Noontime News Recap: Ukraine hit again as Saudi oil flows shift and US pressure rises on Russia and Palestinians
Russian missile and drone strikes hit cities and regions across Ukraine overnight, injuring at least 19 people and causing damage in Kyiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia regions. 🔗
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Separate attacks on Odesa and Sumy triggered fresh fires and brought more deaths and injuries, according to local officials and emergency services, underlining the scale of the latest Russian bombardment. 🔗
In the Middle East, a United Nations fact finding mission said it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States carried out two strikes in Iran in February, including attacks on an Iranian school and a sports facility. 🔗
Saudi Arabia is rerouting crude through dark shipments and ship to ship transfers off Oman after drone attacks disrupted part of the East West pipeline, halting some exports and forcing the kingdom to use alternative routes. 🔗
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would advance legislation that could revoke the citizenship of people who defame Israeli soldiers, in remarks aimed at the makers of a Gaza documentary and the NAZA filmmakers. 🔗
In Syria, a court issued its first verdicts over last year's massacres of Alawites on the coast, marking the first judicial outcome in a case that has drawn close scrutiny over accountability for the killings. 🔗
Diplomatic pressure around the wider region also continued, with European and Arab military chiefs meeting in Paris to discuss support for the Lebanese Armed Forces and possible alternatives to UN peacekeeping as UNIFIL nears expiry and attacks continue. 🔗
Elsewhere, the United States extended visa sanctions on officials linked to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of next week's UN General Assembly, adding to tensions over Palestinian representation. 🔗
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On the wider security and sanctions front, a new monitoring report said North Korean overseas workers generated between $450 million and $800 million last year for the country's nuclear weapons programme, while the US House of Representatives approved a sweeping Russia sanctions bill and India warned that new US tariffs tied to Russian oil purchases could hurt bilateral ties. 🔗 🔗
Sources in this recap
- 🔗 Russian missile and drone strikes injure at least 19 across Ukraine
- 🔗 Russian strikes hit Odesa and Sumy as casualty toll rises
- 🔗 UN mission says US behind February strikes on Iranian school and sports facility
- 🔗 Saudi East-West pipeline disruption deepens as exports shift through alternative routes
- 🔗 Netanyahu threatens citizenship revocation over NAZA filmmakers and Gaza documentary
- 🔗 Report says North Korean overseas workers raised up to $800 million for nuclear programme
- 🔗 US Congress approves Russia sanctions bill as India warns over tariff threat
- 🔗 Syria issues first verdicts over 2025 Alawite massacres on the coast
- 🔗 Paris talks on Lebanon security as UNIFIL nears expiry and attacks continue
- 🔗 US extends visa sanctions on Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
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