US strike campaign on Iran enters seventh night as Hormuz conflict spreads
Airstrikes, port blockades and retaliatory claims are multiplying across the Gulf while shipping through the strait slows and casualties rise.
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Iran claims strike damaged US assets at Qatar's Al Udeid base
The Revolutionary Guards said its aerospace arm hit a radar system and refuelling aircraft, while Qatar reported intercepting aerial attacks but did not address the specific damage claims.
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Iranian guards claim strike on former US position at Al-Tanf
The IRGC said it attacked a US special-operations command site in Syria, but the claim was unverified and the US military had previously announced its withdrawal from the base.
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Strike on Kuwaiti utility exposes Gulf drinking-water dependence
Damage to a combined power and desalination facility highlighted how attacks on coastal infrastructure can disrupt freshwater production across an arid region.
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US firms and Iraq sign $60 billion in deals aimed at new oil export routes
Agreements announced in Washington included pipeline plans intended to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz amid regional conflict.
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TotalEnergies and its partners inaugurate the 216 MW Hydra solar-and-battery project in the Northern Cape, South Africa, which
A dated account of the business development, based strictly on reporting from Renewables Now and Business Insider.
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Iran court extends British prisoner Craig Foreman’s sentence as hunger strike enters second month
Family members say Craig Foreman’s prison term was lengthened by two years after he spoke to the media, while he and Lindsay Foreman remain on hunger strike in Tehran.
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Indian shipping authority advises against deploying Indian crews through Strait of Hormuz
The maritime direction covers ship owners, managers and recruitment and placement companies whose vessels are scheduled to travel through the strategic waterway.
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Proposed U.S. levy on Hormuz shipping abandoned before blockade resumes
Donald Trump reversed his July 13 plan for a 20% cargo charge, citing investment offers from Gulf rulers on the event date of July 14, 2026.
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European Union targets Sudan’s gold trade with new sanctions
The measures prohibit dealings in Sudanese-origin gold and restrict exports of mercury and cyanide, with the EU saying the precious-metal trade was helping to finance the country’s military conflict.
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UNICEF says fighting in El-Obeid is displacing families as half a million civilians face growing risk
UNICEF says intensified fighting in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, is pushing children and families from their homes as aid needs rise around a strategic city in central Sudan.
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Bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becomes US law without Trump’s signature
The wide-ranging measure seeks to expand housing supply, streamline development and curb some institutional purchases of existing single-family homes.
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UK court clears major carmakers of most diesel defeat-device claims
London’s High Court has dismissed the bulk of claims that five automakers used prohibited diesel defeat devices, though some damages questions still remain for a later stage.
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QatarEnergy keeps Ras Laffan operations at minimum after tanker attack near Hormuz, report says
A report says QatarEnergy is limiting activity at Ras Laffan and reducing vessel dockings after an attack on an LNG tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Israel says Gaza strike killed Islamic Jihad weapons commander
Reports dated 9 July 2026 documented israel says Gaza strike killed Islamic Jihad weapons commander, marking a significant world development.
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Sudanese doctors group says RSF drone strike killed 10 wedding travellers
The Sudan Doctors Network said five women from one family were among those killed when a civilian vehicle was struck west of Omdurman on July 8, 2026.
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Pakistan shares slide 2.48% as Middle East tensions unsettle investors
The KSE-100 Index lost 4,626.19 points to close at 181,629.36 as geopolitical risks, rising oil prices and weakness in global equities drove broad selling.
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Shipping Attacks in Strait of Hormuz Trigger New US Strikes on Iran
Associated Press reported that attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz prompted a fresh round of U.S. military strikes on Iranian targets and threatened to unravel an already fragile wartime pause.
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IDF says five militants were killed in northern Gaza tunnel-work strike
Israel National News reported that the IDF struck five people in northern Gaza on July 6 while they were trying to restore underground infrastructure west of the Yellow Line.
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GLM 5.2 pricing fuels argument that AI inference margins will narrow
An independent developer says the open-weights model can handle demanding agent tasks at a fraction of frontier API prices, though important limitations remain.
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Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees
Reporting dated 2026-07-06 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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