TASS Russian news agency

Since February 2022, Poland has supplied Kiev with weapons and military equipment worth 16.4 billion zlotys (about $4.5 billion), Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told reporters. According to the top defense official, the majority of the aid - totaling 14.9 billion zlotys ($4.1 billion) - was delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces in 2022–2023 under the Law and Justice party government. The current government has provided Ukraine with an additional 1.5 billion zlotys ($0.4 billion) in military aid, the minister noted. The defense minister also confirmed that Warsaw supplied Kiev with Patriot missile systems.

The Belgian national football team defeated the US 4–1 in the Round of 16 match of the FIFA World Cup. Folarin Balogun started for the US team. He had been sent off in the previous match against Bosnia (2–0), but the FIFA Disciplinary Committee lifted his suspension. Belgium will thus face Spain in the quarterfinals on July 10.

The Ukrainian armed forces have lost nearly three and a half dozen gas stations in a week and a half, according to TASS calculations based on the Russian Defense Ministry’s reports. In total, at least 37 gas stations have been hit and destroyed during this period. The enemy’s monitoring channels confirm successful strikes on stations in the Nikolayev, Chernigov, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Sumy regions. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, regular high-precision strikes on fuel depots, gas stations, and railway infrastructure facilities are significantly disrupting the Ukrainian military's transport logistics.

Two people went missing in central China after a bridge collapsed due to rising river levels caused by heavy rains, China Central Television reported. Video: TASS/Reuters/Newsflare

The US needs its allies to purchase American weapons because Washington believes this will contribute to peace, US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker said. “This is the virtuous cycle we need. Allied demand drives American production. American production drives allied capability. Allied capability drives deterrence. And deterrence keeps the peace,” he wrote in an op-ed for Fox News.

One hundred people were killed and 340 more were injured by gunfire during the three-day US Independence Day celebrations, the Gun Violence Archive nonprofit organization reported. “This July 4 weekend has had a near-record number of mass shootings – 20 – which has not happened since the record year of 2021," the organization said in a post on its X page.

Spaniard Roberto Martinez has resigned as head coach of the Portuguese national football team after the country was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup. “It was an incredible time,” Martinez told reporters at a press conference. “I cannot describe the sense of pride. The strength and energy that the entire Portuguese people gave us was incredible,” the coach noted. Martinez is 52 years old. He became the head coach of the Portuguese national team in January 2023 and led them to victory in the 2024–25 Nations League.

🚨 A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile approximately 14.8 kilometers east of the Omani coast, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported. “The UKMTO has received a report of an incident eight nautical miles (about 14.8 kilometers) east of Limah, Oman. A tanker has reported being hit by an unknown projectile on the port side causing a fire, whilst travelling southbound. No casualties or environmental impact reported,” the statement said.

The number of people killed by the devastating earthquake in Venezuela on June 24 has reached 3,535, with 16,740 people wounded, President of the National Assembly (parliament) of the Bolivarian Republic Jorge Rodriguez said on the X social network, citing government data.

The High Court of London has ruled against Nord Stream AG, the operator of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, denying its claim for compensation after insurers refused to cover damages from the pipeline explosions. The damage to the pipelines was "directly or indirectly occasioned by, happening through, or in consequence of war" and such damage was excluded from cover by the terms of insurance policies, the court verdict says. The lawsuit was filed in February 2024, naming Lloyd's of London and Arch Insurance as defendants. Nord Stream AG sought to recover approximately €580 million from the insurers.