International News from Saturday, July 18th, 2026

A Lebanese soldier was killed, and an officer and another soldier were wounded when a suspicious object exploded in an army vehicle in the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri, the Lebanese army said on Saturday.

Two US military personnel in Jordan have been killed on Friday as they defended against Iranian missiles and drones, with another member missing, the Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Saturday.

Mexico’s health and agricultural ministries have announced they are investigating a large outbreak of a foodborne illness in the US linked to iceberg lettuce grown in Mexico and sold at Taco Bell.

The Kuwaiti Fire Force has announced that fire crews succeeded in controlling two fires that broke out in separate locations across the country due to Iranian attacks, with one site injuring several firefighters and an oil sector worker.

Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace on Saturday launched the country's first privately developed orbital rocket, a key test of national efforts to compete for a bigger share of the global commercial launch market.

At least four people were killed and four others were missing after a flash flood swept through a mountainous village in Vietnam’s northern province of Lai Chau, state media reported on Saturday.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said one of its oil facilities was hit on Saturday by "repeated Iranian attacks", resulting in significant material damage and some injuries, according to Kuwait’s state news agency.

Gulf states came under fresh attacks from Iran on Saturday after a seventh straight night of US strikes targeting Iranian military sites including logistics facilities, escalating the war one week after a ceasefire fell apart.

India's team management has thrown its weight behind struggling opener Rohit Sharma amid speculation back home that Sunday's third one-day international against England at Lord's could be his last.

Authorities in India's capital Delhi have moved fasting social activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital after his condition worsened on the 21st day of a hunger strike he launched to demand the resignation of the federal education minister.