Breakfast News Recap: Ebola spreads in Congo as Middle East tensions, Ukraine strikes and oil risks mount
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is still spreading, with health teams struggling to keep pace as the response lags behind the virus. ๐In the Middle East, violence has widened on several fronts, with Houthi forces launching ballistic missile attacks on al Makha and Marib in Yemen, while UN peacekeepers said Israeli forces fired 455 projectiles into south Lebanon and breached Lebanese airspace 97 times over the same period. ๐ ๐Gaza diplomacy also remains stalled after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally rejected a 15 point peace plan drafted by the US... [Continue Reading]
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Breakfast News Recap: China evacuates a million as wildfires, drones and Gaza tensions dominate
More than one million people have been evacuated across eastern China as Typhoon Dolphin brings heavy rain, flooding risk and transport disruption, while Hong Kong recorded its hottest day ever after the storm pushed warm air over the city. ๐ ๐In Canada, British Columbia is battling fast moving wildfires that have forced about 22,000 people from their homes, with one 80 year old woman killed while trying to leave and federal aid now approved. ๐ ๐Russia said its air defences intercepted 456 Ukrainian drones overnight across around 15 regions, including Tatarstan, in one of the largest reported drone attacks of... [Continue Reading]
Breakfast News Recap: Iran tightens Hormuz terms as Ukraine, Gaza and Pacific tensions deepen
Iran has added fresh demands to talks with Oman on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, raising new uncertainty over one of the worldโs most important shipping routes as the security and military leadership broadens the conditions for any deal. ๐In the Middle East, fighting and pressure points widened on several fronts. Lebanese soldiers were wounded in southern Lebanon while dealing with unexploded ordnance in Zawtar al Gharbiyah, with Beirut saying Israeli troops had entered the area, while in Yemen government forces counterattacked Houthi positions after renewed shelling of Marib city. ๐ ๐In Gaza, civil defence crews recovered 19 bodies from... [Continue Reading]

