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US strikes new targets in Iran as Tehran hits Gulf states, Hormuz shipping 

14 July 2026

The United States and Iran have traded more blows as their interim peace deal unravels, with the US reportedly striking ...

US, Russian astronauts launch into orbit for joint space mission 

14 July 2026

News|Space A joint US-Russian space mission has lifted off from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station (ISS), hi...

Trump pivots from 20 percent Strait of Hormuz fee amid Iran war escalation 

14 July 2026

News|Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump has backed away from his claim that Washington would levy a 20 pe...

Trump meets with Iraq Prime Minister at White House, vows ‘a lot of deals’ 

14 July 2026

United States President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi have met in the White House, with both leader...

Cuba’s power grid collapses again, triggering third blackout in 10 days 

14 July 2026

News|Donald Trump Cuba’s national power grid has collapsed, plunging the island into its third nationwide blackout in ...

Leading Houthi threatens ‘siege’ on Saudi Arabia after Yemen airport attack 

14 July 2026

Sanaa, Yemen – A leading official with Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officially known as Ansar Allah, has threatened a “s...

Israeli attack on north Gaza police station kills eight 

14 July 2026

News|Gaza An Israeli drone attack has targeted a police station in northern Gaza’s Jabalia camp, killing at least eigh...

Mexico begins legal action in US over deaths of its citizens in ICE custody 

14 July 2026

News|Donald Trump Mexico has begun filing complaints with state prosecutors in the United States over the deaths of Mexi...

Russia-Ukraine war: What is Europe’s new ballistic missile shield plan? 

14 July 2026

On Monday, the leaders of nine European countries and Ukraine gathered in Paris and announced a joint programme to devel...

WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak may be double the official tally 

14 July 2026

The ⁠true ⁠number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is likely ⁠at least double the offi...