00:00Top World News Headlines, Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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00:06Middle East tensions cool, but talks stall asterisk
00:10The US paused its two-week bombing campaign against Iran over the weekend.
00:16Trump said talks are good, but Iran says it's not asking to resume peace talks.
00:22Iran claims it still controls the Strait of Hormuz and turned back six ships on Monday.
00:27Oil prices dropped tilde operator 7.8% to just under $90 as markets reacted to the pause.
00:36Netanyahu is due to meet Trump in Washington this week with Iran talks high on the agenda C-98A-8FA
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00:44Europe battles record wildfires before new heatwave asterisk
00:49France and Spain are racing to control massive wildfires.
00:53Tilde operator 220-000 evacuated in France near Bordeaux, tilde operator 1000-000 in Spain.
01:04Officials call this a race against time before temps hit 37C-98.6F later this week.
01:12EU countries including Greece, Italy, Portugal and Turkey have sent planes and crews to help.
01:19Scientists link the sixth-generation fires to climate change 7 times 10 to the power of 58.
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01:27US politics and polls
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01:30Only one in three Americans back the war with Iran, per a new Reuters-Ipsos poll, the lowest since it
01:37began in February.
01:3969% say Trump hasn't clearly explained US goals in Iran.
01:43Trump's approval ticked up to 37%.
01:47Pentagon says it won't finish spending $400 million in Ukraine aid until fiscal year 2029-1C082141.
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01:59Global security and incidents
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02:02Houthis are pushing to model Iran's Hormuz control in the Red Sea, disrupting Bab el-Mandeb shipping.
02:09At least 30 killed in a village attack in Nigeria's Kaduna state, including eight children.
02:16Germany vows security overhaul after deadly Berlin Pride vehicle attack that killed one.
02:23Shot fired outside US consulate in Toronto for the second time this year 99164D01B39059F5.
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02:33Economy and markets
02:36Stock futures surged Monday on cooling Middle East tensions, with S&P 500 futures up 0.8% and NASDAQ
02:45up 1.3%.
02:47WTI crude down 6% to around $84 per barrel.
02:52US and France clashed at the UN over the human rights chief's second term, with the US walking out.
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