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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Diplomacy
Canadian petition to expel US ambassador surpasses 170,000 signatures58dNorth Korea and Russia reaffirm military ties on Liberation Day as Seoul calls for peace talks58dSouth Korea proposes formal talks to end Korean War as North Korea stays silent58dQatar denies holding Iranian pilots downed during early stages of US-Iran war58dMorocco tightens border security ahead of feared new crossing surge at Ceuta and Melilla[Updated]58dWorld Bank to fund bridge linking Central African Republic capital Bangui with Congo's Zongo59dBP to develop Venezuelan offshore gasfield in first major post-Maduro foreign investment59dIndia and Rolls-Royce to jointly develop indigenous fighter jet engine59dJapan's defence minister visits Yasukuni Shrine in person as PM Takaichi stays away59dJapan's prime minister sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine but stays away on war anniversary59dNorth Korea pays tribute to Soviet soldiers as Russia ties deepen59dSouth Korean president calls for talks with North Korea to formally end Korean War59dLebanon ceasefire talks stall as Israel refuses withdrawal timeline and Hezbollah rejects deal59dAmerican missionary Kevin Rideout freed after nine months of captivity in Niger59dVenezuela frees 131 political prisoners as reconciliation talks with opposition advance59dTrump vows to claim Strait of Hormuz as US territory while Iran rules out new talks59dHouthi missile strike on Yemeni port kills at least four, threatening fragile truce59dTaiwan parliament approves defence budget after record delay, preserving drone programme funding59dTrump threatens to declare Strait of Hormuz US territory as Iran conflict escalates59dEurovision bans countries involved in armed conflict from hosting contest60d