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Jul 19, 2026 - World

US-Iran War News Live Updates: Iran claimed it destroyed "several US refuelling aircraft and fighter jets" and caused "serious damage to many more".

Jul 19, 2026 - World

Zohran Mamdani said he is not sure if he has the power to order the arrest of a foreign leader and that he is consulting the city's legal advisers regarding the issue.

Jul 19, 2026 - World

The US launched the eighth consecutive night of strikes hours after announcing that two American soldiers were killed in Iran's attack on Jordan.

Jul 19, 2026 - World

Fresh attack comes after Iran’s supreme leader warned Washington would pay for ‘seeking to escalate’ the conflictTwo US troops killed and one missing in Jordan after Iranian attacksThe Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh, has written an interesting analysis piece about why Iran has more than enough capability to inflict damage despite the US being the superior military power. Here is an extract from his story, which was published last Friday:A frustrated US is exploring how to bend Iran to its will, after Trump described the country’s leaders as “scum” and “sick people” at this month’s Nato summit, though it is not obvious how that can be done without a substantial ground campaign, for which the US is not prepared for, nor has the appetite for.Military escalation was considered at a White House Situation Room meeting on Tuesday, followed by leaks that the options considered included bombing another deep-lying nuclear site at Pickaxe Mountain – which would have no effect on the now critical Hormuz dynamic – or a seizure of the strategic Kharg Island, through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports would flow if there was no US blockade. Continue reading...

Jul 19, 2026 - World

Health Foundation paper argues health is an economic asset and improving it could generate £72bn for public financesRestoring the deteriorating health of the UK’s population to the level of 2014 would boost GDP by 2% and generate a £72bn dividend for the public finances, research suggests.A paper by the Health Foundation thinktank, published on Sunday, argues the nation’s health should be valued by policymakers as an economic asset. Continue reading...