July 16, 2026
NOAA working to restore GOES-19 after safehold disrupts U.S., Atlantic weather data
NOAA engineers are restarting GOES-19 after the agency’s main eastern weather satellite entered a protective safehold mode, cutting off satellite imagery and other data used to monitor storms across the eastern United States and Atlantic Ocean.
Ukraine ousts defense minister as military rift sparks protests
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has removed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in office, exposing a deep dispute over military reform and triggering rare wartime protests. No successor has been approved.
Trump to address nation tonight on elections and voting machines
President Donald Trump will deliver a prime-time address Thursday night focused on election security, as the administration pushes for tighter federal voting rules ahead of the November midterms.
Houthis threaten to close key Red Sea strait as regional conflict widens
Yemen’s Houthi movement has warned it could shut the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if fighting escalates, threatening a major oil and trade route as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted.
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