Noontime News Recap: Ukraine under fresh attack as oil heads for $100 and Iran medicine shortages deepen

Russian strikes killed five people in Pavlohrad in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, where officials said drones, artillery and aerial bombs also hit Kyiv and Dnipro, underlining a wider wave of attacks across the country.  🔗

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Pavlohrad is marking a day of mourning after the deadly strike, and Ukrainian officials accused Moscow of intensifying attacks on civilian infrastructure as the toll from the assault rose to five.  🔗

In the Black Sea near Odesa, two Azerbaijani sailors were killed when a tugboat was hit by drones, the latest attack on civilian shipping in waters already under pressure from the war.  🔗

Oil prices eased on Friday, but Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate were still on course to end the week above $100 a barrel for the first time since mid 2022, as attacks on shipping around the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea kept traders on edge.  🔗

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Iran’s pharmaceutical sector is reporting shortages of hundreds of medicines, along with steep price rises and wider supply chain disruption, as war, sanctions and blockade conditions continue to squeeze access to treatment.  🔗

In the technology and security space, Anthropic said it had disrupted attempts to use its AI models in research linked to biological weapons, and separately said its systems were misused in state sponsored surveillance campaigns targeting dissidents and minority communities.  🔗  🔗

Europol also backed a crackdown on a Camorra linked euro counterfeiting network, in an international operation coordinated by authorities against organised crime.  🔗

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