2026-07-18 89aeb1c5da00f0d34442b7404b602a8b93641aa2 31 1970 71 /wiki/1970%20fifa%20world%20cup 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /wiki/2026%20fifa%20world%20cup Gerd Müller 37 /wiki/gerd%20muller Kylian Mbappé 2 /wiki/kylian%20mbappe the highest-scoring player in World Cup history 14 /wiki/list%20of%20fifa%20world%20cup%20top%20goalscorers 1970 2026 FIFA World Cup Gerd Müller Kylian Mbappé the highest-scoring player in World Cup history 2026 FIFA World Cup /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 BBC Sport 18 725eabf6f16c07d741c62f013cd860d62e40d0e7 7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cly5lj1nqdxt 2026 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. 2026-07-18 9363251b2424fd4509a25c1fcbd3ee94a226d8dd 30 1966 71 /wiki/1966%20fifa%20world%20cup 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /wiki/2026%20fifa%20world%20cup England 2 /wiki/england%20national%20football%20team FIFA World Cup 37 /wiki/fifa%20world%20cup France 14 /wiki/france%20national%20football%20team 1966 2026 FIFA World Cup England FIFA World Cup France 2026 FIFA World Cup /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 BBC Sport 18 725eabf6f16c07d741c62f013cd860d62e40d0e7 7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cly5lj1nqdxt 2026 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. 2026-07-18 52e6a420844ae82af43d6a97ba91c8125e9ce95e 29 Andhra Pradesh 239 /wiki/andhra%20pradesh India 37 /wiki/india Satish Dhawan Space Centre 172 /wiki/satish%20dhawan%20space%20centre Skyroot Aerospace 2 /wiki/skyroot%20aerospace Space industry of India 1 /wiki/space%20industry%20of%20india Vikram-1 14 /wiki/vikram-1 low Earth orbit 317 /wiki/low%20earth%20orbit orbital rocket 116 /wiki/orbital%20rocket privately 71 /wiki/private%20spaceflight Andhra Pradesh India Satish Dhawan Space Centre Skyroot Aerospace Space industry of India Vikram-1 low Earth orbit orbital rocket privately Space industry of India /feed/2026/07/18/skyroot-aerospace-successfully-launches-vikram-1-india-s-first-privately-built-orbital-rocket-from-the-satish-dhawan-s AFP via ''Asharq Al-Awsat 18 d7f962e2984206a07ccbe03942485b55cdba2287 7 https://english.aawsat.com/varieties/5297323-india-successfully-launches-1st-private-orbital-rocket 2026 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. 2026-07-18 4e4b5ee5373aede22a9fe23daedde86bb1fbca46 28 Bundestag 115 /wiki/bundestag CDU/CSU 36 /wiki/cdu/csu Germany 70 /wiki/germany Germany’s ban 316 /wiki/surrogacy%20laws%20by%20country#germany Jens Spahn 1 /wiki/jens%20spahn his husband 171 /wiki/daniel%20funke his party 405 /wiki/christian%20democratic%20union%20of%20germany surrogacy 238 /wiki/surrogacy the governing 13 /wiki/merz%20cabinet Bundestag CDU/CSU Germany Germany’s ban Jens Spahn his husband his party surrogacy the governing Jens Spahn /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 AFP via Channels TV 18 b61d79248267a000ab4c252582f59097402591f1 7 https://www.channelstv.com/2026/07/18/german-lawmaker-steps-down-for-using-us-surrogacy-to-have-a-child/ 2026 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. 2026-07-18 ef6999e1e8465ebc5c7febbcb2269d248d360d31 27 Hungarian 2 /wiki/hungary Magyar Government 1 /wiki/magyar%20government Tamás Sulyok 37 /wiki/tamas%20sulyok amendment 71 /wiki/constitutional%20amendment constitution 116 /wiki/fundamental%20law%20of%20hungary midnight 172 /wiki/midnight president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20hungary Hungarian Magyar Government Tamás Sulyok amendment constitution midnight president Magyar Government /feed/2026/07/18/hungarian-president-tamas-sulyok-signs-the-17th-amendment-to-the-nation-s-constitution-which-will-end-his-term-in-offic BBC News 18 18f28ee8f3f0eb85b377c005ccf3bfdf685eac13 7 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd7q7eev7po 2026 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. 