Day News Recap: Pakistan school collapse kills dozens as Middle East and Ukraine tensions widen
More than 30 pupils and a teacher were killed when a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, in north western Pakistan, with hospital officials saying more children were still being treated after the disaster. 🔗
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In the Gulf and wider Middle East, an oil tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Oman after entering a restricted area with its tracking systems switched off, coming after two cargo ships sank and adding to fears over shipping near Hormuz. 🔗 Yemen's conflict also escalated, with Houthis saying they struck an Aramco site and the Saudi led coalition reporting attacks on Sanaa. 🔗
Ukraine said its Starshield satellite connection has been restored after a disruption that reportedly lasted from Tuesday to Wednesday, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by Donald Trump as tensions deepened over satellite communications and intelligence support. 🔗 🔗 Kyiv also warned that reduced access to early warning intelligence is leaving civilians with only seconds to react before Russian missile strikes. 🔗
On the Black Sea front, Romania reported seven people missing after two drone attacks on ships, while Russia said it struck Izmail port in Ukraine's Odesa region and hit two cargo vessels en route to Odesa. 🔗 🔗 Ukraine separately said it would no longer observe a US orchestrated pause on strikes against Russian energy infrastructure after a refinery attack, effectively ending the ceasefire arrangement. 🔗
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Elsewhere in Europe, heavy rain flooded Istanbul for a second day, killing at least two people and forcing schools to close as roads, homes and underpasses were hit by disruption. 🔗 In the Balkans, protests in Albania spread beyond Tirana for a third day, while regional politics continued to shape ties with Israel as domestic divisions drove different positions. 🔗 🔗
Russia detained a Swedish national in the Pskov region and a Japanese journalist on Sakhalin Island, amid talk of a possible prisoner swap, and also detained Novaya Gazeta editor Sergei Sokolov after searching his Moscow home. 🔗 🔗 In Syria, a military criminal court in Aleppo sentenced two supporters of Bashar al Assad to death over coastal violence, and authorities separately said they had arrested a suspect in the 2013 Baniyas mass killings. 🔗 🔗
In Asia, North Korea said it test fired two submarine launched strategic cruise missiles off its east coast, while China and North Korea formally opened the New Yalu River Bridge linking Dandong and Sinuiju. 🔗 🔗 Bangladesh police arrested two men over an alleged trafficking network that lured at least 30 Bangladeshis to Russia for fighting in Ukraine, and Indonesia began testing dry ice drops over South Sumatra as toxic haze spread across Southeast Asia. 🔗 🔗
Diplomatically, G20 finance ministers and central bank governors met in Bangkok as the Iran war unsettled the global economy, while Azerbaijan hosted a rare Baku summit bringing together rival Middle East and Asian delegations. 🔗 🔗 The EU said it regretted the Palestinian Authority's decision to postpone elections to September 2027, and EU ministers also approved conclusions on democratic participation and societal resilience while Brussels and Tirana provisionally closed an accession chapter on enterprise and industrial policy. 🔗 🔗 🔗
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Other developments included the US lifting sanctions on Venezuela's top legislator Jorge Rodriguez amid energy and diplomacy talks, Denmark rejecting Donald Trump's claims that Greenland oil and mineral exploration is about to begin, and the UK issuing fresh Russia sanctions notices and designations. 🔗 🔗 🔗 In the Americas, families of two Trinidadian men renewed calls for accountability over a US boat strike they say killed them, while in Washington Trump said leakers should be shot and later cancelled a livestream of the execution of former army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan after backlash. 🔗 🔗 🔗
Australia's Victorian watchdog said senior public servants hid up to A$285m in Covid grant losses, and investigators also reported that an alleged Chinese spy network used LinkedIn to target more than 100 Australians. 🔗 🔗
Financial glimpse
