Day News Recap: Deadly strikes in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan as Trump diesel deal and ICC sanctions stir backlash

Russian glide bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 15 people, including three children, as rescue crews continued searching the rubble. Ukraine said the attack came after a diesel deal announced by Donald Trump, linking the strike to wider pressure on Kyiv.  🔗  🔗

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In a separate diplomatic push, US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami to try to shape a common plan to end Russia's war before winter, while Ukraine said its Operation Vivaldi had disrupted a Russian plan to encircle the remaining Ukrainian positions around Lyman in Donbas.  🔗  🔗

Donald Trump also announced an agreement with Vladimir Putin to release more than 300,000 tons of Russian diesel into the American and global market, a move that drew swift reaction from Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO allies. Washington separately imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, prompting criticism from allies and the United Nations, and the move came amid scrutiny over its timing after Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In the Middle East, at least seven people, including an eight year old girl, were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza on the ceasefire anniversary, while more than 100 aid and rights groups said the truce exists only on paper because killings and aid restrictions continue. An Israeli drone strike also wounded six people in Lebanon's Hermel district near the Syrian border, and a missile hit a passenger terminal at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, causing injuries and flight diversions.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Yemen saw fighting intensify on two fronts, with Taiz facing renewed siege conditions after Houthi advances cut key roads, and government forces pushing toward Bab al Mandeb in an offensive the UN warned could worsen the conflict. In the Palestinian territories, Mahmoud Abbas postponed legislative elections until September 2027.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere in Asia, Taiwan's President Lai Ching te used National Day to say the island would not give up its freedom and would boost defence spending to deter war. In India, police detained opposition figures and dispersed thousands of protesters in New Delhi during a demonstration over alleged voter roll revisions.  🔗  🔗

Security and political tensions also widened beyond the region, as the UAE said the Omani co pilot accused of trying to seize a Flydubai passenger flight had drifted toward extremism while studying in Australia. In Germany, a Ukrainian suspect identified as Serhii K is due to go on trial in Hamburg next week over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions.  🔗  🔗

In Africa, a drone strike killed at least 30 displaced people in Sudan's Blue Nile region, while intercommunal clashes in South Sudan's Rumbek left about 71 people dead.  🔗  🔗

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On the weather front, Hurricane Isaias weakened after landfall on Florida's northern Gulf Coast, but storm surge warnings remained in place and the storm left two people dead and widespread outages across the US Southeast.  🔗  🔗

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