Day News Recap: Ebola toll climbs as Middle East tensions, floods and wildfires dominate global news
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said Ebola infections have risen to 3,200 and deaths to at least 1,405, underlining the scale of the outbreak as officials continue to track the spread. 🔗
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In the Middle East, Iran said talks with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz are bilateral and do not involve the United States, while the pause in strikes between Washington and Tehran held for a second day amid renewed diplomatic efforts. 🔗 🔗 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei also deepened pressure on any US Iran engagement by voicing stronger support for Hezbollah, and Iran separately summoned the French ambassador over alleged interference in its internal affairs. 🔗 🔗
Conflict around Israel and its neighbours remained intense. Israeli forces advanced in a new incursion into southwestern Syria, drawing UN condemnation, while raids across at least 20 towns and villages in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem led to home demolitions and arrests. 🔗 🔗 Israel also approved a tightly limited pilot deployment of an International Stabilization Force in a narrow Rafah test zone as Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to travel to Washington, and he said he still plans to attend the UN General Assembly in New York despite a dispute with Zohran Mamdani. 🔗 🔗
Elsewhere in the region, the Houthis said they struck two Saudi ships in the Red Sea, and fighting in Yemen's Dhale province left more than 30 casualties. 🔗 Saudi Arabia said it intercepted drones launched from Iraq and aimed at petroleum facilities in the east and in Riyadh, while Israeli shelling was said to be obstructing Lebanese army deployment in agreed pilot villages in south Lebanon. 🔗 🔗
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Pakistan faced a worsening monsoon disaster, with at least 107 people killed since June and more rain forecast, while Pakistan administered Kashmir voted amid unrest over disputed refugee seats and a prolonged communications shutdown. 🔗 🔗 Pakistan occupied Kashmir also went to the polls amid weeks of protests and clashes. 🔗 In neighbouring China, flash floods in Gansu killed 10 people and injured 23 at a tourist site, and Typhoon Noul hit southern China and Hong Kong, forcing flight cancellations. 🔗 🔗
France battled major wildfires in the southwest as President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis meeting and firefighters tried to stop the blaze reaching Bordeaux, with rare pyrocumulonimbus clouds reported above the fire. 🔗 🔗 In Germany, police shot dead the suspect wanted over the Berlin Pride attack after a nearly 24 hour manhunt, while in Tunisia the family and lawyers of jailed opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi said they had been unable to see or contact him after his prison collapse. 🔗 🔗
In Europe and the wider political arena, Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina after remarks by Javier Milei that Brazilian officials called insults to Lula and Brazilian institutions, and Ireland's finance minister Simon Harris opened talks with new UK Chancellor John Healey after a surprise cabinet change. 🔗 🔗 Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal filed fresh crimes against humanity charges against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 40 others, and in Australia police pushed back on arming a Jewish security group as a royal commission heard new evidence on antisemitism and social cohesion. 🔗 🔗
Other security and conflict stories included Ukraine air attacks that killed two people and wounded 17 in southern Russia, Kazakhstan cutting oil output after drone attacks shut its main Black Sea export terminal, and India summoning Ukraine's ambassador after a merchant vessel with four Indian crew was attacked in the Black Sea conflict zone. 🔗 🔗 🔗 Kazakhstan's President Kassym Jomart Tokayev also urged Vladimir Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine and return to an Istanbul 2.0 format, while a former Guatemalan mayor pleaded guilty in a US cocaine import conspiracy case and a Nigerian soldier was arrested in Maiduguri over alleged supply of uniforms to armed groups. 🔗 🔗 🔗
