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President Trump has repeated his intention to re-impose a naval blockade on Iran, as the battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz continues.  Also on the programme, Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that those with a particularly close connection to the person wanting to die may have the right to contest that death wish; and one of the world's most important political cartoonists, Pat Oliphant, has died.
(Photo: US President Donald Trump meets with Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi at the White House, Washington, USA - 14 Jul 2026. GRAEME SLOAN/POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)

Iranian state media is reporting new US attacks, as the battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz continues. Donald Trump says the US naval blockade of Iranian ports will be reinstated later, and the US will start charging a levy for shipping.
Also in the programme: President Macron of France says Europe has had a 'strategic awakening' as French military power is paraded on Bastille Day; and 'Gus' the T-Rex fossil goes up for auction.
(Photo: A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 14, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer)

Regulators in Britain have approved human trials of a new vaccine to tackle the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes as health authorities in the DRC say Ebola has spread to two new provinces, including the populous northeastern city of Kisangani. We speak to a scientist who developed the vaccine and an aid worker in the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak.
Also in the programme: President Trump announces the US will reinstate its naval blockade of Iran; and we hear tributes to the Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78.
(Photo: Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) gather after handling the coffin of a man who died of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 10, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)

At least 28 people are dead after a bar in the Thai capital was gutted by fast-moving flames.
We'll hear the latest from Bangkok about the situation, as dozens remain missing and 25 people are said to be critically injured.
Also in the programme: We'll go inside the world of the Chinese man known as the "Fentanyl King"; and we have a tribute to the actor Sam Neill from his friend, the former New Zealand prime minister, Helen Clark, after his sudden death.
(Photo shows Thai firefighters and rescue workers working at the scene of a fire at a bar in Bangkok, Thailand on 13 July 2026. Credit: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)

President Trump has paid tribute to the US senator, Lindsey Graham, who's died aged 71 after a brief, sudden illness. Mr Trump said the Republican from South Carolina was one of the greatest people he'd ever known. Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton reflects on Mr Graham's political career and legacy.
Also in the programme: a campaigner against female genital mutilation tells us about efforts to prevent a ban on the practice being overturned; and we report live on the final day of the Wimbledon tennis championships.
(Photo: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) joins President Donald Trump to speak to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 4, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)