Day News Recap: Earthquakes, conflict and protests dominate a volatile day across Asia, Europe and the Middle East

Rescue teams in Tibet are still searching Nagqu after a magnitude 7 earthquake, with the injured toll rising to 76 while the death toll remains at 16. The quake has left a trail of damage in China’s Tibet region as emergency crews continue to work through the affected area.  🔗

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In the Middle East, Jordan’s King Abdullah ordered a firm security response after a church attack in Karak governorate killed eight people and wounded 40, while Yemen’s Taiz hospital warned it could shut within days because fuel, medicine and oxygen are running out under a renewed Houthi siege. The United Nations said more than 800,000 people in Taiz are now cut off from aid, as the city remains encircled.  🔗 🔗 🔗

Iranian tensions with the United States also sharpened, with intelligence warnings that alleged Iranian plots against Americans abroad have reached an advanced stage and Iranian military officials warning that US warships should not approach Iranian waters. Separately, the US said it is lifting some tariffs on Canadian goods from 30 October, easing part of the trade dispute, while Marco Rubio urged Cubans to contact the CIA in a move quickly mocked by Havana.  🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗

Ukraine and Russia remained in focus as Kyiv said its Starlink connection was stable again after around 10 days of reported restrictions, and later said the restrictions on Starlink and Starshield had been lifted ahead of planned talks in Abu Dhabi. In occupied southern Ukraine, a limited ceasefire was agreed in Oleshky to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and evacuations, while former prisoners described abuse of freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard in a Russian jail.  🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗

On the Black Sea, Romania blamed Russia after a drone strike sank the Comoros flagged cargo ship Khoryv off Constanța, killing one sailor and leaving another missing. In the same wider security picture, Israel intensified raids across the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed near Hebron, with the city placed under lockdown and about 2,200 people forced from their homes.  🔗 🔗

Asia Pacific faced a string of weather and disaster alerts. Taiwan reported one death and more than 500 injuries as Typhoon Champi moved past the island, with outages and closures continuing, while two strong earthquakes off Vanuatu triggered a tsunami warning. In Australia, severe thunderstorms and heavy rain were forecast across much of the country, with flash flooding possible in several states.  🔗 🔗 🔗

Public health and conflict developments added to the pressure elsewhere. The World Health Organization began the first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in the current outbreak in eastern DR Congo, and Kenya reported a second Ebola death in a cluster linked to travel from the DRC. In Tigray, an official in the new federally backed administration urged rebels to disarm after the Mekelle takeover and a reported drone strike.  🔗 🔗 🔗

Europe saw unrest and disruption on several fronts. Storm Austen left more than 15,000 homes without power in southern England and Wales, while France prepared for a second wave of mass protests with more than 70,000 police and gendarmes deployed nationwide. In Germany, a fire broke out at Bavaria’s Eagle’s Nest historic site and a suspect was detained, while Spain and Portugal were monitoring reported jihadist calls to attack protests.  🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗

Elsewhere, protests intensified in Tirana as opposition supporters and students mobilised against the Albanian government, and the Czech government pushed ahead with a public media funding overhaul despite strike threats. In Latin America, Brazil’s runoff campaign moved into its final televised debate phase, and the race to choose the next UN secretary general entered its final stage as the UAE named a new contender.  🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗

In Asia, North Korea’s Kim Jong un travelled to China via a newly opened Yalu River bridge after calling for stronger military power, while Lebanon remained sceptical that Israel’s October 27 election would change policy on the south Lebanon occupation. Sudan’s UN human rights chief condemned a surge in drone strikes that he said killed at least 306 people in three weeks.  🔗 🔗 🔗

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