Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 3rd of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have started extensive talks in Beijing, focusing on military cooperation, diplomatic ties, and North Korea’s support for Russian forces.
Widespread flooding has hit several parts of northern India, officials said, with more thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday as local media reported that 10,000 people were evacuated from the river banks in capital Delhi.
U.S. President Donald Trump will welcome Polish President Karol Nawrocki back to the White House on Wednesday after backing the conservative nationalist in Polish elections, with their meeting likely to focus on Russia's war in Ukraine and energy security.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted 32 times since December, sending lava from its summit crater in a spectacular display that has thrilled visitors and online viewers.
Ukraine’s air defence systems were activated in Kyiv on Wednesday as the capital came under a new Russian air attack. Authorities urged residents to remain in shelters during the strikes.
China launched its largest military parade on Wednesday, showcasing growing firepower as President Xi Jinping sought to project Beijing’s role on the global stage. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were among the leaders attending at Tiananmen Square.
China held its largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, showcasing its growing military power and geopolitical influence as President Xi Jinping positions Beijing as a custodian of the post-U.S. international order.
U.S. forces carried out a precision strike on a suspected transnational drug vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing all 11 people aboard, President Donald Trump and the Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday.
Moscow maintains that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine should continue, but stresses that progress is only possible if what it calls the “new territorial realities” are acknowledged.
Israel’s Defence Ministry announced late Tuesday that it had successfully launched the “Ofek-19” satellite into orbit at 10:30 p.m. using a “Shavit” launcher from the Palmachim airbase, in cooperation with the IDF and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Official figures show that Germany received 7,803 asylum applications in August 2025, down from 18,427 in the same month last year – a drop of 10,624, or nearly 60%.
The village of Tarsin in the Marra Mountains of Central Darfur has been completely destroyed by a landslide triggered by heavy rains.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected viral social media claims about his health, saying he had been “very active” over the Labor Day weekend.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday condemned Washington’s decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York, calling it “unacceptable” and urging the United States to reverse the move.
Six security personnel and six militants were killed in a major assault on a paramilitary base in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.
The share of global trade conducted under WTO rules has fallen to 72%, the lowest since the start of the year, as tariffs and geopolitical tensions disrupt international commerce, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says.
At least four soldiers and 10 militia fighters were killed in clashes in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, the military said on Tuesday, in the same region where earlier violence led to the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar.
China's President Xi Jinping convened his Russian and North Korean counterparts in Beijing for the first time on Tuesday, a show of solidarity with countries shunned by the West over their role in Europe's worst war in 80 years.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said he had discussed possible ways to end the conflict in Ukraine with Russia’s Vladimir Putin during talks in China, and with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone, but noted that the parties were "not yet ready" for a leaders' summit.
