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US judge blocks Trump administration's visa limits for social media researchers
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US Russia sanctions bill eases threat of tariffs on China and India
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Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 4,734, government says
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UK's PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham calls for serious review of lawmakers' security
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US Russia sanctions bill eases threat of tariffs on China and India
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Nigeria to lead humanitarian response as UN support evolves, minister says
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CVS settles with FTC, agrees to count TrumpRx drug purchases towards insurance
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German rail network hit by 2,200 criminal acts this year, Bild reports
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Italy's Meloni suffers parliamentary defeat on election law reform
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The Guardian
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Ticker
Live updates: Ceasefire disintegrates as Trump says US will reinstate blockade of Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz - CNN
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CBS
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July 14
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- Iran fires projectiles at two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz associated with the United Arab Emirates, killing one mariner and injuring eight others. (AP) (BBC News)
- United States president Donald Trump cancels a proposal to implement a 20% fee on cargo ships transiting through the strait. (AP) (BBC News)
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- 2026 Lebanon war
- 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
- The first day of direct negotiations and the sixth round of peace talks between Israel and Lebanon begins at the U.S. embassy in Rome, Italy. (AA) (The Times of Israel)
- 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
- 2026 Iran war
- Sudanese civil war
- 2026 Blue Nile campaign
- The Sudanese Armed Forces say that the 4th Infantry Division's 13th Brigade have taken control of the Blue Nile town of Fashfoun following days of clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North. (TRT Afrika) (Yeni Şafak)
- 2026 Blue Nile campaign
Disasters and accidents
- 2024–2026 Cuba blackouts, 2026 Cuban crisis
- Cuba suffers its third nationwide blackout in less than 10 days and fifth of 2026, as the state utility reports a complete grid failure amid fuel shortages that complicate power restoration. (AFP via RFI)
Health and environment
- 2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
- The U.S. CDC reports 7,000 cases nationwide of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis. (NBC News)
Law and crime
- Shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration
- The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement suspends vehicle stops related to immigration enforcement following the recent shootings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Texas, and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, U.S. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- AI boom
- Japan approves election rules requiring AI-generated images and videos on social media to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March. (AFP via The Straits Times)
On This Day
July 14: Bastille Day in France (1789); Festino di Santa Rosalia begins in Palermo, Italy
- 1223 – Louis VIII (seal pictured) began his three-year reign as King of France.
- 1798 – The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. federal government.
- 1865 – A seven-man mountaineering team made the first ascent of the Matterhorn, marking the end of the golden age of alpinism.
- 1960 – Northwest Orient Airlines ditched off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44 others.
- 2014 – Lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow Valley in the U.S. state of Washington, collectively known as the Carlton Complex Fire.