Day News Recap: Floods, strikes and oil shock dominate a tense global session

Nepal and Tibet are facing one of the deadliest flood disasters in recent memory, 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 say they are desperate for news.  🔗  🔗

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In the Middle East, Qatar says it is working with Oman and Pakistan to ease rising Iran United States tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran says it would return to the June ceasefire deal if Washington does the same. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has also condemned strikes on Iran and Western sanctions in a declaration in Bishkek, as Tehran warns renewed US pressure could derail diplomacy.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Oil prices climbed further as fears grew that the latest Iran United States confrontation could threaten shipping through Hormuz, and the market reaction was reinforced by President Donald Trump posting an AI generated strike video showing missiles hitting Kharg Island. The White House also said more details of a Venezuela oil deal would give the Pentagon linked Office of Strategic Capital a 35% stake, underlining how energy and geopolitics are increasingly intertwined.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Ukraine came under another heavy Russian attack, with drone and missile strikes killing at least 12 people and wounding 21 in Kyiv and the surrounding region. In Europe, Poland opened a terror investigation after a fire at a drone parts factory near Warsaw, while Australia is investigating reports that a former soldier known as Mozz was killed while serving as a medic in Ukraine.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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In the Middle East, Israeli forces carried out an operation in Gaza City that was followed by airstrikes and gunfire, killing at least three Palestinians and seizing a Hamas figure. Separately, Itamar Ben Gvir entered the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem with settlers and security personnel, and Israeli forces demolished homes in Birzeit and Nablus while settlers attacked Palestinians in Burqa.  🔗  🔗  🔗

South Asia also saw deadly violence, after a firecracker factory blast in Uttar Pradesh killed 11 people, including eight children. India meanwhile rejected a Hague ruling that the Indus Waters Treaty remains fully in force, deepening its legal standoff with Pakistan, while Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye met in Istanbul to operationalise their Mecca security pact.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In other Asia Pacific developments, a 16 year old in Sydney pleaded guilty over a plot targeting the Opera House and a marathon, and smoke from Indonesian forest and peatland fires pushed air quality in parts of Malaysian Borneo to hazardous levels. China warned of consequences after Taiwan's foreign minister appeared at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, and fracked gas from the Beetaloo Basin began flowing into the Northern Territory power grid.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

In Europe, Keir Starmer said he will stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, triggering a by election, while Spain's Pedro Sanchez accused Russia and Israel of spreading disinformation over the Ceuta migration crisis. Poland renewed its call for German reparations at Westerplatte, France began penalties targeting fast fashion groups Shein and Temu, and Ireland was asked to clarify its role in approving Israeli state bonds after Luxembourg stepped back.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Elsewhere, the US Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump's White House ballroom project to continue, and Trump said the court had cleared the ballroom and military complex plan. The US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned, the administration asked the court to back removal of 29 transgender service members, the Justice Department said it will monitor polling sites in Massachusetts, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs said there are no plans to send troops to polling places in November.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Other political and legal developments included a rare CIA chief visit to Moscow and Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov's appearance at a US hosted G20 meeting, which drew European objections. In Canada, Mark Carney warned Washington to start being serious as trade tensions rose, while in the United States a Danish researcher pleaded guilty in a CDC autism grant fraud case and Norway's Haakon took an oath as the country began mourning King Harald V.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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