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After actor Christopher Lee died on June 7, 2015, expressions of condolence poured in.
“It’s terribly [sic] when you lose an old friend, and Christopher Lee was one of my oldest. We first met in 1948,” tweeted Roger Moore, who co-starred with Lee in the James Bond movie “The Man with the Golden Gun.”
Elijah Wood and Lee—best known for playing Count Dracula in several films from the 1950s through the 1970s—appeared together in the “The Lord of the Rings” franchise.
“An extraordinary man and life lead, Sir Christopher Lee.
Trump Ordered 10 Nights of Iran Strikes. Hormuz Is Still Almost Closed: President Donald J. Trump has intensified the American air campaign against Iran. However, commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains close to a standstill, and that’s a serious problem. An Associated Press examination of the strategy found that both governments are escalating in an effort to control the waterway while leaving themselves fewer diplomatic options. Who wins? That’s anyone’s guess at the moment.
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Iran and the Houthis Are Putting Two Global Oil Chokepoints at Risk: Iran and the United States exchanged strikes for a tenth consecutive night as Yemen’s Houthi movement threatened to block Saudi shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. A Reuters report on the escalation said U.S. forces bombed targets in southern Iran while Tehran launched new attacks against American sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan.
U.S. Central Command said its latest operation hit Iranian command centers, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air-defense systems.
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Russia’s Missile and Drone Campaign Drove Ukraine’s Civilian Casualties Up 37%: Russia’s expanding missile and drone campaign pushed civilian casualties in Ukraine sharply higher during the first half of 2026. A France24 report published July 21 highlighted new United Nations data showing that the increase has accelerated as Moscow sends more long-range weapons toward cities far from the front.
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine verified 1,396 civilians killed and 7,978 injured from January through June.
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As military families struggle to find affordable and safe housing, a real estate behemoth lines its pockets