Breakfast News Recap: Myanmar strike toll climbs as Ukraine, Nepal and Iran tensions deepen
At least 49 people have been killed in an airstrike near a market in Myanmar's Rakhine state, according to the Arakan Army and a senior rescue official, in one of the deadliest recent attacks reported from the conflict zone. 🔗
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In Ukraine, Russian drone and missile strikes hit Kyiv and Dnipro on 28 September, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 80, while a separate rescue effort is under way to extract teenage boys from Russian controlled territory. 🔗 🔗
Nepal is also dealing with a severe weather emergency after storms triggered fresh landslides, flooding and an avalanche, leaving at least 19 people dead and 10 workers missing as search teams continue to look for survivors. 🔗
Tensions around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz remain high. Tehran says it expects a formal US response on Tuesday to its proposal to reopen the waterway, while Iran has also claimed attacks on ships near the strait pushed US warships farther offshore. 🔗 🔗
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Separately, Iran has protested US aviation sanctions to the International Civil Aviation Organization, even as Iraqi Airways has resumed commercial flights between Najaf and Iran. 🔗 In Washington, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud discussed Yemen and shipping security in the Hormuz area. 🔗
Elsewhere in the Middle East and beyond, the United Arab Emirates confirmed that Benjamin Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi and met President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, while India temporarily released American Matthew VanDyke and freed six Ukrainians after more than six months in detention. 🔗 🔗
In Europe, a suspected plot near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire is under counter terror investigation, with Marco Rubio saying it clearly involved the hand of a foreign actor. France has declared the Gironde megafire extinguished after 69 days, and an Italian court convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia over the Giulio Regeni kidnapping case. 🔗 🔗 🔗
EU institutions have been busy on security and sanctions, renewing the EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL COPPS missions until 30 June 2027, appointing new EPPO prosecutors for Germany and Slovenia, approving EUR 60 million in assistance for Cabo Verde's defence forces, backing the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest, and adopting fresh sanctions over the deportation of Ukrainian children, the exclusion of Russia's Yabloko party and wider space threat response measures. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗
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In other developments, North Korea opened its first road bridge to Russia as a China link nears completion, while its vice foreign minister addressed the UN General Assembly in New York wearing a brooch featuring the Kim family. Argentina has threatened arbitration over the Falklands Sea Lion oil project, and the Council of Europe has awarded the 2026 Václav Havel Prize to Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗
Financial glimpse
Wall Street closed lower, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq all slipping as mega cap tech, financials and gold retreated, while energy and chips held up better. 🔗
Asia Pacific was mixed, Tokyo and the Nikkei 225 opened higher and later finished firmer, but Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea were weaker, while gold, silver and energy prices fell. 🔗 🔗
Europe opened mixed to softer, with the FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 lower and the Euro Stoxx 50 slightly higher, as oil and metals slid. 🔗
Sources in this recap
- 🔗 Myanmar airstrike kills at least 49 near market in Rakhine state
- 🔗 Russian drone and missile strikes hit Kyiv and Dnipro as death toll rises
- 🔗 Nepal storms leave 19 dead as landslides, floods and avalanche search continue
- 🔗 Iran expects US response on Tuesday as Hormuz talks continue
- 🔗 RAF Fairford counter-terror probe deepens as Rubio cites 'foreign actor'
- 🔗 Ukraine rescue team races to extract teenage boys from occupied territory
- 🔗 Somali army clashes with local forces in Baidoa as civilians are stranded
- 🔗 France declares Gironde megafire extinguished after 69 days
- 🔗 Trump backs possible US diesel export ban as fuel prices surge
- 🔗 Iran claims attacks on ships near the Strait of Hormuz as US warships move farther offshore
- 🔗 US import ban on Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles takes effect amid trade dispute
- 🔗 Argentina threatens arbitration over Falklands Sea Lion oil project
- 🔗 Australia raises interest rates to 15-year high amid inflation pressure
- 🔗 North Korea opens first road bridge to Russia as China link nears completion
- 🔗 Iran protests US aviation sanctions as Najaf-Iran flights resume
- 🔗 North Korea envoy speaks at UN General Assembly wearing Kim family brooch
- 🔗 India releases American Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainians after months in jail
- 🔗 US and Saudi officials hold talks on Yemen and Hormuz shipping security
- 🔗 Trump denies Axios report on Iran sanctions relief and frozen funds amid New York diplomacy
- 🔗 Italian court convicts three Egyptian security officials in Giulio Regeni kidnapping case
- 🔗 UAE confirms Netanyahu visit to Abu Dhabi as Israeli election campaign intensifies
- 🔗 Xi's Washington visit highlights China's strategic shift away from US centrality
- 🔗 Council renews EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL COPPS mandates until 30 June 2027
- 🔗 Council appoints new EPPO prosecutors for Germany and Slovenia
- 🔗 EU adopts EUR 60 million EPF assistance for Cabo Verde defence forces
- 🔗 EU Council approves first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest
- 🔗 EU sanctions 10 people and 17 entities over deportation of Ukrainian children
- 🔗 EU sanctions ten Russian officials over Yabloko election exclusion
- 🔗 EU Council strengthens Space Threat Response Architecture
- 🔗 2026 Václav Havel Prize awarded to Iranian human-rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
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