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July 12, 2026

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US Senate calls for Trump to end Iran war in bipartisan war resolutions vote

The US Senate has for the first time approved a war powers resolution seeking to block US military action against Iran, as politicians warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund. It was the 10th time the Senate has tried to stop the war, and the outcome, on a vote of 50–48, was a stunning turnaround from past efforts. While the resolution is largely symbolic and does not fully carry the force of law, it reflects the growing concerns from a number of Republican politicians

July 12, 2026

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2026 MLB Draft grades: Breaking down every first-round pick

Updated July 11, 2026, 10:34 p.m. ET PHILADELPHIA — For the definitive grades on the 2026 Major League Baseball draft, check back in 60 to 120 months. For a firmly informed yet wildly volatile analysis, we’ve got you covered right now. The first round of this year’s draft, held Saturday, July 11 at Philadelphia’s Convention Center, launched the careers of dozens of prep and collegiate players, almost all bound for the big leagues, some sure to be All-Stars, perhaps a precious one or two headed for the Hall of Fame. Oh, that’s all way, way in the future. Yet for

July 12, 2026

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Senate Republicans reject Iran war powers measure after Trump pressure | US news

Senate Republicans rejected a war powers resolution in a late-night vote, hours after they were berated by Donald Trump over opposition to his controversial war on Iran. The US president was said to have harangued GOP senators during a lunch on Capitol Hill earlier on Wednesday. The previous day, they had angered the White House by allowing a vote to block Trump’s war in Iran. Trump got into a particularly heated argument with Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana senator and one of four Republicans who had voted with Democrats on the measure, and who placed third in Louisiana’s Senate primary last

July 12, 2026

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Iran launches major missile attacks across the Gulf

By&nbspPeter Barabas&nbsp&&nbspEuronews Doha, Euronews Dubai Published on 12/07/2026 – 6:42 GMT+2•Updated 10:02 Iran unleashed waves of major, simultaneous missile and drone attacks across the Gulf on Sunday morning, targeting Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait, and claiming further attacks in Jordan and Oman, following a new round of US airstrikes in Iran, in response to a new Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday night. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Multiple loud booms shook Doha in two waves of Iranian attacks early Sunday, as Qatar’s air defence intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles above the capital, Euronews’ Qatar bureau

July 12, 2026

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US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional | US supreme court

The US supreme court has refused Donald Trump’s attempts to immediately fire a Federal Reserve governor, in a landmark ruling that limits a president’s authority over the central bank. In a 5-4 opinion, the court said that Lisa Cook can stay on as a governor while she fights unproved allegations of mortgage fraud made by the Trump officials. “The court decides this application on the narrow ground that the president failed to afford Cook the procedural protections to which she was entitled by statute. Without such protections, she could not properly dispute the charges the president laid against her,” the

July 12, 2026

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U.S. launches additional Iran strikes as tensions flare up over Hormuz

U.S. Central Command said it launched additional strikes against Iran on Saturday, a further test of the fragile ceasefire agreement signed by both countries. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The latest flare-up of tensions, just a week on from the signing of a memorandum of understanding intended to start the process of bringing the conflict to a close, began Thursday when Iran struck a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. launched retaliatory strikes on Friday, accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire agreement. The Pentagon said its Friday strikes

July 12, 2026

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US and Iran exchange strikes as Gulf tensions escalate despite ceasefire

The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes against targets in the Middle East, underscoring rising tensions that threaten the interim deal between the two nations to stop the war. The US launched fresh strikes on Iranian military infrastructure near the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday morning, local time, saying the action was in response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping. Iran then launched missile and drone strikes targeting US allies Kuwait and Bahrain, prompting the US to launch a second round of air strikes, which were also retaliated against by the Iranians. Both sides are now accusing the other

July 11, 2026

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Iran’s top negotiator says country ready for war as peace talks inch along

An agreement signed four days ago between the Israeli and Lebanese governments, which links Israel pulling its forces out of southern Lebanon with Hezbollah being disarmed, could effectively keep Israeli troops in the neighboring nation indefinitely, analysts say, and that could make a final peace deal between the U.S. and Iran harder to achieve. Hezbollah has thus far refused to lay down its weapons, and the Lebanese government has proven unable to make the well-armed Iranian-backed group do so.  “This is ‌not an agreement, it is an imposed settlement,” a senior Lebanese politician, who declined to be named, told the

July 11, 2026

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World Cup games today: A closer look at today’s schedule

July 11, 2026, 6:05 a.m. ET Day 31 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup marks the end of the quarterfinal stage, with the final two matchups taking place. Norway and England meet in Miami for the first match of the day. Argentina and Switzerland close out the round in Kansas City in the night cap.  The winners of both matches move on to the semifinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on July 15.  All times Eastern and accurate as of Thursday, July 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Quarterfinal: Norway vs. England Time/TV: 5:00 PM ET on Fox at Hard Rock

July 11, 2026

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US Rep. Khanna says Israeli settlers detained him – Shafaq News

2026-07-11T14:43:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Washington US Representative Ro Khanna revealed on Saturday that armed Israeli settlers detained him during a recent visit to the occupied West Bank, where he was touring a Palestinian village that has faced repeated settler attacks. Speaking from a Palestinian village, the California Democrat told Reuters that settlers carrying US-made M4 rifles surrounded the van transporting his delegation while they were visiting an area in the southern West Bank. “We were in a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed. They destroyed the school and the village,” Khanna said, adding that