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13:17

View from China

Xi urges Slovakia to help strengthen China-EU relations

China expects Slovakia to play a constructive role in promoting the steady development of relations between China and the European Union, President Xi Jinping said during talks with Slovak President Peter Pellegrini in Beijing on Tuesday.

12:14

Pavel Durov

Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov over alleged terrorist content

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and has issued an international warrant for his arrest.

11:47

Ukraine-Russia

Yevhenii Khmara: Kyiv cannot match Russia 'punch for punch'

Ukraine's new defence minister Yevhenii Khmara has said Ukraine cannot match Russia 'punch for punch' while outlining new strategies as Ukraine continues to target Russia's war machine.

11:04

U.S. Canada

Trump rejects U.S. trade pact update as Canada heads to Washington for tariff talks

Ottawa is sending senior trade officials to Washington as fresh U.S. tariffs increase pressure on North American trade relations. 

11:00

Morning Brief

Morning Brief - 29 July, 2026

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 29th of July, covering the latest developments. 

10:29

Social media ban

Musk’s X says Australia social media crackdown undermines international law

Elon Musk's X accused Australia of trying to give its internet regulator unfair information-gathering powers and undermining U.S. law with plans for tougher enforcement of a teen social media ban.

09:56

White House meeting

Trump says meetings with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu were positive

U.S. President Donald Trump said his separate meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Tuesday were positive. The talks focused on Ukraine’s defence needs, peace efforts with Russia and ongoing Middle East tensions.

07:40

Japan quake

Japan earthquake: Death toll rises to 13 as rescue efforts continue

At least 13 people have been killed after a powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday.

04:59

U.S.-Israel

White House talks expose deepening U.S.-Israel strategic divide

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday (28 July). While the White House described the talks as positive, Trump acknowledged ahead of the meeting that the two leaders had "a little difference" over Iran.  

20:25

Zelenskyy-Trump Meeting

Zelenskyy discusses Patriot missile production with Trump after securing fresh UK backing

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he held a productive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, with talks focusing on air defence cooperation and efforts to advance diplomatic negotiations.

19:43

Neocolonialism

French overseas territories dispute widens as activists reject interference claims

The diplomatic dispute over France's overseas territories is widening, with pro-independence leaders in the Caribbean and the Pacific rejecting claims by French lawmakers that Azerbaijan is interfering in France's internal affairs.

18:21

United Nations

U.S. walks out of UN Security Council as France criticises Washington

U.S. diplomats walked out of a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine after accusing France of making "disingenuous grandstanding" by comparing Washington with North Korea, Russia and other authoritarian states.

14:30

South China

Meteorologists use drone swarm to observe typhoon passage in South China

Meteorologists in China have used a swarm of drones to observe Typhoon Noul as it passed through Guangdong province, aiming to improve weather monitoring and forecasting during extreme storms.

14:27

View from Iran

Iran vows response after drone strike on merchant vessel in Caspian Sea

Tehran has stressed that its commercial vessel hit by a Ukrainian drone in the Caspian Sea on Saturday was carrying only civilian cargo and vowed to respond appropriately while holding Kyiv responsible for the attack.

11:44

United Nations

Top five most notable UN Secretary-Generals

Since 1946, nine people have served as UN Secretary-General, the closest thing the world has to a chief diplomat. The role carries no army and little hard power, yet its occupants have shaped how nations respond to war, famine and global crises. Here are five who left the deepest mark.

10:50

Earthquake

Twin quakes strike China's Qinghai province, no damage reported

Two shallow earthquakes hit a remote area of China's Qinghai province on Tuesday, with authorities reporting no casualties or collapsed buildings so far.