Day News Recap: Ukraine hit again as tensions flare from the Middle East to Asia and Europe

Russia kept up its assault on Kyiv, striking a major bridge again as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the city, with the latest drone attack coming after four days of Russian strikes on the capital.  🔗

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In the Middle East, Iran's parliament speaker said the Strait of Hormuz would stay closed until the United States accepts Tehran's conditions, while Yemen's internationally recognised government said it had launched a major offensive against the Houthis in Taiz governorate.  🔗  🔗

Fighting also intensified around the Red Sea and southern Yemen, with Houthi forces taking control of Mocha and leaving thousands of civilians trapped in the district, while the Saudi led coalition rejected Houthi claims that they had targeted Riyadh with missiles and drones.  🔗  🔗

In Gaza, a strike in Gaza City killed Christian mother and daughter Maysa Abu Daoud and Mary al Najjar in the Remal neighbourhood, prompting mourning from church leaders.  🔗

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Israel's election debate has turned to Benjamin Netanyahu's conduct before the October 7 attacks, after media reports revived scrutiny of what he knew and when, as the country heads towards parliamentary elections.  🔗 Somalia's president also rejected any Israeli presence in Berbera, saying the country would not accept it under any circumstances after allegations of a planned naval base.  🔗

Across Asia, North Korea said its intermediate range ballistic missile test from Wonsan was designed to evade defences, as tensions with South Korea rose. In Japan, Tokyo lodged a strong protest with Washington after a US Marine was arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman.  🔗  🔗

In Africa, the TPLF said it had temporarily withdrawn from Mekelle as fighting with federal forces neared the Tigray capital, while Egypt detained six journalists from Matsadaash, with one facing a terrorism charge.  🔗  🔗

Europe saw a busy election day, with Latvia's centre right United List winning the parliamentary vote and coalition talks now ahead, Bosnia and Herzegovina voting amid delays and renewed ethnic tensions, and Milorad Dodik calling the country dead at his final rally.  🔗  🔗  🔗 Spain also saw tens of thousands protest after parliament rejected rent and eviction measures, and Bulgaria received the remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel after more than 1,000 years.  🔗  🔗

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In the Americas and elsewhere, Brazil voted in a deeply polarised presidential race between Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro after a campaign in which both sides claimed momentum, while Australia said it was investigating links to the country of a Flydubai co pilot accused of attacking the captain with a crash axe during a flight.  🔗  🔗  🔗

India saw continued protests in Delhi and Mumbai over large scale changes to voter rolls, with allegations of police harassment adding to the dispute, and Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan held their first joint Power of Unity 2026 exercise in Karabakh.  🔗  🔗

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