Trump’s China election claims mark new front in the rivalry, analysts say
As midterms loom and Iran war backlash grows, US president resurrects unproven claims, casting uncertainty over Chinese leader’s visit
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Why has the US-Iran agreement not been enough to end the war? | The National
The interim agreement aimed at ending the war between the US and Iran has fallen apart barely three weeks after it was signed.
· Ban Barkawi
Qatar says it intercepted attacks
Qatar said Friday it intercepted a missile attack, after several blasts were heard in the Gulf country's capital.
· Middleeasteye
Trump’s intense attacks have failed to sway Iran. He’s trying again anyway
Analysts say the renewed bombing campaign by the US is more likely to ‘harden’ Tehran’s position
· Reuters
Trump’s intense attacks have failed to sway Iran. He’s trying again anyway
Analysts say the renewed bombing campaign by the US is more likely to ‘harden’ Tehran’s position
· Reuters
Trump to address nation as Iran crisis, China tensions and election fight intensify
With low public support for the war and the midterms looming, speech is expected to cover both foreign policy and domestic political issues
· SCMP Reporters
Trump to address nation as Iran crisis, China tensions and election fight intensify
With low public support for the war and the midterms looming, speech is expected to cover both foreign policy and domestic political issues
· SCMP Reporters
US, Iran exchange blows in rekindled Middle East war
TEHRAN — The United States struck Iran and Tehran attacked US allies in the Gulf on Thursday as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war.
· Agence France-Presse
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv ‘will win this war’, Keir Starmer tells Zelenskyy on final trip as PM
In final visit to Kyiv while in office, the outgoing British prime minister also says the UK’s resolve to support Ukraine ‘will not waver’. What we know on day 1,605
· Guardian staff and agencies
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Faulty framework needs a fixSouth Korea should overhaul outdated, conflict-laden minimum wage system
· Kim Seung-yeon
A true team, strong defence, unbeatable coach: why Spain are in the World Cup final
European champions Spain face South American champions Argentina in Sunday’s final, and there are three key reasons for their strong run
· dpa
A true team, strong defence, unbeatable coach: why Spain are in the World Cup final
European champions Spain face South American champions Argentina in Sunday’s final, and there are three key reasons for their strong run
· dpa
Unis lacked 'trauma-informed' care around Hamas-Israel war, royal commission hears
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· Sbsaustralia
US and Iran exchange blows in rekindled Middle East war
American forces conducted strikes for a sixth straight night, and boarded a ship to enforce the US naval blockade
· Agence France-Presse
US and Iran exchange blows in rekindled Middle East war
American forces conducted strikes for a sixth straight night, and boarded a ship to enforce the US naval blockade
· Agence France-Presse
Syria arrests former officer accused of overseeing production of sarin bombs
Syrian authorities have arrested a former military officer accused of supervising the production of sarin-filled bombs used in chemical attacks between 2013 and 2017, opening a legal process that rights advocates say could expose the wider structure behind Syria's chemical weapons program.
· RIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE, THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
US House Republicans push forward on Trump funding plan for Iran war, election overhaul
Republicans in the US Congress forged ahead on Thursday with a $95 billion budget plan to meet President Donald Trump's demands for new defense funding for the war in Iran, farm assistance, and a sweeping overhaul of voting requirements ahead of the November midterm elections.
· REUTERS
Herzog says Israel-Saudi peace is his dream, 'unsurprised' by renewed Iran conflict, in interview
President Isaac Herzog said that his dream is to see peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia in a Thursday interview with Saudi Arabia's state-owned Al-Arabiya about the unfolding situation with Iran and the prospect of normalization in the region.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Hegseth declares war on low testosterone
The US military will screen troops aged 30 and older for low testosterone every year and offer hormone replacement therapy to those found deficient, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced.
· RT
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The US military will screen troops aged 30 and older for low testosterone every year and offer hormone replacement therapy to those found deficient, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced.
· RT
Kuwait army says confronting 'hostile' attacks, air raid sirens blare in Bahrain
Kuwaiti air defences are responding to "hostile missile and drone attacks" from Iran, the Gulf country's army indicated.
· Middleeasteye
"Not Seen Since World War II": New Texas Shipyard To Hire 10,000 Workers And Mass-Produce Drone Boats
Building on our coverage of autonomous maritime warfare this week, Saronic Technologies is preparing to build a massive shipyard on the Texas coast capable of producing autonomous surface vessels at scale, a project expected to create more than 10,000 jobs.
· Tyler Durden
Ukraine’s Patriot missile request tests Japan’s pacifist limits
Agreeing to Kyiv’s co-production proposal risks triggering a backlash from Beijing and Moscow, analysts say
· Maria Siow
Why Ukraine’s Patriot missile request may be a step too far for Japan
Agreeing to Kyiv’s co-production proposal risks triggering a backlash from Beijing and Moscow, analysts say
· Maria Siow
Memphis pizza joint owner under fire for denying service to National Guard troops
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· Daniel Cody
Hegseth gives support even as low military flyovers draw scrutiny
In the latest manuever, video spreading widely on social media shows a jet from the Navy’s demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flying so low over a crowded beach in Pensacola on Wednesday that chairs and tents went flying and children held their hands over their ears.
