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This screen grab taken from UGC video footage posted on social media on July 18, 2026, shows a plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City. Kuwait accused Iran on July 18 of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure in the country, after reporting attacks on an oil facility and a power and water plant.
This screen grab taken from UGC video footage posted on social media on July 18, 2026, shows a plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City. Kuwait accused Iran on July 18 of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure in the country, after reporting attacks on an oil facility and a power and water plant. `
Middle East and Africa

US hits Iran, says war cost at $37.5 billion

After the foes' fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz led to the collapse of a preliminary deal, the Middle East war has expanded to include the region's other key chokepoint for global oil supplies.

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Europe

French parliament backs social media ban for children under 15

French lawmakers approved on Tuesday a ban on social media access for children under the age of 15, as concerns grow around ​the world over the impact social media have on the health and safety of minors.

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Asia & Pacific

Rubio to hold talks with China's Wang Yi as regional powers join ASEAN meeting

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday on the sidelines of a regional gathering led by the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, where the two top diplomats are expected to discuss a possible September summit between their leaders.

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Indonesia urges ASEAN to ‘deliver promises’ as Middle East crisis looms

South China Sea and Myanmar have dominated agenda for ASEAN top diplomats in Manila amid renewed push for progress in the bloc’s two long-standing issues

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Asia & Pacific

ASEAN top diplomats meet, voice 'serious concern' over Middle East hostilities

Risks have increased in recent days, with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis announcing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, opening a potential new front in the conflict and raising the threat to global energy supplies and trade beyond the Gulf.

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Asia & Pacific

Crime gangs snare more than $88 billion in scams in Asia-Pacific, UN says

Scam gangs defrauded Asia-Pacific residents of at least US$88 billion in 2025, a United Nations office said on Tuesday, with transnational crime groups rapidly evolving tactics to stay ahead of law enforcement.

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Asia & Pacific

China summons Philippine ambassador over clash in disputed waters

The Philippine military accused the China Coast Guard of clubbing a Filipino sailor with a baton on Monday as they approached a grounded vessel that has long served as a Philippine garrison.

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Europe

New PM Andy Burnham sets out first steps to reshape Britain

In his first speech as prime minister, Burnham said his first ambition was to end rough sleeping in Britain, but also that he wanted people to feel the change in government in their pockets quickly.

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asia-pacific

Crime gangs snare more than $88 billion in scams in Asia-Pacific, UN says

Scam gangs defrauded Asia-Pacific residents of at least US$88 billion in 2025, a United Nations office said on Tuesday, with transnational crime groups rapidly evolving tactics to stay ahead of law enforcement.

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asia-pacific

China summons Philippine ambassador over clash in disputed waters

The Philippine military accused the China Coast Guard of clubbing a Filipino sailor with a baton on Monday as they approached a grounded vessel that has long served as a Philippine garrison.

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asia-pacific

Wang Yi, Rubio to attend this week's ASEAN meetings

Wang will also have bilateral talks with Philippine counterpart Maria Theresa Lazaro, foreign ministry spokesperson Dominic Xavier Imperial told a briefing.

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asia-pacific

Singapore minister resigns over 'interactions with a woman'

"Most of their interactions took place through online messages. They also met on the sidelines of public events," wrote Wong. 

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americas

Supplies run dry in Venezuelan village on edge of quake zone

The United Nations organization will provide around 500,000 tonnes of food to remote areas and the makeshift shelters that have sprung up across the quake zone.

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americas

Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says he will add cost to tariffs

Climate experts say rising temperatures have led to drier timber and more wildfires in recent years in Canada, home to some of the world's largest forest landscapes.

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americas

US to tighten visa regulations for foreign students, journalists

The new final rule from the Department of Homeland Security creates a fixed time period for F visas for international students, J visas that allow visitors on cultural exchange programs to work in the US, and I visas for members of the media. Those visas are currently available for the duration of the program or employment in the US.

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americas

Trump accuses China of 2020 election interference

The 25-minute prime-time address underscored Trump's effort to make election security a central political issue ahead of November's midterm elections, when his fellow Republicans will be defending their slender congressional majorities.

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americas

ABC, NBC, CNN do not air Trump's election-security speech live on primary channels

In the speech, Trump declassified intelligence that he said showed Chinese interference in US elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security despite a US intelligence assessment that found no evidence Beijing altered the 2020 vote, which he lost.

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americas

Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US

US states near the Canadian border including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois were particularly choked, while the Northeast including New York was also experiencing deteriorating air quality.

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europe

New PM Andy Burnham sets out first steps to reshape Britain

In his first speech as prime minister, Burnham said his first ambition was to end rough sleeping in Britain, but also that he wanted people to feel the change in government in their pockets quickly.

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europe

GE Aerospace unveils breakthrough in hybrid-electric flight

Group makes first high-altitude flight using hybrid-electric propulsion using Saab 340 aircraft

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europe

Romania signs €1-billion deal for radars, helicopters

Romania has been seeking to modernize its military, especially its air defenses, in the face of dozens of airspace breaches and drone crashes since the start of the war in neighboring Ukraine.

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europe

Wars shift focus from jets to weapons at giant Farnborough Airshow

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Danube water levels reach lowest in 30 years

Waterways across Europe have been affected by prolonged heatwaves and drought this year and the average peak temperature across Western Europe on Monday was forecast to be 26.2 degrees Celsius, 2.7 degrees above the normal high for July 20, the Reuters Climate Monitor shows.

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europe

Andy Burnham: 'King of the North' to become UK PM

The 56-year-old Burnham was appointed leader of the ruling Labour party on Friday at the third time of trying, and will replace Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street on Monday.

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UK announces social media curfew for older teens

The UK government said Tuesday it will introduce an overnight social media curfew for children aged 16 and 17, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month announced an under-16 social media ban.

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middle-east-africa

US renews strikes on Iran after two troops killed by Iranian attack

The US said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing ​following an Iranian attack.

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middle-east-africa

Gaza health officials say Israeli airstrike near market kills 8

At least 1,127 Palestinians had been killed since the truce took effect last October, according to Gaza's health ministry.

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middle-east-africa

Israel to keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza 'security zones'

In a statement, Katz's office said the two men spoke overnight and the minister "emphasised Israel's determination to remain in the security zones in Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon in order to protect Israel's borders and the communities near the border from the threats posed by jihadist forces".

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middle-east-africa

US launches new Iran strikes as Trump threatens wider attacks

Nearly a month after Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the Middle East war, the two foes have resumed fighting across the region.

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Trial of potential Ebola antiviral under way, says WHO

The first clinical trial is under way of an antiviral drug's effectiveness in people exposed to the deadly Ebola strain spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said Tuesday.

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middle-east-africa

Trump resumes Iran port blockade, threatens strikes on energy targets

President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and threatened to hit power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran resumes negotiations, in the latest US escalation of the conflict.

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