Israeli Defense Forces says hundreds of air force aircraft are on immediate standby for takeoff.

Sources close to the Kremlin say President Putin has rejected calls for peace talks and, after recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries and ports, is more determined to continue fighting; one source said there is a "high possibility of escalation in the coming months." The comments come as US President Trump said Putin wants to end the war and that a solution is closer than people realize; Trump spoke last week with both Putin and Zelensky and met Zelensky at the NATO summit, where Zelensky said they discussed ideas to bring peace closer.

On July 8 Gongda Keya Technology Group and China Coal Hydrology Bureau Group signed a strategic cooperation framework to integrate geothermal technology and industry. The parties will jointly carry out geothermal resource exploration and evaluation, develop multi-energy integration for clean heating, pursue geothermal technology R&D and standards-setting, and advance demonstration projects to support efficient geothermal development and carbon emissions reduction in China.