2026-07-18 c8229cb3f3e1a4b7880f0711674943fb110193b1 26 Lai Châu province 13 /wiki/lai%20chau%20province Vietnam 36 /wiki/vietnam flash flood 1 /wiki/flash%20flood Lai Châu province Vietnam flash flood Flash flood /feed/2026/07/18/four-people-are-killed-four-more-are-missing-and-seven-others-are-injured-after-torrential-rains-and-flash-floods-hit AA 18 141b45646c4f847c0417e25d84e54d9b342378e1 7 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/torrential-rains-kill-4-in-vietnam-/4002084 2026 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. 2026-07-18 86425a2df89428ce41fd20b21808384ca9f94911 25 Godavari River 1 /wiki/godavari%20river India 36 /wiki/india Polavaram district 13 /wiki/polavaram%20district Godavari River India Polavaram district Godavari River /feed/2026/07/18/five-people-including-three-women-drown-in-the-godavari-river-whilst-fishing-near-polavaram-district-india The Hindu 18 eb2bc3b7a75c62eb7f4e082142da4881616b42b0 7 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/five-persons-including-three-women-drowned-in-godavari-river-while-fishing-in-polavaram-district/article71237484.ece 2026 Five people, including three women, drown in the Godavari River whilst fishing near Polavaram district, India. 2026-07-18 952d95da0be4bf33b06046b4598411be2e2fc1fd 24 Ahmedabad 13 /wiki/ahmedabad Gujarat 36 /wiki/gujarat India 70 /wiki/india firecracker 1 /wiki/firecracker Ahmedabad Gujarat India firecracker Firecracker /feed/2026/07/18/eight-people-are-killed-and-nine-others-are-injured-after-an-unauthorized-firecracker-factory-explodes-in-ahmedabad-guj NDTV 18 eb4df879d2cb131dcda9c1ad59dd64deef50c944 7 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/8-killed-9-injured-in-blast-inside-illegal-ahmedabad-firecracker-factory-11788790 2026 Eight people are killed and nine others are injured after an unauthorized firecracker factory explodes in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. 2026-07-18 6b3cb11c9c36d39beba62993ca0da1b323818c02 23 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/economic%20impact%20of%20the%202026%20iran%20war Hormozgan province 2 /wiki/hormozgan%20province airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike desalination 37 /wiki/desalination Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Hormozgan province airstrike desalination Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/07/18/iran-s-hormozgan-province-water-and-wastewater-company-announces-that-united-states-airstrikes-have-damaged-desalination Middle East Eye 18 a375bdfa120f914ff7251c0ae2c53f364a33092d 7 https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-strikes-leave-10000-iranians-without-water-kuwait-desalination-plant-burns 2026 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. 2026-07-18 19d7d71560fa933308fda459238fe80cb506f144 22 Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/economic%20impact%20of%20the%202026%20iran%20war Kuwait Airways 2 /wiki/kuwait%20airways Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Kuwait Airways Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/07/18/kuwait-airways-reschedules-most-of-its-flights-due-to-the-country-s-airspace-being-closed-amidst-ongoing-iranian-attacks Middle East Eye 18 b3ab392ff65e51fab63050a5f19b85e283a1519c 7 https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/kuwait-airways-says-most-flights-rescheduled-airspace-closed 2026 Kuwait Airways reschedules most of its flights due to the country's airspace being closed amidst ongoing Iranian attacks. 2026-07-18 9b8130fa158f59569334156a89081dbb58a5cf41 21 Arab League 2 /wiki/arab%20league Massad Boulos 116 /wiki/massad%20boulos Nabil Fahmy 37 /wiki/nabil%20fahmy Secretary General 14 /wiki/secretary%20general%20of%20the%20arab%20league Sudan 317 /wiki/sudan Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war U.S. envoy 71 /wiki/senior%20advisor%20to%20the%20president%20of%20the%20united%20states ceasefire 172 /wiki/ceasefire civil war 239 /wiki/civil%20war Arab League Massad Boulos Nabil Fahmy Secretary General Sudan Sudanese civil war U.S. envoy ceasefire civil war Sudanese civil war /feed/2026/07/18/arab-league-secretary-general-nabil-fahmy-and-us-envoy-massad-boulos-reaches-an-agreement-to-establish-a-regular-frame Sudan Tribune 18 228140c9cc50826cde74235470c9c705c26b251b 7 https://sudantribune.com/article/316368 2026 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. 