Day News Recap: Middle East tensions rise as Flydubai probe widens and Russia steps up pressure on Ukraine
The United States is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group toward waters around Iran, widening its military buildup in the Middle East as tensions rise across the region. 🔗The Flydubai cockpit attack case has escalated into a multinational investigation after an Israel bound flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, with the captain saying he opened the cockpit door after being attacked by his co pilot. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗Donald Trump has warned Iran it would be hit very hard if it is found to be linked to the incident, while Israel... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 02 Oct 2026 18:20 LONDON
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Kyiv bridges hit again as Russian strikes intensify on critical infrastructure
Russian air attacks damaged or closed three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv on Friday, deepening disruption in the Ukrainian capital as the latest wave of strikes continued. The city said the closures were full or partial and that traffic was badly affected, with congestion reported across the capital. Officials also said one of the bridges was hit again later in the day, indicating repeated strikes on the same transport links.Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko said the attacks were affecting the city's critical infrastructure, logistics, housing and other key facilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a drone hit a residential... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 16:59 LONDON
British paratrooper died in Ukraine explosion, coroner rules
A British paratrooper died after an explosion while assisting Ukrainian troops in the war with Russia, a coroner has ruled. An inquest into the death of L/Cpl George Hooley found he sustained multiple injuries in the blast on 6 December 2025. Hooley, 28, died in a hospital in Kyiv three days later.Senior coroner Darren Salter said he had been given limited evidence about the circumstances of the explosion. He said the death was not suspicious, and the location of the blast remains unknown beyond the fact that it was away from the front line. The inquest was conducted partly in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 13:35 LONDON
Noontime News Recap: Flydubai cockpit attack, Ukraine fighting and global tensions dominate noon brief
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the captain said he was attacked in the cockpit by his co pilot, with the aircraft later landing safely and the pilot describing the moment in detail. 🔗In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia said a drone hit an electricity distribution station in Medina that supplies power to the Prophet's Mosque, while the Houthis denied carrying out the attack. 🔗 Jordan is also being urged to consider its response as a former interior minister warned that the West Bank situation is moving beyond isolated security... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 02 Oct 2026 12:26 LONDON
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Putin renews nuclear warning over Kaliningrad as NATO drills continue
Vladimir Putin has renewed his warning that Russia could use all weapons in its arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if Kaliningrad or other Russian territory comes under direct attack. He said the issue would arise if there were a direct strike on the Russian Federation, and linked the warning to what he described as escalating statements about the Baltic enclave. The comments come as NATO continues military drills near Kaliningrad, which the alliance has described as defensive exercises.The warning sharpens an already tense standoff over the Russian exclave, which lies between Poland and Lithuania. Putin said Moscow would face retaliation if... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 10:29 LONDON
Russia-Ukraine war: record Russian casualties and renewed fighting around Lyman
Ukraine says Russian forces suffered their highest monthly casualties of 2026 in September, while fighting continues in eastern Ukraine and around the town of Lyman. The claim comes as Moscow keeps pressing to seize the remaining parts of the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk that it does not control. Ukraine also says its forces have reclaimed territory around Lyman in recent weeks during a counteroffensive it calls Operation Vivaldi.According to the Ukrainian military, 46,230 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded in September, which it described as the highest monthly total this year. The same report said Russia lost 2,090... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 09:29 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Middle East tensions deepen as Iran, Ukraine and Gaza crises escalate
Donald Trump has warned Iran it would be hit very hard if it is found linked to the attack on a flydubai flight to Israel, as the UAE investigation widens and the United States sends a third aircraft carrier toward waters around Iran. The move underlines a broader American military buildup in the Middle East. 🔗 🔗Separately, a FlyDubai passenger jet carrying 174 people made an emergency landing in northwestern Saudi Arabia after an altercation in the cockpit, with Saudi officials saying the aircraft had been bound for Tel Aviv. The incident is being treated as a security case and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 02 Oct 2026 08:40 LONDON
