## [2026-07-18](/feed/2026/07/18/index.md)

##### 2026 FIFA World Cup
### [Kylian Mbappé scores twice to become the highest-scoring player in World Cup history, and the first player to score 10 goals in a single World Cup since Gerd Müller in 1970. ](/feed/2026/07/18/kylian-mbappe-scores-twice-to-become-the-highest-scoring-player-in-world-cup-history-and-the-first-player-to-score-10-g.md)
### [England beats France 6–4 in the highest-scoring third-place playoff in FIFA World Cup history, securing their best result since winning the tournament in 1966. ](/feed/2026/07/18/england-beats-france-6-4-in-the-highest-scoring-third-place-playoff-in-fifa-world-cup-history-securing-their-best-resul.md)
##### Space industry of India
### [Skyroot Aerospace successfully launches Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh, carrying small satellite payloads into low Earth orbit on its maiden flight. ](/feed/2026/07/18/skyroot-aerospace-successfully-launches-vikram-1-india-s-first-privately-built-orbital-rocket-from-the-satish-dhawan-s.md)
##### Jens Spahn
### [Jens Spahn resigns as leader of the governing CDU-CSU alliance in Germany's Bundestag amid criticism after he and his husband became parents through surrogacy, despite Germany’s ban and his party's opposition to the practice. ](/feed/2026/07/18/jens-spahn-resigns-as-leader-of-the-governing-cdu-csu-alliance-in-germany-s-bundestag-amid-criticism-after-he-and-his-hu.md)
##### Magyar Government
### [Hungarian president Tamás Sulyok signs the 17th amendment to the nation's constitution, which will end his term in office at midnight the following day. ](/feed/2026/07/18/hungarian-president-tamas-sulyok-signs-the-17th-amendment-to-the-nation-s-constitution-which-will-end-his-term-in-offic.md)
##### Flash flood
### [Four people are killed, four more are missing, and seven others are injured after torrential rains and flash floods hit a mountainous village in Lai Châu province, Vietnam. ](/feed/2026/07/18/four-people-are-killed-four-more-are-missing-and-seven-others-are-injured-after-torrential-rains-and-flash-floods-hit.md)
##### Godavari River
### [Five people, including three women, drown in the Godavari River whilst fishing near Polavaram district, India. ](/feed/2026/07/18/five-people-including-three-women-drown-in-the-godavari-river-whilst-fishing-near-polavaram-district-india.md)
##### Firecracker
### [Eight people are killed and nine others are injured after an unauthorized firecracker factory explodes in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. ](/feed/2026/07/18/eight-people-are-killed-and-nine-others-are-injured-after-an-unauthorized-firecracker-factory-explodes-in-ahmedabad-guj.md)
##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
### [Iran's Hormozgan province water and wastewater company announces that United States airstrikes have damaged desalination equipment, cutting off water to about 10,000 people. ](/feed/2026/07/18/iran-s-hormozgan-province-water-and-wastewater-company-announces-that-united-states-airstrikes-have-damaged-desalination.md)
### [Kuwait Airways reschedules most of its flights due to the country's airspace being closed amidst ongoing Iranian attacks. ](/feed/2026/07/18/kuwait-airways-reschedules-most-of-its-flights-due-to-the-country-s-airspace-being-closed-amidst-ongoing-iranian-attacks.md)
##### Sudanese civil war
### [Arab League Secretary General Nabil Fahmy and U.S. envoy Massad Boulos reaches an agreement to establish a regular framework for joint coordination for a ceasefire in the ongoing civil war in Sudan. ](/feed/2026/07/18/arab-league-secretary-general-nabil-fahmy-and-us-envoy-massad-boulos-reaches-an-agreement-to-establish-a-regular-frame.md)
##### Mali War
### [The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels ambush a Malian military convoy in the Gao Region of Mali. ](/feed/2026/07/18/the-al-qaeda-linked-jama-at-nusrat-al-islam-wal-muslimin-and-tuareg-azawad-liberation-front-rebels-ambush-a-malian-milit.md)
##### 2026 Iran war
### [CENTCOM launches a new wave of strikes for a eight consecutive night against IRGC targets in response to two American service members killed in Jordan. ](/feed/2026/07/18/centcom-launches-a-new-wave-of-strikes-for-a-eight-consecutive-night-against-irgc-targets-in-response-to-two-american-se.md)
### [The Philippine foreign affairs department reports that four Philippine-registered vessels carrying 81 seafarers have safely transited through the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/07/18/the-philippine-foreign-affairs-department-reports-that-four-philippine-registered-vessels-carrying-81-seafarers-have-saf.md)
### [The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a statement published by IRNA, report that two oil tankers have exploded after hitting mines south in the Strait of Hormuz. However, the U.S. Central Command disputes the claims on X as "false". ](/feed/2026/07/18/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-in-a-statement-published-by-irna-report-that-two-oil-tankers-have-exploded-after.md)
### [Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that the United States has violated the terms of the Islamabad Memorandum and that Iran is "no longer implementing them". ](/feed/2026/07/18/iranian-deputy-foreign-minister-kazem-gharibabadi-says-that-the-united-states-has-violated-the-terms-of-the-islamabad-me.md)
### ["Axios" reports that Iran has launched a ballistic missile at a United States base in Saudi Arabia, making it the first direct attack by Iran on the country since targeting a petrochemical complex in Jubail. ](/feed/2026/07/18/axios-reports-that-iran-has-launched-a-ballistic-missile-at-a-united-states-base-in-saudi-arabia-making-it-the-first.md)
### [An oil facility is damaged, according to the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. ](/feed/2026/07/18/an-oil-facility-is-damaged-according-to-the-kuwait-petroleum-corporation.md)
### [Kuwait says Iranian attacks have struck a second power and desalination plant in two days, causing a fire and shutting several generating units, while other attacks injure firefighters and a worker and temporarily disrupt flights from Kuwait International Airport. ](/feed/2026/07/18/kuwait-says-iranian-attacks-have-struck-a-second-power-and-desalination-plant-in-two-days-causing-a-fire-and-shutting-s.md)
### [The U.S. Central ​Command (CENTCOM) reports that two American troops have been "killed in action" in Jordan, bringing the total casualties for American troops to 16. ](/feed/2026/07/18/the-us-central-command-centcom-reports-that-two-american-troops-have-been-killed-in-action-in-jordan-bringing-th.md)
### [The Bahraini military intercepts projectiles fired from Iran. ](/feed/2026/07/18/the-bahraini-military-intercepts-projectiles-fired-from-iran.md)
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