2026-07-18 115aadb5a26541767a8acdbf79dd980f2dc18d5d 20 Al-Qaeda 2 /wiki/al-qaeda Azawad Liberation Front 71 /wiki/azawad%20liberation%20front Gao Region 172 /wiki/gao%20region Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin 14 /wiki/jama'at%20nusrat%20al-islam%20wal-muslimin Mali 239 /wiki/mali Mali War 1 /wiki/mali%20war Malian military 116 /wiki/malian%20armed%20forces Tuareg 37 /wiki/tuareg%20people Al-Qaeda Azawad Liberation Front Gao Region Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Mali Mali War Malian military Tuareg Mali War /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 AP 18 90e1eee3354d41f809d06491e19354267d7ac633 7 https://apnews.com/article/mali-rebels-soldiers-killed-captured-d10c035668be0eaf9174db4c89eca90b 2026 Al Jazeera 18 89ce5e647f38d43b11d0141195fb5d05df369183 7 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/armed-groups-attack-malian-military-convoy-in-gao-region 2026 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. 2026-07-18 68079a6f585212cb028bab7be6a1d1617ad58ec1 18 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war 2026 Iran war 2026 Iran war /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 The Hill 18 203c913ce92930d4dcfc9994b518b255a2f610f0 7 https://thehill.com/homenews/5976478-us-strikes-iran-retaliation/ 2026 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. 2026-07-18 e106f27e954fa70c666a5196ffa485276e6bfb0c 15 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Philippine 14 /wiki/philippines Philippine foreign affairs department 2 /wiki/department%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(philippines) Strait of Hormuz 37 /wiki/strait%20of%20hormuz 2026 Iran war Philippine Philippine foreign affairs department Strait of Hormuz 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/07/18/the-philippine-foreign-affairs-department-reports-that-four-philippine-registered-vessels-carrying-81-seafarers-have-saf GMA Network 18 f9b690ba46ea745aa0f3b4e99fa69db334f7972a 7 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/995339/filipino-seafarers-strait-hormuz/story/ 2026 The Philippine foreign affairs department reports that four Philippine-registered vessels carrying 81 seafarers have safely transited through the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-07-18 41f6d5412b79286113a9db60075aec5bb83f751a 14 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war IRNA 14 /wiki/islamic%20republic%20news%20agency Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 2 /wiki/islamic%20revolutionary%20guard%20corps Strait of Hormuz 116 /wiki/strait%20of%20hormuz U.S. Central Command 172 /wiki/united%20states%20central%20command X 239 /wiki/x%20(social%20network) mines 71 /wiki/naval%20mine oil tankers 37 /wiki/oil%20tanker 2026 Iran war IRNA Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Strait of Hormuz U.S. Central Command X mines oil tankers 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/07/18/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-in-a-statement-published-by-irna-report-that-two-oil-tankers-have-exploded-after AFP via ''Arab News 18 ab30e8d215fe3683871af5299f0f169f24148143 7 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2651361/middle-east 2026 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". 2026-07-18 240267b4ba850f79b1b3f6112f8ad2628c814e1f 12 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Iranian deputy foreign minister 2 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(iran) Islamabad Memorandum 37 /wiki/islamabad%20memorandum Kazem Gharibabadi 14 /wiki/kazem%20gharibabadi 2026 Iran war Iranian deputy foreign minister Islamabad Memorandum Kazem Gharibabadi 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/07/18/iranian-deputy-foreign-minister-kazem-gharibabadi-says-that-the-united-states-has-violated-the-terms-of-the-islamabad-me PBS 18 42d5218819c90ae4d869cdeebae4bf8e0742a954 7 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-says-it-is-suspending-commitments-to-interim-deal-with-u-s-as-they-exchange-attacks 2026 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". 