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Al Jazeera: Concern for renewed war in Iran as US attacks military, civilian targets (LINK) — 12 July 2026
— US fighter jets and warships have hit hundreds of military targets and a number of civilian ones in nearly a week of strikes, with Iranian authorities reporting attacks in at least 10 provinces, mainly in southern Iran near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. In Tehran, life for more than 10 million people has carried on mostly as usual since the capital has not been recently attacked.
US pledges to protect Hormuz vessels during Iran strikes (LINK) — 12 July 2026
US, UK and 12 other nations reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea (ground news LINK) — 12 July 2026
Germany funds 50,000 strike drones for Ukraine, one of the biggest purchases of drones for Kyiv by a Western government, source says (ground news LINK) — 12 July 2026
CNN: Mexico-US relations are already strained, but experts say they're about to get worse: Mexico is seeking civil and criminal investigations in the US related to the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals during immigration enforcement operations or at detention centers (LINK) — 12 July 2026
South Korea issues first emergency heatwave warning under new rating system (ground news LINK) — 12 July 2026
Bangladesh floods kill 44, strand over 1M (ground news LINK) — 11 July 2026
Typhoon Bavi batters East China, Taiwan reports 134 injured (ground news LINK) — 11 July 2026
— Ahead of the storm's arrival, Chinese authorities evacuated nearly 2 million people, mostly in Zhejiang province. Bavi struck the coastal city of Yuhuan on Saturday night before moving toward Wenzhou.
UNDP launches Stellar-based digital aid payments in 17 countries: five live pilots in Haiti, Syria, Kenya, Guatemala, and Gambia use instant digital payments (LINK) — 12 July 2026
WHO estimates the true scale of the Ebola epidemic could be two to four times larger than official numbers suggest (LINK) — 11 July 2026
— Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the WHO's emergencies director, told Reuters that roughly 80 percent of newly confirmed patients in the hardest-hit zones are completely missing from existing contact lists.
Donald Trump's unsigned housing bill just banned the U.S. digital dollar (LINK) — 11 July 2026
— A four-year ban on a U.S. digital dollar was buried inside a housing bill. The president never signed it. Under the Constitution, that turned out not to matter.
South Africa star Jayden Adams dies aged 25 just days after World Cup exit: Details surrounding Adams' passing remain unclear (LINK) — 11 July 2026
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