Day News Recap: Nepal flood disaster deepens as Ukraine, Gaza and regional tensions escalate
Nepal’s Himalayan border disaster dominated the day, with flash floods and mudslides along the Nepal Tibet frontier destroying towns, sweeping away bridges and leaving hundreds, and in later reports more than 1,300 people, missing as the death toll climbed sharply. Satellite images showed the scale of the destruction after a glacier collapse triggered the flooding, while rescue teams on both sides of the Nepal China border continued to mobilise and China sent military aid. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗
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Authorities also confirmed the missing included a New South Wales couple on a Himalayan tour, underlining how far the disaster reached beyond the border region. UN agencies said severe flooding in China and Nepal had caused widespread destruction and a mounting death toll, adding to the sense of a regional emergency. 🔗 🔗
In Ukraine, Russia launched a prolonged overnight drone and missile barrage that hit multiple cities and regions, causing fires, damage and reported casualties. Separate reporting said fears were growing that Moscow may be considering nuclear escalation, while Russia also warned Britain over Storm Shadow strikes after fresh escalation in the war. 🔗 🔗 🔗
The fighting is also feeding a fuel crisis inside Russia, where Ukrainian long range drone attacks have damaged refinery capacity and disrupted gasoline supply, forcing Moscow to scramble for imports. In a related diplomatic development, Vladimir Putin met Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa to discuss bilateral ties and the future of Russia’s military facilities in Syria. 🔗 🔗
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In the Middle East, the Gaza ceasefire came under renewed strain as a senior official on Donald Trump’s Board of Peace warned the UN Security Council that it could pass a point of no return. Tensions also widened in Lebanon, where an Israeli strike killed a woman and wounded six in Arab Salim, and in East Jerusalem, where UNRWA condemned Israel’s seizure of the Qalandiya Training Centre. 🔗 🔗 🔗
Iran remained a focus of regional diplomacy and pressure. Tehran saw kilometre long petrol queues after the government confirmed a fuel price rise, while Qatar’s foreign minister and later the Qatari prime minister travelled to Tehran for talks on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to revive US Iran dialogue. Iran and Oman were also reported to be negotiating a temporary shipping arrangement for the waterway that would exclude military vessels. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗
Elsewhere, Moldova said five Russian drones entered its airspace on Independence Day, and in France two people were killed and 10 injured when a car drove into pedestrians near Caen station. In Germany, health officials were investigating a rare malaria outbreak linked to Frankfurt Airport after two workers died and four others were treated in hospital. 🔗 🔗 🔗
In the UK, Manchester Airports Group said customer data was accessed in a cyber security incident affecting services linked to Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, while flooding hit parts of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands as storm warnings covered much of England and Wales. Separately, the UK was expected to ban goods linked to Israeli settlements after the E1 tender. 🔗 🔗 🔗
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In the United States, authorities said they had disrupted a China linked hacking operation targeting NASA, the Senate and other federal agencies, while the Trump administration renewed its push to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook amid a legal dispute. Washington also sanctioned Palestine Action and allied groups, and a military judge set the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co defendants for June 2028 after plea deal talks collapsed. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗
Other developments included Iceland’s knife edge referendum on whether to resume EU talks, Western Australia’s emergency planning for a possible AUKUS nuclear reactor accident near Perth, and the death in The Hague of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide and war crimes. Donald Trump also attacked the Baseball Hall of Fame for keeping Roger Clemens and Pete Rose out, calling the system corrupt. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗
Financial glimpse
Wall Street finished mixed, with the S and P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 lower while the Dow was broadly flat, as Meta and Microsoft gains were offset by weakness in Nvidia, Amazon, Apple, Tesla and energy shares and oil fell nearly 6%. 🔗
Asia Pacific trading was mixed but generally firmer at the open and then ended unevenly, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 and Kospi edging higher while the Hang Seng and ASX 200 slipped, alongside a sharp drop in WTI crude and firmer gold. 🔗 🔗
European markets opened higher and later closed mixed, with the FTSE 100 and DAX leading early gains before the DAX outperformed and the CAC 40 lagged as Brent crude slid sharply and the euro and pound softened. 🔗 🔗
Sources in this recap
- 🔗 Nepal-Tibet border floods devastate towns and bridges as hundreds remain missing
- 🔗 Russian overnight drone and missile barrage hits multiple Ukrainian cities
- 🔗 Gaza ceasefire under renewed strain as Board of Peace envoy warns of 'point of no return'
- 🔗 Nepal-Tibet border floods as death toll rises amid ongoing rescue efforts
- 🔗 Nepal-Tibet glacial collapse floods worsen as satellite images show widespread destruction
- 🔗 Nepal flood disaster worsens as death toll rises and nearly 1,500 remain missing
- 🔗 Nepal-Tibet avalanche and mudslide rescue continues as China sends military aid
- 🔗 Fears rise Russia may be considering nuclear escalation in Ukraine
- 🔗 Nepal flash floods leave NSW couple among missing Australians on Himalayan tour
- 🔗 Israeli strike kills woman and wounds six in south Lebanon as attacks widen
- 🔗 Frankfurt Airport malaria outbreak kills two workers as officials investigate rare mosquito transmission
- 🔗 Israeli seizure of UNRWA East Jerusalem training centre draws condemnation as injuries reported
- 🔗 Russia scrambles for fuel imports after refinery damage from Ukrainian drone strikes
- 🔗 US disrupts China-linked hacking operation targeting NASA, Senate and federal agencies
- 🔗 Nepal-Tibet border flood death toll rises as more than 1,300 remain missing
- 🔗 Russia warns Britain over Storm Shadow strikes amid fresh escalation
- 🔗 Kilometre-long petrol queues in Tehran as Iran confirms fuel price rise
- 🔗 Putin and al-Sharaa discuss Russia-Syria ties and future of military bases
- 🔗 Iran and Qatar hold Hormuz talks as blockade pressure tightens
- 🔗 Five Russian drones enter Moldovan airspace on Independence Day
- 🔗 Two dead and 10 hurt after car rams into crowd near Caen station
- 🔗 Iran and Oman negotiate Hormuz shipping arrangement excluding military vessels
- 🔗 Qatari PM heads to Tehran as mediation efforts continue over US-Iran talks
- 🔗 Trump administration renews push to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook amid legal dispute
- 🔗 US sanctions Palestine Action and allied groups amid wider crackdown
- 🔗 Customer data accessed in cyber attack on Manchester Airports Group
- 🔗 UK expected to ban goods linked to Israeli settlements after E1 tender
- 🔗 Flooding hits Birmingham as storm warnings cover much of England and Wales
- 🔗 Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU talks amid fish and sovereignty debate
- 🔗 Western Australia maps emergency response for possible AUKUS nuclear reactor accident near Perth
- 🔗 Trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind set for June 2028 after plea deal collapse
- 🔗 Trump says Mojtaba Khamenei is alive but seriously wounded after February strikes
- 🔗 Ratko Mladić dies in prison in The Hague at 84, officials confirm
- 🔗 Trump attacks Hall of Fame snub of Clemens and Rose, calls baseball corruption a problem
- 🔗 UN agencies report deadly floods causing widespread destruction in China and Nepal
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