US Congress takes next step to make daylight saving time permanent
The House of Representatives passed a Trump-backed bill that would end decades of Americans having to reset their clocks twice a year.
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15.07.2026
Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
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15.07.2026
Sirens blare in Bahrain as Iran launches barrage of missiles, drones
Iranian state media is reporting that Tehran has targeted a US naval support base in Bahrain’s capital.
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15.07.2026
New York imposes landmark one-year ban on large data centres
Data centre moratorium pushes have gained steam around the US, with bans proposed in at least a dozen states.
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15.07.2026
US Senate Democrats block defence bill over Iran war, Israel integration
The Senate votes 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.
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15.07.2026
‘Piracy’: Will Trump’s 20 percent Hormuz toll find takers?
Trump says the US will start charging a cargo fee for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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14.07.2026
Iran lawmakers present Hormuz management bill as US war heats up
Hardline MPs table plan that aims to formalise control over the strait and undermine any negotiations.
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14.07.2026
What is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, the mystery site Trump warns he’ll attack?
Tensions escalate as the US president threatens to destroy Iran's fortified nuclear site in the south of Tehran.
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14.07.2026
US bombs Iran again, Tehran strikes Gulf, tankers: What’s the latest?
While Trump has threatened to hit targets in Iran including Pickaxe Mountain, he has said a deal is possible.
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14.07.2026
Trump threatens to attack ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ a nuclear facility inside Ira
US President Donald Trump is threatening to attack a heavily-fortified underground nuclear facility in Iran
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14.07.2026
How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
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14.07.2026
Oil prices hit 1-month high as US-Iran attacks dim Strait of Hormuz outlook
Brent crude nears $85 a barrel amid renewed hostiles between Washington and Tehran.
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14.07.2026
Iran war live: US launches more attacks; 1 killed in Iranian strike on ship
Tehran claims retaliatory strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, as well as two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
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14.07.2026
Backed by Trump, Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline will replace him in Senate
South Carolina governor chooses Darline Graham Nordone to serve the rest of the late US senator's term until early 2027.
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14.07.2026
Oil prices jump as US and Iran trade attacks over Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude climbs more than 4 percent as Washington and Tehran clash over control of critical waterway.
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13.07.2026
Iran war live: Tehran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan after US bombings
Iranian state media report explosions in port cities of Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Jask, as well as Qeshm Island.
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13.07.2026
US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia
The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.
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13.07.2026
Mitch McConnell releases health update, says he is ‘regaining’ strength
The US Republican senator has been absent from Congress during a weeks-long hospitalisation, spurring party concern.
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13.07.2026
Detained by settlers, US Democrat Ro Khanna now faces pro-Israel attacks
Progressive congressman accuses Israeli military of 'lying' after settlers held up his van in the occupied West Bank.
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13.07.2026
Meet the Cubans stuck in Mexico under Donald Trump’s deportation campaign
Cuba has often refused to accept deportations from the US. Where does that leave Cuban deportees under Trump?
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aljazeera.com
12.07.2026