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The roofs of Istanbul.Image: AP July 18, 2026, 2:59 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 3:01 p.m Turkish police have arrested 119 people suspected of having links to the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS). The operation was carried out nationwide, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. “As part of an operation carried out by our gendarmerie in […]

The California-based tech company plans to send two satellites into space this year.Image: reddit July 18, 2026, 2:50 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 3:07 p.m “We are shaping the future of sunlight” – these are the words the US start-up Reflect Orbital uses to promote its project. The company wants to use thousands of space mirrors to […]

Extreme weather July 18, 2026, 2:46 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 2:48 p.m At least four people have died in severe floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Vietnam, state media reported on Saturday. Since Wednesday, more than 238 hectares of rice fields and other crops have been damaged in four mountainous provinces in the north […]

July 18, 2026, 2:14 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 2:14 p.m According to authorities, at least eight people have been killed and dozens more injured in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia. Seven people died in the Tambov region, Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said on Telegram. There are also 25 injured. The victims were employees of a distribution center […]

Merz (r.) called for Spahn’s resignation.Image: keystone July 18, 2026, 1:32 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 2:16 p.m The German Union faction leader Jens Spahn resigns from his position. The CDU politician announced this in a letter to the members of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag. “In the last few days I have become aware […]

July 18, 2026, 1:28 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 1:28 p.m In light of recent talks with Israel, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is traveling to Washington at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. Aoun and his wife left Beirut in the morning, the Lebanese presidential office said on Platform X. A summit meeting in the White […]