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Jul 21, 2026 - World

New tariffs announced Monday would take effect in 30 days unless Canada removes barriers on US auto, alcohol and dairy productsDonald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House saysSign up for the Breaking News US emailWhile speaking to reporters on Sunday, Donald Trump acknowledged the three US military casualties as the strikes on Iran continue unabated.“Well, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said while returning to Washington from the Fifa World Cup final in New Jersey. Continue reading...

Jul 21, 2026 - World

US says latest attack aimed at further degrading Iranian military capabilities; Yemen militant group threatens traffic moving through Bab el-Mandeb straitUS launches 10th round of strikes as Iran says it is in ‘full-scale war’The price of oil jumped in early Asian trade on Monday after the US carried out its latest wave of strikes on Iran and a vessel caught fire in the strait of Hormuz.Brent crude for September delivery rose 2.72% to $90.50 a barrel by around 0100 GMT, after briefly crossing $91 – its highest price since June.CENTCOM assets targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz.The U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief’s direction. Continue reading...

Jul 21, 2026 - World

A foreign affairs expert laid out the horrifying scenario that President Donald Trump finds himself in now that the war with Iran is starting to escalate again. The Trump administration has bombed Iran for nearly two consecutive weeks following the Iranian regime's decision to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, an action that was prohibited under the memorandum of understanding that the two countries signed in June to reopen the Strait. While the administration has framed the strikes as a "tit-for-tat" operation, Brett McGurk, former Middle East expert on the National Security Council, told CNN's Brianna Keilar on "The Source" that the escalating tensions could end badly. "I worked on this off and on for 20 years ... I think this is the most difficult predicament I've ever seen because Iran is determined to use its power drones and missiles to control the Strait of Hormuz, and they will target ships," McGurk said. "And when we hit them back, because I think we should do that if they're targeting commercial shipping, they will then target our bases, and they target our living quarters."Over the weekend, reports indicated that three U.S. service members had died from Iranian drone strikes on U.S. bases in the region. The total number of service members killed in the war with Iran stands at 17, according to reports. McGurk said the trajectory of the war suggests that the U.S. is in for a "long, hot summer." "I'm sure the Iranians are in their bunkers thinking about targeting us," McGurk said. "This is going to continue. I was at this desk early in the summer. I said, I think we're heading into a very long, hot summer. And here we are in the middle of it. I just don't see the off-ramp.

Jul 21, 2026 - World

Israel's largest leftist party on Monday launched its campaign for the legislative election due to be held in October, after having selected its list of candidates in the primaries.

Jul 21, 2026 - World

Depression set to become tropical storm later on Monday as separate storm strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific coastTropical Storm Bertha developed along the US Gulf coast on Monday evening, bringing the threat of heavy rain and storm surge flooding as Tropical Storm Fausto strengthened off Mexico’s south-west Pacific coast.The center of Bertha was located about 110 miles (180 km) south of Panama City, Florida. Maximum sustained winds were around 40 mph, according to an evening advisory from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Continue reading...