An off-the-cuff remark by new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that triggered Japan's biggest bust-up in years with powerful neighbour China was not meant to signal a new hardline stance.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 20th of November, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Türkiye is set to host the COP31 United Nations climate summit in Antalya next year, while Australia would lead government negotiations under a compromise deal taking shape at COP30 in Brazil.
Lewis Hamilton has dismissed suggestions of friction within Ferrari after team chairman John Elkann's recent comments that he and teammate Charles Leclerc should "focus on driving and talk less".
Brazilian President met with ministers from African and small island states on Wednesday (19 November) at the COP30 summit to push for early agreements on some of the most contentious issues in global climate talks, including fossil fuels and climate finance.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that it has not received any official information from the U.S. regarding the “agreements” on Ukraine, reported in the media.
Germany has returned 12 royal-era cultural artefacts to Ethiopia in a ceremony in Addis Ababa, marking a formal step in ongoing cultural cooperation between the two countries.
U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and Chief of Staff General Randy George met with senior Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Wednesday (19 November) as part of a fact-finding mission.
A recent study shows that women face a higher risk of job loss due to artificial intelligence (AI) and are 20% less likely than men to use generative AI tools, reducing their chances of working in AI-reliant roles.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned Russia’s recent missile and drone strikes on Ukraine. Kyiv reported that the attacks killed at least 25 people and injured 73 others.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced $270 billion in deals signed between U.S. and Saudi companies at the Washington investment conference.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has announced plans by Tehran to bring together Afghanistan's neighbouring states including Russia and China in a regional meeting aimed at addressing ongoing tensions with Pakistan.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Wednesday, with both leaders voicing support for reviving the Istanbul peace process and strengthening cooperation on defence, diplomacy and prisoner exchanges.
Iran's air force, heavily reliant on aging F-14A Tomcat jets, faces a growing technological gap as its neighbors rapidly modernize their air forces with advanced fighter jets and air defense systems.
A fresh wave of floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in central Vietnam since the weekend has claimed at least eight lives, according to a government report on Wednesday. Traders have also cautioned that the extreme weather could disrupt the ongoing coffee harvest.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out possible U.S. military intervention in the Latin American country on Tuesday, saying Mexico did not want it in its territory.
Ukraine is pushing its European allies to take a political decision to release a proposed $163-billion loan based on frozen Russian state assets next month, as it frets over a gaping hole in the 2026 budget and fallout from an unfolding corruption scandal.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 19th of November, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The Turkish-operated cargo plane that skidded off the runway at Hong Kong's international airport last month (20 October), killing two airport workers, experienced an acceleration in one of its four engines after landing, an initial investigation has found.
An Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed 13 people and wounded several others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry on Tuesday (18 November).
Ukraine says it will seek almost $44 billion from Russia to cover the climate damage caused by wartime emissions, marking the first attempt by any nation to bill an aggressor for its carbon footprint during conflict.
As bear encounters climb to unprecedented levels across Japan, officials in Gifu Prefecture have turned to an unusual line of defence: drones that bark like dogs and fire small firecrackers to scare the animals away.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has handed down prison sentences of up to 24 years to senior military officers and a federal police agent after ruling that they took part in an attempted coup and a plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other senior officials.
Türkiye’s main stock market index, the BIST 100, closed Wednesday at 10,903.91 points, up 1.63% from the previous session.
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