· Konstantin Toropin
Strait of Hormuz won’t return to pre-war status, Iran says
The situation in the Strait of Hormuz “will never return to what it was before the 40-day war,” Iranian armed forces spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari said.
· Middleeasteye
As Le Pen looms, Macron and Merz bid to show Franco-German engine still has clout
BERLIN — Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron opened two days of Franco-German talks Thursday with a pledge to strengthen Europe’s military, industrial and technological power, seeking to display that the continent’s key relationship can still deliver despite recent setbacks.
· Chris Lunday
JD Vance accuses Israel of 'manipulating' US public opinion to prolong Iran war
US Vice-President JD Vance has accused some members of the Israeli government of trying to influence Americans' opinions to prolong the Iran war.
· Bbcnews
Spain battles major Aragon wildfire amid heatwave and climate fears
The fire, which broke out near Ores in Spain’s northeastern Aragon region on 15 July during an intense heatwave, quickly spread across dry vegetation, prompting the precautionary evacuation of at least five villages. Authorities moved residents to safety as thick smoke blanketed the area and rapidly advancing flames…
· AfricaNews
Knesset passes bill to extend mandatory military service to 32 months
The Knesset plenum passed late Thursday night the bill to extend mandatory military service to 32 months.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Chevron in talks with Iraq on West Qurna 2 and Nasiriyah fields | The National
Chevron is discussing investments in two major Iraqi oilfields as Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi seeks deals to revitalise an energy sector hammered by the Iran war.
· Kyle Fitzgerald
Saudi Arabia mulls military escalation in response to Houthi threats
Saudi Arabia is weighing different options to deal with the Houthis, who are escalating their threats against the kingdom in a sign officials and analysts say could forebode a return to fighting in Yemen.
· Middleeasteye
US mounts sixth straight night of attacks as Iran warns of wider war
The United States has continued its attacks against Iran for a sixth consecutive night, with strikes targeting infrastructure in the country’s south, according to local media reports.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Palestinians injured in Israeli settler attacks across West Bank
Several Palestinians have been injured in separate attacks across the occupied West Bank amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
· Daniel Khalili-Tari
Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy's ouster of his popular defense minister
KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets Thursday across Ukraine to protest the ouster of his youthful defense minister — seen as an innovator of the country’s successful drone technology but who clashed with the traditional military establishm…
· Associated Press
Fresno goes full throttle with tank-packed action video and liberals are freaking out
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· Nina Joudeh
Low-flying Navy jet causes chaos on Florida beach
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Syria seizes advanced weapons it says were bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Syria has seized a shipment of weapons, including missiles, at its border with Iraq, as authorities say they foiled an attempt to smuggle arms to Hezbollah in Lebanon, something the group denies.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Zionism is a verb - opinion
In 1897, Theodor Herzl entered the Stadtcasino in Basel and turned it into the first headquarters of the modern Zionist movement. The delegates gathered there had no army, no government, no sovereign territory and no assurance that history would take them seriously. They possessed little more than an idea, a congres…
· ADAM SCOTT BELLOS
Chevron weighs new Iraqi oil pipeline to avoid Strait of Hormuz during Iran war
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· Taylor Herzlich
House Republicans' $95B Iran war package clears first hurdle
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, center, speaks with an aide during a markup on the Fiscal Year 2027 spending plan, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Lisa Mascaro
Iranian strikes on Kuwait resulted in material damage, report says
Iranian strikes targeted a number of vital facilities in Kuwait, Reuters reported, citing the country’s defence ministry.
· Middleeasteye
American Naval Academy Cadets Prepare For War With Stoic Philosophy
Authored by Ret Admiral Cem Gürdeniz via Mavi Vatan Geopolitics,
· Tyler Durden
Trump administration caps lengths of US stays on student visas
President Donald Trump arrives at the United States Army War College for the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Carlisle, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Annie Ma
Trump media firm plans to sell high speed access to Truth Social posts, possibly Trump's own
President Donald Trump arrives at the United States Army War College for the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Carlisle, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Bernard Condon
English girlfriend of Argentina star opens up on ‘mixed emotions’ at World Cup
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· Grant Young
Iran Tells Houthis To Close Red Sea Energy Chokepoint If Trump Bombs Power Grid
Yemen's Houthis have long warned of their ability to close the Red Sea oil route, but have by and large stayed on the sidelines of the expanding Gulf regional conflict which is focused on Iran since Operation Epic Fury began.
· Tyler Durden
Mediators still trying to get US-Iran talks back on track
President Donald Trump departs on Marine One after speaking at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Ben Finley
John Fetterman says he would leave Democrats if they became ‘anti-Israel’
His comments come after 103 House Democrats backed an unsuccessful bid to halt billions in military aid to Israel
· Chris Stein