Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine under renewed attack as Europe probes suspected Russian hybrid strike

Russian strikes have killed and injured civilians across Ukraine as attacks intensified, with the latest reported hit on Kharkiv and damage also reported in other regions, underlining the widening pressure on the country’s air defences and civilian areas.  🔗

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In Germany, authorities say explosive laden drones were used in a suspected Russian hybrid attack at Leipzig Airport, where a Ukrainian Antonov aircraft was struck after refuelling, prompting a police investigation into the incident.  🔗

In the Middle East, fighting has intensified on the front line near Taiz in south western Yemen, where BBC reporting says Saudi backed pro government forces are trying to push back Houthi fighters and a drone was heard before strikes.  🔗

Donald Trump said he expects talks with Iran to resume next week, even after rejecting Tehran’s proposal for a seven day truce, while Washington also said it had offered Iran uranium for a civilian nuclear programme during earlier negotiations, a deal Tehran refused.  🔗  🔗

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Israel has revoked the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials based in the occupied West Bank after the Netherlands began enforcing a ban on goods from settlements, adding another layer of tension between Israel and European governments over the occupied territories.  🔗

In the Americas, Venezuelan opposition supporters rallied in Caracas and several state capitals to demand the safe return of Maria Corina Machado and fresh elections, while Cuba warned that any US military action against it would be a serious international crime amid rising tensions with Washington.  🔗  🔗

US President Donald Trump also reportedly asked Chinese President Xi Jinping whether China would be interested in buying American weapons during their meeting in Washington, a remark that has deepened the row over Taiwan arms and wider US China security ties.  🔗 Separately, two giant pandas have arrived in Atlanta under a new 10 year US China agreement, marking a rare positive note in the relationship.  🔗

Across Europe, Serbia has called a snap parliamentary election for 25 October after months of student led protests, while in Northern Ireland hundreds of protesters blocked a road in Portadown and stopped the contentious Drumcree Orange Order parade from going ahead.  🔗  🔗

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Elsewhere, South Africa is reeling after two separate mass shootings hours apart left at least 28 people dead, according to police, as investigators try to establish the motive for the attacks.  🔗

In the United States, a powerful nor’easter continued to flood low lying areas in New Jersey and New York City, with tens of thousands of homes still without power as the storm lingered over the Northeast.  🔗

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