South Korea threatens further action over Ukraine POW disclosure row
President Lee Jae Myung has threatened unspecified further action if Ukraine does not issue a public apology over the disclosure that two North Korean prisoners of war had been sent to South Korea. The dispute centres on remarks made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN General Assembly last week, which Seoul says should have remained confidential. South Korean officials say the revelation has created a diplomatic row over the handling of the prisoners and the safety of their families.Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, has described the matter as a diplomatic misunderstanding and said Kyiv is working to resolve... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 06:05 LONDON
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Day News Recap: Ukraine under renewed attack as Middle East tensions and global probes deepen
Russia stepped up pressure on Ukraine with drones hitting Kyiv’s Pivdennyi bridge and disrupting public transport, while officials said overnight strikes also damaged sites in Kyiv, Odesa and other areas in a heavy combined assault on the energy grid. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was visiting frontline positions as the attacks intensified. 🔗 🔗In a separate warning that underlined the wider confrontation with NATO, Russia said it could use its full arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if the alliance tried to cut off Kaliningrad. Moscow is also planning a sharp rise in defence spending in 2027, with government documents reportedly showing 17.1 trillion... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 01 Oct 2026 18:23 LONDON
Russian drone hits school in Kyiv, authorities say no one was hurt
A Russian drone hit a school in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, according to local authorities. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said children were in the shelter at the time of the strike, which caused a fire at the building. The State Emergency Service published images showing rescue crews searching through debris and extinguishing the blaze in the damaged school. The building was left charred, with its windows shattered. The strike came amid what authorities described as increasingly intense air attacks on Kyiv and other cities, including around-the-clock drone strikes. The text said Ukrainian forces have struggled to shoot down the... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 01 Oct 2026 15:30 LONDON
Noontime News Recap: Ukraine under fresh Russian strikes as Sudan fighting widens and Gaza burials begin
Russia kept up overnight strikes on Ukraine, with damage reported in Kyiv and Odesa and other areas hit in what officials described as a heavy combined attack on the energy grid. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was visiting frontline positions as the latest wave of strikes underscored the pressure on civilian infrastructure. 🔗In Sudan, fighting in Kordofan has intensified and the region has become one of the main battlegrounds in the war, with drone strikes spreading across North, West and South Kordofan since late 2025. The escalation points to a widening contest for key territory in the centre of the country. 🔗In... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 01 Oct 2026 12:23 LONDON
Day News Recap: Russia escalates Ukraine strikes as Iraq pullout ends and Gaza ceasefire frays
Russia intensified pressure on Ukraine with its largest attack on energy infrastructure since spring, killing at least six people and injuring 33, while Kyiv said the strikes were hitting power systems and civilian life across the country. Separately, Ukraine's economy minister said air raid alerts are costing the economy about $45m an hour as businesses are forced to stop work. 🔗 🔗Ukraine's Zaporizhstal steelworks has been shut down indefinitely after four waves of Russian missile attacks in August and September, underlining the damage to industrial capacity as the war grinds on. Moscow also warned NATO it could resort to nuclear... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 30 Sep 2026 18:23 LONDON
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Russia ramps up disinformation attacks on French media ahead of 2027 presidential race
Pro-Russian influence operations have sharply increased fake news stories that mimic established media brands in France, according to a report published this week by NewsGuard. The findings say the campaign has intensified over the past year and is now targeting French outlets at a scale that stands out among the 21 countries examined. The report comes as France moves closer to its 2027 presidential election, adding a political dimension to the information campaign.NewsGuard said it identified 950 fake news stories linked to three pro-Russian influence operations, all of which copied 163 supposedly trusted news brands. It said the number of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Sep 2026 17:00 LONDON
Noontime News Recap: Russia warns NATO over Kaliningrad as Kyiv, Somalia and Mexico face fresh crises
