Noontime News Recap: Kyiv hit by deadly strikes as regional tensions rise across Asia and the Pacific
At least 14 people were killed in Kyiv after a large overnight Russian missile and drone attack hit apartment buildings in the capital, with Ukrainian officials warning the toll could rise as rescue work continued. The strikes came as the NATO summit neared, underlining the pressure on Ukraine’s air defences and civilian infrastructure. 🔗
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In the Middle East, Hamas said it had dissolved its governing body in Gaza, clearing the way for a technocratic committee to take over civilian administration. In Iran, a funeral procession for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran, with large crowds lining the route as regional ceremonies got under way. 🔗 🔗
Security tensions also sharpened in Asia and the Pacific. China test fired a long range ballistic missile from a nuclear powered submarine into designated waters in the South Pacific, drawing criticism from Australia and other regional voices. 🔗
In South Asia, India’s National Investigation Agency named Pakistan based militant Hafiz Saeed in a supplementary chargesheet over the Pahalgam terror attack case, adding to the legal and diplomatic fallout from the assault. 🔗
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Australia and Fiji signed a new bilateral defence alliance in Suva, formalising a mutual defence obligation between the two Pacific partners as concern grows over regional security. Separately, the Australian Federal Police warned a young person after an online death threat was made against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 🔗 🔗
In the Philippines, the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte began in the Senate, opening a politically charged case that could reshape the country’s leadership landscape. 🔗
Elsewhere in Asia, at least 25 people were killed and around 100 injured in a clash between two groups of prisoners at an overcrowded prison in Negombo, Sri Lanka, in one of the deadliest jail incidents in the country in recent years. 🔗
In the Gulf, Abu Dhabi based G42, through its sovereign agentic AI company Inception42, and Microsoft announced a collaboration to advance agentic AI in the UAE, while the Central Bank of the UAE imposed an AED1,820,000 sanction on a branch of a foreign bank licensed to operate in the country. 🔗 🔗
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Sources in this recap
- 🔗 Russian missile and drone strikes kill at least 14 in Kyiv as NATO summit nears
- 🔗 China test-fires submarine-launched missile in South Pacific as regional criticism grows
- 🔗 Iran funeral procession for Ali Khamenei moves through Tehran as regional ceremonies begin
- 🔗 At least 25 killed in clash at overcrowded Sri Lankan prison in Negombo
- 🔗 UK jets intercept Russian patrol aircraft near HMS Prince of Wales in Norwegian Sea
- 🔗 Sara Duterte impeachment trial begins in the Philippines as Senate case opens
- 🔗 Hamas dissolves Gaza governing body, clearing way for technocratic committee
- 🔗 India's NIA names Hafiz Saeed in supplementary chargesheet over Pahalgam attack
- 🔗 Australia and Fiji sign mutual defence pact in Suva amid Pacific tensions
- 🔗 Australian Federal Police warns young person over online death threat against Narendra Modi
- 🔗 Inception42 and Microsoft expand agentic AI collaboration in the UAE
- 🔗 CBUAE imposes AED1,820,000 sanction on foreign bank branch in UAE
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