Day News Recap: Iran strikes widen as oil surges, Ukraine and Gaza tensions deepen

Iran said it launched ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the US military and attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz, sharply widening its confrontation with Washington and its regional rivals. The move came as the United States and Iran intensified tanker strikes and missile attacks, pushing Brent crude above $100 a barrel.  🔗  🔗

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Oil markets were further jolted by reports that Iran backed Houthi forces in Yemen attacked energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, sending prices to a six week high. Separately, the United States imposed fresh sanctions on Iran's aviation sector, adding to the economic pressure campaign on Tehran.  🔗  🔗

In the Middle East, Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran was close to regime collapse, while a separate report said the United Arab Emirates had warned him before the 7 October attacks, increasing scrutiny of his handling of the crisis. Israel also ordered the British consulate in East Jerusalem to close within 30 days after the United Kingdom announced sanctions and trade restrictions linked to settlement goods.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Israel's political calendar is also moving ahead, with parties submitting candidate slates for the Knesset election due on October 27. At the same time, China said it would deepen communication and coordination with Qatar after a visit by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, as regional diplomacy continued alongside the conflict.  🔗  🔗

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Ukraine remained under heavy pressure, with a Russian drone strike killing two civilians and injuring three others at the Starokozache border crossing in Odesa region. Another report said Russian air attacks on Kyiv have continued for 10 consecutive days and killed at least 53 people, while the White House renewed efforts on peace after Donald Trump spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere in Europe, Ukraine's prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko resigned after anti corruption investigators raided his office, and Ireland's foreign minister Helen McEntee is due in Tallinn for talks with Estonia on Ukraine, sanctions and security. In Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz clashed with AfD leader Alice Weidel after the far right party's election breakthrough in Saxony Anhalt, while Serbia called snap parliamentary elections for October 25 amid anti corruption protests.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Asia Pacific tensions also featured prominently, with the US warning that any conflict across the Taiwan Strait could be globally disastrous ahead of an expected Trump Xi summit. Beijing renewed its dispute with Taiwan over a UN resolution, while North Korea was said to be nearing completion of a Yalu River bridge and the IAEA reported a new two storey uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

In other conflict and security stories, an investigation found credible evidence of possible chemical weapons use in Sudan, Pakistan faced a widening security challenge in Balochistan's Pashtun majority districts, and a weapons depot blast in Syria's Idlib killed at least 14 people. A separate report said cluster munitions killed or injured at least 1,063 people globally in 2025, underlining the scale of civilian harm in current wars.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Further afield, armed men killed a police officer and kidnapped five teachers in a raid on a teacher training centre in Wum, Cameroon, while violent protests erupted in The Gambia over rolling blackouts. Hurricane Lowell also battered Kauai, leaving at least 30,000 residents without power and forcing evacuations, and Indonesia reopened Jakarta's main airport and four others after ash from Mount Anak Krakatau spread across Java and Sumatra.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

In the Americas, the United States deepened its trade fight with Canada by banning imports of products including alcoholic spirits, dairy goods and motorbikes. Separately, New Hampshire's primaries set up Senate and governor races, ICE arrested a man in Puerto Rico on child exploitation charges, and a Russian national was extradited to the US in a bank account takeover fraud case.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Other developments included a criminal investigation by London's Metropolitan Police into Reform UK funding allegations, Premier Coal workers in Western Australia voting for strike action after talks broke down, and a report that the Syrian Democratic Forces merger into government forces has sparked debate among Kurds over their rights.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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