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*Top World News Headlines — Thursday, July 16, 2026*  *1. Middle East escalation* - US and Iran are trading more strikes. The US imposed a new blockade on Iran’s ports after Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week - Iran hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving 1 dead and 8 injured - Explosions reported in southern Iran as officials say four sites in Bushehr were struck - Oil prices climbed above $85/barrel and hit a 1-month high after attacks resumed in Hormuz - Trump threatened further attacks on civilian infrastructure including bridges and power plants eb68f68e5920  *2. US politics & economy* - President Donald Trump will address the nation tonight at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on "free and fair elections" and newly declassified intelligence on voting machine vulnerabilities - Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion defense bill over opposition to restarting the war - US inflation: headline CPI drop may reverse in July due to Gulf hostilities, but core CPI fell 0.02% — first monthly drop in 6+ years, taking annual core to 2.6% - Fed Chair Kevin Warsh testified, restating the Fed’s goal to get inflation back to 2% ef16eb685920  *3. Business & tech* - PayPal shares surged ∼20% in premarket on report of potential $53B takeover offer from Stripe and Advent International - IBM plunged 25% — its biggest one-day drop on record — after missing earnings and citing AI spending eating into software budgets - ASML reported blockbuster results and raised annual revenue forecasts, citing continued chip demand - TSMC earnings due Thursday, expected to give clearest read yet on AI chip demand eb6859200f4c  *4. World & sports* - UK hails rapid progress on a trade deal with India - Russia stepped up strikes on Ukraine - World Cup 2026 buzz: Mbappé criticized post-exit, England vs Argentina semi-final under shadow of Falklands, France vs Spain semi also in focus - Indian-origin astronaut Anil Menon began his first space-

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00:00Top World News Headlines, Thursday, July 16, 2026

00:05Asterisk 1. Middle East Escalation Asterisk

00:10U.S. and Iran are trading more strikes. The U.S. imposed a new blockade on Iran's

00:16ports after Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week.

00:20Iran hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one dead and eight injured.

00:27Explosions reported in southern Iran as officials say four sites in Boucher were struck.

00:32Oil prices climbed above $85 per barrel and hit a one-month high after attacks resumed in Hormuz.

00:39Trump threatened further attacks on civilian infrastructure,

00:43including bridges and power plants EB68F68E5920.

00:49Asterisk 2. U.S. politics and economy Asterisk

00:54President Donald Trump will address the nation tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern Time,

00:598 p.m. Central Time on free and fair elections and newly declassified intelligence on voting

01:04machine vulnerabilities. Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion defense bill over

01:10opposition to restarting the war. U.S. inflation

01:14Headline CPI drop may reverse in July due to Gulf hostilities, but Core CPI fell 0.02 percent,

01:22first monthly drop in six-plus years, taking annual Core to 2.6 percent.

01:28Fed Chair Kevin Warsh testified, restating the Fed's goal to get inflation back to 2 percent EF16EB685920.

01:38Asterisk 3. Business and Tech Asterisk

01:43PayPal shares surged tilde operator to 0 percent in pre-market on report of potential $53 billion

01:49takeover offer from Stripe and Advent International. IBM plunged 25 percent, its biggest one-day drop on

01:57record, after missing earnings and citing AI spending eating into software budgets.

02:03ASML reported blockbuster results and raised annual revenue forecasts, citing continued chip demand.

02:10TSMC earnings due Thursday, expected to give clearest read yet on AI chip demand EB6859200F4C.

02:21Asterisk 4. World and Sports Asterisk.

02:25UK hails rapid progress on a trade deal with India.

02:30Russia stepped up strikes on Ukraine.

02:33World Cup 2026 buzz, Mbappé criticized post-exit, England vs. Argentina semi-final under shadow of

02:40Falklands, France vs. Spain semi also in focus.

02:44Indian origin astronaut Anil Menon began his first space.

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