Day News Recap: Ukraine strikes deep in Russia as heat, war and security alerts spread

Ukraine said its drones hit the Taneko refinery in Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Tatarstan region, in an attack that also struck a hostel, as the death toll from the wider strike rose.  🔗

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Oil prices climbed sharply as traders lost hope that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen soon, with the prolonged closure keeping one of the world's most important shipping routes under pressure.  🔗 Iran also appointed former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, a move that comes as talks over the strait continue.  🔗

In the Middle East, Yemen's Houthis renewed missile and drone attacks on the Red Sea port city of al Makha, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Donald Trump's 15 point Gaza roadmap even as reports suggested a pause in strikes may not be ruled out.  🔗  🔗 Trump later highlighted a post he said showed Hillary Clinton backing his Gaza plan as the only viable option.  🔗

Elsewhere in the region, Syria said it had agreed with Russia to end Moscow's military use of the Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base, marking a major shift in the two countries' military relationship.  🔗 In Pakistan administered Kashmir, voting continued in a reduced third phase of Legislative Assembly elections after unrest and violence forced changes to the poll.  🔗

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Asia Pacific was hit by severe weather and safety scares, with Typhoon Dolphin forcing more than one million evacuations across eastern China, driving heavy rain, flooding risk and transport disruption, while Hong Kong recorded its hottest day ever as the storm pushed warm air over the city.  🔗  🔗 In Australia, two workers were stood down after a near miss at Sydney Airport, where two passenger aircraft came within metres of each other on the tarmac.  🔗

Europe faced a separate mix of security and climate concerns. German authorities were examining drones spotted over a military base in western Germany days after the Leipzig airport bomb case, while counter terror police in London reopened an inquiry into an incendiary device at Nigel Farage's home after a new line of inquiry emerged.  🔗  🔗 In Britain, a suspected gas explosion destroyed a bungalow near Milton Keynes and left one man injured.  🔗

Heat remained a major story across the continent, with much of Europe bracing for another intense summer heatwave, Western Europe logging a new June July average temperature record, and France placing nearly 70% of its territory under water restrictions as drought worsened.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In the Americas and Africa, British Columbia's wildfires forced about 22,000 people from their homes as Ottawa approved federal aid, while South Africa charged seven special forces members and one military police officer over the murder of detective Frans Mathipa.  🔗  🔗 Nigeria's army said it rescued 33 kidnapped travellers in Zamfara state, Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al Burhan held unannounced talks on national dialogue in Khartoum, and Ireland ordered the detention of alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan after his extradition from Dubai.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Other developments included a UK security review after reports that cameras on Royal Marines surveillance drones transmitted data to a Chinese IP address, South Korean cyber experts accusing the North Korea linked Kimsuky group of using AI in spear phishing attacks, Indonesia launching a Sharia compliant Gold ETF in Jakarta, South Australia's AGL being fined $60,000 over lead exposure at Torrens Island, and Leeds man Justin Swaddle being jailed for two years over abuse against 117 victims worldwide.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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