July 14th, 2026

• ​US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait
• As US-Iran deal falters, experts say this was caused by the MOU text's vagueness - Clause on Strait of Hormuz was interpreted by Tehran as empowering it to dictate route used by ships and attack vessels that deviate from it, US diplomats tell New York Times
• Trump says US 'taking over' Strait of Hormuz - The Iranian leadership has "nothing"
• Trump resumes blockade of Iran's ports, says US 'guardian' of Hormuz, will charge '20% on all cargo'
• Trump Hormuz Toll Plan Could Raise Nearly $200B a Year
• US Treasury sanctions financier tied to Iran's Supreme Leader, targets shadow banking network after Strait of Hormuz attacks
• Oil is back above $80 a barrel as US reinstates naval blockade in Strait of Hormuz
• US strikes Iran for 3rd night in a row as Trump weighs taking out Pickaxe nuclear site - US president says the mountain facility 'is a possible target for a nice big fat shot'; Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim responsibility for attacks on Bahrain and UAE tankers that killed a crew member, wounded 8 others
• US military says 5-hour wave of strikes hit Iranian coastal defenses, missile and drone sites
• US uses one‑way attack sea drones against Iran for first time, CENTCOM says
• One killed as Iran strikes UAE, UK tankers in Strait of Hormuz, targets US base in Jordan
• Qatar gives green light as Gulf states join strikes on Iran
• Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia, breaking years of calm
• In major escalation, Yemen's Houthis target Saudi Arabia's Abha airport - Iran-backed rebels warn airlines against using Saudi air space as they fire missiles and drones in response to attack on Sanaa International Airport that they blame on Riyadh
• Yemen's Saudi-backed army bombs Houthi-held Sanaa airport to block Iranian plane - Rebels say plane landed anyway, without saying where, blame Saudi Arabia and vow retaliation, as tensions flare between group and internationally recognized Yemeni government
• Lindsey Graham reportedly prepared push for Israel-Saudi ties after Israeli election - Report says late senator believed Iran war created opening for normalization and had discussed initiative with top officials; was set to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia to assess matter
• Israel reportedly recruited Ahmadinejad in secret plan to topple Iran's regime
• Report: Fmr. Iranian president under house arrest after regime uncovers ties to Israel, Mossad - For years, Israel conducted a covert operation aimed at recruiting former Iranian president Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset and, at a later stage, even planned to install him as Iran's leader
• Iran increasingly scapegoats Baha'i minority, including accusing members of spying for Israel - Rights groups say anti-government protests, war with US and Israel prompted Islamic Republic to publicly incite against the faith, arrest dozens of its members, some without charge
• Kosovo soldiers arrive in Israel to join planned Gaza Stabilization Force - The troops "will support the Gaza security effort in areas such as logistics and civil affairs," the Board of Peace said
• EU launches $1 billion aid initiative for Gaza, urges disarmament of Hamas
• UN official says Hamas obstructing Gaza aid: 'Dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence'
• United passenger says crew ordered him to change controversial T-shirt before he could travel - Sam Saadeh, who is of Palestinian descent, says United staff could not explain which dress code policy his shirt violated - Shirt said "Bombing kids is not self defense"
• EU foreign ministers to meet on measures further limiting trade with settlements
• Israel passes quasi-constitutional law declaring Torah study a foundational value - Defying outcry from legal officials, the IDF, reservists and opposition parties, coalition secures final approval of flagship Basic Law, which aims to help enable ongoing broad exemption of ultra-Orthodox young men from IDF service
• IDF chief denounces 'inconceivable' bill freezing ultra-Orthodox enlistment - In letter to Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz, and Knesset defense committee, Zamir calls legislation 'unequivocally inconsistent' with IDF's manpower needs, laments move to have army officers oversee exemptions
• Full text: IDF chief's letter to Netanyahu, Katz against bill freezing Haredi enlistment
• Poll shows Eisenkot with significant lead over Netanyahu as preferred PM; Knesset blocs static
• Israel's High Court justices say their intervening in Knesset process would violate separation of powers
• UK says Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jews, bans Revolutionary Guard - Britain also outlaws Tehran-linked IMCR over string of arsons, other antisemitic incidents in London this year; those who aid either group could face life in prison
• Candidate vying to replace Platner claims Israel 'committing genocide in Gaza right now' - Maine's Shenna Bellows adopts anti-Israel stance while seeking Democratic nomination for US Senate, as belief in genocide claim becomes increasingly prevalent among party members
• '100% woke' US grad student charged with hoax over 'kill Jews,' pro-Trump graffiti
• Ukraine and allies set up coalition to tackle Russis ballisitic missile threat: Ten countries, along with about a dozen firms from the defense sector, met in Paris to press on with what they called the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missle Coalition
