07:05

Moscow and Beijing

Moscow and Beijing eye closer coordination as their foreign ministers discuss Ukraine and U.S. tensions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed in Beijing on Sunday to tighten coordination in forums from the United Nations to the G20, while reviewing prospects for ending the war in Ukraine and managing strained ties with the United States.

22:00

Chery

Chery rejects audit’s claim it wrongly declared green-car subsidies

Chinese automaker Chery has denied an industry-ministry audit that disqualified more than $53 million in state incentives for thousands of its electric and hybrid vehicles, insisting it followed official guidance and committed no fraud.

21:00

China and ASEAN

China and ASEAN to present upgraded free-trade pact to leaders in October, Wang Yi says

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will send an upgraded ‘version 3.0’ free-trade agreement to their heads of government for approval in October, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after regional talks in Kuala Lumpur.

20:00

PKK

Erdogan says PKK gun hand-over opens a ‘new page’ for Türkiye

President Tayyip Erdogan declared on Saturday that an historic turning point had been reached in Türkiye’s four-decade conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) after 30 fighters burned their weapons in northern Iraq.

19:00

Pentagon

Pentagon presses Japan and Australia for clearer Taiwan-war commitments, says FT

he U.S. Defence Department has asked Japan and Australia to spell out how they would respond if fighting broke out over Taiwan, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with recent talks.

18:59

official visit

Syrian Transitional President concludes official visit to Azerbaijan

The working visit of the Transitional President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmad Al Sharaa, to the Republic of Azerbaijan concluded on July 12.

18:00

Pyongyang backs

Pyongyang backs Russia’s Ukraine war in Wonsan talks, Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that North Korea had reaffirmed full support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine during talks in the coastal city of Wonsan, underscoring an alliance that South Korea believes may soon send even more Pyongyang troops to the front.

17:46

Syrian President in Baku

Syrian Transitional President pays tribute at Heydar Aliyev’s grave in Baku

On Saturday 12 July, Syrian Arab Republic’s Transitional President Ahmad Al-Sharaa visited the Alley of Honour in Baku as part of his official trip to Azerbaijan.

17:34

Trump

Trump slaps 30 % tariffs on EU and Mexican goods after talks falter

President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered 30 % duties on imports from the European Union and Mexico starting on 1 August, ending months of inconclusive negotiations and deepening a tariff campaign that is already generating more than $100 billion in annual customs revenue for the U.S. Treasury.

17:00

Gazprom

Gazprom, CNPC discuss boosting Russian gas supplies to China amid stalled Siberia-2 talks

The chiefs of Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corp met in Beijing on Friday to chart wider Russian gas deliveries, as the Power of Siberia pipeline nears full 38 billion-cubic-metre capacity and the two sides still haggle over prices for a larger Siberia-2 link.

16:00

Washington

Washington asks Seoul to help curb China’s dominance in global shipbuilding, official says

The United States wants South Korea to join a coordinated push to limit China’s fast-growing share of the world shipbuilding market, Seoul’s trade ministry said on Friday, tying the request to talks over 25 % tariffs on steel, cars and other goods.

14:31

SOCAR

SOCAR and Syrian government sign memorandum of understanding in Baku

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Saturday, 12 July between the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, during the working visit of Syria’s Transitional President Ahmad Al-Sharaa to Azerbaijan.

13:21

Syria-Azerbaijan

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa on official visit to Azerbaijan

On July 12, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a high-level meeting with the Transitional President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, during the latter's working visit to Baku, signaling a potential new chapter in bilateral relations.

19:00

China

China’s exporters rush shipments as fragile U.S. tariff truce lifts June outlook, poll suggests

China’s exports are expected to have grown 5% in June as manufacturers hurried goods abroad ahead of a 12 August deadline that could see the U.S. restore punitive tariffs, a Reuters survey of economists indicates.

18:00

Chery and BYD

Chery and BYD face $53 million repayment after audit questions Chinese green-car subsidies

Two of China’s biggest electric-vehicle makers may have to return a combined 373 million yuan (about $53 million) in state aid after a government audit said nearly 22,000 cars sold up to 2020 should never have qualified for clean-energy incentives.

17:00

China and Russia

China and Russia pledge deeper strategic coordination at ASEAN summit talks

China said it is ready to "continuously" boost strategic coordination with Moscow. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday that Beijing is prepared to help safeguard both countries’ security and development interests.

16:30

Anthrax outbreak

Russia steps up checks after anthrax cases prompt quarantine in central Kazakhstan

Russia’s health watchdog said on Friday it is monitoring an anthrax outbreak in Kazakhstan’s Akmola region, where two villages were quarantined after infections in cattle and local residents.

16:00

Landlocked focus

Belarus backs August UN summit for landlocked states after call with Turkmenistan

Belarus will play an active part in next month’s United Nations conference for landlocked developing countries in Turkmenistan, Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov told his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov during a telephone call on Thursday.

15:30

Harvest target met

Turkmenistan hails 1.4-million-tonne wheat haul after modern machinery drive

Turkmenistan has gathered 1.407 million tonnes of wheat, matching its 2025 goal after a round-the-clock harvest on 690,000 hectares that officials say was bolstered by new combines and higher state purchase prices.

13:00

UAV training

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan stage ‘Tarlan-2025’ drone drills in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have completed the 'Tarlan-2025' flight-tactical exercise, a series of unmanned-aircraft drills held in Azerbaijan and aimed at deepening defence ties between the two Caspian neighbours.

12:00

Renewable drive

Azerbaijan pivots to green power with $2.7 bn plan to export wind and solar to Europe

Azerbaijan intends to bring ten wind and solar plants online by 2027 and channel about $2.7 billion into clean-energy projects, lifting renewables to one-third of its generating capacity and positioning the Caspian state as a new supplier of green electricity to Europe.

10:45

PKK IN IRAQ

PKK begins landmark disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party will start laying down its weapons in a tightly guarded ceremony near Suleymaniyah in Iraq on Friday, launching what Ankara and Kurdish leaders call the first real step towards ending more than 40 years of conflict that has claimed more than 40,000 lives.

10:02

Morning Brief

AnewZ Morning Brief - 11th July, 2025

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 11th July, covering the latest developments you need to know.

08:30

China-EU

China tells EU to 'make fewer accusations' ahead of July summit in Beijing

Beijing has urged the European Union to tone down its criticism and adopt “less protectionist” policies, after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused China of flooding global markets and enabling Russia’s war economy.