Noontime News Recap: Saudi airport attack kills two as Ukraine, France and Yemen face fresh pressure
Saudi Arabia said two people were killed and eight others injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, in the kingdom's eastern province, in the latest security shock in the Gulf. 🔗
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In Yemen, fighting intensified in Taiz province, where government forces and Houthi fighters were engaged in heavy clashes across several districts, while the UN warned that nearly 260,000 people have been displaced. 🔗
Russia and Ukraine traded overnight strikes after US special envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg, with casualties reported in Kyiv and in the Moscow region. 🔗
France's borrowing costs rose sharply as investors reacted to renewed political and fiscal turmoil, pushing the country's 10 year bond yield above that of the United States and deepening pressure on the government. 🔗
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In the Gulf and wider energy market, an LNG carrier named Al Ruwais has been left adrift off Pakistan for weeks because its crew refuses to take the vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, underlining the security risks facing shipping in the region. 🔗
In the UK, the North Sea energy debate has shifted to the Rosebank oil field after Jackdaw was allowed to start production following years of debate and legal wrangling over new fossil fuel projects. 🔗
Elsewhere, two European women held captive for more than a year in Niger were freed and handed over to authorities in Benghazi, Libya, in a rare cross border rescue. 🔗
Russia also signalled that it could play a mediating role in renewed talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear programme, adding a diplomatic angle to the wider regional tensions. 🔗
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- 🔗 Saudi airport attack kills two in Dammam as authorities report eight injured
- 🔗 Yemen's Taiz fighting intensifies as UN warns nearly 260,000 displaced
- 🔗 Russia and Ukraine trade overnight attacks after Witkoff-Putin talks, with casualties reported in Kyiv and Moscow region
- 🔗 French borrowing costs overtake US amid budget turmoil
- 🔗 Crew refusal leaves LNG carrier Al Ruwais adrift off Pakistan amid Strait of Hormuz danger
- 🔗 UK North Sea energy debate shifts to Rosebank as Jackdaw gets go-ahead
- 🔗 Two European women freed after more than a year in captivity in Niger and handed over in Libya
- 🔗 Russia signals possible mediation in US-Iran nuclear talks
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