Noontime News Recap: Russia drone deaths, Lebanon standoff and EU trade pressure dominate Noon Brief

A six month old baby and a man were killed in Russia's Moscow region after debris from an overnight Ukrainian drone strike hit a building, according to the regional governor, underlining the continuing toll of cross border attacks.  🔗

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In the Middle East, Israel's defence minister said Israeli forces would stay in Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, while insisting Israel has no territorial ambitions there.  🔗

Monaco prosecutors said a parcel bomb blast in a residential building is being treated as an attempted assassination, with the manhunt continuing after earlier inquiries.  🔗

South Africa has deployed police and defence assets across towns and cities ahead of planned anti immigration protests, as authorities brace for demonstrations targeting undocumented foreign nationals.  🔗

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In Europe, diplomats from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the European Union and others are meeting in Sarajevo for a second attempt to settle the choice of Bosnia's next high representative.  🔗 The EU is also pressing China over rising imports and the widening trade imbalance, after trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic met commerce minister Wang Wentao in Brussels.  🔗

Separately, the Council appointed Philippe Jaeglé as France's new European prosecutor and Omar Caruana as Malta's new European prosecutor, strengthening the European Public Prosecutor's Office.  🔗 Finland's President Alexander Stubb will attend the NATO summit in Ankara on 7 and 8 July 2026, where leaders are expected to monitor implementation issues on the alliance agenda.  🔗

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