Texas braces for Beryl as tropical storm enters gulf

Texas was bracing for Tropical Storm Beryl as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico early Saturday, and a hurricane watch was issued for the state’s southern coast, New York Times reports.

Japan, Cambodia to help remove landmines from Ukraine

Japan will work with Cambodia to remove landmines from Ukraine and other war-torn countries, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said during a visit to Phnom Penh on Saturday, BBC reports.

Turkey proposes 'peace platform' to end war in Ukraine

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on July 6 proposed establishing a "peace platform" to end the war in Ukraine, Kyiv Independent reports.

Hungary to become single EU country in dialog with Russia, Ukraine — Orban

Hungary will probably remain the only country in the European Union that is keeping ties and maintaining the dialog with Russia and with Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at the meeting with President Vladimir Putin, TASS agency reports.

Hungary's Orbán arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed peace proposals for Ukraine, which triggered condemnation from Kyiv and some European leaders and officials, AP reports.

Stoltenberg hopes for Ukraine's NATO membership by 2034

The current NATO Secretary General, on the eve of the summit in Washington, did not rule out the expansion of the alliance in the next 10 years, expressing hope for Ukraine's membership, DW reports.

ISW analysis: Vladimir Putin does not want peace, but a surrender of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin explicitly rejected Russian participation in any meaningful negotiations on a ceasefire agreement, instead demanding Ukraine's "irreversible" "demilitarization" as a precondition for any ceasefire agreement. Putin is thus demanding that Ukraine effectively surrender in advance of any ceasefire, reports an ISW analysis.

Two Russian regions were attacked by drones this night

In the city of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar region, from where the Russian military regularly launches kamikaze drones over Ukraine, debris from a drone damaged a three-story apartment building. The attack disrupted a power station that supplies much of this city. The governor of the region, Veniamin Kondratyev, said that six people were injured, including two children, writes DW.

UK election: What's happened and what comes next?

The Labour Party has won the UK general election and Sir Keir Starmer will become the new prime minister. The result ends 14 years of Conservative government, during which five different prime ministers have run the country, BBC reports.

Earthquake in the Vrancea seismic zone in Romania

An earthquake occurred on the night of Thursday to Friday, at 00:25, in Vrancea county, Romania, according to information published by the Romanian National Institute for Earth Physics Research and Development (INCDFP).

Hungary's Orban to head to Moscow to meet with Putin

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, Radio Free Europe and the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

NATO is preparing to temporarily station a brigade in Romania

Before the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) summit in Washington (July 9 - 11), the High Military Representative of France in Romania, Brigadier General Loïc Girard, said that Romania is entitled to ask the Western allies to send more troops and equipment to its territory.