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The 28 July edition of Daybreak features remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump on talks between Iran and the U.S., analysis of new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Romania’s expulsion of a Russian diplomat following a drone incursion.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was holding “very friendly” talks with Tehran and suggested a possible peace deal could be in reach. Trump credited the U.S. military campaign for bringing Iran back to the negotiating table, but Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said there were no direct negotiations with the United States.
In his first meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham pledged continued backing for Ukraine in its war with Russia. Zelenskyy is the first foreign leader Burnham has hosted on UK soil since becoming British Prime Minister.
Romania has expelled a Russian diplomat over repeated drone incursions during attacks on neighbouring Ukraine. Moscow’s Ambassador to Romania was summoned and shown debris recovered on Romanian territory. Bucharest shot down three drones over the weekend.
Firefighters in Spain and France continue to battle severe wildfires as both countries brace for another spell of extreme heat. Elsewhere, a tornado in the U.S. state of Wisconsin has caused widespread damage and left thousands of people without electricity.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Norway for talks about the Russia-Ukraine war. He is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in Oslo earlier. Witkoff will also meet European officials.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the violence, looting and vandalism that erupted during cost-of-living protests across France. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held crisis talks on Monday, calling for partial curfews and raising the possibility of a state of emergency.
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said regional issues should be resolved through diplomacy and blamed the United States for insecurity and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, speaking at a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday.
On 12 August, AnewZ’s Daybreak focused on the aftermath of Colombia’s devastating earthquake, tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, growing Russia-North Korea military cooperation and security and environmental challenges across the Caspian and Black Sea regions.
On 11 August, AnewZ’s Daybreak examined U.S. President Donald Trump’s new demands for Iran, Russia-Iran cooperation and regional connectivity through the South Caucasus alongside key political, security and climate developments worldwide.
On 10 August, AnewZ’s Daybreak focused on developments in Gaza, Lebanon-Israel negotiations, Iran’s position on talks with Washington and the latest global security and climate-related challenges.
On 7 August, AnewZ's Daybreak focused on the Iran war, escalating violence in Yemen and a deadly migrant crisis in Spain's Ceuta enclave.
The 8 August commemorative edition of AnewZ's Context looked back on the year since the Washington breakthrough, examining how the initialling of the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace agreement and the launch of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity have reshaped regional politics.
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