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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 22nd of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Donald Trump posts video of Ilham Aliyev praising him at Shusha Global Media Forum
U.S. President Donald Trump has reposted a clip of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev speaking to participants in the 3rd Shusha Global Media Forum, held in Khankendi. It was originally aired on AnewZ, with the Azerbaijani leader, praising Trump's “war-ending” record.
Trump used his Truth Social account early on Tuesday to repost the 85-second video, in which President Aliyev tells forum delegates that a second Trump term “would be preferable for the Azerbaijani people” because the U.S. leader “shares fundamental family values” and “has not started wars.”
2. Zelenskyy says new round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks to be held in Türkiye on Wednesday
A new round of peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow will be held in Türkiye on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday.
Zelenskyy said he discussed preparations for the meeting with the Russian side, as well as the issue of a prisoner exchange, with his National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov.
3. Iranian foreign minister says Iran cannot give up on nuclear enrichment
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi has said that Tehran cannot give up on its uranium enrichment programme, which was severely damaged by waves of U.S. and Israeli air strikes last month.
“It is now stopped because, yes, damages are serious and severe, but obviously, we cannot give up our enrichment because it is an achievement of our own scientists, and now, more than that, it is a question of national pride,” Araghchi told the U.S. broadcaster Fox News in an interview aired on Monday.
4. Foreign ministers of 25 countries call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The signatories included the foreign ministers of around 20 European countries as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management.
Twenty-five countries, including France, Belgium and the United Kingdom, issued a joint statement on Monday saying the war in Gaza "must end now”.
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Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region on Friday (12 December), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The JMA had earlier put the earthquake's preliminary magnitude at 6.7.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his offer to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Ankara, at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks took place on the sidelines of the international Forum for Peace and Trust in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Friday (12 December).
The United States issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela on Thursday, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington ramps up pressure on Caracas.
The resignation of Bulgaria's government on Thursday (11 December) puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political instability on the eve of the Black Sea nation's entry into the euro zone.
Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday that Thai forces would continue military action along the Cambodia border until Bangkok believes there is no longer a threat to Thai territory or civilians.
U.S. stock markets closed lower at the end of the week, as investors continued to rotate out of technology shares, putting pressure on major indices.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has warned that without concrete concessions from Russia, such as limiting its military forces or curbing its defence budget, new conflicts could erupt elsewhere, even if Ukraine receives security guarantees.
Multiple people were shot on Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, prompting an active shooter alert and a campus lockdown, city officials said.
The latest round of clashes between Thailand and Cambodia has left 15 Thai soldiers dead and 270 others injured, Thailand’s Ministry of Defence spokesman Surasant Kongsiri said at a press conference on Saturday.
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