The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claims to have stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Arab News 
July 23
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Islamic Republic News Agency reports that the U.S. military has struck the Shalamcheh area near the Iran–Iraq border. Two people are reported to be killed and 11 are reported injured.
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The Guardian
Shipping data shows that two Chinese very large crude carriers carrying 4 million barrels of Saudi Arabian oil, the Singaporean-flagged and Chinese-flagged , are heading towards Bab-el-Mandeb.
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The Standard
July 22
Business and economy
Oil prices, including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, rise to over US$95 and $86 per barrel, respectively, and the United States average gasoline price rises to $4.06 per gallon, amidst the ongoing conflict.
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NBC News
Law and crime
The federal trial against Hadi Matar, the man who attempted to kill author Salman Rushdie in August 2022 in New York, United States, opens. If he is convicted, Matar faces a sentence of life in prison. He is already serving a 25-year state prison sentence in New York.
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The Guardian
International relations
Saudi Arabia and the United States sign a civil nuclear cooperation agreement allowing Saudi Arabia to use U.S. reactor technology, enrich uranium, and reprocess nuclear waste. The pact excludes the IAEA Additional Protocol and proceeds to U.S. congressional review.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Jordanian military reports that air defenses have intercepted 8 out of 10 projectiles fired by Iran against the country in Aqaba near the Israeli border, with two missiles landing in remote areas. Explosions were also heard near Eilat, Israel.
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Ynetnews
The General Staff of the Kuwait Army reports that Kuwait's military and air defenses have been actively intercepting "hostile drones" from Iran.
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The Times Kuwait
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AFP via Al Arabiya
The U.S. Central Command launches a new round of strikes against Iran, marking the 12th consecutive day of attacks.
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Middle East Eye
reports that the tanker , belonging to Greek shipowner George Prokopiou, was "highly likely" to have been captured in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran two days earlier.
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Forbes
Seven oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia's port of Yanbu change course away from the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb after the Houthis announced a blockade on Saudi Arabian ports.
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Reuters
UNICEF reports that six people, including two children, have been killed and 30 people including children have been injured in a drone strike on a market in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan, Sudan.
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AA
A Chadian official reports that a drone attack from Sudanese territory has attacked positions in Chad, injuring civilians and destroying vehicles and several shops. The attack is the fifth in recent months, following an incursion by Rapid Support Forces last January.
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Sudan Tribune
Five soldiers are killed and six civilians are injured in a mass shooting by ten unknown gunmen at a security checkpoint in Narathiwat province, Thailand.
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Al Jazeera
A 35-year-old head constable is shot and killed in a militant attack in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Resistance Front claims responsibility.
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NDTV
Politics and elections
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is released after police detained him outside prime minister Narendra Modi's residence yesterday during protests demanding education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and changes to the examination system.
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AFP via France 24
Health and environment
The death toll from the ongoing measles outbreak in Bangladesh exceeds past 800.
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Dhaka Tribune
African CDC director Jean Kaseya reports that the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached past 1,000.
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AP
The number of reported cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. state of Michigan exceeds 7,000.
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WDIV
Revolution Medicines announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review the company's New Drug Application (NDA) for the RAS inhibitor drug daraxonrasib as a treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer.
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MarketWatch
Disasters and accidents
A Robinson R44 helicopter crashes in Sincan, Ankara, Turkey, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot.
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Turkiye Today
In the United States, West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey declares a state of emergency and announces that 100 National Guard troops have been deployed after flash floods caused by torrential rains were reported across the state, including the northern part.
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The Independent
July 21
International relations
U.S. president Donald Trump authorizes U.S. airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon, ending a suspension imposed after the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847.
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The Independent
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have launched strikes on Amazon's data center in Bahrain.
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CNBC
The U.S. military confirms that a third service member, identified as 28-year-old Sgt. Angel S Rampersad of New York, was killed during a recent attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, bringing the total American casualties to 18.
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Military Times
Malta’s Sustainable Mobility Ministry confirms that the Greek-owned Malta-flagged oil tanker was "subject to an attack" in the Strait of Hormuz as it was navigating the southern corridor of the waterway. Additionally, all 23 crew members of the vessel are reported to be rescued.
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Malta Today
A tanker is attacked by Iran in the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the U.S. military conducting strikes for a 10th consecutive night yesterday, forcing crew to abandon ship. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also confirms the attack.
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Military.com
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says that Israel will not join the United States in striking Iran.
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Middle East Eye
The United States Central Command confirms that they have launched an 11th round of strikes against Iran, against hangars and military targets such as military logistics infrastructure.
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Reuters
The Israeli military and Shin Bet states that senior Hamas Gaza City Brigade commander Adham Ibrahim Shaaban Nasman, who was involved in directing the October 7, 2023, attacks and taking hostages, has been killed in a Israeli airstrike in the city last weekend, despite the ongoing ceasefire.
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The Times of Israel
Local medics report that 12 Palestinians, including four children, have been killed in airstrikes across Gaza City, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
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BBC News
Two oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia, and , turn around in the Red Sea and head for the Suez Canal instead of the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, after a warning by Houthi-controlled Yemen.
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Reuters
Around 21 people are reported to be killed in a drone strike by Rapid Support Forces in the Tina region of Sudan's North Darfur state near the border with Chad.
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Sudan Tribune
A survivor and local official say an armed gang abducted more than 40 people during raids on 11 villages in Maru, Zamfara State, Nigeria, over the weekend. The local government requests additional security forces.
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AFP via NDTV
Sports
In association football, Chelsea sign attacking midfielder Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for a British record transfer fee of £117 million.
