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President Donald Trump dropped his proposed 20 per cent transit levy on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz on 14 July 2026, replacing it with a promise of Gulf state trade and investment flows into the United States.

Warner Bros released the first trailer for Digger on 13 July 2026, and the first thing audiences noticed was what they could not see: Tom Cruise.

Satya Nadella published two versions of the same argument on 12 July 2026: a LinkedIn article titled "Some thoughts on the Reverse Information Paradox" and a longer X essay under the same theme. The core claim was blunt.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative determined on 1 June 2026 that certain Brazilian trade acts and policies were unreasonable under Section 301, and proposed applying 25% additional duties on all Brazilian goods.

Apple filed a trade secret misappropriation complaint on 10 July 2026 against OpenAI and two former Apple employees in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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Lionel Messi scored his 20th World Cup goal in the 29th minute as Argentina defeated Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in the round of 32 at Miami Stadium on 3 July 2026. Cape Verde levelled twice before Diney Borges turned a Messi corner into his own net in the 111th minute to settle it.

Google's June 2026 spam update ran for roughly 49 hours, finishing on 26 June, and applies to all languages globally. Five specific spam tactics were in scope: scaled content abuse, cloaking, sneaky redirects, scraping and hidden text.