articles 19 jul.

  
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

U.S. Navy Diverts 5 Vessels and Disables One in Iran Maritime Interdiction Near Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navy-diverts-5-vessels-and-disables-one-in-iran-maritime-interdiction-near-strait-of-hormuz

Iran Army attacks US logistics hub, airbase in Kuwait
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246328/Iran-Army-attacks-US-logistics-hub-airbase-in-Kuwait

Iran attacked Jordan's Aqaba in response to the US cruise missile launch. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286586-iran-atakoval-iordanskuju-akabu-v-otvet-na-pusk-ssha-krylatoj-rakety.html

IRAN UNLEASHES on U.S. Assets in JORDAN – They Can RUN, But They Can't HIDE
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-unleashes-jordan-strikes

US kamikaza drone downed in Iran
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246347/US-kamikaza-drone-downed-in-Iran

US media claimed Iran shot down its own Shahed, but it turned out to be an American LUCAS. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286580-v-media-ssha-zajavili-chto-iran-sbil-svoj-shahed-a-okazalos-amerikanskij-lucas.html

Netanyahu & Trump Driving Iran to Nuke Bomb /Lt Col Daniel Davis
Comments on the Israeli influence on both parties. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEdq5Z1le-U

Why We're Facing Forever War w/Iran Lt Col Daniel Davis
On the Iran War MoU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuuLAwG_nAw

War on Infrastructure Escalates: Kuwait Forced to Ration Power - Trita Parsi on Dialogue Matters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmlV5zcTAY8

A second $32 million MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down last night by the IRGC, in the Ilam province.
*possibly a third one was destroyed too, waiting for confirmation.
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/2078781827712434276

IRGC Aerospace Force downs US-made MQ-9 drone over Ahvaz
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246335/IRGC-Aerospace-Force-downs-US-made-MQ-9-drone-over-Ahvaz

Trump Is Silent So Far on Iran Strategy as US Death Toll Hits 17
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trump-is-silent-so-far-on-iran-strategy-as-us-death-toll-hits-17-212556154.html

(Iran's) Leader insists on continuation of proud path of resistance
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246351/Leader-insists-on-continuaiton-of-proud-path-of-resistance

Washington must accept Iran as key regional power
 - Former US counterterror chief Joseph Kent
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246340/Washington-must-accept-Iran-as-key-regional-power

Former Trump allies (MTG, Joe Kent) slam ‘senseless war’ on Iran
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246327/Former-Trump-allies-slam-senseless-war-on-Iran

The Pentagon is concerned about Iran's ability to adapt to US defense systems. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286571-pentagon-obespokoen-sposobnostju-irana-adaptirovatsja-k-sistemam-oborony-vs-ssha.html

The US is preparing an air armada against Iran: 100 air tankers – in Israel alone 
https://en.topcor.ru/72879-ssha-gotovjat-vozdushnuju-armadu-protiv-irana-100-samoletov-zapravschikov-tolko-v-izraile.html

Expert Lyamin: The United States is inferior to Iran in the production of missiles
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/ehkspert-lyamin-ssha-ustupayut-iranu-v-proizvodstve-raket



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Israel threatens to seize ancient water reservoirs near Bethlehem
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/19/israel-threatens-to-seize-ancient-water-reservoirs-near-bethlehem

Israeli forces killed at least 11 people in Gaza on Saturday
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246326/Israeli-forces-killed-at-least-11-people-in-Gaza-on-Saturday

Israel captured another settlement in southern Syria. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286572-izrail-zahvatil-esche-odno-poselenie-na-juge-sirii.html

The US lost a "significant number" of helicopters in the latest Iranian strikes. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286560-ssha-poterjali-znachitelnoe-chislo-vertoletov-v-hode-poslednih-udarov-irana.html

2 Palestinians killed, another injured in attack by Israeli occupiers on West Bank village
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/2-palestinians-killed-another-injured-in-attack-by-israeli-occupiers-on-west-bank-village/4003188

Palestinians Say Israeli Settlers Torch Mosque, Factory
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5297673-palestinians-say-israeli-settlers-torch-mosque-factory

Iran’s Kuwait Water Plant Strike: Oil Prices and Trans-regional War 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/07/19/irans-kuwait-water-plant-strike-oil-prices-and-trans-regional-war/

Iran War More Unpopular than Vietnam or Iraq 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/iran/iran-war-more-unpopular-than-vietnam-or-iraq/

Iran Expected to Expand the War Throughout the Middle East
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/iran/iran-expected-to-expand-the-war-throughout-the-middle-east/

