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Türkiye PKK Law

Türkiye's new PKK law explained

Türkiye's parliament has approved legislation laying out how the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) could formally disarm and dissolve, marking a significant step in Ankara's latest effort to bring an end to one of the country's longest-running conflicts.

03:03
Middle East conflict

Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with U.S.

Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.

18:55
Ukraine-Russia war

Ukraine drone attack kills child, damages Russia's Novorossiysk port

An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk killed an eight-year-old child, injured others and damaged residential buildings, port infrastructure and grain facilities, Russian officials and industry sources said on Wednesday.

15:38
View from Kazakhtan

Ukraine limits Black Sea tanker strikes after U.S. request

Ukraine has agreed to refrain from targeting certain tankers using Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk following a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, the Financial Times reported, although Kyiv has continued strikes on Russian targets at the port.

10:33
Morning Brief

Morning Brief - 12 August 2026

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 12th of August, covering the latest developments.

06:29
U.S. Midterms

Judge blocks Trump-backed mail voting measure ahead of U.S. midterms

A U.S. federal judge has halted a key part of President Donald Trump's effort to tighten rules around mail-in voting, dealing another legal setback to the administration's attempts to expand federal involvement in election oversight ahead of November's congressional elections.

13:35
Syria al-Assad

Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia

A criminal court in Damascus has sentenced former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA.

12:29
Russia

Russia bars anti-war party from parliamentary election

Russia’s Supreme Court has barred the liberal Yabloko party from taking part in September’s parliamentary election, removing the only officially registered party openly opposed to Moscow’s war in Ukraine from the ballot.

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