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
Ukraine landmine contamination expands as deminers turn to drones and AI
Ukraine's landmine contamination is widening as demining teams adapt to a battlefield shaped by drones, missiles and shifting front lines. A report published on Wednesday describes fields in eastern Ukraine where civilians are trying to make land usable again after Russian occupation and repeated fighting. It says the country remains among the most mine-contaminated in the world, with the problem now extending beyond traditional mine belts.The report says deminers are increasingly using drones and artificial intelligence to identify and clear explosive hazards more safely and quickly. Paul Heslop, the programme manager for mine action at the United Nations Development Programme... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Oct 2026 05:29 LONDON
Israel expands Gaza Yellow Line in Shujayea, forcing families to flee
Israeli forces have moved the Gaza "Yellow Line" further west in Shujayea, a neighbourhood in southeastern Gaza City, according to the supplied report. The shift brought more of the area under Israeli military control and prompted Palestinian families to leave their homes. The move is part of a broader tightening of access across the Gaza Strip.The report says yellow concrete blocks were moved dozens of metres west on Sunday. It adds that nearly two-thirds of Gaza is now under Israeli military control or subject to access restrictions. The original Yellow Line was established under a United States-brokered ceasefire framework and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 11:04 LONDON
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