2026-07-18 a66cb84b940828ad2505f8093190a638535d32d1 10 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Axios 2 /wiki/axios%20(website) Jubail 172 /wiki/jubail Saudi Arabia 71 /wiki/saudi%20arabia United States 37 /wiki/united%20states ballistic missile 14 /wiki/ballistic%20missile%20program%20of%20iran petrochemical 116 /wiki/petrochemical 2026 Iran war Axios Jubail Saudi Arabia United States ballistic missile petrochemical 2026 Iran war /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 Financial Times 18 849e4928e9e1f3cf904bfd1e1e2e07e4821d950b 7 https://www.ft.com/content/e8e8adc5-7c56-45a8-99fc-bb5acfda263e?syn-25a6b1a6=1 2026 "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. 2026-07-18 abf33b2e2418a544f899b7137c718e338e29d8ce 8 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Kuwait Petroleum Corporation 14 /wiki/kuwait%20petroleum%20corporation oil 2 /wiki/oil 2026 Iran war Kuwait Petroleum Corporation oil 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/07/18/an-oil-facility-is-damaged-according-to-the-kuwait-petroleum-corporation PBS 18 42d5218819c90ae4d869cdeebae4bf8e0742a954 7 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-says-it-is-suspending-commitments-to-interim-deal-with-u-s-as-they-exchange-attacks 2026 An oil facility is damaged, according to the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. 2026-07-18 d7237b13b64cac83cb2a7fb6b77ac541975a294d 7 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Kuwait 2 /wiki/kuwait Kuwait International Airport 71 /wiki/kuwait%20international%20airport desalination plant 37 /wiki/desalination%20in%20kuwait power 14 /wiki/energy%20in%20kuwait 2026 Iran war Kuwait Kuwait International Airport desalination plant power 2026 Iran war /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 AFP via ''Vanguard 18 fa2adc1536c1a06e2efb4c1df08f0392e16fa78a 7 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/07/kuwait-says-iran-hit-second-power-water-plant/ 2026 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. 2026-07-18 c89f62b7efc34af89d034edf0df41846de15d5a5 5 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war American troops 14 /wiki/united%20states%20armed%20forces Jordan 71 /wiki/jordan U.S. Central Command 2 /wiki/united%20states%20central%20command killed in action 37 /wiki/killed%20in%20action total casualties 116 /wiki/casualties%20of%20the%202026%20iran%20war 2026 Iran war American troops Jordan U.S. Central Command killed in action total casualties 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/07/18/the-us-central-command-centcom-reports-that-two-american-troops-have-been-killed-in-action-in-jordan-bringing-th Reuters 18 7ad9471a9d7163c4c5d4a47782a5499e9d45a925 7 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-us-service-members-jordan-killed-iranian-attack-us-says-2026-07-18/ 2026 The Wall Street Journal 18 ed5ff4d944809bd9e568bc79ea081bfd031d1e27 7 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/two-u-s-servicemembers-killed-one-missing-in-iran-missile-attack-on-jordan-a59f9699 2026 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. 2026-07-18 76100a8b8021ab4e7510b61082192972821a6afa 3 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Bahraini military 2 /wiki/bahrain%20defence%20force Iran 14 /wiki/iran 2026 Iran war Bahraini military Iran 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/07/18/the-bahraini-military-intercepts-projectiles-fired-from-iran Yahoo News 18 a6c989ea629eb3b705101fb940c21b09a4045c37 7 https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/iranian-attack-hits-kuwaiti-power-113332751.html 2026 The Bahraini military intercepts projectiles fired from Iran.