidents that took place in Energodar, Mikhail Ulyanov said

Naval base in southeastern Iran comes under attack — news agency

Governor of the Konarak County Mohammad Younes Haqqani says the attack, which was carried out in two stages, using fighter jets, resulted in two explosions

Russia’s Battlegroup West destroys 108 Ukrainian heavy quadcopters over past 24 hours

In addition, six field ammunition depots, 45 unmanned aircraft control centers, and a Starlink satellite communications station were identified and eliminated

Press review: US, Europe may clash over Ukraine as China missile alarms Pacific region

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, July 7th

Key statements from President Putin's meeting with Cabinet on fuel situation

The president noted that Russia's current fuel difficulties are temporary, adding that the country's energy sector possesses a high margin of safety

Russian troops liberate seven communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass

Russian forces delivered seven strikes by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian military-industrial sites, logistics centers and military airfields over the past week

Russian troops using newest Zavarukha counter-battery system in special op zone — NPO Alfa

"The latest counter-battery system Zavarukha is the most compact sound reconnaissance system for detecting enemy firing positions," the company said

Gasoline, diesel export ban needed to stabilize fuel situation — Deputy PM Novak

The complete ban on diesel and gasoline exports remains in effect in Russia until July 31

Aist reconnaissance-strike system was demonstrated in Kazan

Ivan Terekhov, Executive Director of Irbis Sky Tech, noted that the Aist has already undergone testing in the special military operational zone

Kremlin comments on contact with Turkey over S-400s, Ukraine buffer zone

According to Dmitry Peskov, Russia and the United States continue to maintain working-level contact as part of their bilateral dialogue

Russia-Belarus human rights report to be handed over to UN commissioner soon

There has been no official substantive reaction to the reports yet, Grigory Lukyantsev, Russian Foreign Ministry's department director, says

Russia’s aerostats prove effective in counter-UAV combat — expert

Polina Albek noted that developing this field requires time and investment in research and development

IN BRIEF: Five injured in car accident involving Kursk Region top official

First Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Kursk Region government Alexander Chepik was not injured

Muhammad most popular boys name for newborns in England, Wales for third straight year

The second and third most popular male names were Noah and Leo

Ukrainian troops abandon weapons, ammunition made in Poland, France, Italy in Vasilyevka

Commander Mikhail Knyazkin says "a huge amount" of weapons and ammunition was left behind

Russians' trust level in Putin exceeds 72% — poll

The activities of the Russian government are approved by 44.9% of respondents

Press review: NATO summit pledges 140 bln euros for Ukraine and US ends Iran peace efforts

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, July 9th

Up to 11 parties to appear on federal ballot in Russian parliamentary elections — official

Central Election Commission Chairperson Ella Pamfilova pointed out that political parties were required to hold congresses to nominate their candidates no later than July 11, 2026

Russia kills Ukrainian drone commander, border officer in special op zone

The official also said that the Hawks took part in the invasion of the Kursk Region and terrorized the people of the border areas with drones

Russian tech firm Gagaring offers jobs to Volkswagen employees on chopping block

For those who accept the offer, the laboratory guarantees permanent employment contracts, a competitive salary, and comprehensive relocation support for specialists and their families

Sound of explosion in Bushehr caused by air defense engagement

A military base on the outskirts of the city was attacked, Bushehr Province Deputy Governor Ehsan Jahanian said

Western diplomats call Russia anonymously to discuss human rights report

Grigory Lukyantsev highlighted that outwardly the Western diplomats pretended that the report did not exist

Israel ready to resume campaign against Iran — defense minister

The United States and Israel started a war with Iran on February 28

France wins quarter-final match against Morocco

The team beat Morocco 2-0

US finds itself in strategic dead end in situation with Iran — expert

None of the Washington administration's approaches to Tehran have worked, Richard N. Haass said

Ex-Moldovan PM calls court move to limit autonomous region’s rights unwise

"Moldova’s authorities have embarked on a course to limit the rights of Gagauzia’s autonomy and suppress dissent, deepening the rift in Moldovan society and creating a dangerous precedent for weakening the fundamental agreements on which the country’s unity is based," Vasile Tarlev pointed out

Europe speculates about Russia's alleged defeat to justify militarization — diplomat

