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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Middle East
Pentagon secretly dismantled legally required civilian harm prevention programme, watchdog finds149dIsrael-Lebanon ceasefire talks resume in Washington as Israeli strikes kill dozens[Updated]149dIsraeli strikes on Lebanon kill nearly 3,000 people since March as ceasefire fails to hold[Updated]150dStrait of Hormuz closure triggers global food and shipping crisis as Iran conflict escalates150dAmnesty International calls for war crimes inquiry over Israeli military destruction in southern Syria151dSouth Korea points to Iran in Strait of Hormuz ship attack as investigation deepens151dGaza sisters win international prize for turning rubble into reusable bricks151dGaza ceasefire is 'far from perfect', says US peace envoy Mladenov151dNetanyahu claims secret wartime visit to UAE as Abu Dhabi denies the reports151dTrump skirts question on 'red lines' for Iran ceasefire deal152dUAE's secret strikes on Iran risk drawing Gulf states deeper into the conflict152dSaudi Arabia and UAE reportedly conducted secret air strikes on Iran during regional war152dIran war costs mount to $29 billion as ceasefire teeters and Strait of Hormuz remains contested152dRussia reportedly offered drones and training to Iran to target US troops153dUN warns of mass starvation if fertiliser shipments through Strait of Hormuz remain blocked153dPakistan extends austerity measures as US-Iran ceasefire talks collapse153dIsrael punishes soldiers over desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon153dUK and France to lead 40-nation defence talks on restoring shipping through Strait of Hormuz154dTrump rejects Iran's ceasefire response as 'totally unacceptable', tensions escalate across Gulf[Updated]154dSaudi Aramco profits surge 26% as east-west pipeline offsets Hormuz blockade154d