## [2026-07-22](/feed/2026/07/22/index.md)

##### Stabbing of Salman Rushdie
### [The federal trial against Hadi Matar, the man who attempted to kill author Salman Rushdie in August 2022 in New York, United States, opens. If he is convicted, Matar faces a sentence of life in prison. He is already serving a 25-year state prison sentence in New York. ](/feed/2026/07/22/the-federal-trial-against-hadi-matar-the-man-who-attempted-to-kill-author-salman-rushdie-in-august-2022-in-new-york-un.md)
##### Robinson R44
### [ A Robinson R44 helicopter crashes in Temelli, Turkey, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot. ](/feed/2026/07/22/a-robinson-r44-helicopter-crashes-in-temelli-turkey-killing-the-pilot-and-injuring-the-co-pilot.md)
##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
### [Oil prices, including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, rise after U.S. president Donald Trump threatened strikes against Iranian bridges and power plants and after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Iran was "not serious" about a deal. ](/feed/2026/07/22/oil-prices-including-brent-crude-and-west-texas-intermediate-rise-after-us-president-donald-trump-threatened-strikes.md)
##### Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
### [A 35-year-old head constable is shot and killed in a militant attack in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Resistance Front claims responsibility. ](/feed/2026/07/22/a-35-year-old-head-constable-is-shot-and-killed-in-a-militant-attack-in-anantnag-jammu-and-kashmir-india-the-resistan.md)
##### Middle Eastern crisis
### [Five tankers departing Saudi Arabia's port of Yanbu change course away from the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb after threats from Houthi-controlled Yemen. ](/feed/2026/07/22/five-tankers-departing-saudi-arabia-s-port-of-yanbu-change-course-away-from-the-strait-of-bab-el-mandeb-after-threats-fr.md)
### [The U.S. military launches missile strikes against Iran's Larak Island. ](/feed/2026/07/22/the-us-military-launches-missile-strikes-against-iran-s-larak-island.md)
### [The General Staff of the Kuwait Army reports that Kuwait's armed forces and air defenses have been actively intercepting "hostile drones" from Iran. ](/feed/2026/07/22/the-general-staff-of-the-kuwait-army-reports-that-kuwait-s-armed-forces-and-air-defenses-have-been-actively-intercepting.md)
### [Jordanian Armed Forces reports that air defenses have intercepted 8 out of 10 projectiles fired by Iran against the country in Aqaba near the Israeli border, with two missiles landing in remote areas. Explosions were also heard near Eilat, Israel. ](/feed/2026/07/22/jordanian-armed-forces-reports-that-air-defenses-have-intercepted-8-out-of-10-projectiles-fired-by-iran-against-the-coun.md)
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