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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.

The UAE Ministry of Defense stated that its air defense system is intercepting missiles and drones originating from Iran.

According to Iranian media Fars News, Arab sources reported that two explosions were heard in Kuwait.

July 12th - At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2026), to be held in Shanghai from July 17th to 20th, Baidu AI will showcase its full suite of Intelligent Agents, comprehensively presenting the latest achievements of Intelligent Agents from technological upgrades and application development to industrial empowerment. Simultaneously, Baidu's "Chip-Cloud-Model-Agent" full-stack AI product matrix will also release new upgrades at WAIC, demonstrating Baidu AI's progress from underlying technological innovation to large-scale implementation in industrial scenarios and personal applications. At this year's WAIC, multiple Baidu Intelligent Agent products will be showcased and upgraded, further improving the Intelligent Agent toolchain, lowering the barriers to application development and use, and helping more developers quickly transform their ideas into products, evolving into super-individuals in the AI era.

Market news: Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Sizlan oil refinery.

Conflict Status: 1. The Ukrainian military claims to have hit 21 Russian oil tankers overnight. 2. The Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian troops have taken control of Bachivsk in the Sumy region of Ukraine. 3. The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine: Russian bombings have struck several areas of the capital, injuring six people. 4. According to RIA Novosti: Ukrainian forces launched 41 attacks on Russia's Belgorod region in one day, intercepting 47 drones. 5. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and Sumy with guided-missile bombs. At least four people were killed and seven injured. Other Developments: 1. The Ukrainian army will establish a special command and joint rapid reaction force. 2. Russia claims to have contacted Turkey regarding the deployment of the S-400 air defense missile system. 3. A former senior Pentagon official: Kyiv will be unable to produce Patriot missiles for the next few years. 4. The Russian Ministry of Defense: The successful strikes confirm the Russian military's ability to strike any target throughout Ukraine. Zelenskyy has deployed almost all available Western missile defense systems to Kyiv. 5. Kremlin: Nuclear weapons will be used if there is any threat to the existence of the Russian state. Otherwise, they will not be used. Everything else is pure speculation.

July 12 - According to a US source on July 11, a senior US official stated that the US military successfully struck Iranian air surveillance radar, missile and drone storage facilities, missile and drone launch sites, maritime surveillance radar, and surface-to-air missile launchers that day.

According to Al Jazeera: The U.S. War Secretary said Iran is paying the price for its "wrong choice".