Russia has warned NATO it could resort to nuclear weapons if the alliance tried to cut off Kaliningrad, the Baltic exclave that sits between Poland and Lithuania, sharpening tensions with the West. 🔗Ukraine said four people were killed in overnight Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and nearby areas, including two women and a 14 year old child, as energy infrastructure was also hit. 🔗In the Middle East and aviation, a FlyDubai passenger flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an emergency alert was transmitted shortly after takeoff, with the aircraft later landing safely.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 30 Sep 2026 12:24 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Russia intensifies Kyiv strikes as Iraq sees end of US troop presence
At least three people, including a child, were killed when Russia launched another overnight wave of strikes on Kyiv and surrounding regions, underlining the renewed intensity of the campaign against Ukraine. 🔗Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia steelworks, Zaporizhstal, has been shut down indefinitely after four waves of Russian missile attacks in August and September, while the economy minister said air raid alerts are costing the country about $45m for every hour businesses are forced to stop work. 🔗 🔗In Iraq, the last remaining US troops have left the country, ending a military presence that began in 2003 and completing a withdrawal agreed in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 30 Sep 2026 08:40 LONDON
Estonia says Russia ordered arson attack on defence firm Milrem Robotics
Estonia has said an August arson attack on the defence company Milrem Robotics in Tallinn was ordered by Russian special services, in a case that has sharpened tensions between Moscow and NATO's Baltic flank. The company supplies unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine, placing it at the centre of Estonia's support for Kyiv. The Kremlin has rejected the allegation.Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said investigators had concluded with certainty that the fire was an act of sabotage ordered by the Russian Federation's special services. He said the perpetrators had been apprehended and no longer posed a threat, and that Estonia had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 29 Sep 2026 14:59 LONDON
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Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to Russian army
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree increasing the authorised size of the Russian armed forces by 15,500 personnel. The order is the fourth expansion decree issued this year and raises the official strength of the army to 2,441,630 units, including 1,550,500 military personnel. The move comes as Russia's war in Ukraine continues and battlefield conditions remain fluid.The decree follows earlier orders in March, June and July, bringing the combined increase since March to 47,860 soldiers. The president did not give a public explanation for the decision. The timing is notable because it comes amid reports of rising losses... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 29 Sep 2026 09:03 LONDON
Ukraine rescue team races to extract teenage boys from occupied territory
A Ukrainian rescue team is working against the clock to move a group of teenage boys out of Russian-controlled territory, with one extraction described as due to take place the following day. The operation is being coordinated from Kyiv by Kateryna Fedosenko, who works with the non-governmental organisation Save Ukraine. The boys are being taken across Ukraine toward the Belarusian border crossing as part of an effort to get them out of areas where they could face pressure to accept Russian control.Fedosenko said four boys were expected to be moved the next day, and one of them, 17-year-old Bogdan, had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 28 Sep 2026 20:04 LONDON
South Korea summons Ukraine envoy over secret transfer of North Korean POWs
South Korea has formally protested to Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul. Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo summoned Ukraine's acting ambassador, Andrii Vieshkin, and lodged what Seoul described as a strong complaint over the disclosure. South Korean officials say the handover was meant to remain secret because of national security concerns and the sensitivity of the prisoners' families.The dispute centres on two North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region in early 2025. According to the account given by Seoul, the men were among thousands... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 28 Sep 2026 17:07 LONDON
The Mirage of the Umbrella: The Shifting Sands of the U.S.-Israel-GCC Alliance
As I sat in a recent debate at the historic Carlton Club in London, listening to Faisal Abbas, the Editor-in-Chief of Arab News, I felt a tangible shift in the room, not because a new fact had been revealed, but because an old illusion had finally lost its last breath. The old-world order has not merely changed, it has evaporated, leaving the Gulf to realize it is no longer watching a distant fire from the safety of marble towers and air-conditioned ministries, but is instead standing directly inside the smoke. The GCC today is caught in a lethal crossfire between... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 29 Apr 2026 21:40 LONDON
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