Yesterday and this morning’s important news roundup (2026-07-19)

Domestic news:
1. The total box office for the 2026 summer season has surpassed 4 billion, and the July box office has surpassed 2.5 billion.
2. China Academy of Information and Communications Technology: The daily average Token call volume in our country has grown by more than one thousand times.
3. Alibaba has released an enterprise-grade AI application creation platform, Miaowu team edition.
4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds to the UK steel nationalization issue: We are closely monitoring and, if necessary, will take rights-protection measures.
5. The National Development and Reform Commission has allocated $30 million to support post-disaster emergency recovery for the landslide disaster in Chongqing’s mountains.
6. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council: State-owned enterprises and central SOEs should continue tackling original technologies, including foundational algorithms, physical AI, intelligent computing chips, and quantum communications.

International news:
1. Mexico’s president will travel to the U.S. to watch the World Cup final.
2. A major data breach occurred at India’s largest nuclear power plant.
3. Iraq is reportedly using Syria to bypass the Strait of Hormuz to export oil.
4. Germany’s Minister of the Interior revealed: Germany will raise its security alert level to a “high threat level.”
5. CNN: A nuclear deal that allows Saudi Arabia to carry out civilian uranium enrichment remains undecided and awaits approval from the Trump administration.
6. Middle East situation—
① Iran: Power and seawater desalination facilities in the Jask area of Hormozgan province were attacked.
② Kuwait: A seawater desalination and power generation facility was damaged in the attacks.
③ The Israeli military says the U.S. will increase the number of refueling aircraft deployed to Israeli Air Force bases.
④ Iran says it carried out strikes on U.S. military targets located in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan.
⑤ Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Iran has stopped fulfilling the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding. Trump: He doesn’t care at all.
⑥ Iranian media: An Iranian official warned that if the U.S. launches attacks on Iran’s infrastructure, the airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and the ports of Fujairah and Jebel Ali should be ready to evacuate.
⑦ The U.S. military says two U.S. soldiers were killed in an Iranian attack in Jordan, and one is missing.