The notion that Russia, suffering defeat, might suddenly strike NATO territory tomorrow is utterly illogical, Anna Yevstigneyeva emphasized

NATO's aggressive actions and countering Patriot systems: Kremlin's statements

Dmitry Peskov noted that the Russian government is doing everything necessary to protect the country

Rosatom CEO, IAEA chief start meeting in Kaliningrad

The sides are expected to discuss the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the Bushehr NPP in Iran

UN charter relevant while Germany, Japan, Italy vote against resolution on Nazism

Grigory Lukyantsev, Russian Foreign Ministry's department director, said that the number of states voting annually for the Russian resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism is stable

Chinese embassy to US expects Kiev to view Beijing’s role in Ukraine context objectively

Spokesperson Liu Chang says dialogue and negotiations are the only viable way out of the crisis

Press review: MidEast tensions fuel US politics and world economy adapts to Hormuz crises

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, July 10th

Netanyahu tells Trump that Erdogan’s anti-Israeli remarks were serious

The Israeli prime minister emphasized that the remarks were directed against the existence of the State of Israel

Russia no longer trusts West’s declared readiness to negotiate — Lavrov

The Russian Foreign Minister says negotiated solutions were reached back in 2014, 2015, and 2019, but the West’s guarantees were dismantled by the West itself

Iran uses Soviet-era fighter jets to provide security at Khamenei's funeral

The jets conducted patrols to secure the airspace over Mashhad as part of heightened security measures

Turkey sells Russian-made S-400 systems to Gulf nation — newspaper

According to the report, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have been mentioned in this regard, but it is better to wait for an official announcement

NATO reconnaissance aircraft flying over Black Sea has relocated to Baltic states

The aircraft is currently cruising over Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia at an altitude of approximately 10.5 kilometers

US strikes Iran bridge on transport corridor connecting it with Russia, China — Fars

The strike targeted a railway bridge in the Akkala area of Golestan province near the Turkmen border

Iran was able to ‘smash’ US, Israel, despite NATO involvement in conflict — MP

Alaeddin Boroujerdi highlighted that the Americans saw it as their goal to interfere in the affairs of every independent country and bring war to it

Trump’s proposals on Ukrainian airspace closure represent something new for Moscow

Dmitry Peskov stressed that the proposal voiced by the American president contradicted one of the set objectives of the Russian special military operation

German parliament rejects Greens’ initiative to deliver Taurus missiles to Kiev

Only 79 lawmakers voted in support of the document

FACTBOX: What we know about foiled attack on military airfield in Rostov-on-Don

The FSB identified a Russian citizen in the Rostov Region sought by Ukraine's military intelligence to recruit to carry out a sabotage and terrorist attack in exchange for a monetary reward after blowing up the Rostov-Central military airfield

Russia has sufficient fuel refining capacity — Deputy PM Novak

The official emphasized that the Russian market was fully supplied with fuel

US prepared for potential strikes on Iran, conducting diplomacy for now — TV

US officials told CNN that the situation is dynamic

London, Stockholm courts issue unlawful rulings on Russian companies — Putin

Head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergey Katyrin stressed that they were politically motivated

Iran’s late Supreme Leader Khamenei laid to rest in Meshhed

Khamenei was buried at the Imam Reza Holy Shrine, alongside his family members who were also killed as a result of US-Israeli bombings

Ukraine to get Patriot missiles soon — Zelensky

Vladimir Zelensky also said that Kiev and Washington had reached agreements about producing interceptor missiles for the Patriot systems on the territory of Ukraine

New US strikes on Iran receive unofficial designation Operation "Bitch Slap" — NYP

According to the publication, such a designation indicates that some administration officials expect a "painful but brief" military action

SCO, Laos sign memorandum on Dialogue Partner status for Vientiane

According to SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, Vientiane is ready to play an active part in the SCO’s work

Russia waits for OPCW to react to Kiev’s use of toxic chemicals — permanent representative

For instance, Russia informed the organization about the discovery of smoke grenades with chloropicrin at Ukraine’s positions in the DPR, as well as about a Ukrainian drone attack carried out with improvised munitions containing the same substance on a school building in the DPR

Polish politician's aid to Russian troops signals fatigue with anti-Russian line — expert

Earlier, Krzysztof Tolwinski provided Russian military personnel with first-aid kits