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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Middle East
Israel secretly deployed troops to Azerbaijan during Iran conflict, US sources say128dLebanese president accuses Iran of using country as pressure tool in US negotiations128dGaza fishermen build boats from salvaged doorframes and rubble128dIsraeli attacks persist in Gaza despite ceasefire, as Palestinian factions head to Cairo128dGaza students open ice cream parlour to fund university studies amid ongoing siege128dStrait of Hormuz closure nears 100 days, pushing world toward deeper energy and food crisis128dIsrael and Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire following US-led talks[Updated]128dIndia's central bank holds repo rate at 5.25% as West Asia conflict clouds outlook129dTrump administration signals conditions for Iran nuclear talks as Rubio outlines demands before Congress[Updated]129dIsraeli airstrikes kill civilians in Gaza City as humanitarian crisis deepens129dEgypt-Iraq tensions over Tigris water management130dTrump and Netanyahu tensions complicate Middle East peace negotiations130dOman resists US pressure to sever Iran ties amid Strait of Hormuz dispute130dTrump confirms calling Netanyahu 'crazy' in heated phone call over Lebanon escalation130dIsrael captures Beaufort Castle in deepest Lebanon incursion in 26 years as military operations expand[Updated]131dUS strikes Iranian radar sites, Iran retaliates and Kuwait reports missile and drone attacks in fresh ceasefire violations[Updated]131dFrance bars Israeli offensive weapons from 2026 Eurosatory defence exhibition132dGaza-bound aid ship departs Sweden amid ongoing blockade132dPalestinian doctor killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as settlers attack West Bank homes134dIsrael intensifies military operations in southern Lebanon, killing at least 31 people[Updated]135d