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The United States carried out strikes against 140 targets in Iran, according to U.S. Central Command, as tensions escalate over control of the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted U.S. military facilities across the Middle East. According to Democracy...

A fire swept through a Bangkok bar on July 13, 2026, killing at least 27 people who were trapped inside as flames and smoke spread through the venue. Many victims attempted to flee toward the back of the building, suggesting possible exits were blocked or...

BBC-affiliated discussion featuring computer scientist Anne-Marie Imafidon explores whether machines are becoming genuinely more intelligent or whether society has misunderstood what intelligence actually is. The analysis argues that the framing of AI capabilities may reflect human misconceptions about intelligence itself rather than evidence of machine...

French President Emmanuel Macron delivered his traditional July 13 speech to the armed forces ahead of France's July 14 national holiday military parade, vowing that France and Europe will defend freedom at all costs, including through military means if necessary. Macron also praised France's fulfillment...

DW News reports on research examining how smartphone habits—particularly nighttime phone use in bedrooms—correlate with changes in intimacy, dating behavior, and fertility rates across Europe. The analysis argues that constant smartphone presence may be reshaping how people form romantic connections and affecting birth rate trends...

Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler and Egyptian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Ashraf Salem Zaher signed a Letter of Intent on Defence Cooperation in Ankara on July 13, 2026, according to TRT World. The high-level meeting included a formal military welcome ceremony, one-on-one talks, and...

Al Jazeera's The Listening Post, reported by Nicholas Muirhead, examines how major food manufacturers use marketing strategies to promote ultraprocessed foods despite growing scientific evidence linking these products to a global health crisis. The analysis features Marion Nestle, a professor at New York University; Christopher...

According to DW News, Munich-based startup Tytan has developed low-cost interceptor drones that have been tested by both Ukraine's military and Germany's armed forces amid the ongoing conflict.

Dharminder Singh was remanded in custody at Toowoomba Magistrates Court in Queensland, Australia on a domestic violence charge related to the death of Jana Armstrong, a local mother whose body was found in bushland. Singh's defence lawyer asserts his client's innocence. The case highlights Australia's...

TRT World reports that international adoptions across multiple countries, including South Korea and Chile, systematically separated children from families to supply Western demand, with over one million adoptees reportedly discovering they were not orphans. US families adopted tens of thousands of these children, according to...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted a summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 8, 2026, welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. AP Archive footage documents the...

Israel will hold national elections on October 27, 2026, the legally mandated deadline for the vote. This is the first ballot since Hamas's October 7, 2024 attacks and the subsequent military campaigns in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Surveys indicate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition is...

Volkswagen announced deeper job cuts and potential German plant closures as the automaker faces weaker demand, elevated production costs, US tariffs, and intensifying competition from Chinese electric vehicle makers. The company's restructuring represents one of Europe's largest industrial challenges in years, affecting tens of thousands...

Jai Arrow, a 31-year-old former South Sydney Rabbitohs player, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) and publicly pledged to continue fighting the condition. According to ABC News Australia, thousands of supporters gathered at a Rabbitohs-Knights clash in Sydney on July 12, 2026, to show...

Australia ranks among the least productive economies in the OECD, according to analysis from ABC News Australia. The analysis argues that companies are accumulating profits rather than reinvesting in workforce development, capital improvements, or innovation—a pattern that distinguishes Australia's underperformance from peer economies.

New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman analyzes designer Matthieu Blazy's latest Chanel collection, which incorporates themes and aesthetics from classic fairy tales including "The Ugly Duckling" and "Jack and the Beanstalk."

South African police arrested a man wanted by British authorities on Friday in Johannesburg on suspicion of killing his wife and two young daughters in England, police said.

According to ABC News Australia, Australian police have publicly released body-worn camera footage showing officers interrogating Bradley John Murdoch about the disappearance of British backpacker Peter Falconio, who vanished in the Australian outback 25 years ago. ABC News Australia reports that Murdoch, convicted of Falconio's...

Large wildfires broke out in Southern British Columbia during the week of July 6, 2026, with approximately 150 firefighters deployed to contain the blazes across scorched hillsides. The fires forced evacuation of both human residents and wildlife, including a fawn captured on video descending the...

Teachers in South Korea have launched a petition calling for government protection in classrooms, citing inadequate protections under a Child Welfare Act passed following mass protests in 2024. According to Al Jazeera's reporting, those demonstrations were triggered by the suicide of a Seoul teacher whose...