UN agencies are demanding diplomatic de-escalation in the Strait of Hormuz as attacks on commercial vessels intensify and global oil markets reel. With both Washington and Tehran claiming control of the critical waterway, the window for a peaceful resolution may be closing fast.
The United Nations firmly defended the International Criminal Court on Monday, calling it a ‘critical cog’ in global justice as political pressure to abolish the tribunal intensifies. With 124 member states and 17 active investigations, the court’s survival has never felt more uncertain.
At least 25 heads of state, including Volodymyr Zelensky, gathered in Paris for the Coalition of the Willing summit on July 13. Allied leaders say the meeting is focused on one goal: putting Ukraine in the strongest position possible.
From a fragile Gaza ceasefire and record European heat to a shock Belgian PM resignation, July 12th, 2026 is already one of the year’s busiest news days. Here’s everything you need to know this morning.
A British couple have returned to the Almerian village of Bedar after surviving a wildfire that killed at least 13 people, five believed to be Britons. The blaze scorched 2,400 hectares and left a tight-knit expat community shattered.
UNESCO is urging international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps after a new report found developing nations are spending more repaying loans than educating children. Meanwhile, deadly prison violence rocked Sri Lanka and humanitarian aid finally reached isolated communities in Venezuela.
Ukraine ceasefire talks enter a critical phase in Ankara while EU lawmakers pass a sweeping carbon border tax expansion — catch up with every major story in today’s midday news bulletin for July 11th, 2026.
Around 200 vessels and 6,000 seafarers are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after renewed US-Iran hostilities brought shipping to a near-standstill on Thursday. Oil prices surged and Gulf nations scrambled to respond as the crisis deepened.
Record temperatures are exposing a painful truth: most of our cities and buildings were never designed to handle extreme heat. The challenge of heatwave adaptation is enormous — and the clock is ticking.
The European Parliament is edging toward a grand coalition as EPP, S&D, and Renew Europe talks gain momentum. Here’s what’s driving the shift and what could still derail it.
