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Germany's ruling conservatives on Saturday (21 February) passed a motion to ban social media use for under 14s and introduce more stringent digital ve...
AnewZ marks its first year on air. From the dust of an empty shell of a new building in the capital of Azerbaijan to a fully functioning newsroom, life began on the 4 November 2024.
The international channel commenced at the start of COP29 held in Baku and has gone onto cover the third Shusha Global Media Forum, news from Kabul to Washington, and from London to Almaty, reporting across a world marked by economic turbulence, climate emergencies, and shifting frontlines between conflict and diplomacy.
It's digital reach now extends to more than 100,000 followers and more than 66 million views across platforms.
According to data, the audience spans from the United States and the United Kingdom to Central and South Asia, the Middle East, and Azerbaijan itself.
The company pride's itself with a mix of expertise from the UK, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Portugal together with correspondents based in the U.S., Turkiye, Afghanistan, Georgia, China and Iran as well as in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. It also has partnered with Reuters, ENEX, i24NEWS, Anadolu Agency, CCTV, and CGTN+, which AnewZ says all brings the world to the Caucasus region and the Caucasus' to the world.
AnewZ — News from A to Z.
Quentin Griffiths, co-founder of online fashion retailer ASOS, has died in Pattaya, Thailand, after falling from the 17th floor of a condominium on 9 February, Thai police confirmed.
At least four people have died and 17 others were injured after a liquid gas truck overturned and exploded in Santiago, Chile’s capital, authorities confirmed on Thursday. Police said the driver was among those killed.
Cubans are increasingly turning to solar power to keep businesses operating and basic household appliances running during prolonged electricity cuts, as fuel shortages make diesel generators and other temporary solutions more difficult and costly to maintain.
Ukraine’s National Paralympic Committee has announced it will boycott the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics in Verona on 6 March, citing the International Paralympic Committee’s decision to allow some Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags.
Gianni Infantino, president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), announced a new partnership with the Board of Peace on Thursday (19 February), committing to build football pitches and arenas in Gaza as part of broader efforts to rebuild the region.
At least 10 people were killed and 50 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Friday (20 February), two security sources told Reuters, after the Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah sites in the Baalbek area.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday (21 February) dismissed U.S. claims that 32,000 civilians were killed during protests in Iran. He said Tehran has already released official figures and called for evidence to support any higher estimates.
Uzbekistan's president Shavkat Mirziyoyev has held a series of high-level meetings in the U.S. aimed at strengthening bilateral economic and strategic ties between the two countries.
Türkiye has signalled readiness to contribute to a proposed Gaza stabilisation force during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting on Thursday (19 February), but according to former Turkish diplomat Mehmet Öğütçü, the decisive factor will be whether Israel and the United States agree on Ankara’s role.
Türkiye is prepared to contribute troops to a proposed international stabilisation force for Gaza, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday.
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