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According to Lebanese military authorities, a suspicious object exploded on a military vehicle in the Mansoura region on July 18, killing one soldier and injuring another.

According to Treasury Debt to the Penny database, US federal debt has reached a record $39.5 trillion, up approximately $3.2 trillion over the past 12 months. Since 2020, the total increase stands at $16.3 trillion, averaging $209 billion monthly.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

According to MBN report, South Korean retailers are launching aggressive summer sales as consumer spending faces pressure. Korean beef is being sold at 50% discount, while imported beer is offered at 19,000 Korean won for 10 cans. Last month's consumer price index rose to nearly 120, marking a 3.2%

According to Kevin Kelly at the 2026 World AI Conference on July 18, open-source AI models could provide China with a significant competitive advantage if token consumption costs become a priority for users. Kelly noted that while the industry currently overlooks token costs, he expects users to

According to Bryan Steil, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, the long-awaited CLARITY Act could pass the Senate next week. The bill, which the House approved nearly a year ago, has remained under Senate review as lawmakers finalized ethics provisions and other n

According to an official statement, Guangxi Water Resources Bureau and Guangxi Meteorological Bureau jointly issued a severe weather alert for mudslides on July 18 at 4 p.m. Tianlin County in Baise received a red alert indicating very high likelihood of mudslides, while Lingyun County received a

According to media reports on July 18, Moonshot AI notified investors of revised corporate structure plans to prepare for a Hong Kong IPO, with potential listing completion within 6 months at the earliest.
Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3 model this week, featuring native visual understanding

According to Korea Exchange data as of July 18, South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index has risen while the secondary KOSDAQ index has declined, showing an asymmetric pattern this year. Large domestic semiconductor

According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Ukraine's military signed contracts for unmanned aerial vehicles totaling approximately $7.5 billion during the first half of 2026, double the amount from the previous year. FPV drones accounted for the largest share of the contracts.

According to Iran's Labour News Agency (ILNA), Lebanon's parliament speaker stated on July 18 that an immediate priority is for Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanese territory and end its occupation.

According to on-chain analyst Ai姨 monitored by PANews, Base Meme project BRIAN's market cap crashed to $1.43 million on July 18. An address (0x378...1c476) purchased $179,000 worth of tokens at a peak price of $0.01311 yesterday and suffered an unrealized loss of $159,000 today, with assets

According to Com Feed monitoring, the TrustedVolumes attacker has returned 1,122 ETH (approximately $2 million) as of today (July 18), while retaining another $2 million as a "bounty". The original attack resulted in losses exceeding $5.8 million.

According to Reuters, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt raised the country's security alert level from an abstract threat level to a high-threat level on Saturday (July 18), citing increased intelligence reports and evidence of planned attacks against Germany. Dobrindt stated in a

According to BlockBeats, visual reasoning AI startup Elorian completed a $55 million seed funding round on July 18, reaching a $300 million post-money valuation. The round was led by Striker Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Altimeter Capital, with participation from Nvidia and Google senior vice

According to ChainCatcher, Binance has postponed the launch of Aerodrome (AERO) to July 18 at 00:00 UTC, from the originally scheduled July 17 at 19:00 UTC.

According to Reuters, Apple surpassed Nvidia on July 17 to reclaim the global market cap leader position. Apple's market capitalization rose to $4.9 trillion with a 0.4% gain at the open of NYSE trading, while Nvidia's market cap fell to $4.8 trillion following a 3.7% decline amid broader

SpaceX shares fell over 5% on Friday after the company's Starship rocket aborted its 13th flight test at Starbase in Texas. The launch stopped seconds before liftoff when four of the rocket's 33 Raptor engines failed to ignite, triggering an automatic abort. SPCX traded near $126.08, down 3.84%,

According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps statement on July 18, Iranian drones and missiles struck U.S. military targets across Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan in response to a July 17 U.S. attack, according to Iran's Tasnim News Agency.
The strikes targeted a fuel supply dock for the U.S.

Gate’s market data shows that BTC has broken through 64,000 USDT, with the current price at 64,006.5 USDT.

According to Foresight News, cross-chain DeFi aggregation platform Infinex announced on July 18 the launch of its Confidential feature. Built on NEAR's Confidential Intents protocol, the feature allows users to deposit