Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine under fresh attack as US tariffs hit Canada and Middle East tensions rise

Ukraine faced another deadly wave of Russian attacks, with the death toll from a drone strike on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih rising to 16 and 130 people injured, while separate strikes killed at least two more people and caused fires and injuries in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia.  🔗  🔗

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European pressure on Moscow is also intensifying, with the EU threatening tougher sanctions after the Kryvyi Rih strike, and Ukraine separately imposing sanctions on the producers and distributors of the Russian animated series Masha and the Bear, which Kyiv says is linked to national security concerns.  🔗  🔗

In the Middle East, violence continued in the occupied West Bank, where the Palestinian Health Ministry said a 17 year old boy was shot dead in Sa'ir, north of Hebron, and another Palestinian was killed in a separate shooting.  🔗 Iran also kept up its hard line, with President Masoud Pezeshkian saying the war with the United States should end from a position of strength, while Tehran warned Bulgaria and southeastern Europe that support for US operations could make them legitimate targets.  🔗  🔗

Diplomatic criticism of Israel grew after Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom jointly condemned its decision not to open a criminal investigation into the April 2024 World Central Kitchen convoy strike, and Turkey separately asked Interpol for red notices for Benjamin Netanyahu and another suspect over the Gaza flotilla case.  🔗  🔗

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Across the Americas, trade tensions sharpened after the United States imposed 50% tariffs on about $20bn worth of Canadian goods when talks in Washington failed, while in Mexico the governor of Sinaloa, Ruben Rocha Moya, said he had resumed his duties despite criminal accusations.  🔗  🔗

In other global developments, Nigeria's dispute with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepened after Burkina Faso detained an air force crew, adding strain to regional security cooperation, while the United Nations warned that Somalia is facing another major hunger crisis with about six million people experiencing high levels of food insecurity.  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere, the UN Security Council held a second informal straw poll in the race for the next secretary general, with Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett ahead, and the UN launched an initiative to protect terrorism victims from online harm and re traumatisation.  🔗  🔗

In the UK and wider political sphere, the US Supreme Court allowed work on the planned White House ballroom to continue for now, and President Donald Trump publicly backed the project after the ruling, while also signalling intensified pressure on Iran in a fresh Truth Social post.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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In business and consumer news, PlayStation fans are planning a week long boycott over Sony's decision to stop producing game discs after 2027, Germany's gas storage levels fell to a record low for this time of year, and Indonesia and China agreed to expand bilateral trade beyond the current $167 billion level.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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