Day News Recap: Ukraine war intensifies as Nepal flood toll climbs and trade tensions deepen

Ukraine faced another deadly day after a Russian drone strike on a warehouse in the Kyiv area triggered a blast that killed at least 37 people, while attacks continued for a third straight day. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also ordered a major escalation in long range drone strikes on Russia, saying the military should aim to launch at least 100 drones a day.  🔗  🔗

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On the eastern front, Ukraine reinforced its defences in Donetsk as Russian forces pressed Sloviansk and kept up infiltration attempts around Kostiantynivka. Western officials separately said Russia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, even as Moscow intensifies attacks and keeps up hostile rhetoric toward Nato while trying to avoid direct war.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In the Middle East, Israeli settlers backed by Israeli forces surrounded a Palestinian home in Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, trapping those inside. In Gaza, Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians, including three members of the same family, and the ceasefire came under renewed strain as an envoy warned it could collapse if both sides fail to follow the road map.  🔗  🔗  🔗

The UN relief agency OCHA said Israeli attacks killed four children and destroyed humanitarian aid supplies during a deadly week in Gaza, adding to concern over the humanitarian toll. Separately, the UN Security Council called an emergency meeting after a fresh wave of gang attacks in Haiti, where the security situation has sharply worsened.  🔗  🔗

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Nepal remained in crisis after catastrophic flash flooding, with the death toll rising to 626 and 2,426 people still missing as rescue work continued in Rasuwa district. Crews were still struggling to reach cut off communities along the Nepal Tibet border because roads, bridges and communications had been destroyed, while satellite images showed the scale of devastation along the Trishuli River after a glacier collapse triggered the flood. A UK team has arrived to support the rescue effort.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In Africa, an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo spread to two new health zones, Biena and Manguredjipa, taking the total number of affected areas higher as cases and deaths continued to rise. In Niger, heavy gunfire and explosions were reported overnight in Niamey near the presidential palace, with the security incident still unfolding.  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere, Spain asked the European Union for help to process about 5,000 migrants still in Ceuta after a mass crossing from Morocco, as tensions remained high at the enclave. In Guinea Bissau, voters were deciding on a constitutional overhaul that would strengthen the presidency and reshape the electoral system.  🔗  🔗

Several other security and political developments added to the global picture. The United States plans not to renew security aid for Iraq's Kurdistan region, according to sources, while Syria appointed former SDF commander Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser after the force dissolved. In the Gulf of Aden, Somali piracy surged again after two cargo ships were seized within four days, and in the North Sea and English Channel the Royal Navy tracked Russian warships and sanctioned cargo vessels for three days.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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In the Americas, Donald Trump said the United States had struck a Venezuela oil agreement that would give Washington majority control of reserves, and separately highlighted falling goods and services deficits while insisting tariffs have not hurt exports. He also rejected a report on a 9/11 appearance and signalled a lawsuit against The New York Times and the Pulitzer body. In law enforcement cases, the US extradited an alleged Tren de Aragua leader to Chile, a Washington man was sentenced to five years for assault, a Kentucky woman was indicted over vandalism at the World War II Memorial, federal prosecutors filed 71 border related cases in Southern California, and a former Houston police officer pleaded guilty in the Harding Street raid case.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

In Europe and beyond, Berlin said it would not pay hackers after a breach and data theft from city systems, while Icelanders voted on whether to restart EU accession talks amid Arctic security concerns. Cambodia said it had eradicated scam compounds that made parts of the country a cybercrime hub, though rights groups remained sceptical.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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