Happy Friday. There is some heavy news out there today, but also a few stories that will make you feel better about the world, including the end of an Ebola outbreak and a dinosaur with a new address. Here is what caught my eye this morning.

1. Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes. The conflict is spreading beyond the two countries, with Gulf states now reporting attacks, and that raises the stakes for the whole region and the global economy.
2. Protests in Ukraine’s cities against Zelensky’s removal of defence minister. Ukrainians rarely take to the streets against their own government in wartime, so this unexplained dismissal has touched a real nerve among both civilians and soldiers.
3. Blanche apologises on Capitol Hill for Epstein files ‘mistakes’. The man seeking to become US attorney general permanently faced tough questions from both parties, a sign of how much the handling of these files still shapes Washington.
4. British Steel taken into public ownership to protect ‘vital’ UK supply. Nationalising the Scunthorpe steelworks is a major intervention in British industry and a bet that domestic steel matters too much to lose.
5. Chip giant TSMC pledges another $100bn to expand US production. The world’s most important chipmaker is raising its total US commitment to $265bn, which says a lot about where the semiconductor industry thinks it needs to be.
6. China economic growth falls sharply, missing target. Weak demand at home and war driven oil prices are dragging on the world’s second largest economy, and that ripples out to everyone who trades with it.
7. French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument. After years of fierce debate, France joins the small group of countries allowing terminally ill adults to end their lives under strict conditions.
8. Xbox workers stunned after jobs ‘bloodbath’. Microsoft is cutting 3,200 jobs at its gaming division, a jolt that has the whole industry asking whether this is a reset or something worse.
9. Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold. A 67 million year old skeleton named Gus just smashed the auction record, and scientists worry that prized fossils are vanishing into private hands.
10. ‘Moment of joy’ as Uganda discharges last Ebola patient. Uganda has sent its final Ebola patient home, a quiet triumph for the health workers who contained an outbreak that could have been far worse.

All credit goes to the reporters at the BBC and the other outlets linked above. Click through and read the full stories. See you tomorrow.