Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine strikes St Petersburg as Gaza aid cuts, France unrest and regional tensions mount
Ukraine said a mass drone strike hit St Petersburg overnight, setting fire to oil and logistics sites and causing wider power cuts and disruption in the city, in one of the most far reaching attacks reported in this window. 🔗Russia said it had launched a massive strike on Kyiv and the surrounding region, while the war also featured a separate account of anti Putin sabotage inside Russia, where a man identified only as Ivan said he carried out surveillance work for Ukrainian intelligence. 🔗 🔗In Washington, Donald Trump defended his decision to block planned sanctions on Russia, saying he wanted... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 19 Oct 2026 08:48 LONDON
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Gaza olive harvest collapses after orchards are destroyed and mills shut down
A major olive harvest in Gaza has been sharply reduced after orchards were destroyed and access to farmland was blocked, according to the supplied report. The disruption has left many growers with only a fraction of their usual crop and has cut local olive oil production to a small share of normal levels. The situation is centred on farmland in central Gaza, where one family says its long-established grove has been devastated.The report says farmer Haidar Abu Middain, 60, expects to collect enough olives for only two drums of oil this season. Before the destruction, his family's 90-hectare property produced... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Oct 2026 07:44 LONDON
Vanuatu expects China police presence to fall over time after Australia deal
Vanuatu says it expects China's police presence in the country to reduce over time after signing the Nakamal Agreement with Australia. The statement marks a notable shift in the Pacific nation's security relationships and comes as Canberra seeks to deepen its role in regional policing and defence ties. The development is being watched closely because it touches on wider competition for influence in the Pacific.The agreement was signed in June after months of negotiations, and Vanuatu's position was set out publicly on 19 October. Prime Minister Jotham Napat said the country is yet to approve an increase in Australian police... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Oct 2026 07:38 LONDON
