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Thursday, 16 July 2026
Diplomacy
UK rules out joining US blockade of Strait of Hormuz as global pressure mounts[Updated]92dIndia's defence minister to visit Germany amid major submarine deal talks92dSomalia kills 27 al-Shabab fighters in operation backed by international air strikes92dMoroccan appeal court upholds prison sentences for Senegalese fans over AFCON final pitch invasion92dUkraine and Germany seal drone partnership in first bilateral consultations in two decades92dTrump turns on ally Meloni over refusal to join Iran war effort92dIsraeli ambassador rebukes minister Smotrich over Nazi comparison directed at German chancellor Merz92dLabour MPs launch policy pamphlet to counter rise of right-wing populism in Britain92dEU moves to relax state aid rules as Middle East conflict drives up energy costs[Updated]92dRwanda threatens to pull troops from Mozambique's insurgency-hit north as EU funding hangs in the balance92dColombia's Petro touts record cocaine seizures in pushback against US pressure92dUS-Iran nuclear talks stall over uranium enrichment timeline as ceasefire deadline nears92dMeloni distances herself from Trump as transatlantic friendship turns toxic92dSouth Korea provides $500,000 in humanitarian aid to Iran via Red Cross92dIsraeli and Palestinian, both bereaved, join forces to advocate for Middle East peace92dSouth Africa returns looted human remains and sacred carving to Zimbabwe92dIran parliament speaker vows retaliation as US-Iran talks in Islamabad end without deal[Updated]92dHamas rejects Gaza disarmament plan, demands full Israeli compliance first92dFrance and UK to co-host Hormuz summit as global economic alarm grows92dDRC parliament approves peace and US partnership accords for committee review92d