- The Middle East is in the grip of an “unprecedented” catastrophe that could “spin out of control”, the World Health Organisation has warned.
- Suspected Iranian boats have attacked multiple fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, setting them ablaze; Iraqi oil ports have completely ceased operations as a result.
- At least seven people have been killed and 21 wounded in an Israeli strike on central Beirut's seafront, in the third attack on the heart of the capital since the war began.
- A missile struck an Italian military base in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan overnight, the Italian defence ministry has said, adding that all personnel were safe.
- Oil prices have soared back above $100 a barrel, fanning inflation worries; Iran earlier warned that price could surge as high as $200.
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