Breakfast News Recap: Middle East tensions deepen as Iran, Ukraine and Gaza crises escalate

Donald Trump has warned Iran it would be hit very hard if it is found linked to the attack on a flydubai flight to Israel, as the UAE investigation widens and the United States sends a third aircraft carrier toward waters around Iran. The move underlines a broader American military buildup in the Middle East.  🔗  🔗

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Separately, a FlyDubai passenger jet carrying 174 people made an emergency landing in northwestern Saudi Arabia after an altercation in the cockpit, with Saudi officials saying the aircraft had been bound for Tel Aviv. The incident is being treated as a security case and has fed into the wider regional probe.  🔗  🔗

In Yemen, Houthi forces launched intense attacks across frontlines in Taiz governorate, while the Saudi led coalition said an electricity facility in Medina had been hit and blamed the Houthis. The fighting and cross border accusations point to a renewed escalation on both sides of the Red Sea.  🔗  🔗

In Gaza and the occupied West Bank, an Israeli drone strike in southern Gaza and a settler shooting near Ramallah killed two Palestinians, according to medical and Palestinian official sources. In Israel, the Supreme Court has begun hearing appeals over decisions to bar Arab electoral lists and candidates from the October 27 Knesset election.  🔗  🔗

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Russia and Ukraine remain locked in a widening war of attrition. Vladimir Putin has ruled out a ceasefire on long range strikes and renewed his warning that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it is attacked with conventional missiles, while Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv's Southern Bridge and other civilian sites as the death toll rose.  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere in Europe, counter terrorism police in the UK arrested a 27 year old dual UK Iranian national in London as part of the investigation into the security incident at RAF Fairford. In Northern Ireland, talks have resumed at Hillsborough Castle over the Drumcree parade dispute, with US politicians urging intervention.  🔗  🔗

In Africa, Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed ties as heavy fighting intensifies in the north of Ethiopia, with more than 50 people reported killed since hostilities resumed last week. Algeria's lower house has also approved a penal code amendment that would allow the death penalty for certain arson related offences after deadly wildfires.  🔗  🔗

On the diplomatic and institutional front, the ICC has ended its insurer contract with Axa amid pressure linked to possible US sanctions, Iran has urged Iraq to lift flight restrictions it says are tied to sanctions, and the FAO says a senior official's contract was not renewed after criticism of Israeli policies in Gaza. Brazil is also probing allegations that the Trump administration planned to use government funds to back far right causes.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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In Asia Pacific, south east Australia is bracing for flooding and severe storms after a very dry September, China aligned hackers are said to have impersonated AI experts and former US officials in a phishing campaign targeting policy minds in the US and Japan, and South Korea has threatened further action over Ukraine's disclosure of two North Korean prisoners of war.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Washington has also unblocked $320 million in military aid to Egypt, while the Pentagon has announced Project Meridian, a new study on the future of warfare with Elon Musk named as one of its co leaders.  🔗  🔗

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