Russia and Iran have signed new documents to allow engineering surveys along the full route of the Rasht-Astara railway, a long-delayed link between the two countries’ rail networks.
Democratic candidate Nancy Lacore, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and former chief of the Navy Reserve, has claimed victory in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, delivering another seat to Democrats as the party expanded its gains in the midterm elections.
Romanian authorities said late on Thursday that two additional planes had received bomb threats including a KLM flight to Tel Aviv that had a layover in Bucharest.
China has said it looks forward to a deeper and more practical relationship with North Korea, in the latest sign of warming ties between the two neighbours.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met Spain’s prime minister and king during an unannounced visit to Madrid, calling on Latin American countries to help Ukraine with the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure.
A Jordanian police officer was killed and another injured after a stabbing attack in the capital, Amman, in an incident authorities have described as a suspected terrorist act.
Tajikistan has secured additional diesel supplies from Russia after consuming its previously allocated quota under a bilateral fuel agreement, highlighting the Central Asian country's continued reliance on imported petroleum products.
The war between Russia and Ukraine continued to claim civilian lives this week even as diplomatic activity intensified ahead of planned peace discussions in Abu Dhabi.
Sweden will reintroduce internal border controls for six months, citing security threats linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, while Poland has detained six people suspected of spying for Moscow and illegally supplying military components to Russia.
Peruvian authorities have seized more than 3,000 tarantulas hidden in socks inside the luggage of three Europeans attempting to fly to Germany, prompting a criminal investigation into suspected wildlife trafficking.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to remain in power suffered two major setbacks on Thursday as Israel’s political deadlock deepened. A longstanding ultra-Orthodox ally refused to back him for prime minister, while an Arab-led party endorsed his main rival.
A senior Chinese financial regulator has warned that a surge in artificial intelligence investment risks starving other sectors of vital funding as capital becomes increasingly concentrated in a handful of technology giants.
The UN has warned that intensifying drone strikes on Sudan’s power and fuel infrastructure are disrupting vital hospital services and water supplies, as a deepening diplomatic rift with Ethiopia raises fears of wider regional instability.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has blamed the war with Iran for the Republicans' defeat in the 2026 midterm elections, arguing that voters who supported President Donald Trump in 2024 turned to the Democrats because of foreign policy and economic concerns.
A Russian military satellite may have rehearsed an attack on a Western commercial spacecraft after coming within metres of it in orbit, an expert has warned, as two other Russian satellites approach another Western spacecraft.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across France on Thursday as nationwide strikes and protests put fresh pressure on President Emmanuel Macron, with authorities seeking to prevent a repeat of October's violent unrest.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for the 5th of November, as health emergencies, humanitarian crises, political shifts, and cybersecurity threats put governments and essential services under pressure across the globe. Here are five stories worth your attention.
Two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz after allegedly using unauthorised shipping routes, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday, 5 November.
A British healthcare worker who contracted Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being transferred to the United Kingdom for specialist medical care, according to British authorities.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, 5 November, after pleading guilty to colluding with foreign entities under the city's national security law.
