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Morning brief

AnewZ Morning Brief - 14 April, 2026

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are th...

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Online harassment

China targets online hate after alleged attacks on Quan Hongchan

Authorities in China have launched an investigation into a wave of online bullying targeting Olympic diving champion Quan Hongchan, as concerns gro...

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View from UK

UK's Starmer refuses to join U.S.-led Hormuz blockade

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has refused to join a U.S.-led blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, distancing Britain from military escalation after f...

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Middle East conflict

Israel-Lebanon peace talks due to be held in U.S. on Tuesday

Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States will meet later in Washington to discuss a ceasefire, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubi...

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Middle East conflict

Efforts still underway to resolve confIict as U.S. Navy blocks Iran's ports and Tehran threatens retaliation

Iran's ports were blocked by the U.S. military on Monday (13 April), President Donald Trump confirmed. Tehran has threatened to retaliate again...

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Middle East Conflict

U.S. starts Iranian port blockade amid ceasefire tensions and Iran warning – Monday 13 April

U.S. President Donald Trump warned that any Iranian ships approaching ports in the Strait of Hormuz would be "immediately elimi...

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Middle East crisis

Gulf on edge as U.S. blockade move sends oil soaring and diplomacy into overdrive

Tensions in the Gulf have sharpened dramatically after reports that the United States has begun a blockade of Iranian ports, a move already ripplin...

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View from China

Ancient 4,000-year-old water channel system discovered in China

Archaeologists in China have uncovered a vast ancient water channel system believed to be around 4,000 years old, offering new insight into early e...

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View from Uzbekistan

Indian healthcare provider to invest $50m in Uzbekistan’s Namangan region

An Indian healthcare provider plans to invest $50 million in diagnostic and pharmaceutical projects in Uzbekistan’s Namangan region, aiming t...

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trump lawsuit

Trump defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal dismissed by U.S. judge

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, marking a setback in his ongoing legal ...