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July 14

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran fires projectiles at two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz associated with the United Arab Emirates, killing one mariner and injuring eight others.
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July 13

Politics and elections

South Carolina governor Henry McMaster appoints Darline Graham Nordone to temporarily fill the U.S. Senate seat of her brother, Lindsey Graham, after his death last Saturday, with the term ending in 2027.
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History and science

A Ramesside period tomb that belonged to senior official Paser is discovered in the Theban Necropolis, Egypt under the direction of Dutch archaeologist Carina van den Hoven.
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International relations

The United Kingdom announces that it will designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, and will ban support for the militia group.
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The European Union imposes sanctions against Sudan's gold trade, accusing them of financing the civil war in the country.
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Law and crime

reports that former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under house arrest after Iranian authorities reportedly uncovered a significant portion of his contacts with Israel. However, his office denies reports including reports that Israel recruited him for regime changing plans.
Source: Iran International external link

Disasters and accidents

A fire breaks out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand, killing 27 people and wounding 63 more.
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South Korea's navy recovers the body of a sailor who disappeared during a patrol near the Northern Limit Line, after South Korea requested North Korean assistance and launched a search involving ships and aircraft.
Source: The Star external link

Health and environment

The University of Oxford begins the first human trial of its ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the ebolavirus.
Source: Reuters external link
The United States says that they will block citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from traveling to the country on commercial flights amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country.
Source: Reuters external link
A cyclosporiasis outbreak, caused by cyclospora cayetanensis, is reported in 31 U.S. states by the U.S CDC, with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reporting 2,640 cases in the state.
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Sudan's Khartoum State government reports a shortage in drinking water in neighborhoods in the state including southern Omdurman after a sharp drop is reported in the water levels on the Nile River.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

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The IRGC says that they have hit the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan as part of a second wave of retaliatory strikes against the United States.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the naval blockade will resume beginning tomorrow and announces a 20% fee on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: CNN external link
The U.S. military says that they have launched a new round of strikes after Trump said the U.S. Navy would bring back the blockade.
Source: The Hill external link
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that Pakistan and Qatar will continue talks to prevent further escalation in the war.
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United States Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins reports that a United States Navy pilot was killed during a helicopter crash on July 1 in the Arabian Sea, bringing the death toll of American soldiers killed in the Iran war to 14. Additionally, the total amount of wounded troops rise to above 400 including from traumatic brain injuries.
Source: Gulf News external link
According to Mehr News Agency, Khuzestan deputy governor Valiollah Hayati says that a security guard was killed in a U.S. strike on a water pumping station in Bandar Mahshahr, Iran.
Source: AA external link
Trump reportedly notifies U.S. Congress that the war has resumed, giving his administration another 60-day clock without congressional approval.
Source: The Hill external link
The Houthi-led government accuses Saudi Arabia of an airstrike on a runway at Sanaa International Airport in Houthi-controlled Yemen, which Yemen's internationally-recognized government says was to stop an Iranian Mahan Air flight that was returning the Houthi delegation from the funeral of Ali Khamenei.
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Yemen's internationally-recognized government orders all airports closed after striking Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing. The Houthis say the aircraft landed, while the Saudi-led coalition controls airspace clearances.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Yemen's Houthis say they have targeted Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport in Asir with ballistic missiles and drones, calling the attack retaliation for strikes on Sanaa airport that they blame on Saudi Arabia, though Yemen's internationally-recognized government claims responsibility.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Sudanese Army says that it has downed another Chinese-made FH-95 drone near El-Obeid in North Kordofan, making it the fourth drone downed by the army.
Source: AA external link

Business and economy

Danish shipping company Maersk announces that they will resume services through the Red Sea for its WAF6 service.
Source: Reuters external link

