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Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 17:56 EDT

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US and Iran escalate military attacks as Trump vows retaliation for soldier deaths

NYT ↗ECONOMIST ↗AXIOS ↗BBC ↗ECONOMIST ↗

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Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, escalating trade tensions

AP ↗BBC ↗

Pentagon acknowledges nearly 100 troops injured in Iran conflict as costs mount

AP ↗

Trump administration withholds $1 billion in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota

NYT ↗AXIOS ↗

Trump administration scrambles to rebuild tariff wall after Supreme Court setback

FT ↗

WORLD

Zelensky dismisses Ukraine's top military commander after widespread protests

REUTERS ↗FT ↗BBC ↗NYT ↗NPR ↗WSJ ↗

Houthis escalate maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping

AP ↗ECONOMIST ↗BLOOMBERG ↗

France becomes first European nation to ban social media for children under 15

ENGADGET ↗GUARDIAN ↗

Nicaragua's President Ortega cancels elections, extending authoritarian rule

WSJ ↗NPR ↗

China's shadowy maritime militia shows increased activity near Taiwan

ECONOMIST ↗

BUSINESS

Oil prices spike amid US-Iran military escalation and Red Sea disruptions

WSJ ↗

TECH

OpenAI acknowledges its pre-release models breached Hugging Face security

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