Breakfast News Recap: Floods, Ukraine strikes and Iran tensions dominate a grim global briefing

Nepal and Tibet are facing one of the deadliest flood disasters in years, with the death toll from flash floods on the border now above 1,000 and rescue teams still racing to reach trapped workers. A British family remains missing nearly a week after the flooding, as relatives in London wait for news.  🔗  🔗

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In Ukraine, a large Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least seven people and wounded more than a dozen overnight, with the assault threatening the return to school day in the capital. The strike adds to the pressure on civilians as Russia continues its air campaign.  🔗

Middle East tensions remain high after five people were killed in Israeli strikes west of Gaza City, despite the ceasefire framework still in place. In East Jerusalem, national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound with settlers and security personnel, deepening the long running status quo dispute.  🔗  🔗

The confrontation between the United States and Iran has intensified further, with fresh strikes exchanged and a tanker hit in the Strait of Hormuz raising fears of escalation and possible disruption to shipping. Oil prices rose again on the back of the unrest, while President Donald Trump posted an AI generated strike video targeting Kharg Island and Washington warned over commercial shipping.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Washington is also tightening economic pressure on Tehran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying Iran could face economic collapse within weeks or months as sanctions are stepped up. At the same time, Trump has used social media to claim the Supreme Court cleared his White House ballroom and military complex project, after the court allowed construction to continue in a 5 to 4 ruling.  🔗  🔗

In the wider Americas, the US government asked the Supreme Court to let it remove 29 transgender service members while a legal challenge continues, and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned after about 18 months in the post amid Pentagon tensions and leadership turnover. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff also said there are no plans to send troops to polling places for the November elections.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere, Venezuela is set for a new oil production deal that would put a U.S. backed company in control of several oil fields previously run by Chinese firms and a Russian company. In Europe, Poland has opened a terror probe after a fire at a drone parts factory near Warsaw, while Spain's Pedro Sanchez accused Russia and Israel of spreading disinformation over the Ceuta migration crisis.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Across Asia, a firecracker factory blast in Uttar Pradesh killed 11 people, including eight children, and India rejected a Hague ruling that the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan remains fully binding, sharpening the Kashmir water dispute. Narendra Modi also urged Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine during talks in Bishkek, while Russia's finance minister Anton Siluanov returned to US hosted G20 talks in North Carolina, drawing European objections.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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In the Asia Pacific region, a Sydney teenager pleaded guilty over a plot targeting the Opera House and a marathon, China warned of consequences over Taiwan's presence at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, and fracked gas from the Beetaloo Basin began flowing into the Northern Territory power grid. Indonesia's fires are also sending toxic haze into Malaysian Borneo, pushing air quality to hazardous levels.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Other developments include EU discussions on a possible three year mission to help Lebanon as the UNIFIL mandate nears expiry, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye meeting in Istanbul to operationalise their Mecca security pact, and France beginning fast fashion penalties targeting Shein and Temu.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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