Asia Pacific markets were hit hard, with Tokyo and the wider region closing sharply lower as the Nikkei 225 fell 6.7 per cent and the Kospi slumped 18.3 per cent, while tech shares led the rout. 🔗
European equities opened firmer and later finished mixed, with the FTSE 100 and DAX leading gains, the FTSE ending at a record close, while metals and crypto weakened and gas outperformed. 🔗 🔗
Wall Street was mixed, with the Dow holding up better than the Nasdaq Composite, S and P 500 and Russell 2000, as AI chips and small caps fell while energy and banks provided support. 🔗 🔗
Sources in this recap
- 🔗 Another tanker catches fire near Hormuz after two cargo ships sink
- 🔗 School roof collapse in Peshawar kills more than 30 pupils and a teacher
- 🔗 Seven missing after latest Black Sea drone attacks off Romania
- 🔗 Ukraine says Starshield access restored after reported disruption linked to US restriction
- 🔗 Yemen conflict escalates as Houthi strikes hit Aramco site and Saudi coalition targets Sanaa
- 🔗 Ukraine warns reduced missile alerts are worsening the impact of Russian strikes
- 🔗 Heavy rain floods Istanbul for a second day, killing at least two and shutting schools
- 🔗 Balkan politics shape ties with Israel as domestic divisions drive divergent positions
- 🔗 Ukraine says energy-strike ceasefire with Russia is effectively over after refinery attack
- 🔗 Russia says it struck Izmail port and cargo vessels in Black Sea area
- 🔗 Bangladesh arrests two over alleged trafficking of locals to fight for Russia in Ukraine
- 🔗 Report Claims FBI Director Traveled to Russia to Meet Kremlin Members
- 🔗 Syrian court sentences two to death over 2025 coastal violence
- 🔗 G20 finance ministers meet in Bangkok amid fallout from Iran war
- 🔗 Houthi-linked TV station reported to have operated London company for 12 years
- 🔗 North Korea tests two submarine-launched missiles as tensions rise on Korean Peninsula
- 🔗 US reportedly weighs MOAB strikes on Iran energy and nuclear sites amid ongoing conflict
- 🔗 Student protests spread beyond Tirana as clashes continue for a third day in Albania
- 🔗 Russia detains Swedish national and Japanese journalist amid prisoner-swap talk
- 🔗 Global tech sell-off deepens as inflation fears and AI debt worries hit markets
- 🔗 Indonesia tests dry ice drops over South Sumatra as toxic haze spreads across the region
- 🔗 Two Iranian security personnel killed in separate attacks near Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchestan
- 🔗 Victorian public servants hid up to A$285m in Covid grant losses, watchdog finds
- 🔗 Families of Trinidadian men seek accountability over US boat strike deaths
- 🔗 Israel's former security chief sues Netanyahu over October 7 defamation claims
- 🔗 Zelenskyy says he feels betrayed as US-linked Starlink restrictions deepen tensions with Washington
- 🔗 Russia detains Novaya Gazeta editor Sergei Sokolov after home search
- 🔗 Azerbaijan hosts rare Baku summit bringing together rival Middle East and Asian leaders
- 🔗 Trump says leakers should be shot at Arizona rally
- 🔗 Denmark rejects Trump's Greenland oil and mineral claims after new agreement
- 🔗 US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's top legislator amid energy diplomacy talks
- 🔗 Alleged Chinese spy network used LinkedIn to target more than 100 Australians
- 🔗 Zelensky meets Andy Burnham at Downing Street amid Ukraine support push
- 🔗 Suspected Israeli online recruitment operations alarm Iran and Lebanon
- 🔗 Syria arrests suspect in 2013 Baniyas mass killings
- 🔗 Trump cancels livestream of Hasan execution after backlash
- 🔗 China and North Korea open New Yalu River Bridge amid deepening ties
- 🔗 White House cites CEA report estimating $49 trillion cost of Democrats' immigration agenda
- 🔗 White House says 1,296 Tren de Aragua arrests made nationwide in federal crackdown
- 🔗 Presidential Message on Eisenhower's Birthday
- 🔗 EU Council approves conclusions on democratic participation and societal resilience
- 🔗 EU and Albania provisionally close chapter on enterprise and industrial policy
- 🔗 EU regrets Palestinian Authority postponement of elections to September 2027
- 🔗 Mexico National Sentenced to 5 Years for Canada-to-U.S. Human Smuggling Conspiracy
- 🔗 UN envoy warns Libya's political divisions still threaten stability
- 🔗 UK issues multiple new Russia sanctions notices and designations
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