Middle East
U.S.-Iran fighting appears to pause. And, Israel’s expanding zone of control in Gaza Fighting between the U.S. and Iran appears to have paused after two days of clashing amid a shaky ceasefire. NPR also looks at what life is like inside Israel’s expanding zone of control in Gaza. (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/g-s1-132943/up-first-newsletter-iran-us-tps-haitians-syrians-eac-gaza-israel-hamas
Mediators Trying to Pull U.S. and Iran Back From Brink, Officials Say Days of strikes by the two countries have given way to an uneasy pause as Qatari mediators seek to salvage the tattered U.S.-Iran truce. (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/world/middleeast/iran-us-ceasefire-talks.html
Iran ramps up regional pressure after renewed US strikes France 24 reports on Iran’s regional posture following renewed U.S. strikes. (France 24) https://www.france24.com/en/iran-ramps-up-regional-pressure-after-renewed-us-strikes
Israeli army says it killed Hamas commander in Gaza strike (Middle East Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-says-it-killed-hamas-commander-gaza-strike
Israeli forces detain Al-Aqsa Mosque religious leader after Friday prayers (Middle East Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-detain-al-aqsa-mosque-religious-leader-after-friday
Israel announces theft of Palestinian land in West Bank to expand road for settlers (Middle East Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-announces-theft-palestinian-land-west-bank-expand-road-settlers
Israeli drone strikes car in southern Lebanon An Israeli drone struck a car in Kfar Rumman, in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, an Al Jazeera correspondent reported. There was no immediate information on casualties. (Middle East Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-drone-strikes-car-southern-lebanon
Smotrich: Steve Witkoff called Gaza Palestinians ‘two million Nazis’ (Middle East Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/smotrich-says-witkoff-called-gazas-people-two-million-nazis-0
UN warns one million women and girls lose access to support amid US aid cuts (Middle East Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-warns-one-million-women-and-girls-lose-access-support-amid-us-aid
Europe
At Least 11 People Die in Southern Spain Wildfire The blaze in Andalusia prompted a major containment operation. Heat waves across Europe this summer have raised the risk of such fires, forecasters say. (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/world/europe/spain-wildfire-deaths.html
France faces third major heatwave since May (France 24) https://www.france24.com/en/france-faces-third-major-heatwave-since-may
Greece Arrests 3 in Connection With Bombings Targeting Governing Party The attacks killed one person and injured others. The Greek authorities said an investigation would continue. (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/world/europe/greece-bombing-arrests.html
Greece cuts fuel prices as Iran war strains household budgets (Middle East Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/geece-cuts-fuel-prices-iran-war-strains-household-budgets
EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’ (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/eu-accuses-meta-failing-tackle-mental-health-risks-addictive-design
United Kingdom
Police warn against protest misinformation amid Glasgow disorder (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/10/police-warn-against-protest-misinformation-amid-glasgow-disorder
More than half of voters view Farage and Reform as ‘very sleazy’ as Clacton byelection called for 13 August (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/10/andy-burnham-labour-shabana-mahmood-reform-nigel-farage-uk-politics-live-news
Ministers plan legally binding debt targets for England’s water companies (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/10/legally-binding-debt-targets-england-water-companies
Americas
‘He’s forcing higher bills’: Trump spends billions to kill clean energy and keep coal alive (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/bills-trump-clean-energy-coal
ICE agents ‘looking for someone else’ when they killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/first-thing-ice-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-killed-houston
New York City seeks to implement ban on deceptive subscription practices (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/new-york-city-deceptive-subscriptions-ban
Asia-Pacific
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines Headed for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades. (BBC) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04y6wr03gxo
Markets & Business
SK Hynix raises $26.5 billion, is the biggest foreign listing in U.S. history in its Nasdaq debut The South Korean memory chipmaker priced 177.9 million ADRs at $149 each, topping Alibaba’s 2014 U.S. offering. (Quartz) https://qz.com/sk-hynix-nasdaq-debut-adr-listing-record-071026
US Stock Futures Slip After Tech Rally, SK Hynix Starts Trading US equity futures edged lower on Friday as investors digested the record US listing of South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. and prepared for the start of second-quarter earnings season. (Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-10/us-stock-futures-slip-after-tech-rally-sk-hynix-starts-trading
S&P 500 futures are little changed as index heads for winning week Wall Street is coming off a winning day, following a jump in chipmakers and falling oil prices. (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/09/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
Delta expects higher airfare to last, bringing 2026 profit goal in reach, CEO says Delta is the first of the U.S. airlines to report second-quarter results. (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/delta-air-lines-dal-q2-2026-earnings.html
Meta found to breach EU laws with ‘addictive’ Instagram, Facebook designs Instagram and Facebook’s “addictive” designs have put Meta in breach of the European Union’s digital laws, the EU concluded Friday in a preliminary report. (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/meta-instagram-facebook-addictive-design-breach-eu-laws.html
Circle soars after securing U.S. trust bank approval in crypto expansion (CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/10/circle-secures-u-s-trust-bank-approval-in-crypto-expansion
Slumping AI stocks could be really good news for your nontech holdings, says market strategist Katie Stockton, of Fairlead Strategies, said she is seeing strong buying momentum in the healthcare, industrial, biotech, insurance and utility sectors. (MarketWatch) https://www.marketwatch.com/story/slumping-ai-stocks-could-be-really-good-news-for-your-nontech-holdings-says-market-strategist-561942a7
This e-commerce stock could get a boost from the agentic AI craze, Stifel says Shopify is poised to gain ground due to the expected growth of agentic AI, per Stifel. (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/shopify-could-get-a-boost-from-the-agentic-ai-craze-stifel-says.html
French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/10/french-billionaire-becomes-vodafone-largest-shareholder-xavier-niel
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