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Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Middle East
UK axes overseas education programme aimed at keeping one million girls in school8dAli Khamenei funeral preparations begin as Iran warns ships over Strait of Hormuz routes[Updated]8dBomb blast at Damascus cafe kills six as Syrian authorities vow to punish perpetrators10dSyria rules out military intervention in Lebanon despite US pressure on Hezbollah10dSaudi Arabia and Iraq oil investments signal regional stability efforts11dNigeria's Dangote refinery imports crude oil from UAE for first time11dUS and Israel sign $1 lease to build permanent embassy in West Jerusalem11dUS and Iran exchange strikes but agree to stand down; disputed meeting planned in Doha[Updated]11dIran and Oman push to impose fees on Strait of Hormuz shipping despite US objections12dIran says it could not export a 'single barrel of oil' during US blockade as diplomacy continues in Doha12dTurkey detains 50 people at banned LGBTQ+ Pride event in Istanbul14dIsrael and Lebanon sign US-brokered trilateral framework agreement in Washington[Updated]14dIsraeli forces bulldoze olive groves in occupied West Bank14dRats and disease spread through Gaza displacement camps as humanitarian crisis deepens14dSaudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 in eastern Saudi Arabia14dIsrael recognises Armenian genocide in landmark shift amid tensions with Turkey14dUN pauses Hormuz evacuation after vessel attacked as Iran and US clash over shipping corridor[Updated]14dIsrael insists it will not withdraw from southern Lebanon, complicating regional peace efforts[Updated]17dUN nuclear chief says IAEA inspections of Iran's nuclear sites 'going to happen'18dDisplaced Lebanese return to damaged Nabatieh as fragile ceasefire takes hold in southern Lebanon[Updated]19d