Day News Recap: Ukraine retakes ground as Hormuz tensions, wildfires and disasters hit multiple regions
Ukraine said it has completed a counteroffensive in the southern part of Dnipropetrovsk region, retaking 26 settlements and about 745 square kilometres, even as Russian strikes intensified elsewhere in the war zone. Kyiv also said Russian and Ukrainian forces traded fresh strikes on rail, port and oil infrastructure, widening the latest exchange in the conflict. 🔗 🔗In eastern Ukraine, a Russian air raid on Kramatorsk killed one person and wounded 17 after eight FAB 250 guided bombs hit the city, while Ukraine separately proposed a deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea in an effort to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 14 Aug 2026 18:22 LONDON
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Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt after Netanyahu rejects Gaza peace plan
Jared Kushner is due to travel to Israel and Egypt next week to support a US-backed Board of Peace plan aimed at a permanent end to the war in Gaza. The visit comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected key terms of a 15-point proposal linked to the wider ceasefire framework. A Board of Peace official confirmed the trip and said the delegation will seek to address Israeli objections and discuss next steps.According to the official, Kushner will be accompanied by the board's director general, Nickolay Mladenov, and executive committee member Tony Blair. The official said the group will... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Aug 2026 16:30 LONDON
Saudi-led Red Sea maritime defence alliance formally launches with 13 members
Saudi Arabia says a maritime defence coalition covering the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden has now formally launched, with 13 countries having completed accession procedures. The announcement marks the latest stage in a project first unveiled by the Saudi Ministry of Defence on July 30 as the Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance. Officials said the coalition is intended to protect freedom of navigation and strengthen collective maritime security in a strategically sensitive waterway.According to the ministry, 15 countries have signed a joint statement, while 13 have fully joined the coalition so far. The first members... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Aug 2026 14:29 LONDON
Iran weighs how long it can sustain war with the US and Israel as economic strain deepens
After seven months of war, Iranian leaders are reportedly not rushing to end the conflict with the United States and Israel. Instead, they are assessing how long they can keep it going while facing mounting pressure at home. The latest analysis says Tehran still has the capacity to launch attacks and could affect the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most sensitive shipping routes.The report says the number of ballistic missiles fired by Iran has been falling, but that drones and cruise missiles are easier and faster to produce. It also says parts of Iran's defence industry and missile... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Aug 2026 09:29 LONDON
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Day News Recap: Hormuz tensions deepen as Iran, US and Russia drive a volatile global day
Iran kept the Strait of Hormuz closed and linked any reopening to US demands, while President Donald Trump repeated his claim that the United States has total control of the waterway and will keep it shut. Transit through the strait fell to a one week low, with only eight vessels crossing, underlining the pressure on one of the world’s most important shipping lanes. 🔗 🔗 🔗US forces also stepped up pressure at sea, with Central Command saying a Navy MH 60 helicopter fired missiles into the engine room of the Panama flagged M/V Vela Nova after repeated warnings were ignored.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 12 Aug 2026 18:25 LONDON
Iran Says It Will Soon Join BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
Iran is set to become a member of the New Development Bank, the financial institution created by the BRICS group, according to the head of the country's central bank. The announcement was made ahead of a meeting of BRICS finance ministers in India, where Iran is taking part in the bloc's first gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors. The development adds a new financial dimension to Iran's growing engagement with BRICS at a time of continued sanctions pressure.The central bank chief, Abdolnaser Hemmati, said in remarks carried by state media that Iran would "soon become a member" of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Aug 2026 14:30 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Middle East shipping crisis deepens as Colombia quake toll climbs and North Korea fires missile
Rescue teams in Colombia are still searching for survivors after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake killed 216 people, with the death toll continuing to rise as emergency crews work through the wreckage. 🔗In the Middle East, oil prices climbed again as renewed attacks on shipping sharpened fears over the Strait of Hormuz and other vital maritime routes. Iran's top security official said the strait will stay closed unless the United States meets Tehran's conditions, while the US military said it disabled a Panama flagged ship near an Iranian port after repeated warnings were ignored. 🔗 🔗 🔗The maritime violence widened further... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 12 Aug 2026 08:36 LONDON
Houthis blamed for deadly Bab al-Mandeb cargo ship attack as death toll rises to six
Yemen's internationally recognised government says a Houthi attack on the Egyptian-owned cargo vessel Tihamah in the Bab al-Mandeb strait killed at least six people and wounded 10 others. The strike, which officials described as a double-tap attack, is the latest escalation in a key maritime corridor linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. It also marks the first shipping deaths linked to the Houthis since the wider conflict involving Iran intensified, according to the supplied reports.Yemen's Transport Ministry said three Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian national were among those killed after the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Aug 2026 04:29 LONDON
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Houthi attacks kill at least 10 in Yemen's Marib as fighting intensifies
Houthi attacks in Yemen's Marib province have killed at least 10 people, including eight members of government forces and two civilians, according to officials and a military source cited in the supplied material. The strikes hit the oil-rich province on Friday and were reported to have affected both military positions and civilian areas. The violence marks a further escalation in a region that has been relatively stable under a truce that began in 2022.A Yemeni military source said 12 others were wounded in the attacks on government forces, while the health minister for the Saudi-backed government said shelling struck residential... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Aug 2026 22:32 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
