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Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Middle East
Russian oligarch's superyacht passes through Strait of Hormuz despite blockade76dIraq names technocrat Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate amid regional turmoil76dUAE quits OPEC in major blow to oil cartel amid Gulf war and energy crisis76dIsraeli settlers set fire to Palestinian home in occupied West Bank village77dRussia backs Iran as US–Iran peace talks stall over nuclear and Hormuz disputes77dBahrain strips 69 people of citizenship over alleged sympathy with Iranian attacks77dIsrael and Hezbollah trade threats and strikes as Lebanon ceasefire frays77dGlobal military spending reaches record $2.9 trillion in 2025 amid rising insecurity78dHezbollah dismisses ceasefire as 'meaningless' as fighting persists in southern Lebanon[Updated]78dEU leaders meet regional partners in Cyprus to address Middle East war and energy crisis80dUS-Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff deepens as mine-laying confirmed and competing blockades choke oil flows[Updated]80dPope Leo says migrants treated 'worse than house pets' as tensions with Trump continue[Updated]80dLebanon's death toll reaches 2,454 as ceasefire frays and Tyre residents brace for renewed war[Updated]80dIsraeli and Palestinian who lost family to conflict share story of brotherhood in new book81dPakistan and seven Muslim nations reject attempts to alter Jerusalem's legal status81dIsrael defence minister says country awaits US green light to intensify Iran operations81dUK prepares RAF Typhoons to patrol Strait of Hormuz as international coalition takes shape81dTrump extends Israel-Lebanon ceasefire by three weeks as US-Iran talks stall81dIran's Strait of Hormuz blockade squeezes European jet fuel supplies and raises global food fears[Updated]82dUS Navy secretary John Phelan fired amid Pentagon leadership purge during Iran conflict82d