2026-07-10 00:00 UTC | BLOCK 957360
BITCOIN $63,237 | GOLD $4,109 | OIL $75.90
1. US hits 90 Iranian targets as Hormuz traffic plunges
-- US Central Command said it struck 90 coastal air-defense and logistics targets, while Iran launched retaliatory attacks and said 14 people were killed over two days.
-- Daily ship transits through the strait have fallen to about 30 from 70 a week ago and roughly 130 before the war, threatening energy flows even as Brent dropped 4.5% to $75.90.
2. Venezuela earthquake toll reaches 3,889 as disease risk grows
-- Venezuelan authorities reported 16,740 injuries and 17,907 displaced people after last month's twin earthquakes, prompting a $300 million UN appeal for 1.3 million people.
-- Damaged hospitals, crowded shelters and limited clean water leave 1.3 million people facing greater humanitarian risks unless emergency funding restores sanitation infrastructure, vaccines and routine care.
3. House sends online age-check package to Senate
-- The House passed the KIDS Act 267-117, combining a revised Kids Online Safety Act with measures that pressure websites and apps to distinguish minors from adults.
-- Compliance could weaken privacy by normalizing identity documents, biometric scans or behavioral profiling for internet access while encouraging platforms to censor lawful material to limit regulatory exposure.
4. Russia and China pursue capabilities to disable Starlink
-- Russia and China are seeking tools to disrupt and ultimately destroy SpaceX's satellite network as their clandestine military cooperation deepens, according to a Semafor investigation.
-- Effective counterspace systems would create a security risk for communications central to Ukrainian operations and force governments to diversify resilient low-orbit infrastructure.
5. Eight indicted over alleged White House UFC attack plot
-- A federal grand jury charged eight men with murder and terrorism conspiracies over an alleged plan for sniper and drone attacks on President Trump's June UFC event at the White House.
-- The case will intensify scrutiny of drone defenses and perimeter security at mass gatherings involving senior officials.
BITCOIN $63,237 | GOLD $4,109 | OIL $75.90
1. US hits 90 Iranian targets as Hormuz traffic plunges
-- US Central Command said it struck 90 coastal air-defense and logistics targets, while Iran launched retaliatory attacks and said 14 people were killed over two days.
-- Daily ship transits through the strait have fallen to about 30 from 70 a week ago and roughly 130 before the war, threatening energy flows even as Brent dropped 4.5% to $75.90.
2. Venezuela earthquake toll reaches 3,889 as disease risk grows
-- Venezuelan authorities reported 16,740 injuries and 17,907 displaced people after last month's twin earthquakes, prompting a $300 million UN appeal for 1.3 million people.
-- Damaged hospitals, crowded shelters and limited clean water leave 1.3 million people facing greater humanitarian risks unless emergency funding restores sanitation infrastructure, vaccines and routine care.
3. House sends online age-check package to Senate
-- The House passed the KIDS Act 267-117, combining a revised Kids Online Safety Act with measures that pressure websites and apps to distinguish minors from adults.
-- Compliance could weaken privacy by normalizing identity documents, biometric scans or behavioral profiling for internet access while encouraging platforms to censor lawful material to limit regulatory exposure.
4. Russia and China pursue capabilities to disable Starlink
-- Russia and China are seeking tools to disrupt and ultimately destroy SpaceX's satellite network as their clandestine military cooperation deepens, according to a Semafor investigation.
-- Effective counterspace systems would create a security risk for communications central to Ukrainian operations and force governments to diversify resilient low-orbit infrastructure.
5. Eight indicted over alleged White House UFC attack plot
-- A federal grand jury charged eight men with murder and terrorism conspiracies over an alleged plan for sniper and drone attacks on President Trump's June UFC event at the White House.
-- The case will intensify scrutiny of drone defenses and perimeter security at mass gatherings involving senior officials.
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