Day News Recap: Ukraine under fire as Middle East tensions rise and markets swing on risk aversion

Ukraine said Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least six people in the Kharkiv area and hit the Kyiv region, while Moscow separately claimed it had carried out a massive strike on Kyiv and surrounding areas. The exchanges underline the intensity of the war as both sides report fresh attacks on energy and military targets.  🔗  🔗

Ukraine also said a large drone attack hit St Petersburg, setting fire to oil and logistics facilities and causing wider power cuts and disruption in the city. In a separate account from the front, a Ukrainian brigade said it used an aerial drone to evacuate a wounded soldier, which it described as a first of its kind operation.  🔗  🔗

In the Middle East, fighting escalated sharply in Yemen after a Houthi missile strike on a military camp in Shabwa killed more than 53 recruits and wounded more than 200. New reports also alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard support for the Houthis as attacks on Saudi cities intensified, while US embassies across the region issued coordinated security alerts over the risk of disruption linked to Iran and Yemen.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Israel faced several security and political developments at once. Police arrested 10 suspects after settler attacks in the occupied West Bank on a US photojournalist and European diplomats, while an Austrian Airlines Tel Aviv to Vienna flight was diverted to Sofia after a bomb threat. Separately, Donald Trump publicly endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu days before Israel's 27 October election and signalled strong backing for him while warning the US may act against Iran.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Election politics in Israel are also being shaped by the role of smaller parties, with the campaign increasingly focused on Arab led and ultra Orthodox kingmakers. Opposition parties are meanwhile taking a tougher public line on Iran than Netanyahu as the vote approaches.  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere in the region, Qatar said it will soon announce a new defence partnership and a local defence production hub as it seeks better protection against missiles, drones and other threats. Lebanon is under added strain after Hezbollah said it would provide financial support to families affected by the war with Israel, a move that increases pressure on the government.  🔗  🔗

In Africa, Sudan suffered one of the deadliest incidents in the window, with at least 80 people killed in a drone strike near a market in al Dibab in West Kordofan, and separate strikes reported in Khartoum. Kenya confirmed a third Ebola case in what officials describe as the country's first known cluster, while a court in Mombasa convicted starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie over the deaths of 191 people in the Shakahola case.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Security and political tensions also flared elsewhere, with a former Rwandan army sergeant major and critic of President Paul Kagame found beheaded near Kampala in Uganda. In Europe, anti government unrest in Albania entered a sixth day with fresh clashes in Tirana, Italy's Giorgia Meloni called an emergency security meeting after violent Milan protests, and firefighters in Limoges were still assessing damage after an apparent arson attack on the historic town hall.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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In the Americas and Asia Pacific, Alberta voted on whether to authorise a later separation referendum from Canada, while Brazil's presidential runoff debate descended into personal attacks a week before the vote. In Australia, Victoria Police said a knife was seized from the vehicle involved in the attack on independent MP Helen Haines, and Citizen Lab said an ad tech spyware campaign targeted Australian nuclear and government networks. Indonesia is meanwhile battling its worst wildfire season in a decade, with toxic haze spreading across the region.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Other developments included Pakistan suspending Iran border trade at Taftan and Gabd Rimdan, Cuba facing renewed pressure amid reports of possible US military action, and Longyearbyen in Svalbard being told not to drink tap water after heavy metal contamination linked to thawing permafrost. Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Tehran for talks on the war and regional security, while the Council of Europe said it will host its World Forum for Democracy in November.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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