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In Africa, protests spread across Tripoli over prolonged power cuts and high electricity rates, and a report on Mali said a new alliance between a separatist movement and an al Qaeda affiliate has pushed the northern conflict into a more dangerous phase. 🔗 🔗 In the Americas, Donald Trump posted AI generated images suggesting a tanker seizure and strike on Iran's Kharg terminal, and separately renewed pressure to abolish the Senate filibuster while attacking Jack Smith and signalling support for punitive treatment. 🔗 🔗 🔗
Australia also moved to study its first new oil refinery in decades, with federal and Western Australian governments preparing a $4 million pre feasibility study amid fuel security concerns. 🔗
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Asia Pacific markets finished mixed, with Japan's Nikkei 225 lower while South Korea's Kospi and Australia's ASX 200 gained, and Ether extended its rally as the yen stayed softer and gold and silver were firmer. 🔗
Europe opened and later closed higher, led by the FTSE 100 and DAX, as Brent crude and natural gas slumped and helped ease inflation pressure, while gold and silver slipped. 🔗 🔗
Wall Street opened mixed, with defence, energy and financials stronger, the Dow ahead and the Nasdaq and small caps lagging, alongside weaker gold and a softer Nasdaq tone. 🔗
Sources in this recap
- 🔗 DR Congo Ebola outbreak surges to 3,200 infections as deaths rise to 1,405
- 🔗 Iran says talks with Oman over Strait of Hormuz are bilateral as closure continues
- 🔗 Pakistan monsoon floods kill at least 107 as more rain is forecast
- 🔗 US and Iran pause strikes for a second day amid renewed diplomatic efforts
- 🔗 Flash floods kill 10 at scenic camping site in Gansu, China
- 🔗 Houthis claim Red Sea ship attacks as clashes in Dhale leave more than 30 casualties
- 🔗 France wildfires threaten Bordeaux as Macron calls crisis meeting amid fresh heatwave warning
- 🔗 Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes amid unrest over disputed refugee seats
- 🔗 Israel launches new military incursion into southwestern Syria amid UN condemnation
- 🔗 Typhoon Noul hits southern China and Hong Kong as flights are cancelled
- 🔗 Israeli raids across West Bank towns intensify amid rising settler violence
- 🔗 Ukraine air attacks kill two in southern Russia as Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod are hit
- 🔗 Kazakhstan cuts oil output after drone attacks shut key Black Sea export terminal
- 🔗 Tunisia bars family and lawyers from seeing jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi after prison collapse
- 🔗 Saudi Arabia says it intercepted drones from Iraq as Houthis target oil sites
- 🔗 Israel approves limited Gaza force deployment in Rafah test zone as Netanyahu heads to Washington
- 🔗 India summons Ukraine envoy after ship attack with four Indian crew in Black Sea
- 🔗 Pakistan-occupied Kashmir heads to polls amid weeks of protests and clashes
- 🔗 Berlin Pride attack suspect shot dead after nearly 24-hour manhunt
- 🔗 Protests spread across Tripoli over prolonged power cuts and high electricity rates
- 🔗 Khamenei deepens pressure on US-Iran talks with pro-Hezbollah message
- 🔗 Israeli shelling obstructs Lebanese army deployment in south Lebanon pilot villages
- 🔗 Why Mali's northern conflict has entered a dangerous new phase
- 🔗 Bangladesh tribunal files fresh crimes-against-humanity charges against Sheikh Hasina
- 🔗 Germany approves nearly €800m in arms export licences to Israel, with focus on submarine project
- 🔗 NSW police push back on arming Jewish security group as royal commission hears evidence
- 🔗 Firefighters battle southwest France wildfire as rare fire clouds appear for first time
- 🔗 Netanyahu says he will still attend UN General Assembly amid Mamdani dispute
- 🔗 Brazil recalls ambassador to Argentina after Milei insults Lula and Brazilian institutions
- 🔗 Iran summons French ambassador over alleged interference in internal affairs
- 🔗 Kazakh President Tokayev urges Putin to freeze war in Ukraine during Omsk meeting
- 🔗 Trump posts fake images suggesting tanker seizure and strike on Iran's Kharg terminal
- 🔗 Nigerian soldier arrested in Maiduguri over alleged supply of uniforms to armed groups
- 🔗 Australia to study first new oil refinery in decades amid fuel-security concerns
- 🔗 Ireland and UK finance chiefs open talks after surprise cabinet change
- 🔗 Trump renews pressure to abolish Senate filibuster, signaling a harder legislative push
- 🔗 Trump attacks Jack Smith and signals support for punitive treatment
- 🔗 Former Guatemalan Mayor Pleads Guilty in U.S. Cocaine Import Conspiracy Case
- 🔗 Meloni visits Susa Valley after clashes at Turin-Lyon rail construction sites
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