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Monday, 12 October 2026
Middle East
US Senate fails to block Trump's Iran hostilities in narrow 49-50 vote73dDrone strike on Egyptian port raises fears for Mediterranean shipping lanes73dSaudi Arabia launches maritime coalition and prepares military offensive against Houthis as regional war widens73dUN condemns Israeli settlement expansion as settler violence surges across West Bank[Updated]73dIsraeli settler group stages repeated incursions into occupied southern Syria, eyes Jewish settlements74dCanadian crude emerges as alternative as Hormuz crisis disrupts Asian oil supplies74dSaudi Arabia seeks international coalition to protect Red Sea shipping as Houthis expand maritime blockade74dIsraeli strikes hit Gaza City and refugee camps as humanitarian crisis deepens74dSaudi Arabia publicly joins US in striking Iran-backed militias in Iraq, marking new escalation74dNigeria's small businesses struggle as Middle East conflict drives fuel prices to record highs75dOman presents Gulf-backed proposal to manage Strait of Hormuz tensions with Iran75dTrump signals F-35 sales to Turkey, citing personal bond with Erdoğan76dHouthis seek Red Sea chokehold modelled on Iran's Strait of Hormuz strategy, Yemen warns76dHouthis claim downing of Saudi reconnaissance drone as Red Sea shipping slows to months-long low[Updated]76dNetanyahu visits White House for tense talks with Trump over Iran and regional strategy76dUS and Iran pause strikes for second day as diplomacy creates space for negotiations[Updated]76dSyria's new leadership outlines security approach with Israel and Lebanon77dIsrael approves international stabilisation force for Gaza under Trump's peace plan77dAt least 35 killed as two buses collide on desert highway in eastern Syria78dPakistan warns Houthis that any attack on its ships is a 'red line'[Updated]78d