THE PRIVY POST

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Volume 2 • Issue No. 197 • Updated Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 01:42 PM UTC

US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade

The United States has intensified its strikes on Iran, hitting targets farther north. American forces also fired into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.

Sources: AP News


Lebanon and Israel move toward implementing withdrawal agreement, US officials say

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More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split

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Human rights groups sue over Trump administration sanctions on ICC for investigations into Israel

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Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy ouster of popular defense minister

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing hundreds of Ukrainians into the streets to protest the dismissal of his youthful defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov.

Sources: AP News


UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner

The British government has urged FIFA to investigate Argentina’s soccer team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

Sources: AP News


World Cup final set: Messi and Argentina face Yamal and Spain for the title

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More than 100 wildfires burn in Canada, sending dangerous smoke into the US

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11 children killed and 19 injured in overnight orphanage fire in Algeria

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Sam Neill, Jurassic Park actor, dies at 78 from pneumonia

Sources: AP News