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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps released this image on July 16 showing a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain. AFP

Two US troops killed and one missing following Iranian attack in Jordan

USJuly 18, 2026

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. (Photo by various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP - SOURCE: UGC / UNKNOWN - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE - NO RESALE - NO USE AFTER: JULY 27, 2026 15:00:00 GMT

UAE and Kuwait condemn latest Iranian strikes

MENAJuly 18, 2026

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. (Photo by various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP - SOURCE: UGC / UNKNOWN - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE - NO RESALE - NO USE AFTER: JULY 27, 2026 15:00:00 GMT

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Iran 'suspends commitments' on agreement with US after week of strikes

GulfJuly 18, 2026

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, left, welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cairo in February. EPA

Egypt and Turkey's growing alliance puts old rivalry aside and alarms Israel

MENAJuly 18, 2026

A US warship launches an attack during a wave of strikes on Iran. Reuters

Oil prices post 16% weekly jump as US and Iran intensify attacks

EnergyJuly 17, 2026

In 2025 at a CSIS event, Alexandr Wang spoke about why the US had a 'moral imperative' to win the AI race. Photo: CSIS

Why the Meta chief AI officer's 'moral imperative' push is so hollow

TechnologyJuly 17, 2026

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike on the Lebanese village of Nabatieh Al Faouqa yesterday. Such attacks have continued despite US-brokered negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. AFP

Don't condemn Lebanon to repeat its past

EditorialJuly 17, 2026

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran late last month. Reuters

The world can’t afford an open-ended conflict in the Strait of Hormuz

FeedbackJuly 17, 2026

US President Donald Trump and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian hold up copies of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 17 to pause hostilities between their countries and work towards a peace agreement over 60 days. EPA / White House

US-Iran memorandum promised 60 days of calm - it became focus of conflict instead

MENAJuly 17, 2026

Police officers surrounded by the wreckage of the Pan Am flight 103 that exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. AFP

Lockerbie bombing: Pan Am baggage policy documents in focus as trial looms

USJuly 16, 2026

Lawyers for Briton Renwick Haddow have asked for a non-custodial sentence for his involvement in a $57 million property scam. The National

Decade-long wait for justice nears end as Bar Works fraudster set for court

UAEJuly 16, 2026

The US military carried out further strikes on Iran on a sixth day of intensified violence across the Gulf. Reuters

Iran launches new attacks on Gulf as US strikes across country

MENAJuly 16, 2026

The Rumaila oilfield in Basra could be linked to Jordan by two pipelines. Reuters

Strait of Hormuz crisis prompts Iraq and Jordan to revisit oil pipeline plan

MENAJuly 16, 2026

The Yemeni pro-government Giants Brigades said they intercepted a boat in the Bab Al Mandeb strait. Photo: Southern Giants Brigade

Speedboat raid in Bab Al Mandeb blocks arms shipment to Houthis

MENAJuly 16, 2026

A rare earth metals mine in China's Jiangxi province. The government has tightened controls on the rare materials it considers critical to its rapid economic development.

China's rare earth export curbs may hit $6.5tn in global production

EconomyJuly 16, 2026

The US military's latest strikes included a 90-minute raid on Greater Tunb, a UAE island occupied and heavily fortified by Iran for decades. US NAVY/AFP

US now focused on degrading Iran's Strait of Hormuz threat

GulfJuly 16, 2026

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