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Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Diplomacy
East Africa's ports and sea lanes draw competing powers in Indo-Pacific rivalry32dRussia and Taliban forge military alliance with far-reaching regional consequences32dTuvalu leads global push to preserve statehood as rising seas threaten its existence32dMyanmar opposition leader Chen meets Xi Jinping amid regional tensions32dFrench journalist expelled from Israel after ten hours' detention at Ben Gurion Airport32dColombian president accuses Washington of restricting his diplomatic movements in the US32dChina sanctions Philippine defence minister Gibo Teodoro and his family over South China Sea remarks32dTaiwan opposition leader says Xi meeting avoided reunification discussions32dCuba accuses Rubio of tightening economic and energy blockade after Cupet sanctions32dVenezuela grants Shell licence to develop cross-border Loran gas field32dUS lawmakers urge halt to plan sending stranded Afghans to Democratic Republic of Congo32dUS strike on Iranian water facility may constitute war crime, experts warn32dPope Leo XIV calls for migrant dignity and political unity in historic address to Spanish parliament[Updated]32dEU migration and asylum pact enters into force amid implementation challenges32dSouth Africa's anti-immigrant tensions deepen as Nigeria threatens retaliation[Updated]32dIndia vows to cut off water flows to Pakistan amid escalating dispute over Indus treaty33dSouth Korea and EU jointly condemn North Korea–Russia military cooperation as illegal33dWorld Cup 2026 opens under cloud of visa denials and entry disputes as Somali referee barred from US[Updated]33dGerman president Steinmeier to make first state visit to Philippines in over six decades33dUS diplomat found dead in Yangon hotel; Thai woman detained as possible homicide investigated33d