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July 15, 2026

15 July 2026

Today in History - What Happened on this Day

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All-Women Senate delegation heading to Arctic to reassure US allies

Burnham declared leader of UK's Labour Party and will become PM on Monday

Iceland seeks vote in August on whether to restart EU membership talks

Europe's early heat wave led to a spike in over 10,000 deaths

In the Arctic, climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by tensions

Israeli strikes cause massive damage to areas of Gaza it told people to leave

FBI disrupts potential New Year's Eve attack inspired by Islamic State

China rejects Trump's election interference claim as 'groundless accusations'

Iceland becomes 5th country to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's participation

The sell-off for AI stars worsens, while oil prices jump

Iceland, shaken by volcanic eruptions tries to recover

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Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuations

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An Iceland volcano erupts for the 6th time but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now

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Iceland elects businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir as president

China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs

Ice cave collapse in Iceland kills 1, with 2 still missing

US ends its latest round of airstrikes on Iran, the sixth night in a row

Popular geothermal spa in Iceland reopens to tourists after nearby volcano stabilizes

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Voters in Iceland are picking the new president of the rugged island near the Arctic Circle

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Lava continues to flow from Iceland volcano but not at powerful level as eruption

Uncertainty on whether wildfire smoke will affect the World Cup final

King Charles has a pint to 'drown a few sorrows' after England's World Cup loss to Argentina

Germany and France initiate nuclear cooperation to seek greater independence

At least two people killed and five injured after Russia's attack on Kyiv

Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham

UK nationalizes Chinese-owned British Steel to protect nation's steelmaking capacity

Japan enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family

UK intelligence watchdog raps MI5 for lying to courts about a neo-Nazi informer

Today in History - What Happened on this Day

EU forces Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI companies

Israel's parliament dissolves ahead of Oct. 27 elections

Ukraine's parliament approves Serhii Koretskyi as the country's new prime minister

A former PM who led Israel out of Lebanon fears mistakes are being repeated

British Open returns to a new Royal Birkdale and an old chase for the claret jug

Japan enacts law to punish national flag vandals

Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy's ouster of his popular defense minister

Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US

Ukraine buries its unknown soldiers as identification likely to go on for years

Video apparently depicting Filipinos as monkeys on China media draws Manila's protest

UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

Outrage after ICE agents tackle man at Las Vegas airport

Poland charges man allegedly paid by Russia to inflame Polish-Ukrainian tensions

Landslide in China's Chongqing kills at least 8 and leaves 34 missing