American casualties as US escalates (Israel’s) war on Iran – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/american-casualties-as-us-escalates-israels-war-on-iran-daily-update/

Israeli court forces Palestinian family in Tamra to raze home
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/07/19/366931/

Churches affairs: Occupation policies threaten the Palestinian Christian existence
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/07/19/366921/

Israeli authorities issue tender for 342 new colonial housing units in Ariel settlement
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/172755?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Winning the war is not enough to permanently secure Israel's survival and security - editorial (Jewish mindset)
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-903001
 
 
 
UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Massive Protest Against Zelensky 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/ukraine/massive-protest-against-zelensky/

Russia behind deadly strike on cargo ship, says Ukraine, as Putin thanks North Korea
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/ukraine-war-briefing-russia-behind-deadly-strike-on-cargo-ship-says-ukraine-as-putin-thanks-north-korea

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Three Russian Oil Depots in Russia's Stavropol Krai 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Ukrainian-Drone-Strikes-Target-Three-Russian-Oil-Depots-in-Russias-Stavropol-Krai/

Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles in escalating air war 
https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1862824-20260719.htm?spTabChangeable=0

Russia hits Ukraine with one of the largest ballistic barrages of the war
The overnight strikes highlighted Ukraine’s shortage of air defenses, as Kyiv pressed allies for more interceptors and the EU for stalled sanctions against Moscow. 
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-hits-kyiv-largest-ballistic-barrages-putin-war/

North Korea will stand with Russia until Victory: The Kremlin received the North Korean Foreign Minister. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286585-kndr-budet-stojat-s-rossiej-do-pobedy-v-kremle-prinjali-glavu-mid-severnoj-korei.html

Not one, but four: The Ministry of Defense confirmed daytime strikes on Ukrainian cargo ships. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286583-ne-odno-a-chetyre-mo-podtverdilo-dnevnye-udary-po-gruzovym-sudam-ukrainy.html

Russian Armed Forces advanced in Krasny Liman and took up new positions in the southern part of the city. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286570-vs-rf-prodvinulis-v-krasnom-limane-i-zanjali-novye-pozicii-v-juzhnoj-chasti-goroda.html

The actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are in line with the US doctrine of weakening Russia adopted in 2019. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286576-dejstvija-vsu-vpisyvajutsja-v-prinjatuju-ssha-v-2019-godu-doktrinu-oslablenija-rossii.html

Russian Armed Forces liberated the village of Volnoye, advancing in the Dnipropetrovsk region. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286568-vs-rf-osvobodili-selo-volnoe-prodvinuvshis-v-dnepropetrovskoj-oblasti.html

"It couldn't have happened without the Russians": The Pentagon announced a change in the behavior of Iranian missiles. 
https://en.topcor.ru/72876-bez-russkih-ne-oboshlos-pentagon-zavil-ob-izmenivshemsja-povedenii-iranskih-raket.html

More than 400 enemy UAVs tried to attack the Russian capital
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/mehr-moskvy-bolee-400-vrazheskikh-bpla-pytalis-atakovat-rossijskuyu-stolicu

The United States was amazed at the speed of the destruction of Ukrainian equipment by the Russian Armed Forces
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/v-ssha-porazilis-skorosti-unichtozheniya-vs-rf-ukrainskoj-tekhniki

The RF Armed Forces shot down 140 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine overnight
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8829870



NATIONAL  2

Infiltration Instead of Invasion 
(In Infiltration Instead of Invasion, author Mel K uncovers the hidden history of how unelected power structures quietly reshaped the United States—and the world—during the decade after World War II. While Americans celebrated victory and peace, The hidden history of globalism. The financial power behind governments.)
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/armstrongeconomics101/voting-elections/infiltration-instead-of-invasion/

WNBA coach suspended for calling Angel Reese (who is black) 'protected species' after disputed foul call (she's right)
https://thepostmillennial.com/wnba-coach-suspended-for-calling-angel-reese-protected-species-after-disputed-foul-call
 
2020 ELECTION THEFT BOMBSHELL: Coordinated Conspiracy Involving The CIA, FBI, Barack Hussein Obama and China To Take Down The U.S. Government
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/2020-election-theft-bombshell-coordinated

Judge Strikes Down Race-Based Provision In Biden-Era Internet Access Grant Program
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/judge-strikes-down-race-based-provision-biden-era-internet-access-grant-program

Forest Service employees headed out for field work. They were zip-tied and held hostage for 15 hours
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/forest-service-employees-kidnapped-california-released-b3017789.html

