Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 23rd of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
An explosion at an industrial plant in Roseland, Louisiana, on Friday (22 August) sent thick smoke billowing into the air and forced authorities to order mass evacuations.
Oil prices rose by about 2 percent on Wednesday after U.S. crude stockpiles fell far more than expected, while investors awaited the outcome of efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine, with sanctions on Russian oil still in place.
Large investors, wary of September’s traditional seasonal downturns, moved to lock in profits on Tuesday, according to traders and research firms – a sign that the sell-off in technology shares may reflect a broader retreat from risk.
Tesla (TSLA.O) chief executive Elon Musk has said the company’s new six-seat Model Y, unveiled in China this week, may never be produced in the United States, citing the rise of self-driving technology.
Walt Disney’s (DIS.N) ESPN will make its full line-up of sports coverage available outside of pay television for the first time on Thursday, with the launch of a new app designed as a central hub for live matches, personalised news, statistics and highlights.
Russia said on Wednesday that attempts to tackle security issues around Ukraine without Moscow’s involvement amounted to a “road to nowhere.”
Pope Leo is preparing to visit Lebanon later this year, the country’s most senior Catholic cleric announced on Wednesday, in what would mark the new pontiff’s first trip abroad since taking office.
The sixth trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan began in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday.
Support for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government continued to rebound in August, extending a recovery from earlier this year, according to a poll published on Wednesday.
Estee Lauder (EL.N) said on Wednesday that its annual profit forecast has come in below Wall Street expectations, as the cosmetics giant continues to face weakness in the United States and China alongside uncertainty over tariffs.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that last week’s U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska showed U.S. President Donald Trump and his team were genuinely committed to securing a long-term and sustainable peace in Ukraine.
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) warned that around three million Syrians could face severe hunger, noting that more than half of the country’s 25.6 million people are already food insecure.
Japan’s Defence Minister Gen Nakatani will hold talks in Türkiye on Tuesday focused on defence industry cooperation, including the potential acquisition of Turkish-made drones, a diplomatic source said. The move comes as Tokyo seeks to expand the role of unmanned systems across its armed forces.
The White House summit underscored the urgency of forging a long-term framework for Ukraine’s security, but also exposed deep divisions over how peace talks with Russia should proceed and what compromises might be required.
Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin will travel to China this week leading a parliamentary delegation, newspaper Vedomosti reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a rapid expansion of his country’s nuclear arsenal, denouncing ongoing U.S.-South Korea military drills as “an obvious expression of their intent to provoke war,” state media KCNA reported Tuesday.
Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 striking flight attendants resumed initial talks on Monday night, the first contact in nearly a week, according to a statement from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Asian stocks and oil prices slipped on Tuesday ahead of a major central bankers’ meeting, as investors weighed positive signals from peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine.
Canada is facing its second-worst wildfire season on record, with 7.8 million hectares already burned, and the fires could persist for weeks, according to federal officials.
In Bolivia's first-round presidential election, voters decisively rejected the leftist party that has ruled the country for most of the past two decades, signalling a shift toward more market-friendly policies to address the nation's economic struggles.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar began discussions with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New Delhi on Monday, emphasising that positive progress in their relationship could only occur if peace is maintained along their shared border.
Russian drones deliberately struck a SOCAR oil depot in Ukraine's southern Odesa region for the second time in two weeks on Monday (18 August), according to Ukrainian officials.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on Monday that he had revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority in response to Australia’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state and cancel the visa of an Israeli lawmaker.
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