The United States has extended visa restrictions on officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), just days before world leaders gather in New York for the annual UN General Assembly.
Poland has urged the European Union to accelerate action against Meta after a new report estimated the technology giant could have earned around $199 million (760 million zlotys) from fraudulent advertisements in the country over a year.
A top Democrat on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday he would not approve the Trump administration’s proposed $2.8 billion sale of thousands of heavy bombs to Israel, citing concerns over civilian protection and international law.
Israel and Morocco have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic relations, turn their existing missions into full embassies and appoint ambassadors, marking a further expansion of ties restored under the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords.
China has officially opened the Pinglu Canal, a $10.75 billion waterway giving the country's landlocked southwest a shorter, direct route to the sea and Southeast Asian markets.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is outlining the EU's priorities in her annual State of the Union address, covering security, support for Ukraine, trade with China, migration, climate and artificial intelligence.
Pakistan has condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at the United Nations, warning that escalating fighting in Yemen and increased activity around the Bab al-Mandab Strait threaten regional stability, global shipping and energy security.
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of war crimes, including murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention.
Wednesday's session of the 24th Arab Media Summit in Dubai has shifted the discussion towards a central question for modern media: how can regional news organisations tell their own stories while reaching audiences far beyond their borders?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was carrying out tests on a new weapon to intercept drones and had recorded a successful hit overnight.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 16 September 2026. These are the top five stories making headlines in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
Russia will hold parliamentary elections from 18 to 20 September 2026, the country's first State Duma vote since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The U.S. Justice Department has charged five people over an alleged Russian intelligence-linked network accused of carrying out surveillance, recruitment and plans for targeted killings in the United States and abroad.
Residents of a small English village have held a symbolic referendum on whether to leave the United Kingdom in protest against government plans to accommodate more than 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby former military site.
French authorities have opened an investigation after footage emerged showing a police officer violently throwing a 29-year-old man to the ground in Carcassonne, renewing scrutiny over police violence days after a separate racism scandal involving officers in the southern city.
Israel said on Tuesday it killed Nael Abu Obeid, the commander of Hamas’ Rafah Brigade, in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, as strikes continued despite the ceasefire.
A Russian strike on a farm warehouse in Pryluky, north-central Ukraine, has killed at least three people, local police said. Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said an attack on a train near the Polish border was an attempt to intimidate Ukraine's allies.
A Danish military helicopter came within “metres” of being struck by flares fired by a Russian warship, Denmark's Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus said on Tuesday. Russia accused Denmark of carrying out “dangerous manoeuvres” near its ship, and said it was investigating the incident.
McDonald's and Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan have launched China's first drone-delivery route dedicated to a single catering brand, bringing the technology to Shanghai's popular West Bund riverfront.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to scrap Biden-era carbon emission limits on coal- and gas-fired power plants, marking a major reversal in U.S. climate policy.
