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July 18, 2026

Monuments without a country: Indonesia’s empty gesture to Palestine

Madrid played host this week to a strange piece of theater. Ministers gathered to talk about rebuilding Palestinian culture — its cinema, its archives, its museums — at a...

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July 18, 2026

US strike on water desalination plant left about 10,000 without water: Iranian official

A US strike on a water desalination plant in Iran’s southeastern coastal village of Bunji, in Hormozgan province, has left around 10,000 without water, a provincial official said on...

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July 18, 2026

Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain for 5th time amid Iranian attacks

Air raid sirens have been activated in Bahrain for the fifth time on Saturday as military escalation between Iran and the US continues to rage across the Middle East,...

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July 18, 2026

The battle of Palestinian and Israeli narratives in Indonesia

The Middle East conflict, particularly the long-running struggle between Palestine and Israel, has never been a distant geopolitical issue for Indonesia. At the state level, Jakarta’s position has remained...

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July 17, 2026

Iran says it destroyed US unmanned depot, AI center in Bahrain

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Friday it had destroyed a US unmanned surface (drone) vessel depot and Bahrain’s “main artificial intelligence center” in retaliation for recent US...

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July 17, 2026

Israeli drone strike on funeral gathering in central Gaza kills 8, injures 20

At least eight Palestinians were killed and 20 others injured Friday when an Israeli drone struck a civilian gathering during the funeral of a Palestinian who had been killed...

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July 17, 2026

Iran says it shot down US-made RQ-11 Raven drone

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday it shot down a US-made RQ-11 Raven reconnaissance drone in the southwestern city of Ramshir in Khuzestan province amid heightened tensions with...

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July 17, 2026

US to send more refuelling aircraft as Trump weighs wider Iran war: Report

The US plans to deploy “dozens” of additional aerial refuelling aircraft as President Donald Trump considers expanding military operations against Iran, Axios reported Friday, Anadolu reports. Citing three US...

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July 17, 2026

Top Russian diplomat says potential closure of Bab el-Mandeb Strait will harm global oil market

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said that the potential closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would harm international trade, particularly the global oil market, Anadolu reports. Responding...

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July 17, 2026

Libya announces new oil field discovery with estimated reserves of 195M barrels

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced Friday the discovery of a new oil field, named the “Eassar,” with estimated reserves of about 195 million barrels and an expected production...

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