00:00Top World News Headlines, Tuesday, July 22, 2026
00:05Asterisk 1. Middle East Escalation Continues Asterisk
00:10US says strikes on Iran ended, US Central Command completed its 11th consecutive night of strikes
00:17targeting Iranian military operations, drone storage, and logistics sites aimed at degrading
00:23threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. War Cost and Casualties, Pentagon says the US
00:29war in Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far. 18 US troops killed until the Operator 430 injured.
00:39Iran reports 50 civilians killed and 500 wounded in recent strikes.
00:44Regional fallout, Iran launched attacks on US sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.
00:51IRGC claimed it hit Amazon infrastructure in Bahrain.
00:55A tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz and crew abandoned ship.
00:59Oil and shipping. Two Saudi crude tankers turned back in the Red Sea after Houthis announced a
01:05naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. Brent crude rose above $91 per barrel.
01:11Global oil prices topped $90. BD-1 BF-33 B-8 BCE 78-17.
01:20Asterisk 2. Ukraine Asterisk.
01:23Military shakeup, President Zelensky appointed Mikhailudrapateai as new commander-in-chief
01:30following protests and a defense minister dismissal.
01:33Operations and long-range strike plans to continue.
01:380-3-D-4. Asterisk 3. Trade and politics Asterisk.
01:45US-Mexico-Canada trade, US and Mexico resumed USMCA revision talks as Trump imposed new tariffs on
01:52Canada. Talks focus on autos, steel, aluminum and countering Chinese imports.
01:59Trump administration. Trump warned of more strikes on Iran, including Natan's facility pretty soon.
02:06Also announced $100,000 H-1B visa fee for new applicants.
02:1180-76 F-33 Bayi 0. Asterisk 4. Europe and other asterisk.
02:20France bans social media for under-15s, French Parliament approved the ban starting September 1,
02:27requiring age verification. First in Europe to do so.
02:32Nepal, former Chief Justice Sushila Kharki sworn in as Nepal's first woman prime minister.
02:37India protests, thousands protest over exam paper leaks, with 180 injured and 70 detained.
02:46EB-060 BD-7 BD-0. Asterisk 5. Business and tech asterisk.
02:54AI and jobs. Economist Nouriel Roubini says AI could replace millions of workers in 20-25 years,
03:01calling universal basic income inevitable. UN on AI, Guterres urged AI be shaped by all of humanity,
03:10not a handful of powers.
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