AnewZ Morning Brief - 17 December, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 17th of December, covering the latest developments you need to...
Primetime leads with Europe’s struggle over frozen Russian state assets, as European Union governments argue over whether the money can be used to support Ukraine while U.S. funding slows. The programme breaks down what the assets are, who owns them, why Belgium and other states are worried about legal fallout, and how the deadlock is exposing cracks inside the bloc.
Attention then shifts to diplomatic activity around the Ukraine conflict, including EU talks on security guarantees and the lack of any response from Moscow, raising doubts about whether a settlement is possible in the near term.
The business segment tracks major global developments, from efforts to extend stock market trading hours in the U.S. to pressure on big technology firms in Europe, legal battles involving major media organisations, and significant shifts in the auto and consumer technology sectors.
In the as-live updates, the programme reports on Iran’s foreign minister arriving in Moscow after meetings in Belarus, the UK warning its citizens against all travel to Afghanistan, and intelligence concerns that Russia is using tactics below open warfare to intimidate Britain and its allies.
The show also carries reports from Libya on energy ambitions, Iraq’s water crisis, and the latest developments following the Bondi Beach shooting in Australia.
At least 37 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rain in Morocco's Atlantic coastal province of Safi, Moroccan authorities said on Monday (15 December).
Fighting along the Thailand–Cambodia border has entered a fifth consecutive day, despite U.S. President Donald Trump claiming he had brokered a ceasefire between the two sides.
Authorities discovered the lifeless bodies of renowned filmmaker Rob Reiner, aged 78, and his wife, Michele Reiner, 68, in their upscale Brentwood home in Los Angeles on Sunday. The police investigation has labeled the incident an apparent homicide.
Schools across Cambodia and Thailand were forced to close on Monday (15 December) as border clashes between the two countries escalated, with the death toll reaching at least 40 and hundreds of thousands of people displaced, according to officials and local media.
Cambodia must be the first to declare a ceasefire in the ongoing border conflict, Thailand said on Tuesday (16 December), as fighting continued despite earlier claims that hostilities would stop and at least 52 people have been killed on both sides.
In this edition of World Business, we bring you exclusive coverage from InMerge 2025 in Baku, the region’s flagship innovation and investment summit.
In this edition of World Business, we explore London’s global investment strategy with Jace Tyrell, CEO of Opportunity London.
In this week’s World Business, we explore the intersection of AI, finance, and cutting-edge consumer technology.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment