Breakfast News Recap: Russia intensifies Kyiv strikes as Iraq sees end of US troop presence

At least three people, including a child, were killed when Russia launched another overnight wave of strikes on Kyiv and surrounding regions, underlining the renewed intensity of the campaign against Ukraine.  🔗

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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia steelworks, Zaporizhstal, has been shut down indefinitely after four waves of Russian missile attacks in August and September, while the economy minister said air raid alerts are costing the country about $45m for every hour businesses are forced to stop work.  🔗  🔗

In Iraq, the last remaining US troops have left the country, ending a military presence that began in 2003 and completing a withdrawal agreed in 2024. Officials say the move opens a new phase in Baghdad's security policy, but analysts warn it could create a vacuum and leave room for instability.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Washington also moved on several other fronts, with the Supreme Court allowing Donald Trump to resume third country deportations while a legal challenge continues toward December arguments, and the administration sanctioning 10 individuals and companies across China, Pakistan, Turkiye, Iran and Saudi Arabia over alleged support for Iran's military procurement.  🔗  🔗

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In the Middle East, Iran's Revolutionary Guard used the Iraq withdrawal to step up political messaging to Americans, urging voters to reject Trump allies, while Qatar's prime minister condemned the war in Gaza and said ceasefire commitments are being violated.  🔗  🔗

Security and conflict concerns also deepened elsewhere, as South Africa announced an emergency response after the bodies of 12 women were found east of Johannesburg, Somali pirates killed five crew members aboard the hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 off Puntland, and the UN extended the Haiti Gang Suppression Force mandate until March 2027.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In Africa, Ethiopia warned of regional spillover as it accused Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of backing armed opposition groups amid renewed fighting in the north, while Morocco appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as prime minister, making her the country's first woman to hold the post.  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere, Malaysia began repatriating about 1,500 Myanmar nationals from detention centres despite UN and rights warnings, the UN chief condemned a Myanmar airstrike in Rakhine state that reportedly killed at least 50 people at a market, and Australia saw emergency water restrictions imposed on Clermont after both pumps at Theresa Creek Dam failed.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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In other developments, British counter terrorism police said no explosives were found in the three vans recovered near RAF Fairford, Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid accused Benjamin Netanyahu of fear mongering after a security warning, and the US Senate blocked a resolution that would have required a report on Americans killed in the West Bank.  🔗  🔗  🔗

US domestic politics and legal cases also stayed active, with Donald Trump planning a 32 day campaign tour ahead of the midterm elections, a New Jersey woman pleading guilty in a Connecticut Treasury check fraud case, an Arizona CEO admitting embezzling more than $8.8 million from a benefit plan, and a Mexican national being sentenced in Oklahoma for unlawful reentry.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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