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Reuters World News · World Cup final, US military deaths and Tate brothers arrested · 19 Jul 2026 podcast

Today, Spain and Argentina prepare for the World Cup final.

The US renews strikes on Iran after two military personnel are killed.

And Europe's heatwaves risk the quality and quantity of Parmesan cheese.

This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, 7 days a week.

It's been weeks of drama, but tonight it's on.

The World Cup final, where reigning champions Argentina take on Spain at New York-New Jersey Stadium in a match set to be attended by US President Donald Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

But Argentina's president, Javier Millay, has told local media that he'll stay at home to watch, superstitious that his ritual of watching at the presidential palace wearing one particular jacket has brought the team luck.

Ahead of the final, England won third place with a frenetic 6-4 win over France, their best finish since winning in 1966.

For the latest on the final, head to Reuters.com and the Reuters app, where you can also check out all the episodes of our World Cup podcast, Pitchside.

And of course, we'll have the results in tomorrow's Reuters World News.

The US has renewed strikes on Iran after announcing that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan.

Central Command says the two deaths occurred on Friday and that a third US service member was missing in action.

Iran appears to have targeted Saudi Arabia as well as other US Gulf allies and Jordan after attacks on Iranian bridges, power facilities and other infrastructure.

In a written statement carried by Iranian state media, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Majdaba Khamenei said US actions have shown that Trump's signature was quote, utterly worthless and devoid of credibility and warned of even heavier costs and further humiliation.

Khamenei's whereabouts remain a mystery.

Elsewhere in the Middle East, Western oil giants are making a major bet on Iraq.

On Friday, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP signed dozens of agreements with Iraqi officials at a U.S.-Iraq business summit in Washington, totaling more than $60 billion.

The deals cover oil, gas, and pipelines, and Commerce Iraq looks to build new export routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

Reuters energy and environment correspondent Timothy Gardner was at the Chamber of Commerce.

But Timothy notes that Iraq is still a complicated place to do business.

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