Breakfast News Recap: Earthquake toll climbs in Indonesia as Gaza, Ukraine and EU tensions deepen

Rescuers in eastern Indonesia are still searching collapsed buildings after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake on Flores island killed at least 53 people, while more than 12,000 displaced residents were still waiting for urgent aid. Officials said the death toll could rise as teams reach cut off areas and assess the scale of the damage.  🔗  🔗

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In the Middle East, Jared Kushner is due to meet Benjamin Netanyahu after holding rare talks with Hamas linked figures in Egypt, in a renewed push to advance a Gaza deal. At the same time, Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir has been reported saying Israeli forces should kill 30 to 40 people in Gaza every night, remarks that have drawn fresh attention to the war's conduct.  🔗  🔗

Cross border fighting between Ukraine and Russia continued, with Russian officials saying six people were killed and four others injured in overnight Ukrainian strikes on Belgorod region. In Europe, the European Union is also preparing a much wider package of sanctions against Russia in the autumn, according to foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere in Europe, a wildfire in Belgium's High Fens park has spread to about 3,000 hectares and remains out of control, with evacuations continuing near the German border. In the migration picture, Moroccan security forces detained nearly 300 people near Ceuta after a renewed attempt to reach the Spanish exclave by sea and land.  🔗  🔗

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In Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak has become the deadliest in the country's history, with government data putting the death toll at 2,325. In the Middle East and Gulf, a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran is due to expire with little sign of extension, as talks remain stalled and shipping tensions persist.  🔗  🔗

In Asia, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim set out his middle power strategy in a discussion focused on justice, trade and sovereignty, as Kuala Lumpur tries to balance pressure from rival major powers. In South Korea, Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with Seoul just as Ulchi Freedom Shield begins, a move that could affect deterrence planning on the peninsula.  🔗  🔗

In the United States, a senior admiral visited the USS Abraham Lincoln after reports of mental health and supply problems aboard the carrier, highlighting continuing strain inside the fleet. In Brazil, the Lula and Bolsonaro camps launched the presidential race with large rallies in Sao Paulo and Rio, signalling an early and highly polarised contest.  🔗  🔗

Israeli settlers have also pitched tents in Wadi Zeytun near Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah, in what was described as an attempt to establish a new outpost, while the siege of Qusra entered its second week. The developments add to already high tensions in the occupied West Bank.  🔗

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