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The U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on a bill to permanently implement daylight saving time.

Democratic Republic of Congo: The number of confirmed Ebola cases has risen to 1,792, with 625 deaths.

July 10 – According to Sputnik News Agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at a press conference that Russia no longer believes the West is willing to negotiate on the Ukraine issue. Lavrov said, “We no longer believe the West is willing to resolve the issue through negotiations. Our previous goodwill and hope have been completely exhausted.” Lavrov added, “We have outlined our assessment of the current situation in Ukraine, including the actions of the West. While pretending to be prepared for negotiations, as the European side has already announced, the West has turned around and publicly issued an ultimatum to Russia.”

On July 10th, U.S. Commerce Secretary Rutnick called on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to increase their memory chip production in the United States to help alleviate the global shortage of key components for artificial intelligence development. Rutnick confirmed that he is in talks with the two South Korean memory chip manufacturers but did not disclose specific details. He acknowledged that Micron CEO Mehrotra might not welcome competitors expanding their presence in the U.S., but Rutnick stated that this move is necessary to strengthen the U.S. chip supply chain. "You know, he (Mehrotra) won't like this, but I want to bring his competitors—Samsung and SK Hynix—to the U.S. to set up factories," Rutnick said. "Micron is currently in the lead. Other companies are bound to be envious, right? So they have to follow suit."

Foreign central banks held -$28.605 billion in U.S. Treasury securities in the week ending July 3, compared with -$11.064 billion in the previous week.

The White House: The Commerce Secretary has recommended against invoking Section 232 tariffs at this time.

The White House: The Commerce Secretary has determined that the U.S. aviation industry is overly reliant on foreign supply chains.

The White House: The Commerce Secretary has determined that the U.S. aviation industry is facing challenges and is struggling to fully meet economic and national security needs.

The White House announced adjustments to import policies for commercial aircraft, jet engines, and aircraft and engine components.

Iran's official news agency, citing local officials, reported that the Iranian naval base in Konarak was attacked by "enemies."

OpenAI: GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model for Microsoft 365 Copilot.

On July 10th, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stated that she currently has no plans to run in the French presidential election, but hopes to share her views on the future of Europe during next year's French general election. Lagarde stated that Europe needs to be protected, and the EU is a crucial framework for the development of its member states, including France. She indicated that she will strive to promote public awareness of Europe's importance, regardless of her current role. Previously, there had been speculation that Lagarde might leave the ECB early to pursue a political career in France. She acknowledged this possibility but emphasized that she would not leave her post if the ECB faced significant challenges.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 138.96 points, or 0.27%, to close at 52,487.35 on Thursday, July 9; the S&P 500 rose 60.90 points, or 0.81%, to close at 7,543.61; and the Nasdaq Composite rose 336.24 points, or 1.30%, to close at 26,206.89.

According to The Information: Cursor is developing an AI-powered intelligent agent, aiming to compete with Claude Cowork.

According to Axios: The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said that Trump spoke with Netanyahu on Thursday to discuss the situation in Iran.

On July 10th, Andy Burnham secured 322 nominations out of 403 Labour MPs on the first day of the Labour Party leadership election, becoming the sole frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer as the new Labour leader. Burnham expressed his "deep gratitude" for the support from his colleagues, saying it reflected the Labour Party's desire to bring a new direction to British politics. His political platform includes reducing the concentration of power in Westminster, reshaping the economic model, and promoting broader economic growth. Since his competitors failed to secure the 81 nominations required to run, Burnham only needed one more vote to officially become the sole candidate. The Labour leadership election is scheduled to conclude on July 17th, and Burnham is expected to officially become Prime Minister on July 20th. Incumbent leader Starmer, as is customary, will not participate in the nomination vote.

According to CNN, US officials said the US did not launch a new attack on Iran in the past hour.

According to Fox News: U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that Trump believes oil prices will remain low in the future.

Saudi Arabia and Canada issued a joint statement condemning Iran's attack on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz.