Issue 2026-07-18
Stories
- U.S. Bridge-Bust Strikes and Kuwaiti Desal Plant Hit on 17 July 2026
- US Begins Hitting Iranian Civil Infrastructure in 7th Straight Night of Strikes
- Caracas Raises Quake Toll to 5,069 and Unlocks $346 M in Frozen IMF Reserves
- USTR Finalizes 25 % Tariff Regime on Most Brazilian Imports, Carving Out $11 B in Exemptions
- EU Commission 2026 ETS Overhaul Slows Cap Decline, Extends Free Permits to 2038
- Andy Burnham Confirmed as Labour Leader, Signals New North Sea Drilling Before Taking Office
- EU Orders Google to Unbolt Android’s AI Hooks and Hand Over Search Data by 2027
- Helium Signal Confirms Long-Lived Atmosphere on Rocky Exoplanet LHS 1140 b
- Moonshot AI Releases 2.8-Trillion-Parameter Kimi K3, Jolting Global Tech Markets
At a Glance
- In the war’s sixth straight night of action on 17 July 2026, U.S. aircraft, drones and warships bombed at least five...
- On 18 Jul 2026 Washington expanded its week-long air campaign to destroy bridges, power and port facilities inside Ir...
- On 17–18 July, Venezuela’s interim government lifted the official June-24 earthquake death count past 5,000 and, for...
- On 16 July 2026 Washington confirmed a Section 301 action that will slap a 25 % duty on nearly all Brazilian goods st...
- On 17 July 2026 Brussels proposed trimming the ETS emissions cap far more slowly—3.7 % a year from 2031 and just 1.7...
- On 18 July 2026, after winning the Labour leadership unopposed, Andy Burnham previewed a first-week policy blitz that...