Breakfast News Recap: Kyiv hit by deadly strikes as Gaza probes, Iran pressure and market jitters dominate
Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, killing at least nine people as rescue crews continued searching through the rubble and officials warned the toll could rise further. 🔗
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In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also dismissed senior aide Iryna Mudra amid a fresh corruption investigation, adding to the political strain in Kyiv as the war grinds on. 🔗
In the Middle East, the Israel Defense Forces released findings from five internal probes into deadly incidents in Gaza, and said two cases would be referred to military police for investigation. 🔗 Israeli forces also opened criminal probes into the killings of five year old Hind Rajab and Palestinian medics, while verified video from Gaza City showed the aftermath of fresh strikes for a second day and a rising death toll. 🔗 🔗
Israel also moved ahead with its long contested E1 settlement plan east of Jerusalem, opening tenders for more than 1,200 homes, a step that drew renewed concern over the future of a contiguous Palestinian state. 🔗 The UN separately raised alarm over new Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank and incitement against Palestinians. 🔗
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Diplomatic tensions around Israel widened further after Australia summoned Israel's ambassador over the killing of aid worker Zomi Frankcom, following the military's decision to clear its soldiers of criminal wrongdoing. 🔗 Australia also summoned the envoy over the death of another aid worker in Gaza, deepening the row. 🔗 Canada, meanwhile, pledged more than $50m in new Lebanon aid and said its support for the country this year now exceeds that level. 🔗
Washington intensified pressure on Iran, with President Donald Trump warning of tremendous economic costs for any country, business or financial institution that helps Tehran, while the US also sent the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East. 🔗 🔗 Trump separately ordered South Korea and US drills cut from 11 days to five, a move North Korea dismissed as changing nothing, even as he said he plans to meet Kim Jong Un later this year. 🔗 🔗 🔗 NATO said it was prepared to defend all allies after Bulgaria tightened security at Bezmer Air Base amid reported Iranian strike plans, and the Pentagon has also been questioning allies on support for US policy in an alliance review. 🔗 🔗 Iran's parliament advanced a foreign infiltration bill in response to wartime tensions. 🔗
Elsewhere in the region, the US envoy warned that an Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase could have triggered direct confrontation with Turkish forces. 🔗 Lebanon extradited a former Syrian military general to Syria to face trial over alleged civil war crimes. 🔗
In Asia, China sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison and ordered confiscation of his assets, a dramatic end to the saga of the property giant's collapse. 🔗 In Indonesia, rescuers pulled an 84 year old woman alive from the rubble three days after a powerful quake off Flores island, one of the few hopeful stories in a disaster zone. 🔗 Australia reported a significant escalation in H5 bird flu after more than 1,000 seabird deaths on offshore islands, while police in New South Wales said drones had breached restricted airspace around Williamtown RAAF base for a second time in a month. 🔗 🔗
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In the Americas, US gross national debt passed $40 trillion for the first time, underscoring the scale of federal borrowing as interest costs stay elevated. 🔗 In Puerto Rico, José Julio RodrÃguez-Cumba was sentenced to 30 years in prison. 🔗 In Africa, Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile said he will challenge the presidential election result in court over alleged irregularities. 🔗 In the UK, heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to bring flash flooding and travel disruption across several regions. 🔗
On the domestic front in Israel, nearly 270,000 Israelis have left the country over the past three years, according to a study cited in the material, as experts warn of a possible future emigration tsunami. 🔗 Russia also saw signs of financial stress, with citizens pulling billions from banks for a second day amid fears savings could be frozen or restricted. 🔗 The International Criminal Court condemned new US sanctions on its president and a senior prosecutor as a flagrant attack on the court. 🔗
Financial glimpse
Asia Pacific opened and closed weaker, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 sliding sharply and broader risk assets under pressure, while gold and Ether surged and the Kospi and Hang Seng moved higher in a split session. 🔗 🔗
Europe opened lower, with the CAC 40, DAX and Euro Stoxx 50 slipping and the FTSE 100 only slightly down, as gold and energy prices pushed higher on a risk off tone. 🔗
Wall Street finished mixed to lower, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, Dow Jones and Russell 2000 all in the red, while gold, oil, crypto and bond yields moved sharply. 🔗
Sources in this recap
- 🔗 Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv and surrounding region as death toll rises to at least nine
- 🔗 Trump vows 'tremendous' economic costs on Iran partners as pressure campaign widens
- 🔗 US envoy warns Israeli strike on Syrian airbase could have triggered direct confrontation with Turkish forces
- 🔗 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesia quake
- 🔗 Israel faces rising emigration as experts warn of a future 'tsunami'
- 🔗 IDF releases findings from five Gaza probes, referring two cases for military police investigation
- 🔗 Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life in prison in China
- 🔗 US national debt tops $40 trillion as borrowing costs stay elevated
- 🔗 Trump says he will meet Kim Jong Un later this year amid North Korea nuclear claims
- 🔗 Israeli strikes hit Gaza City for a second day as death toll rises
- 🔗 Israel opens criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian medics
- 🔗 Repeated drone breaches reported at Williamtown RAAF base in second incident in a month
- 🔗 Trump orders South Korea-US drills cut to five days amid Iran dispute
- 🔗 NATO says it is prepared as Bulgaria tightens security at Bezmer Air Base amid reported Iranian strike plans
- 🔗 Israel advances E1 settlement plan as tender opens for more than 1,200 homes
- 🔗 U.S. sends carrier to Middle East, leaving temporary gap in Pacific, analyst says
- 🔗 South Australia declares significant escalation in H5 bird flu after more than 1,000 seabird deaths
- 🔗 Australia summons Israeli envoy over Gaza aid worker death as row deepens
- 🔗 Russians pull billions from banks for a second day amid fears over savings
- 🔗 Iran parliament advances foreign infiltration bill amid wartime tensions
- 🔗 Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis
- 🔗 Zambian opposition leader to challenge presidential election result in court
- 🔗 Heavy rain and thunderstorms trigger flash-flooding fears across the UK
- 🔗 Pentagon questions NATO allies on support for US policy in alliance review
- 🔗 Lebanon extradites ex-Assad military general to Syria for trial over alleged civil war crimes
- 🔗 North Korea says Trump's scale-back of joint military exercises with South Korea 'changes nothing'
- 🔗 Canada pledges more than $50m in Lebanon aid as official condemns Israeli invasion
- 🔗 Australia summons Israeli ambassador after IDF clears soldiers over Zomi Frankcom killing
- 🔗 UN raises alarm over new Israeli outposts and incitement against Palestinians
- 🔗 ICC calls new US sanctions on its president and prosecutor a flagrant attack
- 🔗 José Julio RodrÃguez-Cumba sentenced to 30 years in prison in Puerto Rico
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