"Despite all expectations, Ukraine seems to be leaving the NATO summit in Ankara with a major win.The alliance itself, less so.
At The Hague summit in 2025, the allies agreed to Trump's request to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP — only to face further demands and threats over the coming months.
Few deny that the U.S.-European relationship has irreversibly changed.
Alongside an allied pledge of $80 billion in defense aid for 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky has also secured an apparent green light from U.S. President Donald Trump to produce Patriot missiles, sorely needed amid increasingly deadly Russian attacks.
This year's summit saw Zelensky conclude new Drone Deals with three NATO members — Denmark, Estonia, and the Netherlands.
Even Trump, who once scoffed at Kyiv's offers of unmanned technology, turned around and said Washington would also purchase Ukrainian drones.
While Trump later expressed confidence that Ukraine could produce the missiles quickly, he also said he had not coordinated with the manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, ahead of the announcement." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the Coral Sea 87 km (54 mi) from Vanuatu in the evening at 8.50 pm local time (GMT +11). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 234 km (145 mi) from Tonga shortly after midnight at 12.18 am local time (GMT +12). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"Severe storms and flash flooding affected parts of Ohio on July 5 and 6, 2026, killing a 5-year-old boy in Monroe County and producing historic and potentially record-breaking rainfall on Kelleys Island. The National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado and a destructive macroburst in Mahoning County, where straight-line winds downed nearly 1 000 trees.
Historic rainfall inundated Kelleys Island while severe thunderstorms produced tornadoes, destructive straight-line winds, and flash flooding across Ohio during a widespread weekend weather outbreak that left a 5-year-old boy dead and caused significant damage in several communities." W
"268 combat clashes were recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders on the front lines.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy assaults. The Russians carried out one airstrike using two guided bombs and conducted 44 artillery attacks.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian units repelled two Russian assaults in the Hoptivka area.In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched two attacks toward Novoplatonivka and Kivsharivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian invaders launched 15 attacks in the areas of Stavky, Drobysheve, and Lyman, as well as toward Druzheliubivka, Derylove, Shyikivka, Novoselivka, and Yampil.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy carried out 28 assault operations in the areas of Kryva Luka, Zakitne, and Riznykivka, as well as toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the invaders launched three attacks toward Nykyforivka, Tykhonivka, and Yurivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 29 enemy attacks were recorded. Russian troops carried out assaults in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Ivanopillia, as well as toward Stepanivka and Oleksandro-Shultyne.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Defense Forces repelled 38 Russian attacks. The enemy was active in the areas of Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Rodynske, and Bilytske, and also carried out assaults toward Pavlivka, Vilne, Shevchenko, Hryshyne, Molodetske, Novopidhorodne, Svitle, Hulive, Matiasheve, Dorozhne, Nykanorivka, Novyi Donbas, Kotlyne, and Udachne.
On the Oleksandrivka sector, the Russians carried out three attacks toward Novoheorhiivka and Voskresenka.
In the Huliaipole sector, the Russian army launched 30 attacks, attempting to advance near Huliaipole, Novoselivka, and Verkhnia Tersa, as well as toward Hirke, Rybne, Dobropillia, Vozdvyzhivka, Tsvitkove, Kosivtseve, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attempts to advance toward Stepove and Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the Russians did not carry out any assault operations over the past day." Ukrin
