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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 16th July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Patriot missile systems for Ukraine are already being shipped from Germany under a NATO deal, with full reimbursement to the U.S. from European allies.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that weapons are already being shipped to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict. He also said there is no rush to engage in talks with Iran over its nuclear programme.
The European Union on Tuesday imposed new sanctions targeting individuals and entities in Iran and Russia for human rights violations and hybrid threats, while also listing actors in Moldova and Haiti for destabilising activities.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces should not strike Moscow, rejecting reports that he approved long-range missile deliveries.
The American leader stated that if an agreement between Russia and Ukraine is not achieved within that timeframe, "it will be very bad."
The European Union did not reach agreement on its 18th sanctions package against Russia on Tuesday, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas confirmed following a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels.
Russia, Iran, and China are increasingly involved in life-threatening activities on British soil—including attacks and kidnappings—often carried out by criminal networks or, in some cases, by children, according to two senior UK counterterrorism officials.
Russian and Iranian foreign ministers met in China to discuss the nuclear issue, emphasizing diplomacy as the only path forward while reaffirming Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear development.
The European Commission has pledged to address Slovakia’s concerns over the planned phase-out of Russian gas by 2028, aiming to secure support for its latest sanctions package against Moscow.
The Kremlin says President Donald Trump’s recent comments, including threats of sanctions and military support to Ukraine, are serious and directly aimed at President Vladimir Putin.
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly asked Ukraine's president if he could strike Moscow using U.S.-supplied long range weapons. The conversation allegedly followed a separate call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statement, describing the ultimatum to the Kremlin, as 'theatrical.' While a senior Russian diplomat, Sergei Ryabkov, suggested that giving ultimatums to Moscow was unacceptable and pointless.
The Nordwind airline will launch direct flights between Moscow and Pyongyang from 27th July, the Russian Ministry of Transport announced.
US President Donald Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday and announced a new plan to arm Ukraine. Here is a quick explainer of what happened in the meeting and the key things that was mentioned.
Russian writer Boris Akunin (born Grigory Chkhartishvili), who has been designated a "foreign agent" and added to Russia's register of terrorists and extremists, has been sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison. He was found guilty of “aiding and justifying terrorism”.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that if no agreement is reached within 50 days to end the war in Ukraine, the U.S. will impose 100% secondary tariffs on Russia.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says Bratislava will only back the EU’s 18th sanctions package on Russia if it secures guarantees for future gas supplies, citing national energy interests.
A Moscow court has ruled that the assets of U.S.-owned canned food company Glavprodukt be handed over to the Russian state, the TASS news agency reported late on Friday, ending a months-long legal tussle over the company.
The Kremlin on 15 July welcomed U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg’s mediation efforts during his visit to Kyiv and restated its readiness for further direct peace talks, while noting Ukraine has yet to respond.
Russia and China’s foreign ministers held talks in Beijing, focusing on their respective relations with the United States and exploring possible solutions to the conflict in Ukraine, according to statements from both countries' foreign ministries.
Ukrainian intelligence agents on Sunday killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel in Ukraine's SBU security service last week, the SBU said.
Ukrainian intelligence agents have eliminated members of a Russian spy network accused of assassinating an SBU colonel last week, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Sunday.
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