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July 19 – The U.S. Embassy in Jordan announced today that Jordanian authorities have evacuated the international airport and port area in the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba based on a “specific and credible threat.” The U.S. Embassy advised all U.S. citizens to avoid the area and to follow security instructions issued by the Jordanian government. However, according to Reuters, the Jordanian government has not yet issued an official statement on the matter.

German Chancellor Merz: We may have an opportunity to make changes to the cabinet.

According to data from the network monitoring website DownDetector, starting at approximately 3:25 a.m. on Sunday in the United States, thousands of users reported outages on Facebook and Instagram.

On July 19, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine from the evening of July 18 to the early morning of July 19, with the main target being the capital, Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Viktor Klitschko stated that the latest round of Russian airstrikes had resulted in one death and 15 injuries in Kyiv. The Ukrainian Air Force posted on social media that Russian forces launched 41 missiles and 125 drones into Ukraine, including 10 Zircon hypersonic missiles. As of 8:30 AM on July 19, Ukrainian air defense and electronic warfare units had intercepted 18 missiles and 108 drones. Russian forces hit 20 locations, and another 18 locations were struck by missile and drone debris.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Kyiv forces attacked three oil depots and a fuel facility in Russia’s Stavropol region.

On July 19th, E Fund, a QDII open-ended fund, issued a premium risk warning. The fund primarily invests in overseas crude oil ETFs. As of July 15, 2026, the fund's net asset value per unit was RMB 1.5908, while the closing price on the secondary market on July 17, 2026, was RMB 1.814, resulting in a premium of 13.97%. The fund manager advises investors to closely monitor the premium risk in the secondary market, make prudent decisions, and avoid significant losses due to blind investment. The fund manager may also take measures such as temporary suspension of trading during the day, extended suspension, or continuous suspension to warn of the risk.

According to Bahrain's national television, Bahrain's air defense system intercepted the Iranian attack.

July 19 - According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, Iranian sources stated that the latest satellite images confirm that, in addition to casualties, a fighter jet maintenance hangar was destroyed following Iran's attack on a US military base in Jordan. These hangars are where fighter jets undergo pre-flight checks, loading, refueling, technical preparation, and troubleshooting minor malfunctions, playing a direct role in maintaining sortie rates. Even if the fighter jets themselves were not destroyed, damage to this infrastructure would disrupt aircraft preparation and deployment processes and weaken the ability to conduct air combat.

On July 19th, according to Shanxi Release, the General Office of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government recently issued the "Shanxi Province Service Industry Capacity Expansion and Quality Improvement Action Plan (2026-2030)". The Action Plan proposes that by 2028, producer services will extend towards specialization and the high end of the value chain, forming a number of replicable and scalable typical models of the integration of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries; consumer services will develop in a high-quality, diversified, and convenient manner, cultivating a number of new digital and integrated service formats and scenarios. By 2030, the quality and efficiency of the service industry will significantly improve, service R&D investment and innovation achievements will grow rapidly, a number of leading enterprises in service industry sub-markets will be cultivated, a number of highly competitive service brands will be formed, high value-added service trade exports will continue to increase, and the added value of the province's service industry will strive to exceed 1.8 trillion yuan, with a high-quality and efficient new service industry system basically formed.

On July 19th, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko stated in an interview with Russian media on July 18th that Russia is closely monitoring the cooperation between Japanese drone manufacturers and Ukrainian drone developers. He asserted that Ukrainian drones are "killing Russian civilians," and that Japan is providing assistance in this endeavor. Russia views the cooperation between Japan and Ukraine in the drone field as an open act of hostility. Rudenko added that weapons posing a threat to Russia, as well as facilities producing these weapons in Ukraine, are targets for Russian military strikes. He concluded that Japan is "pushing Russian-Japanese relations further into the abyss."

Dubai officials say the UAE’s non-oil trade grew by 13.1% to AED 1.937 trillion in the first half of 2026.

July 19 - According to Iranian media reports on the 19th, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in Ahvaz, Iran.

The Ukrainian military says Ukrainian troops hit two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea.

The Kuwaiti military says it is intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Russia has launched the largest number of ballistic missiles at Ukraine since the start of the war.

According to Saudi media Hadas, Israeli security sources said the message issued by Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba was written by the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Ahmed Vahidi, and the Revolutionary Guard.

The Ukrainian Air Force shot down 18 of the 41 missiles launched by Russia during the night.

Israeli officials: The United States has rejected Israel's request for direct involvement in the war with Iran.

According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, a magnitude 4 aftershock with a depth of 8 kilometers occurred in the Sarand district of Khuzestan province, Iran.