Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 3rd of December, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev says the investigation into the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near Aktau is in its final stage, with officials awaiting reports from foreign aviation authorities before closing the case.
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is halting all immigration applications, including those for green cards and U.S. citizenship, submitted by people from 19 non-European countries, citing national security and public safety concerns.
Google’s YouTube has announced a “disappointing update” for millions of Australian users and creators, confirming it will comply with the country’s world-first ban on social media access for under-16s by locking affected users out of their accounts within days.
Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and his wife Susan Dell announced on Tuesday that they will donate $6.25 billion to the investment accounts of 25 million U.S. children aged 10 and under.
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev has said the government’s resignation is “inevitable” and called for early elections following mass protests over budget policies and allegations of corruption.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will likely announce his pick for the next Federal Reserve chair early next year, ahead of the expiry of current Chair Jerome Powell’s term in May 2026.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has unveiled a sharp reduction to the organisation’s 2026 regular budget, proposing a cut of $577 million and an 18% reduction in staffing, as the United Nations faces one of its most severe liquidity crises in years.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Tuesday as French unions staged nationwide strikes and demonstrations to press the government on its 2026 budget proposals.
As the year comes to an end, a new initiative bringing civil society actors and regional analysts from Armenia and Azerbaijan together is steadily gaining ground.
Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and two others have been formally accused of procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that a new phase of attacks against alleged drug traffickers will target land-based sites and “anybody” involved in the illicit trade.
Uzbekistan has reopened its border with Afghanistan for the first time since 2021, the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced on Tuesday.
Ukraine has rejected Russian claims that a drone struck the Russian-flagged tanker MIDVOLGA-2 in the Black Sea on Tuesday, calling the accusations illogical and suggesting the incident may have been staged by Moscow.
Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon has held an emergency meeting with the country’s security leadership following the death of five people at the Tajik Afghan border.
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has introduced its newest model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale, claiming it can perform some tasks as well as the latest models from Google DeepMind and OpenAI.
Belgian police have raided the EU’s diplomatic service and the College of Europe as part of a corruption probe into an EU-funded training academy for diplomats, detaining three suspects and searching multiple premises, according to Politico.
A four-part docuseries executive produced by Curtis '50 cent' Jackson and directed by Alexandria Stapleton on Netflix is at the centre of controversy online.
Canberra has issued a stark assessment of the changing security landscape in the Pacific, warning that Beijing is projecting force deeper into the region with diminishing transparency, complicating the delicate balance of power in the Southern Hemisphere.
The fate of the world’s largest nuclear power station hangs in the balance this month as local lawmakers in Japan decide whether to authorise a controversial restart, a move that would mark a significant pivot in the nation’s post-Fukushima energy policy.
Tensions surrounding Bulgaria’s imminent entry into the Eurozone boiled over into violence on Monday, as security forces struggled to contain angry demonstrations across the country just weeks before the currency switch.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday pledged his “absolute loyalty” to the Venezuelan people as tensions continue to rise with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Pope Leo XIV will end a three-day visit to Lebanon on Tuesday (2 December), concluding his first overseas trip as Catholic leader with an urgent appeal for peace in the Middle East and a warning that humanity’s future is threatened by the world’s bloody conflicts.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 2nd of December, covering the latest developments you need to know.
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