• Zelensky's Latest Government Reshuffle Was Triggered by New Incoming Corruption Scandal - Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Olga Stefanishyna Will Reportedly Be Charged
• In a Departure From Post-WW2 Limits, Japan Begins To Build a New Centralized Intelligence Agency
• Inside the pro-Cuba coalition's blueprint to make war 'politically and materially costly' for Trump
• Washington state officials decline to investigate empty daycares for potential fraud: report
• MAGA Figures Question Mitch McConnell Hospital Photo and Statement
• Comedian Margaret Cho mocks Lindsey Graham's death, suggests Trump is next in viral video - Cho also appeared to wish Trump dead, referencing Mitch McConnell
• 'The View' co-hosts call out ugly online commentary about Lindsey Graham - Several online political commentators were rejoicing Graham's death
• FBI enters Sen. Lindsey Graham's Capitol Hill home again - after sudden death of Republican hawk
• Trump administration launches effort to 'dismantle' the International Criminal Court - Rubio says plan's message is 'sovereign states over globalism'; State Dept. official says options include travel bans, visa revocations, increased sanctions against court officials
• President Trump Expected to Announce Foreign Interference in 2020 Election in Thursday Night Speech
• Trump to revive 2020 conspiracy with declassified intel in 'speech to the nation': report
• Trump to claim declassified intel reveals 2020 election interference: MS Now
• Legal experts alarmed as Trump plans to claim Georgia's Dem senators are illegitimate
• A federal judge on Monday ruled that President Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over leaked tax returns was filed for an improper purpose, accusing those involved of using the court system to legitimize a settlement agreement
• DOJ, Pentagon Launch Joint Task Force to Investigate Media Leaks
• CNBC survey mocked after ranking all red states as top 10 'worst places to live' - Texas added 67,000 residents and Tennessee 42,000 as critics say the CNBC ranking penalizes conservative legislation
• LAPD Abandons Flock Contract After Making a Horrifying Discovery - "This contract is not being renewed because of serious concerns around civil liberties and civil rights issues."
• The Secret Race To Produce the First AI-Generated Blockbuster Movie
• One of sci-fi's most difficult questions about AI is becoming real - The rapid spread of chatbots and AI agents is intensifying a debate over who should be held responsible when something goes wrong
• US Companies Are Realizing That Chinese AI Models Are Way Cheaper, Ditch American Ones - "'Hey, we don't need the best model, we can use the faster, cheaper models.'"
• China's Next Move May Decide Whether Oil Prices Soar - For decades, OPEC influenced the market by how much oil it produced. But China, the largest importer, is demonstrating its remarkable power over prices.
• 'Until the End': The Tireless, Traumatic Search for Venezuela Quake Victims
• Strong and shallow M6.4 earthquake hits Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
• Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Butulan, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Congregacion Reforma, Mexico
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 16,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 13,000ft
• 20 reported dead, 16 missing as Bavi-enhanced monsoon triggers floods and landslides, Philippines
• Searches continue after 1-in-1,000-year flood devastates Missouri's Black River region - Torrential rain triggered a rare flash flood emergency, hundreds of rescues and catastrophic flooding at campgrounds, roads and homes across south-central Missouri
• Uganda launches food relief after 16 deaths in drought-hit Karamoja
• Billings and Salt Lake City set all-time heat records as dangerous heat continues, U.S. - Billings, Montana, reached 43.9C (111F) and Salt Lake City, Utah, reached 42.8C (109F) on Sunday, July 12, 2026
• Parts of Montana were almost as hot as Death Valley on Sunday - Blistering heat of 115 degrees broke all-time records
• Wildfire rages near Paris as heatwave scorches Europe
• FBI, Atlanta police target unauthorized drones flying near World Cup venues - The FBI has seized more than 600 drones since the start of the World Cup
• British Reform UK Politician Ann Widdecombe's Killing Is Now Being Treated as Terrorism - Suspect Is Rearrested
• Robberies, assaults and rapes spur new US travel warning for popular Caribbean getaway - State Department's updated warning indicates violent crime can strike anywhere on the island
• One Dead After ICE Agents Open Fire in Self-Defense When Suspect Allegedly Tries to Run Them Over in Biddeford, Maine — FBI Now Investigating
• Democrats running to replace Platner in key Senate race call for ICE to be 'abolished'
• Sen. Jim Banks Introduces Bill to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens and Birth Tourists Using Kavanaugh Playbook - Defines Them as Children of "Invaders"
• Naked Portland man attempts to kidnap 7 year-old-girl away from her mother in broad daylight
• Klobuchar brags about Planned Parenthood mammograms despite them not offering any such service
• U.S. citizen working for humanitarian organization tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo - The outbreak has caused at least 1,830 confirmed cases in Congo, including 648 deaths, health officials said. Cases have also been confirmed in neighboring Uganda.