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Daily recap — 14 July 2026: the price of protection
India opens a UN Security Council bid, Trump revives a Hormuz toll, Brussels prosecutors move on Agrofert, and Burnham walks into No 10 unopposed.
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Daily recap — 13 July 2026: A war over Hormuz, a sanctions machine that won't turn
The day in 90 seconds: escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, a Bulgarian veto over Patriarch Kirill freezing EU sanctions on Russia, and coalition strain across the UK, Germany and Czechia.
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Daily recap — 12 July 2026: Washington loses its Ukraine hawk as the Gulf burns
Lindsey Graham's death leaves his Russia sanctions bill without an author and opens a Senate seat fight shadowed by Iran's widening strikes on US bases across the Gulf.
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Daily recap — 11 July 2026: fires, storms and fractures — from Andalusia to Berlin to Taipei
From Andalusia's deadliest wildfire in years to Typhoon Bavi hammering Taiwan alongside a new Chinese law against pro-independence speech, plus a CDU leadership scramble in Berlin, a stalled murder probe in Britain, and a DOJ subpoena of NYT reporters — the day in geopolitics in 90 seconds.
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Daily recap — 10 July 2026: Ceasefires fray, from the Gulf to Kyiv
The day's thread is fragile truces under strain: US-Iran fighting resumes around Khamenei's funeral, Ukraine tightens the noose on Crimea's fuel supply, and Brussels scrambles to stop its own oil price cap jumping to $58.
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Daily recap — 9 July 2026: Iran escalates, Europe buys weapons
The US–Iran conflict deepens after Khamenei's funeral, Germany's Tomahawk purchase firms up, the Commission sues seven member states, and Britain gets an uncontested next prime minister.
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Daily recap — 8 July 2026: The Iran war's bill comes due
The US–Iran war escalates and everything moves in its wake: oil up, growth forecasts down, NATO's Ankara summit fractious. Plus Patriot co-production for Ukraine, Le Pen's survival as a candidate, and five-hour queues waiting for British travellers.