Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for June 4th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Japan has not received a request from Washington for its best trade proposals, despite a White House statement suggesting such letters were sent ahead of a Wednesday deadline.
Global tensions are rising as China’s curbs on critical mineral exports threaten to derail supply chains for automakers, defense firms, and tech giants around the world.
Mexico plans to formally request an exemption from the United States’ doubled steel tariffs, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said, criticizing the move as unjust and economically unsound.
Smoke from intense wildfires burning across Canada has spread thick haze over parts of the US Midwest, causing “very unhealthy” air quality in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan on Tuesday.
Bill Gates says nearly all of his wealth will go toward improving health and education across Africa over the next 20 years.
The European Union and China will hold a new round of trade talks this month, ahead of a planned EU-China summit in July, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
More than 1,800 people have been arrested in a major anti-scam operation across seven Asian jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives, and Macao, authorities announced on Tuesday.
Latvia, Colombia, Liberia, Congo, and Bahrain—have been elected to the United Nations Security Council in an uncontested vote.
The British government has threatened legal action against Roman Abramovich to ensure that the £2.5 billion from his 2022 sale of Chelsea Football Club goes to victims of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a series of decrees confirming sweeping changes in the military command, including the appointment of Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new commander of the Joint Forces.
Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has stepped down after losing a vote of confidence in parliament, following weeks of public protests over corruption allegations involving him and his family.
Qatar reaffirmed its commitment to help Syria by supplying electricity, paying off Syria’s World Bank debts, and providing financial support to cover public sector salaries for three months.
The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Wednesday, June 4, on a draft resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, according to diplomats.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke by phone on Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the latest efforts to end the war in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has reaffirmed the agency’s support for Ukraine during his 12th visit to the country since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Two influential Turkic states — Uzbekistan and Türkiye — are intensifying their diplomatic engagement with Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government, signaling a shift in regional dynamics focused on pragmatic cooperation over political isolation.
Ukrainian emergency services have completed rescue operations at the sites of Russian missile strikes on the city of Sumy, which left four people dead and 28 injured, including three children, officials said on Tuesday evening.
The White House confirmed that the U.S. has sent letters to trade partners, urging them to present their final trade offers before a Wednesday deadline, as Washington pushes ahead with negotiations to avoid higher tariffs.
China has rejected accusations made by the defense chiefs of the US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines, who last week raised concerns over Beijing’s actions in the East and South China Seas.
