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F Lead: Iran hit by unclaimed air strikes after US finished its attack

Middle East / 10 July 2026

Iran hit by unclaimed air strikes after US finished its attack

10 July 2026

Women react as the coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives at Hasheminejad International Airport from Iraq for the final stage of his dayslong funeral ceremonies in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, July 9, 2026

Middle East / 9 July 2026

Tehran retaliates against US allies after Washington launches new attacks on Iran

9 July 2026

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Film of the Week / 9 July 2026

The world must bear witness to this

9 July 2026

JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza

Mourners gather around the truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during the funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026

Middle East / 7 July 2026

Three tankers struck in the Strait of Hormuz

7 July 2026

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, center, participates in a media statement with European Council President Antonio Costa, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026

Turkey / 7 July 2026

European leaders attempt to woo Trump at Nato meeting by announcing billions in arms deals

7 July 2026

Israel angered after US president lifts sanctions on Turkey, opening way for potential sale of F-35 fighter jets

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa (right) meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026

Middle East / 7 July 2026

18 wounded in Syria explosion during French President's visit

7 July 2026

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (right) Raul Castro (centre), Commander Ramiro Valdes (centre left), and Jose Ramon Machado Ventura (left), attend an event marking the 172nd anniversary of the birth of Jose Marti, in Havana, January 27, 2025

Gaza / 3 July 2026

Burnham must end arms sales to Israel, anti-war campaigners demand after 1,000 days of genocide

3 July 2026

The esplanade of the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque is seen as preparations are underway ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2026

Middle East / 3 July 2026

Iran warns of response to any US-Israeli aggression as extended funeral begins for slain supreme leader

3 July 2026

Palestinian shepherd Thiab Draghme leads his flock of sheep and goats past an Israeli flag placed on a road in the northern Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank, June 23, 2026

Middle East / 3 July 2026

Israel seizes Palestinians for resisting settler attacks in West Bank

3 July 2026

This frame grab of footage aired Wednesday, July 1, 2026, by Iranian state television shows a vessel that ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz

Middle East / 2 July 2026

Iran warns oil tankers in Straight of Hormuz to use provided routes or face ‘forceful response’

2 July 2026

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Film of the Week / 2 July 2026

In exile from themselves

2 July 2026

ANGUS REID recommends a very unusual documentary: a love story between two disillusioned journalists

Palestinians walk along a road surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli military strikes during the Israel-Hamas war, in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, July 2, 2026

Middle East / 2 July 2026

1,000 days of war on Gaza leaves Palestinians facing uncertainty

2 July 2026