Tulsi Gabbard's brother arrested after attempting to entice kids back to his hotel room using cash and gum
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15988251/tulsi-gabbard-brother-arrested-child-entice-hotel.html

Memphis mom killed a man she found under 13-year-old daughter’s bed — now she’s charged with murder
https://nypost.com/2026/07/19/us-news/memphis-mom-killed-a-man-she-found-under-13-year-old-daughters-bed-now-shes-charged-with-murder/

LMFAO! AOC is absolutely clowned for putting on an accent for the black crowd in Tennessee
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2078812508182253972

(Tim Walz) MN Dem gove. again questions deportation of convicted sex offender 
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/walz-again-questions-deportation-convicted-sex-offender

Ten Lies Told By Marco Rubio At His Anti-Left Summit July 16th 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/07/19/ten-lies-told-by-marco-rubio-at-his-anti-left-summit/

Fans booed Trump, who took to the field of the 2026 World Cup to congratulate the Spaniards
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/fanaty-osvistali-trampa-vyshedshego-na-pole-chm-2026-pozdravit-ispancev



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Post-COVID Brain Fog Linked to Aging Changes in NMDA Genes - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/post-covid-brain-fog-linked-to-aging-changes-in-nmda-genes

COVID-19 Can Trigger Rhabdomyolysis or Dangerous Muscle Breakdown Along with Kidney Damage - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-can-trigger-rhabdomyolysis-or-dangerous-muscle-breakdown-along-with-kidney-damage

Researchers from Japan Warn That COVID-19 Can Cause Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/researchers-from-japan-warn-that-covid-19-can-cause-platypnea-orthodeoxia-syndrome

Second person dies in legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/legionnaires-disease-deaths-new-york-city

Florida Vibrio vulnificus cases rise to 10 this year with additional case reported in Lee County
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/florida-vibrio-vulnificus-cases-rise-fe7

Afghanistan reports 4 more wild poliovirus cases, brings 2026 total to 11
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/afghanistan-reports-4-more-wild-poliovirus

Spain: Officials report 2nd Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever case, 1st fatal case
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/spain-officials-report-2nd-crimean

Taiwan reports 3 more Japanese encephalitis cases
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/taiwan-reports-3-more-japanese-encephalitis

Africa Mpox: Guinea Bissau reports 1st case
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/africa-mpox-guinea-bissau-reports

Natural Polysaccharides Could Revolutionize Inflammation Treatment - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/natural-polysaccharides-could-revolutionize-inflammation-treatment



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Russian Scientists Develop Bacteria-Based ‘Biocement’ Technology to Strengthen Arctic Infrastructure 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Russian-Scientists-Develop-Bacteria-Based-Biocement-Technology-to-Strengthen-Arctic-Infrastructure/

Shipping wars: Amazon is ‘aggressively’ going after Fedex and UPS, insiders say
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/amazon-shipping-customers-fedex-ups-b3014962.html

Did Scientists Just Solve The Biggest Mystery Holding Back Solid-State Batteries
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Did-Scientists-Just-Solve-The-Biggest-Mystery-Holding-Back-Solid-State-Batteries.html

What Is a Microgrid? How They Work and Why They're Suddenly Everywhere
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/What-Is-a-Microgrid-How-They-Work-and-Why-Theyre-Suddenly-Everywhere.html



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

3I/Atlas Just Changed Everything We Know About the Milky Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGxliz1joxY

Mars Exploration, Past, Present and Future – Special Panel Presentations
https://www.leonarddavid.com/mars-exploration-past-present-and-future-special-panel-presentations/

Dragonfly aerial fights follow some simple rules
https://phys.org/news/2026-07-dragonfly-aerial-simple.html

Centuries before farming, hunter-gatherers introduced fish to the Norwegian mountains
https://phys.org/news/2026-07-centuries-farming-hunter-fish-norwegian.html

Watching live sports together boosts oxytocin and synchronizes heartbeats, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-sports-boosts-oxytocin-synchronizes-heartbeats.html

Heavy TV watching associated with smaller brain structures, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-heavy-tv-smaller-brain.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

The United States will not be able to receive new Patriot missiles until the end of 2028
https://ria.ru/20260720/ssha-2105777232.html

The Hill: The US needs at least four years to replenish its weapons stockpiles
https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/the-hill-die-usa-brauchen-mindestens-vier-jahre-um-ihre-waffenlager-wieder-aufzufuellen/

Iberia A321XLR & Air Europa 787 Take Evasive Action In Head-On Atlantic Near-Miss
https://simpleflying.com/iberia-a321xlr-air-europa-787-tcas-head-on-atlantic-near-miss/

