Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine drone strike on Moscow, FlyDubai probe and Gaza ceasefire push dominate briefing

Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow and the surrounding region overnight, killing one man and prompting Russian officials to report widespread disruption. The strike came as the war continued to spill into energy and transport routes, with a Russian drone attack also sinking a grain ship in Romania’s Black Sea waters, according to the supplied reports.  🔗  🔗

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In the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates said it is investigating a serious incident on a FlyDubai passenger flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, after reports that the co pilot tried to seize control and allegedly planned to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport. The case has raised fresh security concerns around civil aviation in the region.  🔗  🔗

Gaza remained at the centre of diplomatic pressure, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calling for a permanent ceasefire ahead of the third anniversary of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack. A young mother from Gaza City also gave a stark personal account of losing two husbands and two children during the war, underlining the human toll of the conflict.  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere in the region, Israeli forces killed one Palestinian and injured several others in separate incidents across the occupied West Bank, while the UK reportedly threatened to expel 27 Israeli diplomats if Israel goes ahead with plans to close the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem. The Mecca Alliance also said it had activated collective deterrence measures after what it called Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Yemen’s internationally recognised government said its forces had reached the outskirts of Mokha as fighting widened along the Red Sea coast, while the UN Human Rights Council condemned drone strikes and other attacks on civilians in Sudan and called for an immediate ceasefire. In Ethiopia, renewed fighting in Tigray deepened, with witnesses describing forced recruitment of men and boys as the conflict spread.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In Europe, members of the European Parliament urged urgent support for civilians trapped in the Russian occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where conditions have deteriorated. In France, tens of thousands are expected to march in Paris as trade unions join high school students protesting school conditions, while in Finland leaders discussed Ukraine, pressure on Russia and ties with China.  🔗  🔗  🔗

On the transatlantic front, President Donald Trump said the United States moved all of its B 1 bombers out of RAF Fairford after what he described as additional threats linked to Iran. The Pentagon also said it has stopped using Anthropic AI tools after a national security review, and separately approved the firing squad execution of former US Army major Nidal Malik Hasan, which would be the first military execution of that kind.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In the Americas, Mexico asked Washington for evidence after the US said shots were fired from the Mexican side of the border at American security personnel, and the Pentagon’s move on Hasan added to a busy defence and security day in Washington. Separately, a man from Massachusetts pleaded guilty to importing and selling plutonium from Russia, and a Bakersfield man was sentenced to one year for sending $5 million overseas through an unlicensed money transmitting business.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Further afield, Australia’s Mount Bundey training exercise turned deadly when one soldier died and five others were injured, while Queensland was warned it faces at least one severe cyclone this season as warmer seas also raise heatwave concerns. In Indonesia, CCTV captured an explosion tearing through a sneaker shop in Surabaya, leaving five people hospitalised, and in Samoa the prime minister apologised after a 2007 video emerged showing him giving a Nazi salute and saying Heil Hitler.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

In public health and security developments, Russia tried to calm fears after reports that a laboratory technician in Siberia died of pneumonic plague, while US officials said they were monitoring the case for any wider spread. South Korean fuel shipments to Russia via sanctioned tankers also raised fresh sanctions concerns, and a convicted felon in New York was arrested in a child pornography production and possession case.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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