Breakfast News Recap: Earthquakes, storms and conflict flare across Asia, Europe and the Middle East
Rescue teams in Tibet are still searching after the magnitude 7 earthquake in Nagqu, with the number of injured rising to 76 while the death toll remains at 16. 🔗
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In the Pacific, two strong earthquakes off Vanuatu triggered a tsunami warning after the first quake measured magnitude 6.9, adding to a day of seismic alerts in the region. 🔗 Taiwan is also dealing with the aftermath of Typhoon Champi, which has killed one person, injured more than 500 and left outages and closures in place for a second day. 🔗
In Yemen, Taiz hospital says it could shut within days because fuel, medicine and oxygen are running short under a renewed Houthi siege, while the UN says more than 800,000 people in the city are now cut off from aid. 🔗 🔗
Conflict and security tensions remain high in the Middle East and nearby waters. Romania has blamed Russia after a drone strike sank the Comoros flagged cargo ship Khoryv off ConstanÈ›a, killing one sailor and leaving another missing. 🔗 Separately, an oil spill from a tanker damaged near the Strait of Hormuz is spreading along the UAE coast, with beaches near Umm Al Quwain affected. 🔗
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In Israel and the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces raided at least 15 towns after the Hebron shooting and detained dozens of Palestinians, as the wider political backdrop remains tense. 🔗 In Lebanon, residents and analysts say they do not expect Israel's October 27 election to bring any meaningful change in policy, with the south still under occupation. 🔗
Across Africa, the WHO has begun the first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in the current outbreak in eastern DR Congo. 🔗 Kenya has reported a second Ebola death in a cluster linked to travel from the DRC, even as officials say the outbreak there remains contained. 🔗 In Ethiopia's Tigray region, a new federally backed official has urged rebels to disarm after fighters seized Mekelle and a reported drone strike. 🔗 Sudan's UN rights chief has condemned a surge in drone strikes that killed at least 306 people in three weeks. 🔗
Europe is bracing for unrest and disruption. France is preparing for nationwide protests with about 70,000 police deployed, while Spain and Portugal are monitoring online messages that urged attacks on police and demonstrators during protests in several European cities. 🔗 🔗 In Britain, Storm Austen has left more than 15,000 homes without power and caused fresh road and rail disruption in southern England and Wales. 🔗 In Germany, a fire broke out at Bavaria's Eagle's Nest historic site near Berchtesgaden, and police say a suspect has been detained. 🔗
In the Americas, Donald Trump revived his threat to send US warships toward Cuba, telling a rally in south Florida that vessels returning from Iran could stop near the island. 🔗 He also posted repeatedly on Truth Social without offering a new policy signal. 🔗 In Washington, the Pentagon has designated Confucius Institutes as a national security threat, while the White House said the US will remove tariffs on selected Canadian goods from 30 October, easing part of the trade dispute. 🔗 🔗
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Other developments include a limited ceasefire in Russian occupied Oleshky, intended to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and repairs, and former prisoners describing abuse of freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard in a Russian jail. 🔗 🔗 The race to choose the next UN secretary general has entered its final phase, with former Costa Rican vice president Rebeca Grynspan still in contention and the UAE naming a new contender. 🔗
Financial glimpse
Wall Street finished mixed, with the Dow and Russell 2000 higher but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lower, as Meta slumped and chip stocks wobbled while energy and small caps outperformed. 🔗
Sources in this recap
- 🔗 Tibet earthquake: injured toll rises to 76 as rescue teams search Nagqu
- 🔗 Two strong earthquakes off Vanuatu trigger tsunami warning
- 🔗 Romania blames Russia as Black Sea drone attack sinks cargo ship off ConstanÈ›a
- 🔗 Taiz hospital warns of collapse within days amid renewed Houthi siege
- 🔗 Typhoon Champi kills one and injures more than 500 in Taiwan as outages and closures continue
- 🔗 WHO starts Ebola vaccine clinical trial in eastern DR Congo outbreak
- 🔗 Kenya reports second Ebola death amid contained cluster
- 🔗 Yemen's Taiz under siege as UN says time is running out for aid access
- 🔗 Israel raids at least 15 West Bank towns after Hebron shooting, detaining dozens
- 🔗 Trump revives Cuba warship threat as Rubio urges Cubans to act
- 🔗 Tigray official urges rebels to disarm after Mekelle takeover and reported drone strike
- 🔗 Local ceasefire agreed in Russian-occupied Oleshky amid Starshield dispute
- 🔗 Oil spill spreads along UAE coast after tanker strike near Strait of Hormuz
- 🔗 Fire engulfs Bavaria's Eagle's Nest historic site, suspect detained
- 🔗 Storm Austen leaves more than 15,000 homes without power as coastal damage and travel disruption spread
- 🔗 Spain and Portugal monitor reported jihadist calls to attack protests
- 🔗 France braces for nationwide protests as police deployment rises to 70,000
- 🔗 Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding forecast across much of Australia
- 🔗 Former prisoners describe abuse of freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard in Russian jail
- 🔗 Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes a national security threat
- 🔗 US lifts some tariffs on Canadian goods as trade dispute eases slightly
- 🔗 Lebanese scepticism grows as Israeli election nears amid south Lebanon occupation
- 🔗 UN secretary-general race enters final phase as UAE names new contender
- 🔗 Trump pushes Florida rally message, no new policy signal in latest Truth Social posts
- 🔗 Sudan says drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks
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