The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a legislation passed in the U.S. Congress to expand affordable housing and reduce housing costs in the United States, becomes law after U.S. president Donald Trump allows the bill to take effect without his signature.
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July 11, 2026 (Saturday)
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Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
Fifteen tourists are killed and 21 others are rescued when a speedboat capsizes near Phú Quốc, Vietnam.
International relations
India and New Zealand announce the formation of a strategic partnership during Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Auckland, expanding cooperation on defense, security, trade, diplomacy, culture, sport, science, and maritime issues in the Indo-Pacific.
Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk, marking the anniversary of "Volhynian Bloody Sunday", the deadliest day of the Volhynia genocide, announces plans to build a Wall of Remembrance and says Poland would continue to press for the exhumation of the victims. He also states that Ukraine must confront this chapter of its history as part of its broader path toward European integration.
July 10, 2026 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israeli military says that it has killed an alleged Hezbollah militant emerging from a tunnel in Ali al-Taher.
The Financial Times reports that a delegation from the United States Central Command has arrived in Lebanon to implement an agreement to end the conflict between Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu says military, police, and intelligence personnel have rescued all 46 students and staff abducted in May from schools in Oyo State, arresting eight suspects and killing some abductors during the operation.
Disasters and accidents
Ten people are killed when a Flamingo Air Cessna 402 crashes shortly after takeoff from San Andros Airport in North Andros, The Bahamas.
Two separate landslides caused by Typhoon Bavi and the enhanced monsoon occur in the Philippines. Ten people are killed in Malapatan, Sarangani, after their residence is buried. Seven others are killed and two are injured in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, with search operations ongoing for four missing.
Cuba suffers its second nationwide blackout in five days, with state utility UNE reporting a total grid collapse amid fuel shortages, aging power plants and continuing electricity rationing.
International relations
Law and crime
A murder investigation is launched into the death of British politician Ann Widdecombe yesterday. Police say they have arrested a British man in connection with her death.
The High Court in London, England, dismisses claims that automakers Ford, Mercedes, Nissan, Renault, and Stellantis use prohibited diesel emissions defeat devices, while allowing damages issues over some specific strategies to proceed to a second trial.
Science and technology
China becomes the second country to achieve the controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, after successfully launching the Long March 10B.
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