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BBC Sport
Law and crime
Indian police detain Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during education-reform protests in New Delhi after he called for prime minister Narendra Modi's resignation. Parliament adjourns as demonstrators demand accountability for examination scandals and education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's removal.
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The Times of India
Politics and elections
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi amid protests over the removal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov and appoints Joint Forces commander Mykhailo Drapatyi as Syrskyi's replacement.
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CNN
Özgür Özel, the leader of the Turkish opposition Republican People's Party, who was ousted in May by a judicial ruling, announces that he will establish a new political party.
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Al Jazeera
The French Parliament approves legislation allowing limited use of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, pesticides banned nationally but permitted in the European Union. Environment minister Monique Barbut says she will resign over the measure.
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AFP via News.com.au
Business and economy
A spokesperson for Canadian infrastructure minister Gregor Robertson announces that Canada has cancelled a joint opening ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge that will connect Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, after U.S. president Donald Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods.
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CBC
Trump announces that imported generic drugs will remain tariff-free until August 2028, face a 100% tariff for one year, and a 200% tariff thereafter, citing efforts to move pharmaceutical production to the country.
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AFP via NDTV
Science and technology
The wreckage of Pan Am Flight 526A, a Douglas DC-4 that crashed into the sea off Puerto Rico in 1952, killing 52 people, is located by a veteran aviation search team.
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The Dallas Express
Disasters and accidents
A fire on a bus travelling from Lâm Đồng province to Ho Chi Minh City kills seven passengers and injures five others in southern Vietnam.
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Reuters
The death toll from the sinking of passenger ferry MV off the coast of Guyana two days ago rises to 53. Seventy-seven others were rescued, while over 55 remain missing.
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Guyana Chronicle
reports that Australian doctor Tareq Kamleh, who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State, is found alive in a prison in Baghdad, Iraq.
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The West Australian
Health and environment
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Reuters
Venezuela's health ministry reports that the hantavirus killed three people in Anzoátegui, says no evidence indicates human-to-human transmission, and rejects any connection to two unexplained deaths among medical workers in Barinas.
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Jamaica Observer
July 20
Business and economy
U.S. president Donald Trump signs another executive order imposing 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods, including USMCA-covered products, citing alleged discriminatory trade practices. The duties take effect in 30 days, with exemptions for energy, potash, and products under sector-specific tariffs.
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CBC News
The nationwide gas prices in the United States exceeds US$4 per gallon, the highest since June 17.
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NBC News
Brent Crude oil surpasses US$90 per barrel as oil prices increase amidst the ongoing escalation, while West Texas Intermediate reaches $84.49.
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CNBC
Disasters and accidents
Twenty people are killed, 80 others are injured and more than 100 people remain missing after heavy rains caused flash floods in eastern Afghanistan.
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Xinhua
Twelve people are killed and 13 others are missing after a suspected methane explosion collapses part of a tunnel at a hydropower project along the Teesta River in Namchi, Sikkim, India. Rescue teams detect toxic gases while searching for those trapped.
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AFP via CNA
Health and environment
Thounsands of fish die in a canal in Sint Maarten in what officials describe as the largest fish kill in the country's history. A critical drop in oxygen levels is being blamed for the deaths.
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AP
Law and crime
A federal court in New York, U.S., sentences Sinaloa Cartel co-founder El Mayo to life imprisonment and orders $15 billion in forfeiture after he pled guilty to charges related to leading the cartel.
Source:
Le Monde
Politics and elections
Indian riot police baton-charge protesters marching toward the Parliament House in New Delhi over irregularities involving the NEET. Thousands demand education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, while Delhi Police restrict internet access and say the demonstration lacked permission.
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AFP via RFI
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The Telegraph
Santomean president Carlos Vila Nova wins re-election with 55.94% of the vote, while his main opposition candidate Nito Abreu comes second with 41.42% of the vote.
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Reuters
Nicaraguan co-president Daniel Ortega announces that the country will hold no further elections in order to "build a wall" against the political opposition.
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The Guardian
Armed conflicts and attacks
The United States Central Command says that the U.S. military has redirected seven commercial vehicles and disabled one since the blockade on Iranian ports was reinstated on July 14.
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Middle East Eye
Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers reports that two oil tankers, the Malta-flagged Panamax-sized tanker and Liberian-flagged crude carrier , were attacked off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by unknown projectiles.
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Reuters
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that two tankers have exploded after passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Hill
Mediators Pakistan and Qatar propose a 10-day ceasefire in an effort to revive the Islamabad Memorandum signed last month.
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Reuters
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The Guardian
reports American soldiers were injured and several helicopters were damaged in Iranian strikes against Jordan.
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The New York Times
The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that the military has intercepted ballistic missiles and drones entering Kuwait's airspace.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countriesKuwait in the 2026 Iran war
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Arab Times Kuwait
The U.S. CENTCOM completes a 10th round of strikes against Iranian military command centers, missile and drone launch sites, maritime capabilities and air defense systems.
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Reuters
The Israeli military says that they have killed two Islamic Jihad militants in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
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The Jerusalem Post
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Reuters
Houthi-controlled Yemen declares a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia effective immediately, after accusing it of an "aggressive siege" against Yemen for nearly 12 years.
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Reuters
A plane operated by Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center arrives in Khartoum, Sudan, with aid, food, and medical supplies amidst the civil war.
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)Saudi Arabia–Sudan relations
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Asharq Al-Awsat
The United States imposes new sanctions upon the Sudanese military junta, alleging the use of chemical weapons including chlorine gas in the civil war.
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)Sudan–United States relations
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RFI
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Iraqi News