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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for April 28th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Baku hosts founding conference of Global South NGO Platform
Today, the founding conference of the Global South NGO Platform, a landmark initiative uniting civil society leaders and NGO representatives from 116 countries covering nearly 80% of the world’s population, is being held in Baku.
This significant event is hailed as a major milestone for the civil society of the Global South, encompassing Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Oceania - regions that together represent two-thirds of the world's countries.
The initiative to establish the Platform was proposed by the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum during COP29 in November 2024. Gaining rapid international support, the COP29 NGO Coalition subsequently raised the issue of institutionalizing the platform with the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum, further cementing Azerbaijan’s leadership in global civil society efforts.
2. Trump urges Russia to stop attacks; Rubio says US might walk away from peace efforts
President Donald Trump urged Russia on Sunday to stop its attacks in Ukraine while his top diplomat said the United States might walk away from peace efforts if it does not see progress.
Speaking to reporters in New Jersey, Trump said he was disappointed that Russia has continued to attack Ukraine, and said his one-on-one meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican on Saturday had gone well.
"I see him as calmer. I think he understands the picture, and I think he wants to make a deal," Trump said of Zelenskyy.
3. Last day of Canada’s election campaign jolted by Vancouver attack
At least 11 people are dead and dozens injured after a driver rammed through a Filipino street festival in Vancouver on Saturday night.
The vehicle, reported by witnesses to be a black SUV, left victims, debris and chaos in its wake, with those who were at the scene describing their families being separated and bodies flying high into the air.
4. Amid U.S.-Iran talks, Netanyahu says Iran's entire nuclear program must go
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday repeated calls for Iran's entire nuclear infrastructure to be dismantled, as Washington and Tehran engage in talks for a nuclear accord.
The United States and Iran have so far held three rounds of indirect talks, mediated by Gulf state Oman, aimed at sealing a deal that would block Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon but also lift crippling economic sanctions imposed by Washington.
Netanyahu said the only "good deal" would be one that removed "all of the infrastructure" akin to the 2003 agreement that Libya made with the West that saw it give up its nuclear, chemical, biological and missile programmes.
5. Death toll from blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas port rises to 40
The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port of Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday, as firefighters worked to fully extinguish the fire.
Saturday's blast took place in the Shahid Rajaee section of the port, Iran's biggest container hub, shattering windows for several kilometres around, tearing metal strips off shipping containers and badly damaging goods inside, state media said.
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
China has ramped up efforts to protect communities impacted by flood control measures, introducing stronger compensation policies and direct aid from the central government.
Severe rain in Venezuela has caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides, sweeping away homes and collapsing a highway bridge, with five states affected and no casualties reported so far.
A malfunction in the radar transmission system at the Area Control Center in Milan suspended more than 300 flights at the weekend, across northwest Italy since Saturday evening according to Italy's air traffic controller Enav (National Agency for Flight Assistance).
Thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign as political and economic tensions mount.
China’s resale home prices fell at an accelerated pace in June, deepening concerns about the country’s ailing property market and underscoring the limited impact of recent government support measures, a private survey showed on Tuesday.
China’s manufacturing sector expanded in June for the first time in three months, according to a private-sector survey released Tuesday, signaling a modest recovery in domestic demand even as export pressures persist.
Factory activity across much of Asia remained subdued in June as the uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy weighed heavily on manufacturing sentiment, even as some economies reported slight improvements in output.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has surpassed a 100 million members, marking a "significant milestone" ahead of its 104th founding anniversary, the party announced on Monday.
China said Monday that its decades-long boundary dispute with India is “complicated” and will require time to resolve, while expressing openness to continued diplomatic engagement.
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