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July 12 – Jorge Rodríguez, president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, said at a press conference in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, on July 11 that the two powerful earthquakes that struck the country on June 24 had killed 4,333 people and injured 16,740. Rodríguez stated that the reconstruction efforts are extremely costly, with approximately 25,000 houses awaiting repair. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez is seeking to unfreeze Venezuelan assets seized overseas, including its gold reserves frozen at the Bank of England, for use in the reconstruction efforts.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: (Statement on the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham) Israel has lost one of its greatest friends. The United States has lost a great patriot. I have lost a dear friend.

The UK Maritime Authority: The security threat in the Strait of Hormuz is extremely serious.

July 12th - Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, made landfall twice in Zhejiang Province, on the night of July 11th and early morning of July 12th, in Yuhuan City, Taizhou, and Yueqing City, Wenzhou. Many areas in Zhejiang Province experienced severe storms and heavy rainfall, causing serious disruption to local production and daily life. On July 12th, the National Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief Committee activated a Level IV national emergency response. To implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on flood control and disaster relief, and based on the "National Natural Disaster Relief Emergency Plan" and the disaster losses in Zhejiang Province, the National Development and Reform Commission urgently allocated 100 million yuan from the central budget to support Zhejiang Province in post-typhoon emergency recovery efforts. This funding will primarily be used for the emergency reconstruction of damaged roads, water conservancy infrastructure, and public service facilities such as schools and hospitals in the disaster area, aiming to restore normal production and daily life as quickly as possible.

July 12th - Recently, affected by Typhoon Maysak (No. 10 of this year), many parts of Guangxi have experienced severe rainstorms and floods. To implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on flood prevention and disaster relief, and based on the "National Natural Disaster Relief Emergency Plan" and the extent of disaster losses in Guangxi, the National Development and Reform Commission, on top of the 100 million yuan emergency allocation from the central budget on July 6th, has allocated an additional 100 million yuan to support Guangxi in further improving post-disaster emergency recovery efforts and promoting the rapid restoration of normal production and daily life.

The Central Bank of Egypt reported that Egypt's tourism revenue for the period from July to March of the 2025/26 fiscal year was $14.4 billion, an increase from $12.5 billion in the same period last year.

July 12 – On the morning of July 12, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office and the Ministry of Emergency Management continued to organize a joint consultation with the China Meteorological Administration, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Transport to assess the development trend of Typhoon Bavi and heavy rainfall, and to deploy flood and typhoon prevention work in key areas. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a Level IV emergency response for flood control in Shandong on July 12, and adjusted the emergency responses for flood and typhoon prevention in Zhejiang, Fujian, Beijing, Tianjin, and Guangxi as needed. Three additional working groups were dispatched to Hebei, Liaoning, and Jilin to assist and guide local flood control efforts.

Ukraine says it sank 14 Russian ships on Sunday.

Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry: Strongly condemns the heinous attack on Kuwait by Iran this morning.

July 12th - According to Beijing Emergency Management Bureau, the Beijing Flood Control Office announced that the Level I flood control emergency response for Daxing, Tongzhou, Shunyi, and Pinggu districts was lifted at 2 PM on July 12th. The entire city has lifted its flood control emergency response. At 8:30 AM today, the Level I flood control emergency response for Fangshan, Miyun, Huairou, Mentougou, and Fengtai districts was lifted, while the Level II flood control emergency response for Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Haidian, Shijingshan, Changping, and Yanqing districts was lifted.

The Ukrainian military says it hit an oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency: The Iranian Foreign Minister spoke with the Pakistani Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss regional developments.

July 12th - Affected by Typhoon Bavi (No. 9 of this year) moving northward, heavy to torrential rain is expected in parts of eastern and central Jiangnan, most of Jianghuai, eastern and southern Huanghuai, northeastern and southwestern North China, and eastern and southern Northeast China from July 12th to 14th. Accumulated rainfall is expected to be 40-90 mm, with some areas in central and southern Anhui, northeastern Jiangxi, eastern Zhejiang, eastern and central Liaoning, and eastern Jilin experiencing extremely heavy rain, with accumulated rainfall of 100-180 mm, and locally exceeding 260 mm. The Information Center of the Ministry of Water Resources upgraded its flood warning to yellow at 13:01 on July 12th, 2026, reminding the public in the aforementioned areas to take precautions.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, the Jordanian military stated that three missiles launched from Iran landed within the country's borders, causing no casualties.

According to Iranian state media, local officials said the Kondab region in central Iran was attacked on Sunday.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported a 4.1-magnitude earthquake in southern Alaska, USA, with a focal depth of 110.5 kilometers.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: The Qatari delegation attended some of the discussions.

According to Iranian media Fars News, loud explosions were heard in Kuwait and Bahrain.

The Qatari royal family has announced the death of former Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Bahrain's Ministry of Defense: Air defense system successfully intercepted an Iranian attack.