World
The United States launched a second night of strikes on Iranian targets after President Trump declared the ceasefire 'over,' following Iranian attacks on commercial oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Ship traffic through the strait has dropped to just 14 vessels per day, down from a normal 130, as Brent crude jumped to $78 a barrel. Iran's foreign minister plans to travel to Oman for talks, while Trump threatened to 'completely decimate and destroy all areas' of Iran if its leadership targets him.
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Politics
President Trump threatened Iran with '1,000 missiles locked and loaded' after Israeli intelligence shared threats from Iranian hardliners to assassinate him. U.S. assessments showed no specific new plot but steady chatter. Iran's chief negotiator said Tehran is prepared for 'all-out defense,' accusing the U.S. of violating their Memorandum of Understanding. The threats come amid escalating strikes between the two nations over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Business
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix made its Nasdaq debut on July 10, raising $26.5 billion in the largest IPO by a foreign company in U.S. history. Shares opened at $170, 14% above the offering price of $149, and finished the day up 13%. The listing follows SpaceX's record $85.7 billion float in June, making 2026 a landmark year for U.S. capital markets. SK Hynix controls over 50% of the high-bandwidth memory market, supplying every Nvidia H100, H200, and Blackwell GPU.
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Technology
SK Hynix listed on Nasdaq on July 10 under ticker SKHY, raising $26.5 billion. The company supplies the high-bandwidth memory inside every Nvidia AI chip, controlling over 50% of the global HBM market. The IPO allows American investors direct exposure to the AI hardware supply chain beyond Nvidia. SK Hynix's stock surged 243% year-to-date before the listing, and shares opened at $170, up 14% from the IPO price.
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Science
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system - not as gas, but as exotic ice clouds. The discovery on a massive exoplanet offers new insights into planetary chemistry and the variety of atmospheric phenomena beyond Earth. The findings deepen understanding of how different molecules behave under extreme conditions on distant worlds.
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Sports
Lionel Messi will face England's senior men's national team for the first time in his career after Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 in extra time to book a World Cup semi-final spot. England advanced by beating Norway in their quarter-final. The match on Wednesday marks the first meeting between the two countries in a competitive fixture since 2002. The 39-year-old Messi, likely playing in his final World Cup, adds a historic dimension to an already highly anticipated clash.
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Health
The FDA approved Casgevy, a CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing therapy, for children as young as 2 with sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, expanding from the previous minimum age of 12. The Vertex Pharmaceuticals therapy is now the first and only gene therapy available for this younger pediatric population. The expanded approval could make the treatment available to approximately 5,500 additional patients in the United States.
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Environment
A wildfire burning out of control in southwestern France's Pyrenees region has forced 10,000 people to evacuate from nearly 30 villages and towns, scorching more than 11,000 acres. The blaze follows a record-breaking June heatwave across Europe that caused thousands of deaths. More than 2,000 firefighters are battling the fire, which is threatening the route of the Tour de France. Climate scientists warn worsening heat waves are expected without action on fossil fuels.
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