Day News Recap: Ukraine hit by deadly Russian barrage as Iran tensions and global wildfires spread

Russia launched a major overnight missile and drone assault across Ukraine, killing at least eight people, with the worst damage reported near Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk region. Poland said a missile that left a 10 metre crater near Tarnawa Kolonia was likely fired by Russia during the attack, as investigators continued to assess the strike.  🔗  🔗

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The conflict widened further after the United States Central Command said it struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran overnight, while Iraq condemned Saudi US strikes on Iran backed Popular Mobilisation Forces positions as a breach of sovereignty. Reports also said Saudi Arabia and the United States had hit Iran backed militias in Iraq, and Iran was expected to receive Chinese air defence missiles in the coming weeks.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

In the Middle East, Israeli strikes killed at least four people, including children, across Gaza as ceasefire talks continued, while Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli special forces would respond if anyone tried to arrest him under an International Criminal Court warrant. Netanyahu also held a one on one meeting with US Vice President JD Vance in Washington amid tensions over Iran policy, and Canada reiterated its opposition to Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Maritime security concerns deepened as Egypt confirmed a drone caused the fire at Damietta port that spread to a second liquefied natural gas vessel, the Houthis threatened to impose tolls on Red Sea shipping, and Saudi Arabia moved to assemble an international coalition to protect trade routes. Separate reporting said sanctioned Iranian oil transfer activity continued off Malaysia’s Eastern Outer Port Limits, with the tanker Humanity switching off its automatic identification system.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Europe faced a severe wildfire and heatwave crisis, with France and Spain under renewed danger as evacuations mounted during a fourth heatwave of the summer. In France, firefighters were still working around a major blaze in Gironde near Bordeaux, while on Crete two firefighters were killed as the wildfire spread through the Rethymno region. A separate major incident was declared at Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast, where homes and a holiday park were evacuated near Sizewell B.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Asia also saw major disaster headlines. Assam’s floods worsened, with the death toll rising to 78 and more than three lakh people still affected as more rain was forecast. In Japan, emergency crews continued rescue work after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southern Kyushu, where at least 13 people were confirmed dead and an explosion was reported at Kumamoto’s Aeon mall.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Pakistan saw two separate deadly security crises, with clashes around voting in Pakistan administered Kashmir leaving more than 30 people dead according to protest leaders, and an attack on a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killing at least 15 people. In Uganda, opposition figure Kizza Besigye collapsed in court and was taken to intensive care during his treason trial, while Russia added Telegram founder Pavel Durov to its terrorists and extremists list.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere, a New York federal court convicted Salman Rushdie attacker Hadi Matar of transnational terrorism and support for Hezbollah, and the UK Supreme Court agreed to review the Palestine Action ban after an appeal by co founder Huda Ammori. Amnesty International accused India of continuing arms exports to Israeli military suppliers, India’s upper house passed a bill criminalising disruption of Vande Mataram singing, and Myanmar sentenced nine activists to prison terms of up to 37 years over an election boycott protest.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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In the Americas and wider politics, Bolivia issued a new arrest warrant for former president Evo Morales, Nicaragua proposed extending the presidential term by another year and tightening opposition rules, and the US Justice Department filed its first Alien Terrorist Removal Court case seeking to remove an Afghan woman in Texas. A separate US report said Todd Blanche’s nomination was delayed again, James Comey’s lawyers sought dismissal of his case, and Donald Trump said his administration was considering tighter AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidents.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Business and science stories included Shell reporting sharply higher second quarter profits after the Iran war lifted oil prices and disrupted energy supplies, Airbus being fined £6.4m in the UK over export control breaches, and Texas health care fraud defendants agreeing to a $36.4 million settlement. Australia recorded its first helium capture since 2023, China’s CXMT became mainland China’s most valuable listed company after a stock market debut, Formula 1 set a mid September deadline over possible Qatar and Abu Dhabi race moves, and Greenland saw a massive iceberg overturn near Ilulissat.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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