Noontime News Recap: China flooding worsens as Spain wildfire toll rises and US Iran tensions deepen

Typhoon Maysak has worsened flooding across southern and central China, with people stranded on rooftops in Nanning and surrounding areas, while the storm also triggered tornadoes and widespread disruption.  🔗

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In southern Spain, a wildfire near Almeria has killed 11 people, injured six and forced about 1,000 residents to evacuate as emergency crews continue to battle the blaze.  🔗

Tensions on the Korean peninsula also sharpened after North Korea vowed to strengthen its nuclear force in both quality and quantity and expand the role of its military intelligence agency as part of a wider military modernisation push.  🔗

In the Middle East, the confrontation between Washington and Tehran deepened after new airstrikes and attacks on Gulf shipping, with Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu speaking by phone as the crisis escalated.  🔗

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Ukraine's push for stronger air defences remains unresolved, with Trump saying at the NATO summit in Turkiye that Kyiv would be given the right to make Patriot missile systems, but with no timetable yet for production or delivery.  🔗

The United Nations has warned that sharp cuts to foreign aid spending have cut off critical support for at least one million women and girls, raising fresh concern over the humanitarian impact of reduced donor funding.  🔗

In Asia's space sector, China said it had completed its first controlled recovery of an orbital class rocket booster after a Long March 10B launch in southern China, a milestone in its reusable launch ambitions.  🔗

Elsewhere in Europe, security and customs officials in Turkey are still dealing with the fallout from NATO summit gifts, after engraved revolvers given to leaders prompted checks and questions over the unusual presents.  🔗

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French and Spanish authorities have also carried out a coordinated operation against an alleged cross border hazardous waste trafficking network, leading to four arrests and renewed scrutiny of illegal dumping routes.  🔗

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