July 12

Armed conflicts and attacks

Kuwait's defense ministry says that Iran has hit three land border posts and an offshore rig operated by the Kuwait Oil Company.
Source: Arab Times Kuwait external link
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has hit HIMARS launchers in Kuwait.
Source: Türkiye Today external link
The IRGC claims that it has hit logistics support facilities and refueling platforms used by American aircraft in Oman's Duqm port.
Source: Iran International external link
The Qatari interior ministry reports that three people, including a child, have been injured by falling debris from an interception following Iranian attacks on the country.
Source: AA external link
The United Arab Emirates's defence ministry alerts residents at 6:37 AM that air defence systems were engaging with fresh missile and drone threats along with interception operations.
Source: Khaleej Times external link
The IRGC Navy declares the Strait of Hormuz to be closed until further notice and says that they have fired a shot at two vessels that used an unauthorized route.
Source: Shafaq external link
The United States launches new strikes against Iran in response.
Source: Reuters external link
The United States Central Command contradicts Iran's claim, stating that the strait is open. Additionally, the Joint Maritime Information Center states that the Iran route in the waterway is open despite Iran's claims.
Source: NBC News external link
Data from Kpler reports that six ships have passed the Strait of Hormuz amidst low traffic and resumed fighting.
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Qeshm governor Hossein Amir Teymouri reports that 10 of 11 projectiles hit Bandar Abbas and the Abu Musa and Qeshm islands.
Source: AA external link
At least six people are killed, including a nine-year old girl, from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Source: Sky News external link
Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev says a Ukrainian drone attack on Enerhodar, the Russian-controlled town hosting the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, has killed four people and injures four others.
Source: Reuters external link
Sudan's National Human Rights Commission reports 6,000 detention cases in prisons run by the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, North Darfur.
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Politics and elections

Saldvadoran president Nayib Bukele is nominated by his political party, Nuevas Ideas, to run for a third presidential term.
Source: Reuters external link
Israel sets October 27 as the date for elections.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko steps down as president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces a cabinet reshuffle and changes to law enforcement leadership, citing the need to implement an updated political strategy during Russia's invasion.
Source: The Hill external link

Disasters and accidents

Ten people are killed and several others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision involving a pickup truck carrying 17 passengers and two other trucks in West Java, Indonesia.
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Nine people are killed and about ten others are injured, including four Americans and two National Guard members in serious condition, after a tractor-trailer causes a multi-vehicle crash on a highway in Jalisco, Mexico.
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Six people are killed and seven others are injured when a driver loses control near a street festival in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile. The driver is detained and will undergo alcohol testing.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat external link

Law and crime

A court in Port Sudan sentences Rapid Support Forces leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and 15 other members to death in absentia for their roles in war crimes in the Darfur region during the ongoing civil war in the country including the assassination of former West Darfur governor Khamis Abbakar in 2023 during the Battle of Geneina.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat external link

Health and environment

South Korea issues its first extreme heat warning under a new system, covering the North Gyeongsang cities of Gyeongsan and Pohang after temperatures meet severe criteria.
Source: Kuwait Times external link

Sports

In tennis, Jannik Sinner of Italy successfully defends his gentlemen's singles title at the Wimbledon Championships after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany in the final, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4.
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July 11

Disasters and accidents

At least 44 people are killed and more than one million are stranded as floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains affect southeastern Bangladesh, disrupting power, roads, and communications across several districts.
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Fifteen Indian tourists are killed and 21 others are rescued when a speedboat capsizes near Phú Quốc, Vietnam.
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Armed conflicts and attacks

One Palestinian is killed and two others are injured in a Israeli drone strike in central Gaza.
Source: Palestine Chronicle external link
A Lebanese official says Lebanon will participate in planned talks with Israel in Rome, Italy, as a U.S. military delegation visits Beirut to discuss the implementation of a framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link
UNICEF warns that half a million civilians in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, are forcing children and families to be displaced and seek refuge.
Source: AA external link
The Khartoum State government says that they have transferred the remains of 27 victims of the war in the country to official cemeteries ahead of the rainy season.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Politics and elections

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk, marking the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, announces plans to build a Wall of Remembrance in Warsaw for identified victims of the Volhynia massacre and says Poland will continue efforts to exhume and properly bury victims.
Source: Rzeczpospolita external link
Protesters in Stockholm, Sweden, gather at the Odenplan plaza to protest against Israel's attacks in Gaza, ceasefire violations, and restrictions on humanitarian aid entering Gaza.
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Business and economy

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becomes law after U.S. president Donald Trump allows the bill to take effect without his signature. It was passed by the U.S. Congress to expand affordable housing and reduce housing costs.
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Law and crime

Two people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting at a festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

India and New Zealand announce the formation of a strategic partnership during Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Auckland, expanding cooperation on defense, security, trade, diplomacy, culture, sport, science, and maritime issues in the Indo-Pacific.
Source: The Manila Times external link

Sports

In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first player to reach 10 assists in FIFA World Cup matches since records began in 1966.
Source: The Chosun Daily external link
The quarterfinals end with the four highest-ranked teams in the FIFA Men's World Ranking (Argentina, Spain, France, and England) advancing to the semifinals, the first time this has happened since the rankings were introduced in 1992.
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In tennis, Linda Nosková wins her first major title after defeating her compatriot Karolína Muchová in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles title at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships.
Source: CNN external link