Day News Recap: Ebola crisis deepens as Israel deadlock, Ukraine fighting and market swings dominate

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, with health officials warning the crisis is worsening after attacks on health workers and a separate African public health warning that the virus could spread beyond the continent, including to the UK.  🔗  🔗

In the Middle East, Israel’s election has again produced a hung parliament, with partial results and exit polls leaving Benjamin Netanyahu short of a majority and Arab parties potentially holding the balance of power. Netanyahu has accused unnamed opponents of trying to steal the vote, while senior figures on the right have sharpened their rhetoric as coalition talks loom.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗 Palestinian citizens of Israel also voted in unprecedented numbers, with turnout above 70% in some towns, adding to the uncertainty over who can form a government.  🔗

Elsewhere in the region, a Houthi missile landed inside the perimeter of Aden airport after a warning to evacuate, underlining the renewed violence in Yemen.  🔗 Serbia’s security situation also tightened after police shot dead a young man outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, while protesters later stormed the newsroom of Informer TV in a backlash against pro Vučić media.  🔗  🔗

Ukraine remained under pressure from several fronts. Ukrainian forces said they used underground gas pipelines to strike Russian positions near Kupiansk, while a Russian jet powered drone sparked a major fire in Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi district.  🔗  🔗 In the south, a temporary ceasefire allowed a planned evacuation from Oleshky, amid fears civilians could be moved through Russian territory.  🔗 The Kremlin also said Europeans will be excluded from the next Ukraine talks planned for Abu Dhabi, even as Nordic leaders held a rare 90 minute call with Vladimir Putin about the war.  🔗  🔗

Security and diplomacy were also in focus across the wider region. Ethiopia said it has received 12 Russian Su 35 jets and plans to buy four S 400 air defence batteries, while Russia hosted its third Africa summit in Moscow to deepen trade, energy and payment ties.  🔗  🔗 In the Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman stepped up diplomacy with Iran in search of a regional security pact or non aggression framework.  🔗 Syria reopened the Nassib border crossing with Jordan after a brief closure linked to Jordanian airstrikes, and Iraq’s prime minister made his first visit to Damascus since Assad’s fall to discuss oil and trade.  🔗  🔗

In Europe, gas prices briefly hit €100 per megawatt hour, their highest since December 2022, as winter supply worries intensified, while the European Commission opened talks with refiners to lift fuel output and ease diesel squeeze concerns.  🔗  🔗 Poland was chosen to host a €227m Patriot missile maintenance centre, and Ireland and the UK agreed a new protocol for reporting subsea cable incidents after a joint exercise.  🔗  🔗

Britain’s nuclear posture also drew attention, with a report saying the UK had three of its four nuclear deterrent submarines at sea at once for the first time in five years.  🔗 In London, the government is due to hear its first budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with Chancellor John Healey set to present the fiscal plan.  🔗

In Asia Pacific, Cyclone Arnab killed at least three people after landfall in Andhra Pradesh, while Australia’s inflation rose to 4.3% and strengthened expectations of another Reserve Bank move.  🔗  🔗 Australia’s Star Entertainment was fined A$260 million over money laundering breaches, and about 200 passengers were left stranded in Cambodia after the Villa Vie Odyssey suspended operations.  🔗  🔗 Germany and Japan also moved closer on economic security in Tokyo, and King Charles began a Caribbean tour in the Bahamas amid renewed pressure for a slavery apology.  🔗  🔗

In the Americas, the US military said five people were killed in an eastern Pacific strike on an alleged drug boat as its campaign widened, while Donald Trump used a Texas rally to tout a Venezuela oil deal and float the idea of the country becoming the 51st state.  🔗  🔗 Trump also moved to roll back US methane rules for oil and gas, and the final week of the US midterm campaign began with Democrats ahead in national polling.  🔗  🔗 Rights groups meanwhile urged countries to oppose the UAE’s Lana Nusseibeh for UN chief over Sudan allegations, and Australia and others backed International Criminal Court staff as Trump sanctions intensified.  🔗  🔗 Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after Brazil’s election loss and a passport dispute.  🔗

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