What happened on the night of July 10th. The main thing

The French national team reached the semifinals of the 2026 World Cup for the third time in a row. Ali Khamenei's funeral ceremony was held in Mashhad. The Iranian media reported a strike on a military facility in Bushehr. The Air Defense Forces shot down 16 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Leningrad region. Read more in the Izvestia article.

2026 World Cup News

The French national team beat the team from Morocco on July 9 with a score of 2:0. The French reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the third time in a row.

The captain of the French national football team, Kylian Mbappe, missed a penalty in the match against Morocco in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup on July 9. Mbappe shot a penalty into the lower right corner of the goal, and Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou hit back.

French football fans took to the streets to celebrate the victory of the national team. It is noted that fans gathered on the Champs-Elysees, in bars and on the streets of Paris.

Hundreds of football fans staged mass riots in European cities after the defeat of the Moroccan national team. The videos from London show streets littered with garbage. Similar protests took place in The Hague (Netherlands).

Ali Khamenei's Funeral

The Iranian IRIB television and Radio company reported on July 10 that the funeral of the deceased supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, ended in his hometown of Mashhad. It was clarified that about 1 million people, including citizens of Pakistan and Lebanon, gathered in the city to participate in the funeral ceremony.

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On the same day, SNN reported that guests from 27 countries had arrived in the city of Mashhad to attend Khamenei's funeral ceremony. Among them were officials, prominent national and military figures.

US and Israeli strikes on Iran

The Iranian NAYA news agency, citing a local source, reported on July 9 that a military facility on the outskirts of Bushehr in Iran was shelled by American and Zionist enemy forces. He also noted that the explosions that were heard in the city of Bushehr were the result of the timely response of the air defense system.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

Governor Alexander Drozdenko announced on July 10 that 16 UAVs had been shot down over the territory of the Leningrad Region. It was noted that the combat work continues.

On the same day, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote about 12 UAVs shot down on approach to Moscow. It was clarified that emergency services specialists are working at the crash sites.

The head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin reported on July 9 that one person was killed and four others were injured as a result of strikes by the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) in the DPR. The territory of the Vyazniki farm in the Shpakovsky municipal District of the Stavropol Territory was declared an emergency zone after a fire at an industrial facility caused by an unmanned attack on the same day.

Volkswagen employee protests

On July 9, Volkswagen employees protested against the reduction of up to 100,000 jobs and plans to close four factories located in Germany.

According to the estimates of the IG Metall trade union, about 400 people protested. According to Torsten Greger, the regional head of IG Metall, people are tired of living in fear of possible layoffs or plant closures.