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A motorist tries to ride past waves crashing on the shore ahead of Typhoon Bavi in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province, July 12, 2026
Round-up / 13 July 2026
13 July 2026
Paris wildfire
France / 13 July 2026
13 July 2026
bangkok bar
Thailand fire tragedy / 13 July 2026
13 July 2026
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham / 13 July 2026
13 July 2026
An Iranian pro-government demonstrator holds an anti-Trump placard in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 11, 2026
Middle East / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers kill at least five Palestinians, including a nine-year-old girl, in Gaza

SIX COUNTIES: Firefighters dealt with more than 300 emergency calls as Eleventh Night bonfires were lit across the north of Ireland.  In Greenisland, Co Antrim, embers from a nearby bonfire likely caused a blaze that destroyed two houses, the fire service said, though this is still under investigation.  In Cookstown, Co Tyrone, firefighters were forced to withdraw from a bonfire in Cookstown because of a result of a hostile crowd.  The bonfires are lit ahead of the Orange Order’s July 12 parades across the
Round-up / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
Staff lay a carpet on the tarmac before President Donald Trump exits Air Force One upon arriving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Press Freedom / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026

US Justice Department says the ‘reporters are not the targets, those leaking classified information are’. But media freedom advocates warn that Trump's ‘war on the press is looking for another victim’

A sapper examines the impact site of a Russian missile in a residential area of Kyiv, July 11, 2026
Eastern Europe / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026