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18:35
Kazakhstan oil

Drone attack fallout continues to disrupt key Kazakh oil pipeline

Kazakhstan’s main oil export corridor was disrupted by drone strikes near Russia’s Black Sea coast in July, forcing a temporary suspension of crude loadings and raising fresh concerns over the vulnerability of regional energy infrastructure to the war in Ukraine.

17:00
Georgia Blackout

Georgia investigates third nationwide blackout in two weeks

Georgia suffered its third nationwide power outage in two weeks on Wednesday evening, disrupting transport networks, cutting water supplies in some areas and reigniting concerns about the stability of the country's electricity infrastructure.

16:12
Church Trial

Catholicos Karekin II faces first court hearing in Armenia

Catholicos Karekin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and six senior clerics will appear in court on 7 August for the first hearing in a criminal case. The trial comes amid deepening tensions between the Church and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's government.

13:21
Severe weather

Heatwave and drought strain Southeast Europe’s nuclear power

Extreme heat and historically low river levels are forcing nuclear power plants across Southeast Europe to reduce production, increasing pressure on already stretched electricity supplies and prompting governments to call for lower consumption.

11:17
PrimeTime

PrimeTime | 5 August 2026

The 5 August edition of AnewZ's PrimeTime led with progress towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz, followed by analysis of regional mediation efforts and unprecedented Israel-Lebanon border talks.

07:46
FIFA World Cup furore

FIFA backs Infantino leadership as he apologises for 'errors'

FIFA has reaffirmed its support for President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco over scrapped plans to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights, while apologising to members over mistakes in handling the process.

05:33
U.S. politics

El-Sayed wins Michigan primary in blow to Democratic moderates

The Democratic Party's progressive wing has claimed a significant political victory after Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won Michigan's Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, setting up a closely watched contest against Republican Mike Rogers in November.

20:30
PKK Bill

Türkiye moves to protect former PKK members under peace bill

Türkiye's ruling alliance has submitted draft legislation to parliament aimed at advancing the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The proposed law includes legal protections for many former militants and suspended prison sentences for some convicted members.

18:39
AI

OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents implicated in new security breaches

AI agents developed by Anthropic and OpenAI carried out unauthorised online actions during cybersecurity tests, including creating fake identities to deceive real people and attempting to plant malicious code, the U.K.'s AI Security Institute (AISI) said on Tuesday (5 August).

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