Day News Recap: Ukraine, Middle East tensions and trade strains dominate as markets turn risk off
Russia’s war on Ukraine remained the biggest story, after a Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih killed 16 people and injured about 130, while fresh exchanges of long range strikes also hit rail, energy and economic infrastructure in both Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian officials said deaths also rose in the Kyiv region and Zaporizhzhia as the attacks continued. 🔗 🔗Elsewhere in the conflict zone, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the producers and distributors of the Russian animated series Masha and the Bear, saying the move was aimed at curbing Russian influence and national security risks. 🔗In the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 22 Aug 2026 18:22 LONDON
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Gaza families struggle to bury the dead as cemeteries fill up amid war
Families in Gaza are struggling to find space to bury relatives as cemeteries fill up during the war. In Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, 20-year-old Omar al-Sawhi said he had to look for a burial place for his father, Mohammad, after he was shot dead near the so-called Yellow Line, an Israeli-designated military zone. The shortage of graves has forced some families to use existing family plots or improvised burial sites.Mohammad al-Sawhi, 40, was working at a small roadside stall selling tea and coffee when a bullet struck him in the neck on 10 June, according to the account provided. Omar... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Aug 2026 15:32 LONDON
Gaza holds mass funeral for 50 Palestinians recovered from rubble in Gaza City
A mass funeral was held in Gaza City on Thursday for at least 50 Palestinians whose bodies were recently recovered from rubble in several neighbourhoods across the enclave. The ceremony brought together families from multiple areas affected by the war, as search teams continued to look for people still missing beneath collapsed buildings. The burials took place amid continuing recovery work in a territory where many homes and streets remain heavily damaged.The bodies were retrieved from the neighbourhoods of Tal al-Hawa, Zeitoun, Sabra, Sheikh Radwan and Shati, according to the report. The victims included members of the al-Sawafiri, al-Batniji and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 Aug 2026 14:30 LONDON
