Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 10th July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Meeting of Ilham Aliyev with Nikol Pashinyan has begun
The meeting between the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, has begun in Abu Dhabi
Trump taps Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA chief
U.S. President Donald Trump named Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the interim administrator of the space agency NASA.
"Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our Country’s Transportation Affairs, including creating a state-of-the-art Air Traffic Control system, while at the same time rebuilding our roads and bridges, making them efficient, and beautiful, again," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post announcing the appointment.
He indicated that Duffy may serve only "for a short period of time."
It remains to be seen whether he intends to seek the required Senate confirmation for the position.
Hamas says it agreed to release 10 Israeli hostages as Gaza ceasefire negotiations continue
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said it agreed to release 10 Israeli hostages as part of its “flexibility” to reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Hamas “continues its intensive and responsible efforts to ensure the success of the ongoing round of negotiations, striving to reach a comprehensive agreement that ends the aggression against our people, secures the free and safe entry of humanitarian aid, and alleviates the worsening suffering in the Gaza Strip,” it said in a statement.
Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, criticizes Bolsonaro trial
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 50% tariff on all Brazilian goods entering the U.S., citing Brazil's treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro and alleged censorship targeting American platforms.
Trump denounced a trial Bolsonaro is facing as "an international disgrace" in a letter on Truth Social.
"This Trial should not be taking place. It is a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!" he said as he praised Bolsonaro as "a Highly Respected Leader throughout the World during his Term."
Pope Leo interrupts vacation to appeal for action on climate change
Pope Leo interrupted a two-week vacation on Wednesday to celebrate a special Mass exhorting Catholics to exercise care for creation, in the Vatican's second major appeal in a week for the world to address global climate change.
"Today … we live in a world that is burning, both because of global warming and armed conflicts," the pontiff said in a small outdoor ceremony in Castel Gandolfo, an Italian hill town about an hour's drive from Rome where he is spending his holiday.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil refinery in Siberia and a seaport in Dagestan in the past 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy s...
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Oil has crossed the $100-a-barrel mark again, but for Gulf countries this is not simply good news. Brent reached about $100.07 on Wednesday, its hi...
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
Wildfires have broken out in Türkiye’s Antalya province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday they attacked two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, calling the strikes a response to a U.S. attack on five Iranian tankers.
Oil has crossed the $100-a-barrel mark again, but for Gulf countries this is not simply good news. Brent reached about $100.07 on Wednesday, its highest level since July, as the U.S.-Iran war and attacks on Saudi energy facilities raised fresh fears about supplies.
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Daily Brief. Here are the top stories for the 10th of September, covering the latest developments about AI and technology.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil refinery in Siberia and a seaport in Dagestan in the past 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He will meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to discuss air defences for Ukraine over winter.
U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to send every American adult a $5,000 payment if the Republicans keep control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November's midterm elections.
At least five people have died and more than 80 others remain unaccounted for after a passenger ferry caught fire off the western Philippines, prompting a major search-and-rescue operation involving the coast guard, government agencies and local fishing communities.
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