US says it will keep the strait an international waterway https://aje.news/5bytp7?update=4763800
Israel struck Lebanon https://aje.news/5bytp7?update=4763665
And Gaza https://aje.news/5bytp7?update=4763645
Iran says strait more vital than nukes https://aje.news/5bytp7?update=4763635
Iran says it shut down strait https://aje.news/5bytp7?update=4763604
Oman summoned Iranian ambassador over attacks https://aje.news/5bytp7?update=4763448
Japan said more folks should be baking with flour rice possibly due to slump in rice sales https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260712/p2g/00m/0li/015000c
Venezuela 4,118 deaths from earthquake https://alertas24.com/jorge-rodriguez-actualiza-cifra-oficial-de-fallecidos-por-terremotos/
Syria new parliament held first session https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/parlamentssitzung-syrien-100.html
Germany forest fire risk is high https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/waldbrandgefahr-deutschland-106.html
Ukraine doing a leadership reshuffle https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-leadership.html?edge_reader_page
South Korea issued heat wave warning for South https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260712/korea-issues-1st-ever-heat-wave-emergency-warning-for-southeast
Japan has a lot of Russian spies https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/world/asia/russia-spies-japan-war-drones-electronics.html?edge_reader_page
Pakistan had a scuffle with terrorists, 7 dead https://www.dawn.com/news/2014844/7-more-terrorists-killed-as-operation-shaban-continues-in-balochistan-state-media
Ukraine struck oil refinery https://kyivindependent.com/key-russian-oil-refinery-struck-in-ukrainian-attack/
