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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Middle East
Bahrain strips 69 people of citizenship over alleged sympathy with Iranian attacks167dIsrael and Hezbollah trade threats and strikes as Lebanon ceasefire frays168dGlobal military spending reaches record $2.9 trillion in 2025 amid rising insecurity168dHezbollah dismisses ceasefire as 'meaningless' as fighting persists in southern Lebanon[Updated]168dEU leaders meet regional partners in Cyprus to address Middle East war and energy crisis170dUS-Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff deepens as mine-laying confirmed and competing blockades choke oil flows[Updated]170dPope Leo says migrants treated 'worse than house pets' as tensions with Trump continue[Updated]170dLebanon's death toll reaches 2,454 as ceasefire frays and Tyre residents brace for renewed war[Updated]171dIsraeli and Palestinian who lost family to conflict share story of brotherhood in new book171dPakistan and seven Muslim nations reject attempts to alter Jerusalem's legal status171dIsrael defence minister says country awaits US green light to intensify Iran operations171dUK prepares RAF Typhoons to patrol Strait of Hormuz as international coalition takes shape171dTrump extends Israel-Lebanon ceasefire by three weeks as US-Iran talks stall172dIran's Strait of Hormuz blockade squeezes European jet fuel supplies and raises global food fears[Updated]172dUS Navy secretary John Phelan fired amid Pentagon leadership purge during Iran conflict173dIran sees mass layoffs as conflict and blockade cripple economy173dMacron calls on Israel to abandon territorial ambitions in Lebanon and urges Lebanese-led Hezbollah disarmament[Updated]173dCondom prices set to rise 30% as Iran war disrupts global supply chain, says world's top producer173dIsrael marks 78th independence day amid war, legal controversy and shifting alliances174dLebanon's fragile ceasefire frays as businesses try to reopen and clashes continue174d