A small plane crashes in central Brazil, 2 killed
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246336/A-small-plane-crashes-in-central-Brazil-2-killed

China’s PHL-191 MLRS Shows How Airburst Munitions Could Transform Modern Battlefield Suppression.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/chinas-phl-191-mlrs-shows-how-airburst-munitions-could-transform-modern-battlefield-suppression

Australia’s AH-64E Apache Sharpens Combat Readiness for High-Intensity Indo-Pacific Operations.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/australias-ah-64e-apache-sharpens-combat-readiness-for-high-intensity-indo-pacific-operations

Russia Fires More Ballistic Missiles Than It Can Produce in a Month, July Data Shows 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Russia-Fires-More-Ballistic-Missiles-Than-It-Can-Produce-in-a-Month-July-Data-Shows/

UK Cancels Meteor Missile Mid-Life Upgrade, Prioritizes Next-Generation FASE Air-to-Air Missile Programme 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/UK-Cancels-Meteor-Missile-Mid-Life-Upgrade-Prioritizes-Next-Generation-FASE-Air-to-Air-Missile-Programme/



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

(HK) Red Rainstorm Warning signal issued 
https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1862417-20260716.htm

US cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/us-cancels-automatic-protections-imperiled-234113452.html

'Going Dark': The High-Tech Tricks Behind Illegal Chinese Fishing In The Pacific
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/going-dark-high-tech-tricks-behind-illegal-chinese-fishing-pacific

Fast-moving wildfire in southern France forces evacuations, burns homes in Var region
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260719-france-wildfire-var-evacuations-homes

What's erupting? List & map of currently active volcanoes
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/erupting_volcanoes.html

Earthquake Strength, Location, Date, Depth



ECONOMY

A blockade at Hormuz, a crisis for all humanity
Military escalation in Middle East is exposing deep material and moral vulnerabilities in our hyper-optimized, globalized society 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/07/a-blockade-at-hormuz-a-crisis-for-all-humanity/

Oil prices surge as US-Iran fighting intensifies
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/f1da0b2b-8209-4d19-8156-72ff92030d4a

California Pizza Kitchen founder says California has become too difficult for entrepreneurs
https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/california-pizza-kitchen-founder-says-120043929.html

Trump will sign the Graham Act on sanctions against Russia if Iran is included. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286575-tramp-podpishet-zakon-grjema-o-sankcijah-protiv-rossii-esli-tuda-vnesut-i-iran.html

The White House fears that new sanctions against Russia will hit the dollar. 
https://en.topwar.ru/286565-belyj-dom-opasaetsja-chto-novye-sankcii-protiv-rossii-udarjat-po-dollaru.html

Walmart in California forced to extreme lengths due to shoplifting: ‘Locked up beef’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/walmart-lock-up-steak-ground-beef-california-b3017771.html

Canada Unveils New Pipeline to Cut Reliance on U.S. Oil Routes
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Canada-Unveils-New-Pipeline-to-Cut-Reliance-on-US-Oil-Routes.html

Many American companies want to return to Russia, AmCham said
https://ria.ru/20260720/ssha-2105770837.html



EU - UK - CANADA

Why Germany struggles to recruit women soldiers
https://www.dw.com/en/why-germany-struggles-to-recruit-women-soldiers/video-78019742

Brussels Goes Blind: Why the EU Will Lose the War in the First Hours 
https://en.topcor.ru/72887-oslepshij-brjussel-pochemu-es-proigraet-vojnu-v-pervye-zhe-chasy.html

Could Australia be Israel's secret gateway to global success?
https://www.jpost.com/conferences/article-902777



CHINA - ASIA

China Is Cracking Down on AI Companions Because Not Enough Babies Are Being Born
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/china-cracking-down-ai-companions-113000440.html



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

Ferry capsizes off Guyana, authorities still searching for 66
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ferry-capsizes-off-guyana-authorities-015546320.html

At Least 6 Dead and Dozens Injured After Earthquake of Magnitude 5.1 in Central Peru
https://www.telesurenglish.net/at-least-6-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-earthquake-of-magnitude-5-1-in-central-peru/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Congo Says Number of Confirmed Ebola Cases Rises to 2,267, Including 893 Deaths
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5297648-congo-says-number-confirmed-ebola-cases-rises-2267-including-893-deaths

At least 50 Malian soldiers killed in rebel-jihadist attack
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260719-at-least-50-malian-soldiers-killed-in-rebel-jihadist-attack