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.
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July 14, 2026 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran fires projectiles at two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz associated with the United Arab Emirates, killing one mariner and injuring eight others.
United States president Donald Trump cancels a proposal to implement a 20% fee on cargo ships transiting through the strait.
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.
Disasters and accidents
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.
Health and environment
The U.S. CDC reports 7,000 cases nationwide of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis.
Law and crime
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.
Politics and elections
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.
July 13, 2026 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that they have hit Patriot air defense systems at the Ali Al Salem Air Base and the FPS radar system at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait.
The IRGC says that they have hit the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan as part of a second wave of retaliatory strikes against the United States.
According to Mehr News Agency, Khuzestan deputy governor Valiollah Hayati says that a security guard was killed in a U.S. strike on a water pumping station in Bandar Mahshahr, Iran.
Yemen's internationally-recognized government orders all airports closed after striking Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing. The Houthis say the aircraft landed, while the Saudi-led coalition controls airspace clearances.
U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the naval blockade will resume beginning tomorrow and announces a 20% fee on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that Pakistan and Qatar will continue talks to prevent further escalation in the war.
The Sudanese Army says that it has downed another Chinese-made FH-95 drone near El-Obeid in North Kordofan, making it the fourth drone downed by the army.
Trump reportedly notifies U.S. Congress that the war has resumed, giving his administration another 60-day clock without congressional approval.
The U.S. military says that they have launched a new round of strikes after Trump said the U.S. Navy would reinstate the blockade.
United States Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins reports that a United States Navy pilot was killed during a helicopter crash on July 1 in the Arabian Sea, bringing the death toll of American soldiers killed in the Iran war to 14. Additionally, the total amount of wounded troops rise to above 400 including from traumatic brain injuries.
Yemen's Houthis say they have targeted Abha International Airport in Asir, Saudi Arabia, with ballistic missiles and drones, calling the attack retaliation for strikes on Sanaa airport that they blame on Saudi Arabia, though Yemen's internationally-recognized government claims responsibility.
The Houthi-led government accuses Saudi Arabia of an airstrike on a runway at Sanaa International Airport in Houthi-controlled Yemen, which Yemen's internationally recognized government says was to stop an Iranian Mahan Air flight that was returning the Houthi delegation from the funeral of Ali Khamenei.
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
South Korea's navy recovers the body of a sailor who disappeared during a patrol near the Northern Limit Line, after South Korea requested North Korean assistance and launched a search involving ships and aircraft.
A fire breaks out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand, killing 27 people and wounding 63 more.
Health and environment
Sudan's Khartoum State government reports a shortage in drinking water in neighborhoods in the state including southern Omdurman after a sharp drop is reported in the water levels on the Nile River.
The United States says that they will block citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from traveling to the country on commercial flights amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country.
The University of Oxford begins the first human trial of its ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the ebolavirus.
A cyclosporiasis outbreak, caused by cyclospora cayetanensis, is reported in 31 U.S. states by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reporting 2,640 cases in the state.
History and science
A Ramesside period tomb that belonged to senior official Paser is discovered in the Theban Necropolis, Egypt, under the direction of Dutch archaeologist Carina van den Hoven.
For the first time, evidence of Erythrulose sugar molecule is detected in interstellar space.
International relations
The United Kingdom announces that it will designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, and will ban support for the militia group.
The European Union imposes sanctions against Sudan's gold trade, accusing them of financing the civil war in the country.
Law and crime
Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin is detained earlier in the day over a video on his social media account featuring the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, days after he was designated a “foreign agent”. He was later released from a police station during the day and will appear in court on July 17.
The New York Times reports that former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under house arrest after Iranian authorities reportedly uncovered a significant portion of his contacts with Israel. However, his office denies these reports, including reports that Israel recruited him for regime changing plans.
Politics and elections
South Carolina governor Henry McMaster appoints Darline Graham Nordone to temporarily fill the U.S. Senate seat of her brother, Lindsey Graham, after his death last Saturday, with the term ending in 2027.
The Hungarian parliament moves to remove president Tamás Sulyok through a constitutional amendment backed by prime minister Péter Magyar's majority government.
Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez appoints U.S. envoy Félix Plasencia to a foreign relations and overseas trade post, replacing foreign minister Yván Gil, who becomes science and technology minister.
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