Breakfast News Recap: Kyiv death toll climbs as Hormuz shipping stays tense and Iran mourns Khamenei

Ukraine said the death toll from Russia’s massive barrage on Kyiv has risen to at least 30, making it the deadliest attack on the capital this year. Officials said three more bodies were recovered as rescue work continued after the strike.  🔗

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In the Middle East, Iran warned ships in the Strait of Hormuz against using unapproved routes, saying any breach could bring an immediate and forceful response. Reporting from the waterway said shipping remains disrupted despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, with dozens of boats still waiting offshore.  🔗  🔗

Iran is also in days of public mourning and funeral processions for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with Tehran heavily fortified ahead of the main ceremonies. Crowds are expected over three days as the capital prepares for the state events.  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere in the region, a bomb blast at a crowded cafe in central Damascus killed at least six people and wounded 22, according to one report, while Syrian state media later said the toll had risen to nine after an explosive device was planted. Syria also ruled out any military intervention in Lebanon, despite reported US pressure to take a harder line against Hezbollah.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Security tensions were also reported in the Gulf and nearby waters. An Indian Navy frigate foiled a piracy attempt on the merchant vessel MV Golden Arsenal in the Gulf of Aden, while Gulf Cooperation Council states are said to be moving to diversify their security alliances after the United States and Israel war on Iran.  🔗  🔗

In Asia, separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region said they had shot dead an American pilot and burned a civilian aircraft in Balinggama village. Separately, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia, shaking parts of North Maluku province, though no tsunami threat was reported.  🔗  🔗

India and Japan held summit talks in New Delhi covering West Asia, the Ukraine conflict and maritime security, while Pakistan warned India over the Indus Water Treaty after New Delhi suspended its participation. In Australia, federal police are considering a war crimes brief involving an Australian citizen who fought with the Islamic State in Gaza.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Further afield, a Tibetan activist died after self immolating outside United Nations headquarters in Manhattan in a protest aimed at China’s rule in Tibet. In Europe, authorities in Monaco are searching for a Ukrainian woman suspected of detonating an explosive device in the principality, injuring a billionaire, and a report said Pegasus spyware was repeatedly used against former MEP Stelios Kouloglou during an investigation into abuses.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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In North America, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured an investment agreement with British Columbia for a major oil pipeline to the Pacific coast that would carry more than 1 million barrels a day. In the United States, Andy Burnham said he would fully fund the UK defence investment plan if he became prime minister, while Donald Trump attacked NATO support and separately said Iran talks had reached a major breakthrough. The US also renewed pressure on the International Criminal Court over jurisdiction claims.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Health officials said the WHO has begun a clinical trial of two potential Ebola treatments in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and later declared a cruise linked hantavirus outbreak over after the last identified contact tested negative. In the US, Jailene Marisol Reyes was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison in an alien hostage conspiracy case, and a former Marine pleaded guilty to bank fraud related conduct involving forged court orders and impersonation.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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