Noontime News Recap: Congo Ebola toll climbs as Hormuz hit and tariff tensions deepen
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has worsened sharply, with confirmed cases rising to 4,945 and deaths reaching 2,325 as health authorities struggle to contain the spread. 🔗In the Middle East, a ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's top negotiator said the waterway would remain shut, raising fresh concern over one of the world's most sensitive shipping routes. 🔗Also in the region, eight air strikes hit the runway at Abu al Duhur military base in Syria's Idlib province, damaging the airfield but causing no reported casualties. In Damascus, a court sentenced Wassim al... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 18 Aug 2026 12:20 LONDON
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Eight air strikes hit Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria's Idlib province
Eight air strikes have hit the runway of the Abu al-Duhur military base in Syria's Idlib province, causing damage but no reported casualties. Syrian state media said the attack took place early on Tuesday in the eastern countryside of Idlib, in northwestern Syria. The report said the base was targeted by Israeli forces, although there was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.State television quoted an unidentified military source as saying Israeli aircraft struck the runway with eight separate attacks. The same report said the airbase was hit for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Aug 2026 11:33 LONDON
